Description

2007 Finest Baseball is a 166-card set issued by Topps, exclusively to Hobby outlets, in March, 2007. The first 135 cards feature veteran players while cards numbered 135-166 make up a group of 2007 rookies. The final 16 cards (#151-#166) are only available autographed, and seeded at the rate of one in every third six-pack mini-box.

Distribution

Five cards per pack. Three, six-pack, mini-boxes plus a two-card Ryan Howard's Finest Moments pack per Hobby box (MSRP: $50 per mini-box). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds per Mini-Box
Base	166	-	?
short set	150	-	5:1
Autographed Rookies	16	-	1:3
Rookie Variations	30	439	1:5
Rookie Variations Refractor	30	149	1:13
Rookie Variations X-Fractor	30	50	1:39
Rookie Variations Gold Refractor	30	one-of-one	1:1975
Rookie Redemptions	10	-	1:3
Refractor	150	-	2:1
Blue Refractor	150	399	1:1
Green Refractor	150	199	1:2
Black Refractor	150	99	1:4
Gold Refractor	150	50	1:8
X-Fractor	150	25	1:16
White-Framed X-Fractor	150	one-of-one	1:385
Die-cut SuperFractor	150	one-of-one	1:385
Printing Plates	150	four-for-each	1:100
Autographed Rookie Refractor	16	399	1:10
Autographed Rookie Blue Refractor	16	299	1:13
Autographed Rookie Green Refractor	16	199	1:19
Autographed Rookie Black Refractor	16	99	1:37
Autographed Rookie Gold Refractor	16	49	1:74
Autographed Rookie X-Fractor	16	25	1:144
Autographed Rookie White Framed X-Fractor	16	one-of-one	1:3582
Autographed Rookie Die-Cut SuperFractor	16	one-of-one	1:3582
Autographed Rookie Printing Plates	16	four-for-each	1:896
Rookie Finest Moments	50	-	2:1
Rookie Finest Moments Refractor	50	-	1:1
Rookie Finest Moments Blue Refractor	50	299	1:4
Rookie Finest Moments Green Refractor	50	199	1:6
Rookie Finest Moments Black Refractor	50	99	1:12
Rookie Finest Moments Gold Refractor	50	50	1:23
Rookie Finest Moments X-Fractor	50	25	1:46
Rookie Finest Moments White Framed X-Fractor	50	one-of-one	1:1156
Rookie Finest Moments SuperFractor	50	one-of-one	1:1156
Rookie Finest Moments Framed Printing Plates	50	four-for-each	1:289
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments	58	459	2-per box loader pack
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments Refractor	58	149	1:3 box loader packs
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments X-Fractor	58	50	1:7 box loader packs
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments Gold Refractor	58	one-of-one	1:329 box loader packs
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs	30	-	1:5
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs Refractors	30	25	1:77
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs SuperFractors	30	one-of-one	1:1975
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs Framed Printing Plates	30	four-for-each	1:482
Rookie Finest Moments Dual Autograph	25	74	1:32
Rookie Finest Moments Dual Autograph Refractor	25	25	1:77
Rookie Finest Moments Dual Autograph Gold Refractor	25	one-of-one	1:2387
Mickey Mantle Cut Signature	1	one-of-one	?
Mickey Mantle Cut Signature Framed Printing Plates	1	four-for-each	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 David Wright

