I opened a blaster of 2017 Bowman Platinum while I was in San Diego way back at the end of July/start of August. I talked a lot about it when the product was new, so I'm just hitting the highlights of the blaster today.
These are the shiny blaster-exclusive parallels. Cody Bellinger is the big pull here, and I like getting that Joey Votto card, too. I think Votto would have been a pretty huge star if he played in a bigger market or on a better team.
Here are the inserts from the blaster. That Jackie Bradley Jr. is an Orange parallel, numbered # 20 / 25. All of the others are shiny and colorful basic inserts. I don't have much else to say about this blaster. Today was a long day at work, and after I came home the dog (got himself trapped in the fenced garden) and the kids (fighting with each other, stalling at bedtime) have taken what was left of my energy. I hope that tomorrow will be better, but I am assuming that things will be bleak until after Saturday, when the fiscal year ends and I hope to take a couple days off from work.
I think Platinum are my favorite cards of the year. Shiny and a sweet design. I'm still hoping to get lucky and run into a lonely blaster on shelves that I can rescue.
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty nice product. I was surprised to find a blaster of this in California.
DeleteCongratulations on pulling the Bellinger! I like Votto too. He sure can hit. I wish that Topps and him would get together and have him sign more cards.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was pretty neat to pull a Bellinger. It's interesting to see which players sign a lot and which ones don't. I wonder why the players who don't sign much make that choice?
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