2017 Bowman Platinum Blaster Box #3

And... I finally opened this blaster box too.

Ice Parallels (blaster box exclusive): Gary Sanchez, Starling Marte, Michael Kopech, and T.J. Friedl.

Rookie Radar: David Dahl.

Purple Parallel: Bryce Harper.

 The inserts in this set are so nice.  I really love the Platinum Presence cards. 

Rookies: Yulieski Gurriel, Tyler Austin, Cody Bellinger, Tyler Glasnow, Robert Gsellman, and Jorge Alfaro.

2017 Topps Chrome Blaster Box #3

I had this blaster box sitting around the house for months.  I wish I had bought more of this product.  This has to be one of the best blaster boxes I've had for this product so far. 

Rookies:  Mitch Haniger, Kyle freeland, Antonio Senzatela, Luke Weaver, Yulieski Gurriel, and David Dahl.

Rookies: German Marquez, Jordan Montgomery, Amir Garrett, Jesse Winker, Matt Strahm, and Joe Jimenez.

 Freshman Flash: Orland Arcia.

Rookie Autograph: Reynaldo Lopez. (1:82 odds)

Negative: Craig Kimbrel.  (1:38 odds)

Sepia Parallels: Chris Owings, Ivan Nova, Joey Votto, and Matt Holliday.

Getting an autograph -- albeit a fairly worthless one -- was a nice surprise.  The negative card was a nice surprise as well.  It's a lot thicker than the regular base cards.  The big splash of color parallels and insert cards make this product fun to rip.  Tons of rookies in this blaster box, but still no Aaron Judge! 

2017 Topps Chrome Blaster Box #2

I'm going to go broke buying Chrome Baseball.  The cards just feel so good in your hand.  Topps really does make very nice cards.

Rookies: Antonio Senzatela, Dansby Swanson, Kyle Freeland, Rob Zastryzny, Dan Vogelbach, Renato Nunez, Jorge Alfaro, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo.

Sepia Parallels: Chris Sale, Kyle Seager, Jackie Bradley Jr., Zach Britton.

These inserts are really nice.  Future Stars: Corey Seager.  30th Anniversary: Kris Bryant.

30th Anniversary Rookie: David Dahl.  Rookies: Luke Weaver.  Prism Refractor Rookie: Dansby Swanson.  Freshman Flash Rookie: Alex Bregman.

2017 Topps Chrome Baseball Rack Pack #1

Every trip to Target means more baseball cards.  Helped myself to a 2017 Topps Chrome Baseball rack pack.

Of the 15 cards in the rack pack (four cards per three packs, plus one bonus pack of three pink parallels) I got 11 rookies.

Rookies: Mitch Hangier, Antonio Senzatela, Jordan Montgomery, Matt Strahm, Kyle Freeland, Amir Garrett, German Marquez.  Refractor Rookies: Jharel Cotton. Freshman Flash: Orlando Arcia.

Topps Chrome 30th Anniversary Rookie: Dansby Swanson.

Pink Refractors: Christian Yelich, Ian Desmond, Braden Shipley.

Great rack pack overall.  Still no Aaron Judge rookie card, which means I'll be buying more Chrome on my next visit to Target.

2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Rack Pack #2

Another day, another 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter rack pack.  But this time, the cards inside weren't just your average every-day cards.

Holy smokes.  Nevermind the Rediscover Topps silver buyback of Dusty Baker.  I hit a Corey Seager autographed relic book card!  This is crazy.  I don't think I've ever hit anything this good out of retail, ever!  The odds of hitting this card is 1:1,629!  My jaw is on the floor!

I swear, retail screws you over like 99% of the time, but then every once in a blue moon it sucks you back in with insanity like this.  I still can't believe I hit this card.

2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Rack Pack #1

The Aaron Judge hype is dying down a little bit.  Since the all star break he has not been hitting so well.  In fact, he broke Adam Dunn's record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game for non-pitchers.  Nevertheless, I can't stop chasing his rookie cards.

I picked up a rack pack and got a relic card Jackie Bradley Jr.  Pretty cool to get a hit from retail.  I think I would have rather hit an Aaron Judge rookie card instead.  I also got a Jake Thompson rookie card (not pictured).

2017 Bowman Platinum Baseball Rack Packs #6 and #7

I stopped by a Walmart while traveling looking for more 2017 Bowman Platinum Baseball.  I was not expecting to find anything, at all, but I did.  I was stunned to see this product still on the shelves since it's been so hot.  The Walmart I stopped at wasn't even in a remote location either.

Rookie Radar: Alex Bregman, David Dahl.  Bowman Rookie Card: Jake Thompson, Olrando Arcia.  Top Prospects: Franklin Barreto, Kolby Allard.

2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Blaster Box #2

Picked up another blaster box of 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball.  It was a pretty bad box, except for one lone card... an Aaron Judge rookie card.

It's my first Aaron Judge Allen & Ginter rookie card.  Other rookies were Joe Musgrove, Josh Bell, and Mitch Haniger.

I'm glad I got the Aaron Judge rookie card, but paying $20 for it stings a little bit.

