2021 Topps NOW - Page 30

okumeister · 05-28-2021, 12:10 PM

And this card probably won't get the credit it deserves, but it's an awesome card.
I love the fan's reaction/excitement captured together with Adolis Garcia's catch.

Imagine if you were that fan.
I'd be buying hundreds to give out to my friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, strangers and dogs walking by.

Fsegaud · 05-28-2021, 12:17 PM

I approve the El Mago card!

My approval means nothing but thought I would throw that out there.

Great job Topps.

eldavojohn · 05-28-2021, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by okumeister

The answer has been revealed by Topps.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN "EL MAGO"? - BAEZ'S BASEPATH TRICK SCORES RUN

That's pretty awesome actually and that photo is like ... when will you ever see that kind of dance happening at homeplate?

okumeister · 05-28-2021, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by eldavojohn

That's pretty awesome actually and that photo is like ... when will you ever see that kind of dance happening at homeplate?

Yeah, it's pretty awesome.
And you can see Will Craig (Pirates 1st baseman) on right, be like "wait, oh I realize now, did I F up?".

Fsegaud · 05-28-2021, 12:24 PM

One bad thing about that Baez card is now I have that song stuck in my head, LOL!

eldavojohn · 05-28-2021, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by okumeister

Yeah, it's pretty awesome.
And you can see Will Craig (Pirates 1st baseman) on right, be like "wait, oh I realize now, did I F up?".

I feel for him because both options probably seemed like a surefire out at the time ... but yeah, this card could alternately be titled "Will Craig's A Series of Unfortunate Events" for Pirates fans

okumeister · 05-28-2021, 02:26 PM

Not exactly Topps Now, but this cool card is up on MLB auction.
Pete Alonso jersey relic auto 1/1 from his 51st HR game in 2019.

https://mets.auctions.mlb.com/iSynAp...earch&pgcust1=

Also, the Kirilloff 1/1 relic (with auto) is scheduled to go up soon.
This card was discussed previous by a member here.

https://twins.auctions.mlb.com/iSynA...ch&pgcust1=&qt[0].type=fieldmatch&qt[0].name=*&qt[0].value1=*

rippev · 05-28-2021, 02:32 PM

Just got my first Topps Now cards in the mail (Kelenic), and the back of the cards are beautiful!

eldavojohn · 05-28-2021, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by okumeister

Aside from DeGrom getting another Topps Now card...

JOE WEST gets his own card!!!

PR of 2151?! did not see that coming https://www.topps.com/joe-west-2021-...-card-270.html

rutgersjpm · 05-28-2021, 04:11 PM

Love the Kaprielian card. He's got such a great story and I hope he can help the A's for a long time. Such an easy player to cheer for. Pretty darn low PR for an RC too.

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quackhead · 05-29-2021, 11:47 AM

Love the photo on the Baez card. Will never see that again.

quackhead · 05-29-2021, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rutgersjpm

Love the Kaprielian card. He's got such a great story and I hope he can help the A's for a long time. Such an easy player to cheer for. Pretty darn low PR for an RC too.

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Great card indeed. Didn't know he was a part of UCLA's first no hitter. Wow!

fulltritty · 05-29-2021, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rutgersjpm

Love the Kaprielian card. He's got such a great story and I hope he can help the A's for a long time. Such an easy player to cheer for. Pretty darn low PR for an RC too.

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And given up on by the Yankees to get Sonny Gray.

rutgersjpm · 05-29-2021, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

And given up on by the Yankees to get Sonny Gray.

I remember that trade vividly. Him and Dexter Fowler. Two guys who had some tough luck. Both guys I will forever cheer on.

Kaprielian lost his mom to a breast cancer battle while he was still in school. He still looks into the stands where she would be sitting if she were still with us. James definitely has a fan for life right here.

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fulltritty · 06-01-2021, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rutgersjpm

I remember that trade vividly. Him and Dexter Fowler. Two guys who had some tough luck. Both guys I will forever cheer on.

Kaprielian lost his mom to a breast cancer battle while he was still in school. He still looks into the stands where she would be sitting if she were still with us. James definitely has a fan for life right here.

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Yeah, I went all in on him as a Yankees prospect. I have 129 of his 250 cards as a Yankee.

fulltritty · 06-01-2021, 05:42 AM

It was nice to see in my e-mail a notification from Topps on the shipment of a special Cory Kluber no hitter card for being a Road to Opening Day set purchaser.

Platman · 06-01-2021, 10:34 AM

Dear Platinum Members,

We are excited to be offering autograph cards today of two iconic Hall-of-Famers!

