As if I don't already have enough on my wantlist, Topps recently unveiled a new Jackie Robinson card that can be found in the 2011 Topps Series 2 boxes. It is redemption #3 and is suppose to be available at your local hobby store with the submission of the below redemption card at participating stores.
The below 5 mini cards are the nicest of them all. Here are all 5 Dodger Kimball Champions.
Here are a couple of Diamond Duos insert cards of a couple of Dodgers. I think that the comparison between Kershaw and Koufax is apt (time will tell, of course), but somehow comparing Kershaw with a Giant just doesn't sit well. Come on now, Madison Bumgarner? Really.
Of the 9 cards above I really liked the card back from the Matt Kemp card. See it below. How can you go wrong with Duke Snider calling you a potential Hall of Famer, and considering the kind of season Kemp is having so far I think he is well on his way.
Here is the coolest Dodger base card. It is the Dodger team card featuring both Kemp and Andre Ethier with their Silver Slugger Awards.
This is the reverse of the Dodger team card.
In the Series 2 set there are 25 short prints of future and current Hall of Famers. I was fortunate to get the Sandy Koufax short print in the case break, but missed out on the other two Dodgers available- Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider. I also received the Koufax Platinum Diamond Anniversary. See them both below.
Here is the back side of the Koufax card.
Other than the Platinum Diamond Anniversary parallel there are also a bunch of other parallels available; such as black border, platinum border, printing plates, canary diamond and gold border cards. Below is the gold border Hiroki Kuroda card I received.
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Here are the leather nameplates with Campy and Sandy Koufax, and the black leather Koufax. I've read that a lot of fans hate these cards, and I guess I can't blame them. They are manufactured cards that are not game used, and collectors tend to think they don't deserve being labeled as major box hits. I dunno. I guess since I've never held one in my hands I can't really say if I like them or not. All I do know is that I wouldn't mind a Koufax card, but I know I wouldn't pay a lot for it.
Well, you might as well stop opening packs of 2011 Topps Series 2. The second, and last, Sandy Koufax sketch card has been pulled and is now on eBay. It is fashioned after his 1956 Topps card, and is drawn by Chuck Braud. Like the earlier sketch card I blogged about I made a bid, but I expect it to sell well beyond my means.
As some of you already know, Topps 2011 Series 2 cases are now live and being ripped open throughout the country. I bought in on a Series 2 Jumbo case break through A Cardboard Problem blog yesterday evening, snatching the Dodgers, so as soon as they arrive I will feature the Dodger base cards and any hits I get. In the meantime, I thought I would point to a great card that just popped up on eBay.
