2012 Topps Opening Day Baseball Box Break Recap And Review

[Baseball Nut]

It is Opening Day for Major League Baseball (at least the main one) so it is the perfect time to review 2012 Topps Opening Day Baseball Cards. As in past years, Opening Day essentially mimics Topps Series 1 & 2 for base card design, but then offers a lot of great inserts. At just about a buck a pack, Opening Day always seems to hit it's mark. While it might skew towards younger collectors, there is still enough here for experienced collectors. Opening Day is a lot of fun and perfect for set building.

Opening Day could easily fit into both our fun cards and trading cards categories, but for the purpose of this review, we will classify Opening Day as fun cards. Opening Day can be found in many different retail configurations. We opened a complete box that contained 36 packs with 7 cards per pack. There are autographs to be found in Opening Day, but they are rare to find.

Here is a look at some of the cards we pulled.

Base Set

Justin Verlander, front and back


Albert Pujols, Clayton Kershaw, David Ortiz


Eric Hosmer, Evan Longoria, Ichiro


Jose Bautista, Mariano Rivera, Matt Holliday


Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Stanton


Roy Halladay, Ryan Braun, Tim Lincecum

Blue Border Base Set Parallels #/2012

David Freese



Drew Pomeranz, Carlos Ruiz


Heath Bell, Justin Morneau


Superstar Celebrations Inserts

Alex Rios



David Wright, Eric Hosmer


Ian Kinsler, J.J. Putz


Jacoby Ellsbury, Ryan Braun


Ryan Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki


Mascots Inserts

Atlanta Braves



Billy The Marlin, Dinger


Fredbird, Mr. Met, Paws


Pirate Parrot, Rangers Captain, Raymond

Elite Skills Player Inserts

Carlos Gonzalez, Elvis Andrus, Jacoby Ellsbury


Jered Weaver, Jose Reyes, Mark Teixeira


Mike Stanton, Ryan Zimmerman, Yadier Molina


Opening Day Stars 3D Inserts

Clayton Kershaw, David Wright


Dustin Pedroia, Hanely Ramirez, Roy Halladay


Fantasy Squad Inserts

Brian McCann, David Wright, Evan Longoria


Hanley Ramirez, Ian Kinsler, Jose Reyes


Starlin Castro, Troy Tulowitzki, Victor Martinez


Overall Look

This year's design is solid and the Opening Day logo actually enhances the look. The insert are fun. Love the Mascot Cards and Opening Day Stars 3D Inserts.

Quality and Variety of Players

The Opening Day base set is a third of the size of its big brother Series 1 & 2 at 220 cards, so you are getting the best of the best.

Are these cards fun?

They are lots of fun. The Opening Day Stars, Mascots, Fantasy Squad and Elite Skills Player Inserts will provide a lot of enjoyment.

Will you want to collect them all?

At only 220 base cards, the set is easy enough to obtain making this a highly desirable product for budding set builders.

Rating

4 1/2 out of 5

2012 Topps Opening Day Baseball is a great for young set builders.


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