Topps card #100by dsorek - 71 cards (Last updated on Feb 20, 2022) |
1. 2022 Topps #100 Fernando Tatis Jr.
Tatis has elevated himself to superstar status and Topps loves this guy so it's not surprising to see the first Padre since 1987 at Card #100. A clean and simple design with white borders and full stats. The position is hard to read, but it's there. Topps missed the mark with some wrong-backs in this set like they did in recent Update sets. |
2. 2021 Topps #100 Christian Yelich
Christian represents the first Brewer represented on Card #100. Not even 30 and he's put up very impressive numbers with multiple tools. Topps returns to a full border in many years and has a nice foil logo commemorating their 70th year in baseball cards. The names are small on the front, but the back is a solid, basic full stat design with easy to read card numbers. Now if they would only put the card number in the upper left... |
3. 2020 Topps #100 Alex Bregman
Alex, fresh off getting caught for the 2017 sign stealing scandal, has certainly played well enough to earn the Card #100 honor. The design is a good one. Unique, has the logo, position and name clear. The reverse has full stats and a clear card number in the corner. They are starting to run together again and it is making me long for some sort of border again. I'd also love to see a return of a signature, but so many young players have awful autographs, I understand why we may never see them again on the card. |
4. 2019 Topps #100 Mike Trout
Mike has been voted Card #1 with a great leaping grab photo on his card and now is Card #100. Just a few more years and he should be a complete lock on a HOF career. I like the 2019 design with the retro 1982 hint to it even though I did not like the 1982 design much. I do love the return to full stats on the back after a few years away from it. |
5. 2018 Topps #100 Giancarlo Stanton
Glad Topps went back to superstars at the X00 card numbers. Giancarlo Stanton is totally worthy, but it is a dagger to Marlins fans I'm sure since he is now a Yankee. This is likely the first time a Card #100 is no longer with the team represented on the card. I know, Series 1 is largely a representation of the previous season, but it would've been better if they chose someone else who wasn't on the trade block or a major Free Agent.
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6. 2017 Topps #100 Nate Jones
Sorry Sox fans, Nate who?
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7. 2016 Topps #100 Bryce Harper
Another returning honoree. Another 700 card set and the first full bleed base set Topps has ever done with the exception of the fog in the corners. The cards have nice photography and memorialize special moments in the season. The backs are very similar to the previous year and it would be nice to see Topps provide another photo on the back again. The card numbers are hard to read, but otherwise a great looking set in my opinion. I'd love to see a fresh face for Card #100 next year. Maybe Trout? |
8. 2015 Topps #100 Clayton Kershaw
Clayton is a worthy selection in my opinion and may be overdue since he has been such a workhorse for the Dodgers. I like this design. I also like 700 cards and think that is about perfect for the number of cards in a base set. For the first time, Topps has put 'Series One' by the card number. |
9. 2014 Topps #100 Bryce Harper
A nice selection for 2014 indeed. I hope Bryce stays healthy and continues to be fun to watch. The set design was pretty decent, but the white borders were getting stale and the designs were beginning to run together in my head. |
10. 2013 Topps #100 Mike Moustakas
No offense to Mr. Moose or any Royals fans, but Topps broke from long tradition and used jersey numbers for honorees in 2013 which wasn't as much fun. Not sure I liked the design on the front with the home plate and field integrated into the corner. |
Comments
Actually, 1982 - 2007 is 25 years without facsimile signatures, not 15!
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Thanks for the list! It was a fun trip down memory lane.
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Nice list. Not to be a party pooper but you are missing 2012.
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Great list, by the way. I really enjoyed looking at these.
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Open the list! I wanna see....
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Outstanding work. I love that Topps does this. And I love looking through the cards through the ages. I assume you'll now do 200s, 300s.... ??
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very cool brotha...I love the way Topps honors the great players...I thought UD was onto something with Griffey and their number one card in 89, buuutttt.....nope...
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I'd like to look back at number 1's...
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Ugh. Still love the list, but learned through you that career stats are gone. So painful. Trying not to hate the messenger.
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The 1953 Topps cards were not airbrushed. They were all individual oil paintings by artist Gerry Dvorak. | ||
Woah, full stats are back for 2019. That's worth an extra star or two on the 'ol rating, that's for sure.
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