tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post6573770231996434318..comments2023-11-02T15:40:34.031-05:00Comments on Play at the Plate: Mystery SolvedPlay at the Platehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-82764825434185362942012-05-29T11:50:50.065-05:002012-05-29T11:50:50.065-05:00UGH I hate SPs as a set collector it is because of...UGH I hate SPs as a set collector it is because of SPs that I will probably never get anywhere close to completing any A&G sets.CaptKirk42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16039278539984069944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-65441646971465095202012-05-29T11:17:37.088-05:002012-05-29T11:17:37.088-05:00Gypsy Queen did it right. The SP's are paralle...Gypsy Queen did it right. The SP's are parallel versions. You can put the base set together and have your set. If you want to go after Sp's you can, but they are not part of the set, so it's optional.<br /><br />#241 is laughably idiotic.Captain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-31351015428297439732012-05-29T11:06:45.757-05:002012-05-29T11:06:45.757-05:00I'll agree on the SSP thing but not on the Nat...I'll agree on the SSP thing but not on the Nationals hype machine. There is definitely an East Coast bias but its further north, the Bronx. Check out my by the team breakdown of my Archives case I posted today. Nationals are just below the middle of the pack (rightly as a newer team) but the Yankees are by far the golden child of Topps. The Nationals just sucked enough to get the top draft pick 2 years in a row and they're finally reaping the benefits.<br /><br />And Chisenhall just missed being designated a "common" in my post the other day. In 10 boxes, I pulled 9 of his cards.Once a Cubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335285038636911672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-17275647489627987712012-05-29T08:59:18.085-05:002012-05-29T08:59:18.085-05:00It is frustrating. If there's a card numbered...It is frustrating. If there's a card numbered 241 - you want it as a collector. But if it really is that rare, than Topps is dropping the ball because they are making a set that's not really collectible. If you want to do a crazy short printed Bryce Harper SP insert - that's fine. Number it BH-1 or BH-SP, or BH-CRAZINESS. Just don't make it #241.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-80773041872968281432012-05-29T08:34:43.103-05:002012-05-29T08:34:43.103-05:00As a set collector I 100% fully agree with you. I...As a set collector I 100% fully agree with you. I have finally decided that those SSSPs are not going to be included in the sets that I build. However, in sets like Heritage, I give them a run. But parallels like the ones in Gypsy Queen this year or the past few years of Topps with the retired veteran parallels are not part of the sets I build.arpsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906792508761334151noreply@blogger.com