First off, as our calendar flips to June and we look ahead to June 2, we'll be launching card #14 of the Derek Jeter Chrome retrospective series. June's moment is Derek's MVP performance at the 2000 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta, GA. Starting in place of an injured Alex Rodriguez, Derek went 3-for-3, driving in two runs and crossing the plate once himself. Surprisingly, given the Yankees All-Star legacy, Jeter was the first player in franchise history to be named MVP of the midsummer classic.

Another All-Star from that game, pitcher Randy Johnson, will have a Turn Back Clock autograph commemorating his performance back on June 3, 2008, when he claimed 2nd place all-time on MLB's career strikeouts list. The 6'10" fireballer passed Roger Clemens with career strikeout 4,673, cementing his place in baseball history behind strikeout king Nolan Ryan (5,714).

To commemorate these achievements, we'll be looking to offer the following autograph cards:

Derek Jeter
Numbered to /99 - autograph
Numbered to /49 - autograph
Numbered to /25 - autograph
Numbered to /10 - autograph
Numbered to /5 - autograph

Randy Johnson
Numbered to /49 - autograph
Numbered to /25 - autograph
Numbered to /10 - autograph
Numbered to /5 - autograph

Please email any reservations for either card by 11:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Thank you and have a great day!
The Topps NOW team

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RW3FAN · 06-01-2021, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by okumeister

And this card probably won't get the credit it deserves, but it's an awesome card.
I love the fan's reaction/excitement captured together with Adolis Garcia's catch.

Imagine if you were that fan.
I'd be buying hundreds to give out to my friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, strangers and dogs walking by.

Same catch, within 10 feet of the Kyle Lewis catch last year.
Only last year there are no fans there.
Last year the wall panels said "Jimmy Johns". No it's "BECU".

yoadrian49 · 06-02-2021, 10:57 AM

Any word on the Dodgers world series Topps now autograph sets? I know I have received the base set. Usually have seen them by now.

fulltritty · 06-03-2021, 01:35 PM

Call me biased, but to me the Topps Now card for ALS research on Lou Gehrig Day should have shown a Yankees player; maybe even Judge considering he had special Lou Gehrig shoes on.

kpete42 · 06-03-2021, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

Call me biased, but to me the Topps Now card for ALS research on Lou Gehrig Day should have shown a Yankees player; maybe even Judge considering he had special Lou Gehrig shoes on.

Yeah, odd choice for a pic on that card. Should’ve been something at Yankee Stadium or even Wrigley as they honored Steve Gleason on field before the game.

Props to Topps for donating a share of the proceeds to ALS research though. That’s really cool of them.

RW3FAN · 06-04-2021, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

Call me biased, but to me the Topps Now card for ALS research on Lou Gehrig Day should have shown a Yankees player; maybe even Judge considering he had special Lou Gehrig shoes on.

I understand why you'd think a Yankee photo might be better.
They didn't explain at all why he (Jacob Nottingham) was on the front if the card.

"Dunn’s current teammate, catcher Jacob Nottingham, was deeply touched by ALS, losing a grandmother and aunt to the disease as well as other family members. In 2018, he enlisted tattoo artist Wes Hogan of Artistic Element in Yucaipa, California, to make a large tattoo on his upper left arm of his grandmother, Nancy Nottingham, and his aunt, Laurie Nottingham, with Lou Gehrig depicted above them looking down."

https://sports.mynorthwest.com/14048...ou-gehrig-day/

RW3FAN · 06-04-2021, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kpete42

Yeah, odd choice for a pic on that card. Should’ve been something at Yankee Stadium or even Wrigley as they honored Steve Gleason on field before the game.

Props to Topps for donating a share of the proceeds to ALS research though. That’s really cool of them.

Is Gleason a Cubs fan?
He grew up in Washington and went to Washington State University.
The only connection to the Cubs that I know of is he is friends with Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, who is a Cubs fan.
I guess the connection is that Theo Epstein is a supporter of ALS.

kpete42 · 06-04-2021, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by RW3FAN

Is Gleason a Cubs fan?
He grew up in Washington and went to Washington State University.
The only connection to the Cubs that I know of is he is friends with Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, who is a Cubs fan.
I guess the connection is that Theo Epstein is a supporter of ALS.

Yeah not sure on his fandom. Theo is a big supporter of ALS research as is Cubs tv announcer Jon Sciambi who helped found Project Main St after one of his childhood friends had ALS. They did a nice job the other day of having a lot of ALS patients at the ballpark as well as a lot of specialty auctions with the proceeds going to fund research.

