Revision as of 03:21, 29 May 2011

Description

2007 Topps Moments & Milestones is a 193-card set, released exclusively to Hobby outlets, in April, 2007. The set consists of 169 veteran and retired players and 24 autographed cards of eight different rookies.

One of the most bizarrely structured card sets ever produced, each of the 169 veterans has multiple variations based on the player's statistical accomplishments, similar to a mirror insert. For example, Alex Rodriguez's 2003 AL MVP-winning season is celebrated with 47 different variations (one for each home run he hit that season) of card #27. Like a mirror, each of the 47 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 7050 copies of the aforementioned card #27.

The final 24 cards make up an autographed rookie subset. Eight selected 2007 rookies appear on three different cards, each serial-numbered to 150 copies, and each with a sticker autograph affixed to the card. Unlike the veterans, the three cards of each player are sequentially-numbered separately (i.e. Kevin Kouzmanoff's three cards are sequentially-numbered #191, #192, and #193 in the set) and there is only one version of each card.

Including all base set variations, a "Master Set" consists of 12,475 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.

After-market effects of Moments & Milestones

One unintended consequence of Moments & Milestones is, with 12,475 unique base cards available, the odds of pulling a one-of-one Red parallel fell to a ridiculously low 1:30/packs. With every-other Hobby box yielding a one-of-one, the secondary-market value of Red parallels was severely depressed with Reds often selling for about the same as a parallel serial-numbered to 250-500 copies of the same player; with commons and Black parallels often ending up as $1 box fodder.

Distribution

18 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: ) Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	193*	varies	?
short set	169	150	5:1
Autographed Rookies	24	150	#
Black	193*	29	one-per-pack
Red	193*	one-of-one	1:30
Printing Plates	193	four-for-each
Rookie Autographs	10	-	#
Rookie Autographs Black	10	40	#
Rookie Autographs Red	10	one-of-one	#
Rookie Autographs Printing Plates	10
Milestone Autographs	29	-	#
Milestone Autographs Black	29	40	#
Milestone Autographs Red	29	one-of-one	#
Milestone Autographs Printing Plates	29

* Including all variations, the complete number of unique base cards is 12,475. # Stated odds of finding an autograph (of any variety): 1:9 packs.

Checklist

Base Set

1 Albert Pujols
2 Albert Pujols
3 Albert Pujols
4 Albert Pujols
5 Albert Pujols
6 Ichiro Suzuki
7 Ichiro Suzuki
8 Ichiro Suzuki
9 Ichiro Suzuki
10 Ichiro Suzuki
11 Ichiro Suzuki
12 Greg Maddux
13 Greg Maddux
14 Greg Maddux
15 Greg Maddux
16 Roger Clemens
17 Roger Clemens
18 Roger Clemens
19 Roger Clemens
20 Roger Clemens
21 Chipper Jones
22 Chipper Jones
23 Chipper Jones
24 Chipper Jones
25 Chipper Jones
26 Chipper Jones
27 Alex Rodriguez
28 Alex Rodriguez
29 Alex Rodriguez
30 Alex Rodriguez
31 Alex Rodriguez
32 Alex Rodriguez
33 Alex Rodriguez
34 Alex Rodriguez
35 Alex Rodriguez
36 Alex Rodriguez
37 Alex Rodriguez
38 Alex Rodriguez
39 Vladimir Guerrero
40 Vladimir Guerrero
41 Vladimir Guerrero
42 Vladimir Guerrero
43 Vladimir Guerrero
44 Vladimir Guerrero
45 Ken Griffey, Jr.
46 Ken Griffey, Jr.
47 Ken Griffey, Jr.
48 Barry Zito
49 Barry Zito
50 Randy Johnson
51 Randy Johnson
52 Randy Johnson
53 Randy Johnson
54 Randy Johnson
55 Randy Johnson
56 Randy Johnson
57 Randy Johnson
58 Prince Fielder
59 Prince Fielder
60 Dan Uggla
61 Dan Uggla
62 Dan Uggla
63 Justin Verlander
64 Justin Verlander
65 Francisco Liriano
66 Francisco Liriano
67 Ryan Zimmerman
68 Ryan Zimmerman
69 Ryan Zimmerman
70 Hanley Ramirez
71 Hanley Ramirez
72 Hanley Ramirez
73 Russ Martin
74 Russ Martin
75 Mickey Mantle
76 Mickey Mantle
77 Mickey Mantle
78 Mickey Mantle
79 Mike Piazza
80 Mike Piazza
81 Derek Jeter
82 Derek Jeter
83 Derek Jeter
84 Dontrelle Willis
85 Dontrelle Willis
86 Dontrelle Willis
87 Bobby Crosby
88 Bobby Crosby
89 Ryan Howard
90 Ryan Howard
91 Curt Schilling
92 Curt Schilling
93 Andruw Jones
94 Andruw Jones
95 Andruw Jones
96 Hideki Matsui
97 Hideki Matsui
98 Hideki Matsui
99 David Wright
100 David Wright
101 David Wright
102 David Wright
103 David Ortiz
104 David Ortiz
105 David Ortiz
106 Frank Thomas
107 Frank Thomas
108 Craig Biggio
109 Miguel Cabrera
110 Miguel Cabrera
111 Vernon Wells
112 Michael Young
113 Michael Young
114 Joe Mauer
115 Gary Sheffield
116 Jim Edmonds
117 Jorge Posada
118 Jorge Posada
119 Pat Burrell
120 Adam Dunn
121 Johnny Damon
122 Scott Rolen
123 Paul Konerko
124 Roy Halladay
125 Grady Sizemore
126 Grady Sizemore
127 John Smoltz
128 Jeff Kent
129 Billy Wagner
130 Mark Prior
131 Eric Chavez
132 Jimmy Rollins
133 Manny Ramirez
134 Manny Ramirez
135 Manny Ramirez
136 Derrek Lee
137 Derrek Lee
138 Tom Glavine
139 Tom Glavine
140 Jose Reyes
141 Pedro Martinez
142 Pedro Martinez
143 Mark Teixeira
144 Jake Peavy
145 Carlos Lee
146 Josh Beckett
147 Johan Santana
148 Todd Helton
149 Mariano Rivera
150 Travis Hafner
151 Jason Bay
152 Bobby Abreu
153 Mike Mussina
154 Miguel Tejada
155 Miguel Tejada
156 Robinson Cano
157 Robinson Cano
158 Ryan Zimmerman
159 Carlos Beltran
160 Carlos Beltran
161 Roger Clemens
162 Roger Clemens
163 Mickey Mantle
164 Mickey Mantle
165 Mickey Mantle
166 Mickey Mantle
167 Mickey Mantle
168 Mickey Mantle
169 Mickey Mantle
170 Daisuke Matsuzaka
171 Daisuke Matsuzaka
172 Daisuke Matsuzaka
173 Delmon Young
174 Delmon Young
175 Delmon Young
176 Andrew Miller
177 Andrew Miller
178 Andrew Miller
179 Troy Tulowitzki
180 Troy Tulowitzki
181 Troy Tulowitzki
182 Josh Fields
183 Josh Fields
184 Josh Fields
185 Jeff Baker
186 Jeff Baker
187 Jeff Baker
188 Philip Humber
189 Philip Humber
190 Philip Humber
191 Kevin Kouzmanoff
192 Kevin Kouzmanoff
193 Kevin Kouzmanoff

