Revision as of 18:22, 20 March 2014

Description

2014 Topps Opening Day, a 220-card set, was released March 18, 2014. Like previous years, the 2014 Opening Day base set mimics the 2014 Topps Series One design at an affordable price. Each 99-cent pack contains seven cards, one of which is an insert. Added this year are relic cards of ten different players.

Distribution

Blasters: 11 packs, 7 cards per pack, SRP: $9.99

Hobby boxes: 36 packs, 7 cards per pack

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	?	6:1
Opening Day Edition Parallel	220	2,014	?	1:4
Breaking Out	20	-	?	1:5
Fired Up!	30	-	?	1:5
Mascots	25	-	?	1:5
Opening Day Stars	25	-	?	1:5
Superstar Celebrations	25	-	?	1:5
Between Innings	10	-	?	1:36
Variations	?	-	1:222	?
Opening Day Autographs	10	-	?	1:278
Opening Day Relics	10	-	?	1:278
Mascot Autographs	5	-	?	1:555
Printing Plates	220	1 of 1 (one for each of the four colors)	?	1:1,575

One insert per pack

Checklist

Base Set

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25 Torii Hunter

38 Michael Cuddyer

43 Victor Martinez

46 Todd Helton

52 Carlos Santana

79 Nick Castellanos RC

80 Justin Verlander

100 Miguel Cabrera

107 Joe Nathan

115 Max Scherzer

121 Brandon Phillips

137 Austin Jackson

139 Jarred Cosart

154 Anthony Rendon

165 Jose Iglesias

167 Sean Doolittle

185 Ian Kinsler

199 Ryan Braun

Variations

Like most Topps variations, these can be identified by the small code on the back of the card. Standard base codes end in 8491 while codes on the variations end in 8969.

1 Mike Trout

2 Dustin Pedroia

7 Jacoby Ellsbury

19 Koji Uehara

42 Mariano Rivera

51 David Ortiz

72 Jose Fernandez

79 Nick Castellanos

100 Miguel Cabrera

103 Adam Jones

141 Kolten Wong

143 Taijuan Walker

148 Yu Darvish

150 Buster Posey

170 Billy Hamilton

178 Xander Bogaerts

190 Andrew McCutchen

Parallels

Blue, serial numbered to 2,014.

Inserts

Between Innings

Breaking Out

BO-1

BO-2

BO-3

BO-4

BO-5 Buster Posey

BO-6

BO-7

BO-8

BO-9

BO-10

BO-11

BO-12

BO-13 Stephen Strasburg

BO-14 Andrew McCutchen

BO-15

BO-16

BO-17

BO-18

BO-19

BO-20

Ryan Braun

Bryce Harper

Buster Posey

Clayton Kershaw

David Wright

Evan Longoria

Jason Heyward

Jay Bruce

Joe Mauer

Mike Trout

Yoenis Cespedes

Fired Up!

UP-4 Jon Lester

UP-30 Jason Kipnis

Bryce Harper

Yasiel Puig

Dustin Pedroia

Jose Reyes

Sergio Romo

Jon Papelbon

Justin Verlander

Felix Hernandez

Yadier Molina

Yu Darvish

Jason Grilli

Mascots

M-1 Kansas City Royals

M-2 Orbit

M-3 Baltimore Orioles

M-4 Bernie Brewer

M-5 Oakland Athletics

M-6 Fredbird

M-7 Chicago White Sox

M-8 TC Bear

M-9 Raymond

M-10 Dinger

M-11 Gapper

M-12 Wally the Green Monster

M-13 Phillie Phanatic

M-14 Rangers Captain

M-15 Screech

M-16 Atlanta Braves

M-17 Paws

M-18 Baxter the Bobcat

M-19 Slider

M-20 Toronto Blue Jays

M-21 Pirate Parrot

M-22 Swinging Friar

M-23 Mariner Moose

M-24 Billy the Marlin

M-25 Mr. Met

Opening Day Stars

ODS-9 Troy Tulowitzki

ODS-24 EVan Longoria

Mike Trout

Miguel Cabrera

Andrew McCutchen

Yu Darvish

Robinson Cano

Clayton kershaw

Buster Posey

Chris Davis

Troy Tulowitzki

Prince Fielder

Superstar Celebrations

SC-19 Pablo Sandoval

SC-24 Jonny Gomes

SC-25 Yasiel Puig

Autographs & Game-Used

Mascot Autographs

Opening Day Autographs

Mike Trout

Will Myers

ODA-TF Todd Frazier

Glen Perkins

Kyle Seager

Steve Delabar

Steve Cishek

Junior Lake

Opening Day Relics

ODR-MK Matt Kemp

Derek Jeter

Koji Uehara

Tori Hunter

Jose Bautista

Freddie Freeman