2014 Allen & Ginter Baseball - Info, Preview Pictures, Pulls, Discussions, etc.

MansGame · Jul 8, 2014

2014 Allen & Ginter Baseball

Estimated Release Date: "July 9, 2014" (but it's already breaking and hitting eBay!)

Price Point: "Mid-End Baseball Cards"

Target Audience: "Set Builders, Collectors Who Don't Mind an Eclectic Checklist, Autograph Collectors and of course A&G Fans!"

Box Break include:
-3 Total Autographs, Relics, Buybacks and Rip Cards
-24 Inserts
-24 Mini Cards
-12 Short Prints
-192 Total Cards

Additional Product Details and Checklist: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2014-topps-allen-ginter-baseball-cards

Topps preview pictures:

Juan Gon Auto:

Big Mac Auto:

Ted Williams Cut:

Trout Relic:

McCutchen Cabinet Relic:

Whoa... Spahn Cabinet Relic:

Rip Cards!

Pretty cool Wrigley Field Relic:

McDermott showing up on an auto:

Full Size Jumbo Relic Card of Vince Gilligan Storyboard Card:

Bourdain Full Size Relic Card:

Snoop!

ESPN Schefter Auto!

Yasiel Puig Pop Star Relic Card:

McGwire Single-Subject Book Card:

AmishDave · Jul 8, 2014

:drool:

MansGame · Jul 8, 2014

Some additional non-baseball auto's...

Gilligan:

King:

Andrews:

Brady:

Nyad:

Bourdain:

Lancemountain · Jul 8, 2014

Looks awesome

MansGame · Jul 8, 2014

I want a Snoop auto haha

Ashburn Alley · Jul 8, 2014

Kevin Smith auto for me. Hopefully not a redemption.

fordman · Jul 8, 2014

Im not a fan of the Puig pop out card.

Fordman

IndyManning18 · Jul 8, 2014

Gonna have to get a Wrigley Field relic card.

MansGame · Jul 8, 2014

IndyManning18 said:
Gonna have to get a Wrigley Field relic card.

Yea, I have to imagine a lot of Cubs fans will be after that card. Pretty cool. Wonder if they have one of Fenway or any other historic ball parks?

IUjapander · Jul 8, 2014

Positives.
Felicia Day auto (shut up and take my money now)
Kevin Smith auto

Negatives.
Every single year since 2010 Topps does something to mess up Ginter more than the last year.

In 2010: they stopped releasing print run info
In 2011: the 200+ relic checklist was absurd
In 2012: changing the frames from a classic Ginter look to the black whatever design
In 2013: introducing full size relics (although I just ignored them) and having three different frames designs.
In 2014: looks like they are phasing out the framed relics.

I was really hoping there was a mistake in the checklist, but does not appear to be the case. No celebs or other personalities (the fun ones) will have framed mini relics. Just those crappy run of the mill, non-distinguishable from any other relic card in every product Topps makes, full size relics. I guess one other positive is that my checklist for relics is only going to be ~50 cards this year, and shouldn't cost that much as the big money Erin Andrews/Chrissy Tiegen/Bruce Lee/Kennedy etc. relics will all be full size, and therefore not a true Ginter relic.

UMich92 · Jul 8, 2014

MansGame said:
Yea, I have to imagine a lot of Cubs fans will be after that card. Pretty cool. Wonder if they have one of Fenway or any other historic ball parks?

Based on the checklist in the link, you'll be disappointed if you're looking for Fenway. Fields of Yore relics include Wrigley, Sportsman's Park, Griffith Stadium, Metropolitan Stadium, and Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Ugh! Where are Yankee Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Fenway, Dodger Stadium, etc?

michaelstepper · Jul 8, 2014

The field relics and celeb autos always intrigue me. Probably my favorite looking ginter borders in a while

MansGame · Jul 8, 2014

UMich92 said:
Based on the checklist in the link, you'll be disappointed if you're looking for Fenway. Fields of Yore relics include Wrigley, Sportsman's Park, Griffith Stadium, Metropolitan Stadium, and Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Ugh! Where are Yankee Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Fenway, Dodger Stadium, etc?

I use to live in Boston and would of picked up the Fenway for sure if it was in there but I from Cleveland, so best believe I'll be picking up a Cleveland Municipal Stadium or two

smapdi · Jul 8, 2014

Where are these pics from? I really want that Spahn Cabinet. If it's from a legit game-used uni. Looks like it could be a coach or OTG thing.

MansGame · Jul 8, 2014

smapdi said:
Where are these pics from? I really want that Spahn Cabinet. If it's from a legit game-used uni. Looks like it could be a coach or OTG thing.

I just took them from the pictures that Topps shared as a teaser to the release.

That Spahn Cabinet is SICK!

corockies · Jul 8, 2014

IUjapander said:
Positives.
Felicia Day auto (shut up and take my money now)

Really? YES!

MansGame · Jul 8, 2014

Target break posted over on BO... got a Trout booklet #18 /25 and a Harper relic... pretty nice but I'm not so sure about these booklet pop-ups or whatever... just met or does the Trout look like he has a bad crease going down the middle of his face?!

rsmath · Jul 8, 2014

UMich92 said:
Based on the checklist in the link, you'll be disappointed if you're looking for Fenway. Fields of Yore relics include Wrigley, Sportsman's Park, Griffith Stadium, Metropolitan Stadium, and Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Ugh! Where are Yankee Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Fenway, Dodger Stadium, etc?

hoping the exclusion is because Dodger, Yankee, Tiger, Fenway stadiums are behind held back for a future year. It could also be supply issues (getting relics from those stadiums to put in this year's
A&G).

I am quite shocked about Yankee Stadium exclusion, considering Topps orgasms over the Yankees.
You'd think Yankee Stadium would be #1 on their list when the checklist was being created.

Juan Gris · Jul 8, 2014

MansGame said:
Target break posted over on BO... got a Trout booklet #18 /... just met or does the Trout look like he has a bad crease going down the middle of his face?

No, he actually looks like that in real life.

A_Pharis · Jul 8, 2014

Well, the popup folds as you close it - so the crease is normal.

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