Description

2007 Finest Baseball is a 166-card set issued by Topps, exclusively to Hobby outlets, in March, 2007. The first 135 cards feature veteran players while cards numbered 135-166 make up a group of 2007 rookies. The final 16 cards (#151-#166) are only available autographed, and seeded at the rate of one in every third six-pack mini-box.

Distribution

Five cards per pack. Three, six-pack, mini-boxes plus a two-card Ryan Howard's Finest Moments pack per Hobby box (MSRP: $50 per mini-box). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds per Mini-Box
Base	166	-	?
short set	150	-	5:1
Autographed Rookies	16	-	1:3
Rookie Variations	30	439	1:5
Rookie Variations Refractor	30	149	1:13
Rookie Variations X-Fractor	30	50	1:39
Rookie Variations Gold Refractor	30	one-of-one	1:1975
Rookie Redemptions	10	-	1:3
Refractor	150	-	2:1
Blue Refractor	150	399	1:1
Green Refractor	150	199	1:2
Black Refractor	150	99	1:4
Gold Refractor	150	50	1:8
X-Fractor	150	25	1:16
White-Framed X-Fractor	150	one-of-one	1:385
Die-cut SuperFractor	150	one-of-one	1:385
Printing Plates	150	four-for-each	1:100
Autographed Rookie Refractor	16	399	1:10
Autographed Rookie Blue Refractor	16	299	1:13
Autographed Rookie Green Refractor	16	199	1:19
Autographed Rookie Black Refractor	16	99	1:37
Autographed Rookie Gold Refractor	16	49	1:74
Autographed Rookie X-Fractor	16	25	1:144
Autographed Rookie White Framed X-Fractor	16	one-of-one	1:3582
Autographed Rookie Die-Cut SuperFractor	16	one-of-one	1:3582
Autographed Rookie Printing Plates	16	four-for-each	1:896
Rookie Finest Moments	50	-	2:1
Rookie Finest Moments Refractor	50	-	1:1
Rookie Finest Moments Blue Refractor	50	299	1:4
Rookie Finest Moments Green Refractor	50	199	1:6
Rookie Finest Moments Black Refractor	50	99	1:12
Rookie Finest Moments Gold Refractor	50	50	1:23
Rookie Finest Moments X-Fractor	50	25	1:46
Rookie Finest Moments White Framed X-Fractor	50	one-of-one	1:1156
Rookie Finest Moments SuperFractor	50	one-of-one	1:1156
Rookie Finest Moments Framed Printing Plates	50	four-for-each	1:289
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments	58	459	2-per box loader pack
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments Refractor	58	149	1:3 box loader packs
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments X-Fractor	58	50	1:7 box loader packs
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments Gold Refractor	58	one-of-one	1:329 box loader packs
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs	30	-	1:5
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs Refractors	30	25	1:77
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs SuperFractors	30	one-of-one	1:1975
Rookie Finest Moments Autographs Framed Printing Plates	30	four-for-each	1:482
Rookie Finest Moments Dual Autograph	25	74	1:32
Rookie Finest Moments Dual Autograph Refractor	25	25	1:77
