Payday Pack - A Walk In The Park

Series 2 sure does get overshadowed by Stadium Club pretty quickly doesn't it? I still like the base set, and picked up some of the latest as my Payday Pack. There's some real hidden gems here, and I found some worth highlighting:

3rd Place

2019 Topps #441 Oriole Park At Camden Yards

I've been lucky enough to see a few games at Camden Yards, and it is without a doubt one of the best ballparks in all of baseball. Absolutely beautiful! Even though the team itself isn't doing much these days, it's worth your time to see a game here. Trust me, it's worth it.

2nd Place

2019 Topps - 1984 Topps Baseball All-Star
#84AS-DW Dave Winfield

I miss the days when All-Star cards looked like All-Star cards. You could tell what they where a mile away. Winfield's new look All-Star card looks better than his 1984 original!

1st Place

2019 Topps - Mookie Betts Star Player
Highlights #MB-11 Mookie Betts

Well played Topps, well played. I've been against these Star Player Highlights for a number of reasons. (Seriously - another 30 card insert set devoted to Aaron Judge?) Even Mookie's turn doesn't excuse a lot of the core issues with these sets, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I wasn't happy to pull this card. A silly look by Mookie on the front is made be even better by highlighting a great game against the Yankees on the back.  I might even chase this insert set...

Other Contestants Not Appearing On Stage:
#473 Kyle Wright (RC)
#547 Trevor Richards (RC)
#525 Ian Kinsler
#519 Julio Urias
#654 Kurt Suzuki
#689 Jose Briceno (RC)
#659 Aramis Garcia (RC)
#581 Travis Jankowski
#605 Jeffrey Springs (RC)
#456 Austin Barnes
#444 Powerful Pair (CL)
#470 Peter O'Brien
#410 Fenando Tatis Jr. (RC)
#526 Sandy Alcantara (Gold parallel)
#FF-16 Robin Yount (Franchise Feats insert)
#571 Bobby Poyner (RC)
#622 Troy Tulowitzki
#373 Christian Vazquez
#468 Anthony DeSclafani
#378 Brandon Workman
#505 Dellin Betances
#518 Steven Wright
#513 Brett Gardner
#467 A.J. Minter (ASR)
#381 Juan Lagares
#375 Cody Reed
#358 Leonys Martin
#522 Brian Johnson
#481 J.A. Happ
#577 Nicky Delmonico
#630 Dustin Fowler

I have to note that this was a weird pack - I pulled 6 Red Sox and 6 Yankees cards!