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 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 a rookie subset. Eight selected 2007 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. Kevin Kouzmanoff's three cards are sequentially-numbered #191, #192, and #193 in the set) and there is only one version of each card.

Daisuke Matsuzaka and Andrew Miller's three base cards are the only "true" rookies in the set.

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 plus a two-card "A-Rod Road to 500" pack per box, six cards per pack (MSRP:$4) Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	193*	150	5:1
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	four-for-each	#
Milestone Autographs	29	-	#
Milestone Autographs Black	29	40	#
Milestone Autographs Red	29	one-of-one	#
Milestone Autographs Printing Plates	29	four-for-each	#

* 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

NOTE: For brevity's sake, we can not possibly list all 12,475 variations. Therefore, we have listed besides each player's name the number of different variations of that particular card that are available.

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)

Mirrors

See 2007 Topps A-Rod Road to 500.

Autographs & Game-Used

NOTE: All autographs in this product are sticker autographs.

Rookie Autographs

Each Rookie 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)

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