2017 Bowman Platinum Blaster Box #2

In my first blaster box of 2017 Bowman Platinum I got a crap ton of rookies.  Not so lucky in this box.  Although I got less, I did get a nice Aaron Judge and Yoan Moncada rookie though.

Bowman's Next Generation: Kyle Lewis.  Platinum Presence: Yoan Moncada.  Top Prospect Purple: Ian Happ.  Rookie Radar: Hunter Renfroe.  Bowman Rookie Card: Gavin Cecchini, Braden Shipley, Aaron Judge, and Yoan Moncada.

Blaster box exclusive ice parallels: Andrew Miller, Yoan Moncada, Brent Honeywell, and Amed Rosario.

2017 Bowman Platinum Blaster Box #1

I picked up a pair of blaster boxes at a Walmart.  Here's the first of the two blaster boxes.  I can't get over how good these cards look!

Rookie Radar: Luke Weaver, Aaron Judge.  Bowman Rookie Card: Matt Strahm, Ryon Healy, Carson Fulmer, Dansby Swanson, Robert Gswellman, Tyler Austin, and Jorge Alfaro.

Some nice MLB inserts here.

The blaster boxes come with an exclusive pack of ice parallels.  I got two pros and two prospects: A.J. Pollock, Xander Bogaerts, Andy Ibanez, and Franklin Barreto.

Here are the blaster box odds.  Rookie Radar Autograph Gold Foils are 1:81,807!  Wow.  That might be the entire retail print run right there.  Which means there is only one Rookie Radar Autograph Gold Foil in all of the blaster box retail run.

2017 Bowman Platinum Baseball Rack Packs #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5

Whoa!  Found five rack packs of 2017 Bowman Platinum Baseball.  This is a retail only product which makes it a little more interesting and special.  These cards look great!  I really should collect more baseball.

Bowman's Next Generation: Jahmai Jones, Josh Staumont, Christian Arroyo.  Bowman Rookie Cards: Hunter Renfroe x2, Alex Reyes, Reynaldo Lopez, David Dahl, Gavin Cecchini, and Braden Shipley.

Bowman Rookie Cards: Aaron Judge, Jorge Alfaro, Cody Bellinger, Robert Gsellman, Tyler Austin, Raimel Tapia.

Rookie Radar: Alex Bregman, and Orlando Arcia.  Top Prospects: Oscar De La Cruz, Lewis Brinson, Juan Soto, Dylan Cease, Rafael Devers green parallel #/99, Dawel Lugo, and Amed Rosario purple parallel #/250.

These cards look great!  I really hope I can find more of this stuff, but I think it's probably all bought up by now.

Here are the hanger pack odds.  Look at those Rookie Radar Autograph Gold Foil odds of 1:48,709.  Talk about long odds.

2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Blaster Box #1

I'm still regrettably late to jump on this Aaron Judge hype train.  I rarely buy retail, but I've been buying pretty much all 2017 retail baseball that I come across when out shopping.  I keep hoping for an Aaron Judge, but no luck still.

At least all the weird stuff in 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter is fun to look at.  I like looking at the unusual mini inserts.  Getting high number minis is cool.  A&G back minis are cool.  Black border minis are cool too.

The rookies in this blaster were Braden Shipley, Jose De Leon, Alex Reyes, and a Orlando Arcia mini A&G back.

Here are the blaster box odds.  Rip cards are in retail.  Rip cards are usually only in hobby boxes.  Crazy!

2017 Topps Chrome Baseball Blaster Box #1

I gave into the Aaron Judge hype train some more.  I could not help but pick up a blaster box of 2017 Topps Chrome Baseball while doing some shopping.  I didn't get an Aaron Judge rookie card, but I'm okay with that.

I forgot that Topps Chrome is so high quality.  The cards are gorgeous in person, and feel very nice in your hand.  I actually can't wait to go out and get some more of Topps Chrome.  Too bad hobby boxes are so ridiculously expensive.

The photography on the cards is just great!  My notable cards were a Tyler Austin refractor rookie card, a Andrew Benintendi rookie card, and a Kris Bryant prism refractor.

The blaster boxes come with a blaster-exclusive four card sepia pack.  Mine had a Manny Margot rookie card, Gary Sanchez, Alex Reyes rookie card, and Ryan Braun.

Here are the odds for retail blasters.  Looks like there are superfractors in retail.  Crazy!

2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Hobby Box Break #1

I hardly ever, and I mean ever, buy baseball.  But apparently there is some guy named Aaron Judge who plays for the Yankees who is pretty good.  He's brought madness to the baseball card collecting world so I thought I'd try my hand at a hobby box of 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter.  I pre-ordered it from Blowout Cards for $100 plus shipping.

My three hits were a Miguel Cabrera relic, a Gary Stevens relic, and a mini autographed black frame parallel of Kenta Maeda who is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  When I first saw that I had a redemption in one of my packs, I thought I might have hit an Aaron Judge autograph since his cards are redemptions, but I wasn't quite that lucky.  I should still feel pretty good about hitting an autograph card at all since most hobby boxes only have three relics.

Overall, it was a fun rip.  I didn't get an Aaron Judge rookie card either!  Dare I try my luck again on another hobby box?  Prices have already gone up another $25 since I ordered this hobby box.