Topps Announces Tier 1 Baseball Changes

[All In Cards]

Babe Ruth, Sandy Koufax and More added to Tier One Relic List!


Topps is adding some great names to Topps Tier One Baseball. Tier One Baseball is patterned after the recently introduced Topps Inception Football


Additions Include:



Thurman Munson
New York Yankees®

Jimmie Foxx
Boston Red Sox®

Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals®

Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Dodgers™

Johnny Mize
St. Louis Cardinals®

Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyn Dodgers™

George Sisler
St. Louis Browns™

Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians®

Babe Ruth
New York Yankees®

Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds®

Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers®

Rickey Henderson
New York Yankees®

Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees®

Sandy Koufax
Dodgers®

Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees®

Don Mattingly
New York Yankees®

Brooks Robinson
Baltimore Orioles®

Ryne Sandberg
Chicago Cubs®

Tom Seaver
New York Mets®

Willie Mays
Giants®

 

[rebelpawn]

Cool, but the term "relic" still scares the hell outta me.

 

[rob167]

Henderson as a Yankee? Seriously? I hate it when companies do this kind of thing...maybe I am the only one who thinks so, but I prefer the player be on the team he is most associated with...in this case, he should be in an Oakland jersey...kind of like seeing Willie Mays in a Mets jersey would just be wrong...I am sure I have just offended some on the boards, but I have a thick skin, so go ahead and flame away if you don't agree with me...

 

[bowmanchromeandorr]

Henderson as a Yankee? Seriously? I hate it when companies do this kind of thing...maybe I am the only one who thinks so, but I prefer the player be on the team he is most associated with...in this case, he should be in an Oakland jersey...kind of like seeing Willie Mays in a Mets jersey would just be wrong...I am sure I have just offended some on the boards, but I have a thick skin, so go ahead and flame away if you don't agree with me...

i agree with you 100%. imean who would want to see jim thome in a dodgers or phillies jersey... or ozzie simth in a padres jersey

 

[cmnkb8]

While this is good news, I feel that the "On The Rise" portion of the auto checklist is too weak, and needs to improve since the autos are what the product is focusing on. I would like to see Topps go after more of the top tier young players/rookies' autos, and omit those AAAA players they have on the checklist. Topps Inception Baseball, this is not.

 

[thegreathambino]

When does this come out? You say its like inception? You mean minus all the nice football patches

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Henderson as a Yankee? Seriously? I hate it when companies do this kind of thing...maybe I am the only one who thinks so, but I prefer the player be on the team he is most associated with...in this case, he should be in an Oakland jersey...kind of like seeing Willie Mays in a Mets jersey would just be wrong...I am sure I have just offended some on the boards, but I have a thick skin, so go ahead and flame away if you don't agree with me...

i agree with you 100%. imean who would want to see jim thome in a dodgers or phillies jersey... or ozzie simth in a padres jersey

-A Dodger or Phillie fan who likes Jim Thome

-A Padres fan who likes Ozzie Smith.

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Henderson as a Yankee? Seriously? I hate it when companies do this kind of thing...maybe I am the only one who thinks so, but I prefer the player be on the team he is most associated with...in this case, he should be in an Oakland jersey...kind of like seeing Willie Mays in a Mets jersey would just be wrong...I am sure I have just offended some on the boards, but I have a thick skin, so go ahead and flame away if you don't agree with me...

Is this a "relic" checklist? If they're slicing a Henderson Yankee jersey, MLB wants them to use a photo of him in a Yankees uniform. I know that doesn't always happen, but could be what's going on here.

 

[rymflaherty]

When does this come out? You say its like inception? You mean minus all the nice football patches

From what I've seen - "Like Inception" probably means a similar price point and configuration.

 

[All In Cards]

When does this come out? You say its like inception? You mean minus all the nice football patches

From what I've seen - "Like Inception" probably means a similar price point and configuration.

· The definitive On-Card Autograph Baseball Release of the Year! New & Hobby Exclusive!

· All Autographs signed on-card (this does not include Cut Signature or Triple Autograph cards).

· Striking designs on 64-pt stock.

· One Top Tier Autographed card guaranteed per 12-count case.

· Each pack contains: 2 Autographed cards, 1 Relic card, 1 Parallel card and 3 Base cards.

· On card autographs include Top Tier Autographs (20 outstanding active and retired players), On the Rise Autographs (55 emerging stars), Crowd-Pleaser Autographs (55 fan-favorites) and Dual Autographs (15 star duos) and Gold Parallels of each type.

· Also look for Triple Autographs #'ed to 10 and 25 one of one Cut Signature Autographs (25 of the best to have ever graced the diamond).

· Patterned after the recently introduced and very successful Topps Inception Football.

 

[t_crabby95]

is there a checklist of the "top tier" players yet?

 

[schmidtfan20]

this is just another ploy by topps to try to sell a failing product. Do relics really excite anyone anymore? We know
their supply is almost endless, the bat cards of Cobb and Jackie look the same as the bat cards of guys who
play today. Topps has danced around the term relic for so long they might has well be putting in Ruth jerseys
that they bought at Kmart. The autographs are what people care about and topps has proven that the good
ones will be few and far between and of course there will be redemptions for may of them.

