Pack Break: 2008 Topps Opening Day
Written by Steve on December 24th, 2009
I got a pack of 2008 Topps Opening Day thrown into an order of wax boxes I won on eBay. Let’s see what I got:
- #214 Emilio Bonifacio (Rookie)
- #42 Vladimir Guerrero
- #27 Hank Blalock
- Flapper Cards #FC-IS Ichiro
- #109 Richie Sexson
- #77 Tadahito Iguchi
The “Flapper Card” puzzled me at first. I thought it was some kind of a horrible mis-cut because the back looks all messed up. However, once I saw a “Flapper Cards” section in Beckett, I knew it must be on purpose.
Upon further investigation, I noticed that you can fold the card in different ways to reveal facts about the player. It’s a novel idea, but I don’t think it will ever catch on (honestly… I think “stupid” is the word that came to mind here).
On the back of the card: “Ichiro is the most efficient hitter-for-average of his day. As he was in Japan, he’s an icon in Seattle.”
Inside the front flap: “With three hits, including the event’s first ever inside-the-park HR, Ichiro was the All-Star Game MVP”
The back flap has some of his claims to fame and facts such as birthplace and team.