Sunday, October 20, 2013

The unOFFICIAL Guide to Yasiel Puig Rookie Cards from Topps Update

Have you guys seen Ebay lately? It's Puigtastic! 95% of cards listed are all REAL Yasiel Puig rookie cards!!! Or are they? That is what THEY want you to believe. So, if an innocent Ebay seller has the letters "RC" in the subject line, it has to be a rookie card, right? Nope. Topps has gotten looser with the "RC" logo than Kim Kardashian with a mirror and a cell phone. So I'm taking it upon myself to educate the world to what IS a Yasiel Puig rookie card from 2013 Topps Update.


Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is an insert card featuring rookie baseball player Yasiel Puig.
Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is an insert card featuring rookie star Yasiel Puig and the fragile hero, Matt Kemp.


Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is an insert card featuring rookie phenom Yasiel Puig.


Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is a brand new insert featuring 50 players that will never be used again. If this is a RC, then the same card of Babe Ruth is also a RC. If Topps counters by saying, no there's a rookie in this card and Babe Ruth definitely isn't a rookie. Then I say, then why does Manny Machado also have a "RC" logo on '71 mini insert card? He technically wasn't a rookie this year. Check mate.

Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is a card featuring future legend Yasiel Puig from the Rookie Debut subset.

Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is a checklist featuring should-have-been all-star Yasiel Puig.


Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is a short printed variation card of franchise player Yasiel Puig.

Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? No. This is a SUPER short printed variation card of all-time great Yasiel Puig.

Is this a Yasiel Puig RC? YES YES YES! This is THE rookie card of the second coming! YES! WAIT! No. no it's not. This is Yasiel Puig's XRC if we're following old-school rules. Yasiel Puig has no rookie card.



6 comments:

  1. Thanks for clearing that up for us. Now could you help me figure out what cards are 1/1's? Some of the ones on eBay look the same and I am confused.

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    1. Every serial #'d card is a 1/1! For example, Justin Verlander's 2009 Topps gold parallel #'d 1671/2009 is a 1/1 because Verlander has 1671 career strikeouts and only one card has that serial number! Another example, a 1994 Leaf Gold Stars Don Mattingly card #'d 8,307/10,000 is a 1/1 because that's how many hairs Don has in his mustache.

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  2. Topps is annoying. This guy went from having a few rare cards, to basically coming two per pack in Update. Nothing special about his cards anymore.

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    1. Exactly. Anytime Topps sees a good trend they beat the hell out of it until it's watered down. For example, the late 80's/early 90's.

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  3. LOL. That checklist is my first (and only) Puig....

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  4. I had not ventured into baseball card buying in well over 25 yrs. I picked up an old album at a yard sale with numerous cards from players from the mid-90's to the early 2000's. My kids are playing baseball now and they got me into buying cards again. With that said and done...whatever happened to just one card per player? There are so many Puig cards that I don't know what is what. Is there one Puig card that simplyhas his picture on the front and his stats on the back, along with the piece of gum? Jeez...

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