VinnyH · 06-04-2021, 12:19 PM

Ordered 10 Andrew Vaughn and 20 Jarred Kelenic and got these parallels. Also got a /49 of Vaughn in the same batch.
It does happen,
Vinny

05-28-2021, 12:10 PM	#726
okumeister Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,463	And this card probably won't get the credit it deserves, but it's an awesome card. I love the fan's reaction/excitement captured together with Adolis Garcia's catch. Imagine if you were that fan. I'd be buying hundreds to give out to my friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, strangers and dogs walking by. __________________ Mainly collecting Topps Now Collecting following players : Ichiro, Christian Yelich, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Conforto

05-28-2021, 02:26 PM	#732
okumeister Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,463	Not exactly Topps Now, but this cool card is up on MLB auction. Pete Alonso jersey relic auto 1/1 from his 51st HR game in 2019. https://mets.auctions.mlb.com/iSynAp...earch&pgcust1= Also, the Kirilloff 1/1 relic (with auto) is scheduled to go up soon. This card was discussed previous by a member here. https://twins.auctions.mlb.com/iSynA...ch&pgcust1=&qt[0].type=fieldmatch&qt[0].name=&qt[0].value1= __________________ Mainly collecting Topps Now Collecting following players : Ichiro, Christian Yelich, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Conforto

05-28-2021, 04:11 PM	#735
rutgersjpm Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 6,205 thebeardsbreaks draftbreak	Love the Kaprielian card. He's got such a great story and I hope he can help the A's for a long time. Such an easy player to cheer for. Pretty darn low PR for an RC too. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk __________________ https://www.instagram.com/thebeardsbreaks

06-01-2021, 10:34 AM	#742
Platman Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Diznee Whirled Posts: 1,602 cardchuck cardchuck	2021 Topps NOW Dear Platinum Members, We are excited to be offering autograph cards today of two iconic Hall-of-Famers! First off, as our calendar flips to June and we look ahead to June 2, we'll be launching card #14 of the Derek Jeter Chrome retrospective series. June's moment is Derek's MVP performance at the 2000 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta, GA. Starting in place of an injured Alex Rodriguez, Derek went 3-for-3, driving in two runs and crossing the plate once himself. Surprisingly, given the Yankees All-Star legacy, Jeter was the first player in franchise history to be named MVP of the midsummer classic. Another All-Star from that game, pitcher Randy Johnson, will have a Turn Back Clock autograph commemorating his performance back on June 3, 2008, when he claimed 2nd place all-time on MLB's career strikeouts list. The 6'10" fireballer passed Roger Clemens with career strikeout 4,673, cementing his place in baseball history behind strikeout king Nolan Ryan (5,714). To commemorate these achievements, we'll be looking to offer the following autograph cards: Derek Jeter Numbered to /99 - autograph Numbered to /49 - autograph Numbered to /25 - autograph Numbered to /10 - autograph Numbered to /5 - autograph Randy Johnson Numbered to /49 - autograph Numbered to /25 - autograph Numbered to /10 - autograph Numbered to /5 - autograph Please email any reservations for either card by 11:00 a.m. Wednesday. Thank you and have a great day! The Topps NOW team Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-04-2021, 12:19 PM	#750
VinnyH Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 10,244 vjweb VinnyH	Decent luck lately with parallels Ordered 10 Andrew Vaughn and 20 Jarred Kelenic and got these parallels. Also got a /49 of Vaughn in the same batch. It does happen, Vinny __________________ I admit, I like collectibles for the action. Buying, selling, prospecting, gambling, etc., are parts of the fun. I will say that being older than many here I just can’t justify sticker autos. Give me a nice on-card auto and I feel that little connection to the signer.

05-28-2021, 12:17 PM	#727
Fsegaud Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,923	I approve the El Mago card! My approval means nothing but thought I would throw that out there. Great job Topps.

05-28-2021, 12:24 PM	#730
Fsegaud Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,923	One bad thing about that Baez card is now I have that song stuck in my head, LOL!

05-28-2021, 02:32 PM	#733
rippev Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,713	Just got my first Topps Now cards in the mail (Kelenic), and the back of the cards are beautiful!

05-29-2021, 11:47 AM	#736
quackhead Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: CA Posts: 4,908	Love the photo on the Baez card. Will never see that again.

06-01-2021, 05:42 AM	#741
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,746	It was nice to see in my e-mail a notification from Topps on the shipment of a special Cory Kluber no hitter card for being a Road to Opening Day set purchaser.

06-02-2021, 10:57 AM	#744
yoadrian49 Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 389 arrowhead10-7	Any word on the Dodgers world series Topps now autograph sets? I know I have received the base set. Usually have seen them by now.

06-03-2021, 01:35 PM	#745
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,746	Call me biased, but to me the Topps Now card for ALS research on Lou Gehrig Day should have shown a Yankees player; maybe even Judge considering he had special Lou Gehrig shoes on.