The 3rd Jumbo Value Pack had a few themes, first pack with doubles (Michael Wacha, Pittsburgh Pirates Team Card, Cincinnati Reds Team Card, and Felix Hernandez), about three times as many rookies as in previous two packs (Kendall Graveman, Bryce Brentz, Rusney Castillo, Brandon Finnegan, and Bryan Mitchell), and my first World Series Highlight card (Madison Bumgarner – 2014 World Series Game 5).
The front of the Madison Bumgarner card has him walking off the field tipping his hat to the San Francisco Giants fans. The back has the boxscore to the Giants 5-0 win over the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of the World Series and a quick recap of the situation.
“In the bottom of the eighth, Bumgarner moved to the on-deck circle, and the fans at AT&T Park knew they were about to see something special. He went on to finish the first complete-game World Series shutout since 2003. Madison fanned eight and walked none in the four-hitter”
In addition to the World Series Highlight featuring Madison Bumgarner, there was one other Giant, Brandon Hicks (#273).
Included were two All-Stars from 2014, Adrian Beltre (#175) of the Texas Rangers and Tony Watson (#146) of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
This pack contained 27 base cards and four inserts that I needed for my 2015 Topps Series 1 collection. It also contained my first Babe Ruth Call Your Shot scratch-off card.
Base Set
14 Kendall Graveman – Toronto Blue Jays RC
26 Bryce Brentz – Boston Red Sox RC
41 Chris Colabello – Minnesota Twins
76 Ian Kennedy – San Diego Padres
98 League Leaders / American League Runs Batted In (Trout, Cabrera & Cruz)
104 Bud Norris – Baltimore Orioles
119 Anibal Sanchez – Detroit Tigers
135 Matt Dominguez – Houston Astros
144 Rusney Castillo – Boston Red Sox RC
146 Tony Watson – Pittsburgh Pirates
154 Brandon Finnegan – Kansas City Royals RC
161 Howie Kendrick – Los Angeles Angels
170 Tommy Medica – San Diego Padres
175 Adrian Beltre – Texas Rangers
185 Ricky Nolasco – Minnesota Twins
199 Eric Young Jr – New York Mets
202 Mike Minor – Atlanta Braves
213 Jered Weaver – Los Angeles Angels
224 Bryan Mitchell – New York Yankees RC
227 Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants WSH
230 Jean Segura – Milwaukee Brewers
235 Jeremy Guthrie – Kansas City Royals
254 Steve Cishek – Miami Marlins
273 Brandon Hicks – San Francisco Giants
324 Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
326 C.J. Wilson – Los Angeles Angels
330 Brian Duensing – Minnesota Twins
337 Jedd Gyorko – San Diego Padres
Inserts
FHR-10 Chipper Jones – Atlanta Braves (First Home Run Silver Stripe)
F40-12 Carlton Fisk – Chicago White Sox (Free Agent 40 / 1:8)
H-14 Brooks Robinson – Baltimore Orioles (Highlight of the Year / 1:4)
R7 Ran Ludwick – Cincinnati Reds (Robbed)
The 36th card in the pack was a Call Your Shot Scrath-Off game card. You choose one of the three scratch-offs,; Autograph, Autograph Relic, or Entry. You then log-on to the Topps website (www.topps.com/promotions) and enter the code to see if you won. I have not heard many good things about the chances, with some people scratching off 20+ cards and no winners. Others who have won say the shipping costs you have to pay or more than the card they won was worth. I will give it a shot soon!
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Previous Packs
Jumbo Value Pack #1 – The Beginning!
Jumbo Value Pack #2 – Buster Posey!
My 2015 Topps Journey 