This hype gets old.

Kevin

 

[ChasHawk]

is there a checklist of the "top tier" players yet?

Hank Aaron
Albert Pujols
Johnny Bench
Carlton Fisk
Bob Gibson
Tony Gwynn
Ricky Henderson
Reggie Jackson
Mike Schmidt
Sandy Koufax
Frank Robinson
Tom Seaver
Nolan Ryan
Miguel Cabrera
Adrian Gonzalez
Felix Hernandez
Roy Halladay
Prince Fielder
Josh Hamilton
Evan Longoria

At 1/case, some of these names are less than exciting

 

[ChasHawk]

Overall, a pretty meh checklist for such a hyped/pricey pack

http://magazine-exchange.com/product_do ... cklist.pdf

http://magazine-exchange.com/product_do ... lSheet.pdf

Aside from the fact that the design is severely lacking anything exciting/original, there are a **** load of $2 autos in this product.

Which is the exact reason for the inclusion of these "relics"

Do you honestly think topps would just add "value" if the product was selling through as is?

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

this is just another ploy by topps to try to sell a failing product. Do relics really excite anyone anymore? We know
their supply is almost endless, the bat cards of Cobb and Jackie look the same as the bat cards of guys who
play today. Topps has danced around the term relic for so long they might has well be putting in Ruth jerseys
that they bought at Kmart. The autographs are what people care about and topps has proven that the good
ones will be few and far between and of course there will be redemptions for may of them.

This hype gets old.

Kevin

There are so many cards of these guys now that they're no longer interesting.

Topps should concentrate more of their time and effort on what's most important - *current* major league players.

 

[ChasHawk]

this is just another ploy by topps to try to sell a failing product. Do relics really excite anyone anymore? We know
their supply is almost endless, the bat cards of Cobb and Jackie look the same as the bat cards of guys who
play today. Topps has danced around the term relic for so long they might has well be putting in Ruth jerseys
that they bought at Kmart. The autographs are what people care about and topps has proven that the good
ones will be few and far between and of course there will be redemptions for may of them.

This hype gets old.

Kevin

There are so many cards of these guys now that they're no longer interesting.

Topps should concentrate more of their time and effort on what's most important - *current* major league players.

cards of retired/hof players still drive this hobby much more than you give credit for

 

[scottagibson]

is there a checklist of the "top tier" players yet?

Hank Aaron
Albert Pujols
Johnny Bench
Carlton Fisk
Bob Gibson
Tony Gwynn
Ricky Henderson
Reggie Jackson
Mike Schmidt
Sandy Koufax
Frank Robinson
Tom Seaver
Nolan Ryan
Miguel Cabrera
Adrian Gonzalez
Felix Hernandez
Roy Halladay
Prince Fielder
Josh Hamilton
Evan Longoria

At 1/case, some of these names are less than exciting

I agree with this completely. If I bought a case and my Tier 1 autograph was a Carlton Fisk or Prince Fielder or Evan Longoria... Autographs I'm sure will settle in the $20 - $30 range... I'd be pretty bummed. The checklist overall looks great to me. It has a lot of good names throughout. BUT... Topps will load this down with what will be $1 - $5 ebay autographs. I'm sure it will still do well because unknowledgeable collector's with money will jump all over a product like this. I will probably pick up many of the singles, but until Topps proves me wrong on overall value of the content with-in, I would have to stay far away from a product like this. I only wish they could prove me wrong.

 

[schmidtfan20]

You are right HOF'er do drive this hobby, but there are plenty of better past products that have those relics cards
in them AND a great ink checklist. If you ask me topps is just trying too hard, too many products that are half assed.
Lineage on top of ginter, topps better products have always been under 5 dollars a pack, this just looks weak. Topps
will announce a wrapper redemption (which they have already hinted at), which might drive sales a bit, but there
have been other products out this year with better HOF content in them.

Just another money grab by topps. No thanks.

Kevin

 

[Hendersonfan]

Henderson as a Yankee? Seriously? I hate it when companies do this kind of thing...maybe I am the only one who thinks so, but I prefer the player be on the team he is most associated with...in this case, he should be in an Oakland jersey...kind of like seeing Willie Mays in a Mets jersey would just be wrong...I am sure I have just offended some on the boards, but I have a thick skin, so go ahead and flame away if you don't agree with me...

I would love to see a set of cards with players on every team they played on.

 

[markakis8]

Henderson as a Yankee? Seriously? I hate it when companies do this kind of thing...maybe I am the only one who thinks so, but I prefer the player be on the team he is most associated with...in this case, he should be in an Oakland jersey...kind of like seeing Willie Mays in a Mets jersey would just be wrong...I am sure I have just offended some on the boards, but I have a thick skin, so go ahead and flame away if you don't agree with me...

I would love to see a set of cards with players on every team they played on.

With each card having the 6 color parallels.....Rickey would have like 70 different cards