2 Jered Weaver

3 Chipper Jones

4 Magglio Ordonez

5 Ben Sheets

6 Nick Johnson

7 Melvin Mora

8 Chien-Ming Wang

9 Andre Either

10 Carlos Beltran

11 Ryan Zimmerman

12 Troy Glaus

13 Hanley Ramirez

14 Mark Buehrle

15 Dan Uggla

16 Richie Sexson

17 Scott Kazmir

18 Garrett Atkins

19 Matt Cain

20 Jorge Posada

21 Brett Myers

22 Jeff Francoeur

23 Scott Rolen

24 Derrek Lee

25 Manny Ramirez

26 Johnny Damon

27 Mark Teixeira

28 Mark Prior

29 Victor Martinez

30 Greg Maddux

31 Prince Fielder

32 Jeremy Bonderman

33 Paul Lo Duca

34 Brandon Webb

35 Robinson Cano

36 Josh Beckett

37 David Dejesus

38 Kenny Rogers

39 Jim Thome

40 Brian Mccann

41 Lance Berkman

42 Adam Dunn

43 Rocco Baldelli

44 Brian Roberts

45 Vladimir Guerrero

46 Dontrelle Willis

47 Eric Chavez

48 Carlos Zambrano

49 Ivan Rodriguez

50 Alex Rodriguez

51 Curt Schilling

52 Carlos Delgado

53 Matt Holliday

54 Mark Teahen

55 Frank Thomas

56 Grady Sizmore

57 Aramis Ramirez

58 Rafael Furcal

59 David Ortiz

60 Paul Konerko

61 Barry Zito

62 Travis Hafner

63 Nick Swisher

64 Johan Santana

65 Miguel Tejada

66 Carl Crawford

67 Kenji Johjima

68 Derek Jeter

69 Francisco Liriano

70 Ken Griffey Jr.

71 Pat Burrell

72 Adrian Gonzalez

73 Miguel Cabrera

74 Albert Pujols

75 Justin Verlander

76 Carlos Lee

77 John Smoltz

78 Orlando Hudson

79 Joe Mauer

80 Freddy Sanchez

81 Bobby Abreu

82 Pedro Martinez

83 Vernon Wells

84 Justin Morneau

85 Bill Hall

86 Jason Schmidt

87 Michael Young

88 Tadahito Iguchi

89 Kevin Millwood

90 Randy Johnson

91 Roy Halladay

92 Mike Lowell

93 Jake Peavy

94 Johnny Estrada

95 Todd Helton

96 Mark Loretta

97 Gary Matthews Jr

98 Ryan Howard

99 Jose Reyes

100 Chris Carpenter

101 Hideki Matsui

102 Brian Giles

103 Torii Hunter

104 Rich Harden

105 Ichiro

106 Chase Utley

107 Nick Markakis

108 Marcus Giles

109 Gary Sheffield

110 Jim Edmonds

111 Brandon Phillips

112 Roy Oswalt

113 Jeff Kent

114 Jason Bay

115 Raul Ibanez

116 Stephen Drew

117 Hank Blalock

118 Tom Glavine

119 Andruw Jones

120 Alfonso Soriano

121 Mariano Rivera

122 Garett Anderson

123 Erick Bedard UER

124 Huston Street

125 Austin Kearns

126 Jermaine Dye

127 C.C Sabathia

128 Joe Nathan

129 Craig Monroe

130 Aubrey Huff

131 Billy Wagner

132 Jorge Cantu

133 Trevor Hoffman

134 Ronnie Belliard

135 B.J. Ryan

Rookie Subset

NOTE: All cards in the Rookie subset feature the "ROOKIE CARD" icon; however, not all cards are "true" rookies.

136 Adam Lind (RC)

137 Hector Gimenez (RC)

138 Shawn Riggins UER (RC)

139 Joaquin Arias (RC)

140 Drew Anderson RC

141 Mike Rabelo RC

142 Chris Narveson (RC)

143 Ryan Feierbrand (RC)

144 Vinny Rottino (RC)

145 Jon Knott (RC)

146 Oswaldo Navarro RC

147 Brian Stokes (RC)

148 Glen Perkins (RC)

149 Mitch Maier RC

150 Delmon Young (RC)

Autographed Rookies

NOTE: Card #162 (and all it's Refractor parallels) packed out as an exchange card which expired February 28, 2009.