Parallels

With the exception of the Printing Plates, all 193 base cards and all their variations are available in the following parallels. Only one set of printing plates is available for each base card.

Black (serial-numbered to 29 copies, one-per-pack)

Red (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Autographs & Game-Used

NOTE: All autographs in this product are sticker autographs.

Rookie Autographs

Each Rookie Autograph (not to be confused with the base set's Autographed Rookies) is NOT serial-numbered; but available in the following parallels.

Black (serial-numbered to 40 copies)

Red (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

AL Adam Lind
AM Andrew Miller
DM David Murphy
HG Hector Gimenez
JA Joaquin Arias
KK Kevin Kouzmanoff
MB Michael Bourn
MM Miguel Montero
SR Shawn Riggans
TT Troy Tulowitzki

Milestone Autographs

Each Milestone Autograph is NOT serial-numbered; but available in the following parallels.

Black (serial-numbered to 40 copies)

Red (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

AJ Andruw Jones
AR Alex Rodriguez
BP Brandon Phillips
BR Brian Roberts
CJ Conor Jackson
DO David Ortiz
DW David Wright
GA Garrett Atkins
GS Gary Sheffield
HS Huston Street
JF Jeff Francoeur
JG Jason Giambi
JJG Jonny Gomes
JL Julio Lugo
JP Jonathan Papelbon
JR Jose Reyes
JS Jeremy Sowers
KJ Kenji Johjima
KM Kendry Morales
LM Lastings Milledge
MK Matt Kemp
MN Mike Napoli
MP Martin Prado
NS Nick Swisher
RH Ryan Howard
RP Ronny Paulino
TH Travis Hafner
VG Vladimir Guerrero
WP Wily Mo Pena

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 The final 24 cards make up an autographed rookie subset.  Eight selected 2007 rookies appear on three different cards, each serial-numbered to 150 copies, and each with a [[Sticker Autograph | sticker autograph]] affixed to the card.  Unlike the veterans, the three cards of each player are sequentially-numbered separately (i.e. Kevin Kouzmanoff's three cards are sequentially-numbered #191, #192, and #193 in the set) and there is only one version of each card.
+Including all base set variations, a "Master Set" consists of 12,475 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.
+==After-market effects of Moments & Milestones==
+One unintended consequence of Moments & Milestones is, with 12,475 unique base cards available, the odds of pulling a [[One-of-one | one-of-one]] Red parallel fell to a ridiculously low 1:30/packs.  With every-other Hobby box yielding a one-of-one, the secondary-market value of Red parallels was severely depressed with Reds often selling for about the same as a parallel serial-numbered to 250-500 copies of the same player; with commons and Black parallels often ending up as $1 box fodder.
 =Distribution=
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 ==Base Set==
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+SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2007) AND (setname = 'Topps Moments and Milestones Printing Plates Black');
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 ==Parallels==
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 ==Autographs & Game-Used==
+NOTE: All autographs in this product are [[Sticker Autograph | sticker autographs.]]
 ===Rookie Autographs===
-Each Rookie Autograph (not to be confused with the base set's Autographed Rookies) is also available in the following parallels.
+Each Rookie Autograph (not to be confused with the base set's Autographed Rookies) is NOT serial-numbered; but available in the following parallels.
 * Black (serial-numbered to 40 copies)
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 ===Milestone Autographs===
-Each Milestone Autograph is also available in the following parallels.
+Each Milestone Autograph is NOT serial-numbered; but available in the following parallels.
 * Black (serial-numbered to 40 copies)