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 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
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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. Each card has red borders, except card #10 which has silver borders and 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
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
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