Rookie Finest Moments Dual Autograph Gold Refractor	25	one-of-one	1:2387
Mickey Mantle Cut Signature	1	one-of-one	?
Mickey Mantle Cut Signature Framed Printing Plates	1	four-for-each	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 David Wright
2 Jered Weaver
3 Chipper Jones
4 Magglio Ordonez
5 Ben Sheets
6 Nick Johnson
7 Melvin Mora
8 Chien-Ming Wang
9 Andre Either
10 Carlos Beltran
11 Ryan Zimmerman
12 Troy Glaus
13 Hanley Ramirez
14 Mark Buehrle
15 Dan Uggla
16 Richie Sexson
17 Scott Kazmir
18 Garrett Atkins
19 Matt Cain
20 Jorge Posada
21 Brett Myers
22 Jeff Francoeur
23 Scott Rolen
24 Derrek Lee
25 Manny Ramirez
26 Johnny Damon
27 Mark Teixeira
28 Mark Prior
29 Victor Martinez
30 Greg Maddux
31 Prince Fielder
32 Jeremy Bonderman
33 Paul LoDuca
34 Brandon Webb
35 Robinson Cano
36 Josh Beckett
37 David DeJesus
38 Kenny Rogers
39 Jim Thome
40 Brian McCann
41 Lance Berkman
42 Adam Dunn
43 Rocco Baldelli
44 Brian Roberts
45 Vladimir Guerrero
46 Dontrelle Willis
47 Eric Chavez
48 Carlos Zambrano
49 Ivan Rodriguez
50 Alex Rodriguez
51 Curt Schilling
52 Carlos Delgado
53 Matt Holliday
54 Mark Teahen
55 Frank Thomas
56 Grady Sizmore
57 Aramis Ramirez
58 Rafael Furcal
59 David Ortiz
60 Paul Konerko
61 Barry Zito
62 Travis Hafner
63 Nick Swisher
64 Johan Santana
65 Miguel Tejada
66 Carl Crawford
67 Kenji Johjima
68 Derek Jeter
69 Francisco Liriano
70 Ken Griffey, Jr.
71 Pat Burrell
72 Adrian Gonzalez
73 Miguel Cabrera
74 Albert Pujols
75 Justin Verlander
76 Carlos Lee
77 John Smoltz
78 Orlando Hudson
79 Joe Mauer
80 Freddy Sanchez
81 Bobby Abreu
82 Pedro Martinez
83 Vernon Wells
84 Justin Morneau
85 Bill Hall
86 Jason Schmidt
87 Michael Young
88 Tadahito Iguchi
89 Kevin Millwood
90 Randy Johnson
91 Roy Halladay
92 Mike Lowell
93 Jake Peavy
94 Jason Varitek
95 Todd Helton
96 Mark Loretta
97 Gary Matthews, Jr.
98 Ryan Howard
99 Jose Reyes
100 Chris Carpenter
101 Hideki Matsui
102 Brian Giles
103 Torii Hunter
104 Rich Harden
105 Ichiro
106 Chase Utley
107 Nick Markakis
108 Marcus Giles
109 Gary Sheffield
110 Jim Edmonds
111 Brandon Phillips
112 Roy Oswalt
113 Jeff Kent
114 Jason Bay
115 Raul Ibanez
116 Stephen Drew
117 Hank Blalock
118 Tom Glavine
119 Andruw Jones
120 Alfonso Soriano
121 Mariano Rivera
122 Garett Anderson
123 Erik Bedard UER (mispelled "Erick")
124 Huston Street
125 Austin Kearns
126 Jermaine Dye
127 C.C. Sabathia
128 Joe Nathan
129 Craig Monroe
130 Aubrey Huff
131 Billy Wagner
132 Jorge Cantu
133 Trevor Hoffman
134 Ronnie Belliard
135 B.J. Ryan
136 Adam Lind (RC)
137 Hector Gimenez (RC)
138 Shawn Riggans (RC)
139 Joaquin Arias (RC)
140 Drew Anderson RC
141 Mike Rabelo RC
142 Chris Narveson (RC)
143 Ryan Feierbrand (RC)
144 Vinny Rottino (RC)
145 Jon Knott (RC)
146 Oswaldo Navarro RC
147 Brian Stokes (RC)
148 Glen Perkins (RC)
149 Mitch Maier RC
150 Delmon Young (RC)