151 Andrew Miller AU RC

152 Troy Tulowitzki AU (RC)

153 Philip Humber AU (RC)

154 Kevin Kouzmanoff AU (RC)

155 Michael Bourn AU (RC)

156 Miguel Montero AU (RC)

157 David Murphy AU (RC)

158 Ryan Sweeney AU (RC)

159 Jeff Baker AU (RC)

160 Jeff Salazar AU (RC)

161 Jose Garcia AU RC EXCH

162 Josh Fields AU (RC)

163 Delwyn Young AU (RC)

164 Fred Lewis AU (RC)

165 Scott Moore AU (RC)

166 Chris Stewart AU RC

Parallels

Refractors

All 150 non-autographed base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor

Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)

Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

White-Framed X-Fractor (one-of-one)

Die-cut SuperFractor (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Autographed Rookie Refractors

The 16 Autographed Rookies are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)

Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 299 copies)

Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 49 copies)

X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

White-Framed X-Fractor (one-of-one)

Die-cut SuperFractor (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Rookie Variations

Cards #135-#150 are available two different in two different photo variations. Each variation is serial-numbered to 439 copies, and available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 149 copies)

X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Gold Refractor (one-of-one)

136a Adam Lind (Bat Up)

136b Adam Lind (Bat Out)

137a Hector Gimenez (Posed)

137b Hector Gimenez (Batting)

138a Shawn Riggans (w/Bat)

138b Shawn Riggans (w/Glove)

139a Joaquin Arias (w/Bat)

139b Joaquin Arias (Throwing)

140a Drew Anderson (Running Away)

140b Drew Anderson (w/Glove)

141a Mike Rabelo (Bat on Shoulder)

141b Mike Rabelo (Bat Up)

142a Chris Narveson (Portrait)

142b Chris Narveson (w/Glove)

143a Ryan Feierabend (Catching)

143b Ryan Feierabend (Pitching)

144a Vinny Rottino (Swinging)

144b Vinny Rottino (Fielding)

145a Jon Knott (Running)

145b Jon Knott (w/Bat)

146a Oswaldo Navarro (Posed Shot)

146b Oswaldo Navarro (Swinging)

147a Brian Stokes (In the Windup)

147b Brian Stokes (Throwing)

148a Glen Perkins (In the Windup)

148b Glen Perkins (w/Jacket)

149a Mitch Maier (Playing In Outfield)

149b Mitch Maier (On Deck)

150a Delmon Young (Running)

150b Delmon Young (Portrait)

Mirrors

Ryan Howard's Finest Moments

Each sealed 2007 Finest Hobby box contained as a box topper, a pack of two cards from a 58-card Ryan Howard's Finest Moments mirror set. There is one card for each of the 58 home runs Howard hit in his NL MVP 2006 season, and each card is serial-numbered to 459 copies. Like all mirror sets, the exact same photo is used on all 58 cards.

Each card is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 149 copies)

X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Gold Refractor (one-of-one)

For brevity's sake, all 58 cards in the set are not individually checklisted.

Inserts

Rookie Finest Moments

This 50-card set is randomly seeded at the rate of two per six-pack mini box, and is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors (one-per mini-box)

Blue Refractors (serial-numbered to 299 copies)

Green Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

X-Fractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

White Framed X-Fractors (one-of-one)

SuperFractors (one-of-one)

Framed Pringting Plates (four-for-each

AD Adam Dunn

AE Andre Ethier

AJ Andruw Jones

AP Albert Pujols

AR Alex Rodriguez

AS Anibal Sanchez

AW Adam Wainwright

CB Carlos Beltran

CC Carl Crawford

CH Cole Hamels

CJ Chipper Jones

CQ Carlos Quentin

DJ Derek Jeter

DL Derrek Lee

DO David Ortiz

DU Dan Uggla

DW David Wright

DWW Dontrelle Willis

FL Francisco Liriano

HM Hideki Matsui

HR Hanley Ramirez

IK Ian Kinsler

IS Ichiro

JB Jason Bay

JBA Josh Barfield

JH Jason Hirsh

JM Joe Mauer

JP Jonathan Papelbon

JR Jose Reyes

JS Jeremy Sowers

JST Brian Stokes

JV Justin Verlander

JW Jered Weaver

KG Ken Griffey, Jr.

