2007 Finest
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 Lo Duca
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 Johnny Estrada
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 Erick Bedard
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
137 Hector Gimenez
138 Shawn Riggins
139 Joaquin Arias
140 Drew Anderson
141 Mike Rabelo
142 Chris Narveson
143 Ryan Feierbrand
144 Vinny Rottino
145 Jon Knott
146 Oswaldo Navarro
147 Brian Stokes
148 Glen Perkins
149 Mitch Maier
150 Delmon Young
Autographed Rookies
151 Andrew Miller
152 Troy Tulowitzki
153 Philip Humber
154 Kevin Kouzmanoff
155 Michael Bourn
156 Miguel Montero
157 David Murphy
158 Ryan Sweeney
159 Jeff Baker
160 Jeff Salazar
161 Jose Garcia
162 Josh Fields
163 Delwyn Young
164 Fred Lewis
165 Scott Moore
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)
Rookie Variations
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 Feierabend (Catching)
143b Ryan Feierabend (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)
Mirrors
Ryan Howard's Finest Moments
Each sealed 2007 Finest Hobby box contained as a box topper a 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 will 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
AD Adam Dunn
AE Andre Ethier
AJ Andruw Jones
AP Albert Pujols
AR Alex Rodriguez
AS Anibal Sanchez
AW Adam Wainwright
CB Carlos Beltran
CC Carl Crawford
CH Cole Hamels
CJ Chipper Jones
CQ Carlos Quentin
DJ Derek Jeter
DL Derrek Lee
DO David Ortiz
DU Dan Uggla
DW David Wright
DWW Dontrelle Willis
FL Francisco Liriano
HM Hideki Matsui
HR Hanley Ramirez
IK Ian Kinsler
IS Ichiro
JB Jason Bay
JBA Josh Barfield
JH Jason Hirsh
JM Joe Mauer
JP Jonathan Papelbon
JR Jose Reyes
JS Jeremy Sowers
JST Brian Stokes
JV Justin Verlander
JW Jered Weaver
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
KJ Kenji Johjima
MC Miguel Cabrera
MCA Melky Cabrera
MK Matt Kemp
MN Mike Napoli
MP Mike Piazza
MR Manny Ramirez
MT Miguel Tejada
NC Nelson Cruz
NG Nomar Garciaparra
NM Nick Markakis
PF Prince Fielder
RH Ryan Howard
RM Russ Martin
SD Stephen Drew
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