Autographed Rookies

NOTE: Card #162 (and all it's Refractor parallels) packed out as an exchange card which expired February 28, 2009.

151 Andrew Miller AU RC
152 Troy Tulowitzki AU (RC)
153 Philip Humber AU (RC)
154 Kevin Kouzmanoff AU (RC)
155 Michael Bourn AU (RC)
156 Miguel Montero AU (RC)
157 David Murphy AU (RC)
158 Ryan Sweeney AU (RC)
159 Jeff Baker AU (RC)
160 Jeff Salazar AU (RC)
161 Jose Garcia AU RC EXCH
162 Josh Fields AU (RC)
163 Delwyn Young AU (RC)
164 Fred Lewis AU (RC)
165 Scott Moore AU (RC)
166 Chris Stewart AU RC

Gimmicks

Cards #135-#150 are available two different in two different photo variations. Each variation is serial-numbered to 439 copies, and available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 149 copies)
X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Gold Refractor (one-of-one)

136a Adam Lind (bat up)
136b Adam Lind (Bat Out)
137a Hector Gimenez (posed)
137b Hector Gimenez (Batting)
138a Shawn Riggans (w/Bat)
138b Shawn Riggans (w/Glove)
139a Joaquin Arias (w/Bat)
139b Joaquin Arias (throwing)
140a Drew Anderson (Running Away)
140b Drew Anderson (w/Glove)
141a Mike Rabelo (Bat on Shoulder)
141b Mike Rabelo (bat up)
142a Chris Narveson (Portrait)
142b Chris Narveson (w/Glove)
143a Ryan Feierbrand (Catching)
143b Ryan Feierbrand (Pitching)
144a Vinny Rottino (Swinging)
144b Vinny Rottino (Fielding)
145a Jon Knott (Running)
145b Jon Knott (w/Bat)
146a Oswaldo Navarro (Posed Shot)
146b Oswaldo Navarro (Swinging)
147a Brian Stokes (in the Windup)
147b Brian Stokes (throwing)
148a Glen Perkins (in the Windup)
148b Glen Perkins (w/Jacket)
149a Mitch Maier (Playing in Outfield)
149b Mitch Maier (On Deck)
150a Delmon Young (Running)
150b Delmon Young (Portrait)

Parallels

Refractors

All 150 non-autographed base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
White-Framed X-Fractor (one-of-one)
Die-cut SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Autographed Rookie Refractors

The 16 Autographed Rookies are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 299 copies)
Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 49 copies)
X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
White-Framed X-Fractor (one-of-one)
Die-cut SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Mirrors

Ryan Howard's Finest Moments

Each sealed 2007 Finest Hobby box contained as a box topper, a pack of two cards from a 58-card Ryan Howard's Finest Moments mirror set. There is one card for each of the 58 home runs Howard hit in his NL MVP 2006 season, and each card is serial-numbered to 459 copies. Like all mirror sets, the exact same photo is used on all 58 cards.

Each card is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 149 copies)
X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Gold Refractor (one-of-one)

For brevity's sake, all 58 cards in the set are not individually checklisted.

Inserts

Rookie Finest Moments

This 50-card set is randomly seeded at the rate of two per six-pack mini box, and is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors (one-per mini-box)
Blue Refractors (serial-numbered to 299 copies)
Green Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
X-Fractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
White Framed X-Fractors (one-of-one)
SuperFractors (one-of-one)
Framed Pringting Plates (four-for-each)

RFM-AD Adam Dunn
RFM-AE Andre Ethier
RFM-AJ Andruw Jones
RFM-AP Albert Pujols
RFM-AR Alex Rodriguez
RFM-AS Anibal Sanchez
RFM-AW Adam Wainwright
RFM-CB Carlos Beltran
RFM-CC Carl Crawford
RFM-CH Cole Hamels
RFM-CJ Chipper Jones
RFM-CQ Carlos Quentin
RFM-DJ Derek Jeter
RFM-DL Derrek Lee
RFM-DO David Ortiz
RFM-DU Dan Uggla
RFM-DW David Wright
RFM-DWW Dontrelle Willis
RFM-FL Francisco Liriano
RFM-HM Hideki Matsui
RFM-HR Hanley Ramirez
RFM-IK Ian Kinsler
RFM-IS Ichiro
RFM-JB Jason Bay
RFM-JBA Josh Barfield
RFM-JH Jason Hirsh
RFM-JM Joe Mauer
RFM-JP Jonathan Papelbon
RFM-JR Jose Reyes
RFM-JS Jeremy Sowers
RFM-JST Brian Stokes
RFM-JV Justin Verlander
RFM-JW Jered Weaver
RFM-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
RFM-KJ Kenji Johjima
RFM-MC Miguel Cabrera
RFM-MCA Melky Cabrera
RFM-MK Matt Kemp
RFM-MN Mike Napoli
RFM-MP Mike Piazza
RFM-MR Manny Ramirez
RFM-MT Miguel Tejada
RFM-NC Nelson Cruz
RFM-NG Nomar Garciaparra
RFM-NM Nick Markakis
RFM-PF Prince Fielder
RFM-RH Ryan Howard
RFM-RM Russ Martin
RFM-SD Stephen Drew
RFM-VG Vladimir Guerrero

