A cheap fix for that cardboard addiction.
I purchased a value box of 2015 Topps Opening Day Baseball for $10.40 at a large discount department store that treats all of their customers like criminals (an employee stands right next to the trading cards, and to top that off, they inspect you upon leaving the store).
I would have purchased a value box of that series at my local Target, but they have yet to offer that series for sale, which is odd considering that series was released on March 18, 2015.
Value boxes of 2015 Topps Opening Day Baseball includes 11 packs, with 7 cards per pack. I'm mostly hoping to pull a 3D Opening Day Stars or autographed Mascot card from this box.
Base Cards
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6 - Matt Carpenter
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7 - Matt Garza
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8 - Starling Marte
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9 - Yu Darvish
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20 - Miguel Cabrera
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21 - Evan Gattis
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27 - George Springer
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32 - Jordan Zimmermann
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34 - Michael Pineda
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36 - Clay Buchholz
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42 - Anthony Rendon
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44 - Jonathan Lucroy
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46 - Chris Owings
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47 - Jacoby Ellsbury
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48 - Alex Rodriguez
The New York Yankees has have been testing A-Rod at first base where he has never played before during his 20 seasons with the MLB. So far he's been playing well in that position.
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51 - Aramis Ramirez
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54 - Jeff Samardzija
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55 - Francisco Liriano
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61 - Yovani Gallardo
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64 - Anibal Sanchez
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67 - Josh Harrison
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69 - James Shields
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71 - J.D. Martinez
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72 - Coco Crisp
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79 - Jered Weaver
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80 - Alexei Ramirez
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82 - Joey Votto
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85 - Zack Greinke
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87 - Josh Hamilton
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94 - Sonny Gray
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95 - Jonathan Papelbon
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97 - Lance Lynn
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100 - Shin-Soo Choo
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105 - Jose Abreu
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118 - Mookie Betts
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121 - Mike Leake
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122 - Justin Verlander
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131 - Yadier Molina
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134 - Stephen Strasburg
Strasburg credits a tiny adjustment for his success in 2014. Rather than place half his foot on the rubber, he moved it in front of the slab. He found that gave him a more consistent balance point.
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137 - Dellin Betances
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144 - Robinson Cano
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145 - Kolten Wong
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146 - Ben Zobrist
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147 - Carlos Martinez
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149 - Jason Castro
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153 - Cole Hamels
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154 - Tanner Roark
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158 - Wilmer Flores
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159 - Justin Morneau
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162 - Chris Davis
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163 - Rafael Montero
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164 - Jose Reyes
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166 - Masahiro Tanaka
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167 - Mike Minor
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168 - Kennys Vargas
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172 - David Price
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176 - Lucas Duda
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178 - Carlos Santana
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180 - Doug Fister
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181 - Jose Fernandez
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187 - Daniel Norris
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197 - Brian McCann
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200 - Desmond Jennings
Insert Cards
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FF-03 - George Springer (odds 1:5 packs)
Springer batted .231 with 20 home runs, 51 RBI, and struck out 114 times in his rookie MLB 2014 season.
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FF-10 - Tim Lincecum (odds 1:5 packs)
"The Freak" was born in Bellevue, Washington, one of my favorite cities in the United States.
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HTD-08 - Carlos Gomez (odds 1:5 packs)
Gomez enters the 2015 season as the only player with three straight 30-steal campaigns.
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HTD-12 - Yasiel Puig (odds 1:5 packs)
Puig is celebrated for his aggressive plays. He's what the MLB was lacking.
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M-02 - Atlanta Braves (odds 1:5 packs)
Meet Mr. Met 2.0.
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M-12 - Billy the Marlin (odds 1:5 packs)
I'm a Seattle Mariners fan, but I'm rooting for the Miami Marlins this year so that I can watch Ichiro at the World Series.
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Opening Day 96 - Madison Bumgarner (odds 1:5 packs)
Madison Bumgarner was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 World Series.
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Opening Day 109 - Brandon Finnegan [RC] (odds 1:5 packs)
The Kansas City Royals sent Finnegan to the minors to work as a starter after an unsuccessful big-league camp. Ouch!
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Opening Day 193 - Joc Pederson [RC] (odds 1:5 packs)
Pederson was named the 8th-best prospect in baseball by Baseball America.
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SC-06 - Rajai Davis (odds 1:5 packs)
In 2014, Davis recorded his 300th stolen base of his career.
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SC-15 - Anthony Rizzo (odds 1:5 packs)
In mid-September 2014, Rizzo became the youngest player to receive the Branch Rickey Award as "a strong role model for young people."
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STA-KR - Kevin Ransom (odds 1:5 packs)
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STA-TCC - Tim Culin-Couwels (odds 1:5 packs)
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STA-TV - Tony Voda (odds 1:5 packs)
The Stadium Scenes subset features photos taken by fans.
Opening Day is all about the fun inserts, and luckily for me I pulled a bonus Stadium Scenes card which is a part of the subset that I'm looking to collect.