it's independence day today, and if all went well i was at the ballpark watching the twins and tigers. i last went to a fourth of july game in 2013, so it had been awhile since i celebrated our nation's birthday with our nation's pastime.
i will be on the lookout for some topps now cards tomorrow, but of course there are cards to share today, including this 2020 topps hyun-jin ryo independence day parallel
that i found in a bargain bin some time ago.
the design topps used in 2020 was pretty elaborate compared to what they were using when 2022 topps update came along. i found this ryan pepiot independence day parallel
in a pack or team break, and the design really isn't much different from the money grab factory set gold star parallels that topps put out the same year.
the first two cards are numbered to 76, of course, to go along with their designs.
panini doesn't number their independence day parallels, and they are pretty consistent with white stars on blue backgrounds, or blue stars on white backgrounds. i found these next cards in various bargain bins sometime within the last year.
2019 panini donruss manny machado
2021 panini donruss dale murphy
2022 panini donruss manny machado
this last card came from the show i went to in houston and set me back a buck
that's an independence day commemorative patch card from 2017 topps, and topps matched the photo to an actual 4th of july game.
whether you are at the ballpark or doing something else today, happy 4th of july!
Hopefully you had fun at the game.
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ReplyDeleteHope you had fun at the game. Sad to see that Maeda got rocked, but I'm sure you were stoked about the big win over the Tigers. The 2020 Topps Independence Day parallel is nice and my favorite from this post.
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