Rookie Redemption

Randomly inserted at the rate of one in three mini-boxes were 10 mystery redemption cards. During the 2007 season, as new 2007 rookies made an impact in the majors, Topps would announce the players each card was good for. All cards could be redeemed until December 31, 2007. Card #10 is only available autographed.

NOTE: Despite the presence of the "ROOKIE CARD" icon on each redemption card, none of the cards in this set are considered "true" rookies.

1 Hideki Okajima
2 Elijah Dukes
3 Akinori Iwamura
4 Tim Lincecum
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka
6 Ryan Braun
7 Daisuke Matsuzaka / Hideki Okajima
8 Justin Upton
9 Philip Hughes
10 Joba Chamberlain AU

Autographs & Game-Used

Rookie Finest Moments Autographs

Each Rookie Finest Moments Autograph is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (four-for-each)

AR Alex Rodriguez
AS Anibal Sanchez
AW Adam Wainwright
BP Brandon Phillips
BW Brad Wilkerson
CH Cole Hamels
CJ Chuck James
CQ Carlos Quentin
DO David Ortiz
DU Dan Uggla
DW David Wright
DWW Dontrelle Willis
DY Delmon Young
ES Ervin Santana
FC Fausto Carmona
HR Hanley Ramirez
JM Justin Morneau
JN Joe Nathan
JP Jonathan Papelbon
LM Lastings Milledge
MC Melky Cabrera
MN Mike Napoli
MTC Matt Cain
RC Robinson Cano
RH Rich Hill
RH Ryan Howard
RM Russ Martin
RZ Ryan Zimmerman
TH Travis Hafner
YP Yusmeiro Petit

Dual

Each Finest Moment Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 74 copies and available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Gold Refractor (one-of-one)

NOTE: Card #UW packed out as an exchange card, which expired February 28, 2009.

BM Jason Bay / Justin Morneau
CC Eric Chavez / Miguel Cabrera
CK Nelson Cruz / Matt Kemp
CR Matt Cain / Anthony Reyes
CY Robinson Cano / Michael Young
HJ Rich Hill / Josh Johnson
HM Cole Hamels / Brett Myers
HR Travis Hafner / Manny Ramirez
JH Chuck James / Cole Hamels
MC Lastings Milledge / Melky Cabrera
MG Russ Martin / Ryan Garko
MK Lastings Milledge / Matt Kemp
MN Kendry Morales / Mike Napoli
MNA Russ Martin / Mike Napoli
OP Roy Oswalt / Mark Prior
PO Yusmeiro Petit / Scott Olsen
PP Jonathan Papelbon / Dustin Pedroia
RP Mariano Rivera / Jorge Posada
RU Hanley Ramirez / Dan Uggla
UG Dan Uggla / Marcus Giles
US Dan Uggla / Anibal Sanchez
UW Chase Utley / David Wright EXCH
VE Justin Verlander / Hanley Ramirez
WW Chien-Ming Wang / Brandon Webb
ZC Joel Zumaya / Fausto Carmona

Mantle Cut Signature

There were five Mickey Mantle Cut Signature cards inserted into packs of 2007 Finest. One "plain vanilla" cut, and four Printing Plate cuts.

MM Mickey Mantle