2008 Topps Moments & Milestones
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Description
2008 Topps Moments & Milestones is a 189-card set, released exclusively to Hobby outlets, in April, 2007. The set consists of 144 veteran and retired players and 45 cards of 15 different rookies.
The set follows the same "mirrored" structure of the previous year's product. Each of the 144 veterans has multiple variations based on the player's statistical accomplishments. For example, Alex Rodriguez's card #1 has 518 different variations, one for each home run he had hit coming into the 2008 season. Like a mirror, each of the 518 cards is identical to each other, with the exception of a large numeral on the front side of the card. Each individual card is serial-numbered to 150 copies, but when all the different variations of each card are factored in, the production runs are much higher -- there are a total of 77,700 copies of the aforementioned card #1.
The final 45 cards make up a rookie subset. 15 selected 2008 rookies appear on three different cards, each serial-numbered to 150 copies. Unlike the veterans, the three cards of each player are sequentially-numbered separately (i.e. Jay Bruces's three cards are sequentially-numbered #145, #146, and #147 in the set) and there is only one version of each card.
Including all base set variations, a "Master Set" consists of 12,569 cards. However, a set is considered complete with only one variation of each card.
Each 18-pack box should yield two autographs, and each six-card pack contains a serial-numbered parallel.
Distribution
18 packs per box, six cards per pack. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 189* | 150 | ? |
| Black | 189* | 25 | one-per-pack |
| Blue | 189* | 10 | ? |
| Red | 189* | one-of-one | 1:26 |
| Printing Plates | 189 | four-for-each | ? |
| Rookie Autographs | 20 | - | # |
| Rookie Autographs Black | 20 | 25 | # |
| Rookie Autographs Blue | 20 | 10 | # |
| Rookie Autographs Red | 20 | one-of-one | # |
| Rookie Autographs Printing Plates | 20 | four-for-each | # |
| Milestone Autographs | 34 | - | # |
| Milestone Autographs Black | 34 | 25 | # |
| Milestone Autographs Blue | 34 | 10 | # |
| Milestone Autographs Red | 34 | one-of-one | # |
| Milestone Autographs Printing Plates | 34 | four-for-each | # |
| Alex Rodriguez 500 HR Wall Relic | 1 | - | ? |
| Alex Rodriguez 500 HR Wall Relic Black | 1 | 99 | ? |
| Alex Rodriguez 500 HR Wall Relic Blue | 1 | 25 | ? |
| Alex Rodriguez 500 HR Wall Relic Red | 1 | one-of-one | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
Parallels
Each of the 12,569 cards is available in the following parallels.
- Black (serial-numbered to 25, one-per-pack)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 10)
- Red (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)
Autographs & Game-Used
Rookie Autographs
Each of the Rookie Autographs is also available in the following parallels.
- Black (serial-numbered to 25)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 10)
- Red (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)
- AG Armando Galarraga
- BJ Brandon Jones
- CB Clay Buchholz
- CH Chin-Lung Hu
- DB Daric Barton
- FP Felipe Paulino
- JA Josh Anderson
- JK Joe Koshansky
- JM Jonathan Meloan
- JR Justin Ruggiano
- JT J.R. Towles
- LB Lance Broadway
- NM Nyjer Morgan
- RJ Rob Johnson
- RO Ross Ohlendorf
- RT Rich Thompson
- SF Sam Fuld
- SP Steve Pearce
- WB Wladimir Balentien
- JMM Jose Morales
Milestone Autographs
Each of the Milestone Autographs is also available in the following parallels.
- Black (serial-numbered to 25)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 10)
- Red (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)
- AC Asdrubal Cabrera
- AK Austin Kearns
- AL Adam Lind
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- AS Alfonso Soriano
- BC Bobby Crosby
- BH Brad Hawpe
- BP Brandon Phillips
- BR B.J. Ryan
- CC Carl Crawford
- CM Cameron Maybin
- CP Carlos Pena
- CR Carlos Ruiz
- DH Dan Haren
- DW David Wright
- FC Fausto Carmona
- FS Freddy Sanchez
- GS Gary Sheffield
- HR Hanley Ramirez
- JC Jack Cust
- JD Jermaine Dye
- JH Josh Hamilton
- JP Jorge Posada
- JR Jose Reyes
- LM Lastings Milledge
- MC Melky Cabrera
- MH Matt Holliday
- MT Miguel Tejada
- RB Ryan Braun
- RC Robinson Cano
- RG Ryan Garko
- RH Rich Harden
- RM Russell Martin
- TG Tom Gorzelanny
- TH Tim Hudson
- TJ Todd Jones
- ZG Zack Greinke
- JDA Johnny Damon
- MCA Matt Cain
- MIC Miguel Cabrera
- RHI Rich Hill
- RJH Ryan Howard
Alex Rodriguez 500 HR Wall Relic
Each of the Alex Rodriguez 500 HR Wall Relics is available in the following parallels.
- Black (serial-numbered to 99)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 25)
- Red (one-of-
- AR Alex Rodriguez
