chrome it up

first seen in 2000, and now back for the second year in a row, we have stadium club chrome to collect. i do like that the set serves as a sort of combination of a chrome-ified version of the regular stadium club set, plus a shot at an update set, and that at least some of the images used on the cards are different than in the regular stadium club set. however, jackie robinson's card

is the same

down to the wrongly colored number on his back.

former dodger corey seager's card image is the same

although cody bellinger's is not.

clayton kershaw's card features an image that was also used on a topps now card showing off his world series ring

instead of the one with the world series trophy

on his "regular" stadium club card.

mookie betts' card gets a new image, too

and it's a nice right field corner shot of dodger stadium. this card looks like it was taken by a fan which is great. i like these types of cards because they reflect the view that i/we have when we attend games in person.

there are some additions to the checklist - the "update" part of stadium club chrome that i was sure to pick up - mitch white

dj peters (hello, aj pollock)

and luke raley

all saw playing time with the dodgers in 2021, although peters and raley didn't do very well and peters wound up finishing the season with the rangers. he just recently signed to play in korea during the 2022 season. i need another copy of the raley card for my dodger stadium card - the unocal logo will always guarantee that the card gets in to that mini-collection.  

more "update" type cards thanks to in season trades and signings - here's what might be max scherzer's last dodger card

along with one of the first trea turner dodger cards

and then there is albert pujols

who will hopefully have many more dodger cards in 2022 as he didn't sign with anyone prior to the cba deadline.

i am not paying super close attention to stadium club chrome from a team set completion standpoint, but i will likely pick up cards of dodgers that differ from the base set. as for regular topps chrome, i do hope to someday complete all of the team sets but that is a post for another day.