KJ Kenji Johjima

MC Miguel Cabrera

MCA Melky Cabrera

MK Matt Kemp

MN Mike Napoli

MP Mike Piazza

MR Manny Ramirez

MT Miguel Tejada

NC Nelson Cruz

NG Nomar Garciaparra

NM Nick Markakis

PF Prince Fielder

RH Ryan Howard

RM Russ Martin

SD Stephen Drew

VG Vladimir Guerrero

Rookie Redemption

Randomly inserted at the rate of one in three mini-boxes were 10 mystery redemption cards. During the 2007 season, as new 2007 rookies made an impact in the majors, Topps would announce the players each card was good for. All cards could be redeemed until December 31, 2007. Card #10 is only available autographed.

NOTE: Despite the presence of the "ROOKIE CARD" icon on each redemption card, none of the cards in this set are considered "true" rookies.

1 Hideki Okajima

2 Elijah Dukes

3 Akinori Iwamura

4 Tim Lincecum

5 Daisuke Matsuzaka

6 Ryan Braun

7 Daisuke Matsuzaka / Hideki Okajima

8 Justin Upton

9 Philip Hughes

10 Joba Chamberlain AU

Autographs & Game-Used

Rookie Finest Moments Autographs

Each Rookie Finest Moments Autograph is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

SuperFractor (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

AR Alex Rodriguez

AS Anibal Sanchez

AW Adam Wainwright

BP Brandon Phillips

BW Brad Wilkerson

CH Cole Hamels

CJ Chuck James

CQ Carlos Quentin

DO David Ortiz

DU Dan Uggla

DW David Wright

DWW Dontrelle Willis

DY Delmon Young

ES Ervin Santana

FC Fausto Carmona

HR Hanley Ramirez

JM Justin Morneau

JN Joe Nathan

JP Jonathan Papelbon

LM Lastings Milledge

MC Melky Cabrera

MN Mike Napoli

MTC Matt Cain

RC Robinson Cano

RH Rich Hill

RH Ryan Howard

RM Russ Martin

RZ Ryan Zimmerman

TH Travis Hafner

YP Yusmeiro Petit

Rookie Finest Moments Dual Autographs

Each Finest Moment Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 74 copies and available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Gold Refractor (one-of-one)

NOTE: Card #UW packed out as an exchange card, which expired February 28, 2009.

BM Jason Bay / Justin Morneau

CC Eric Chavez / Miguel Cabrera

CK Nelson Cruz / Matt Kemp

CR Matt Cain / Anthony Reyes

CY Robinson Cano / Michael Young

HJ Rich Hill / Josh Johnson

HM Cole Hamels / Brett Myers

HR Travis Hafner / Manny Ramirez

JH Chuck James / Cole Hamels

MC Lastings Milledge / Melky Cabrera

MG Russ Martin / Ryan Garko

MK Lastings Milledge / Matt Kemp

MN Kendry Morales / Mike Napoli

MNA Russ Martin / Mike Napoli

OP Roy Oswalt / Mark Prior

PO Yusmeiro Petit / Scott Olsen

PP Jonathan Papelbon / Dustin Pedroia

RP Mariano Rivera / Jorge Posada

RU Hanley Ramirez / Dan Uggla

UG Dan Uggla / Marcus Giles

US Dan Uggla / Anibal Sanchez

UW Chase Utley / David Wright EXCH

VE Justin Verlander / Hanley Ramirez

WW Chien-Ming Wang / Brandon Webb

ZC Joel Zumaya / Fausto Carmona

Mickey Mantle Cut Signature

There were five Mickey Mantle Cut Signature cards inserted into packs of 2007 Finest. One "plain vanilla" cut, and four Printing Plate cuts.

MM Mickey Mantle