2014 Triple Threads - M L B
2 mini boxes received - 6 cards per mini box
'Every mini box contains an auto'd relic and a relic card'
I received these:
6 base cards - 6% of the 100 card base set
Gwynn, Schmidt, Bautista, Votto, Y. Molina, and J. Upton
Each card is printed on very thick stock with a glossy front and a matte finish on the reverse. The front features a single photo of the player with silver foil imprint.
The reverse has personal stats and professional stats (complete MLB career) along with a 'Triple Take' from the player's life and/or career.
Inserts
Parallels
All are numbered! -- VERY GOOD!
Purple - Votto #ed to 325
Green - Ryu #ed to 250
Orange - Votto #ed to 125
Gold - Hamilton #ed to 99
## This is definitely a 'Votto' box!!
Relics
Tony Cingrani #ed to 36
Big Pappi #ed to 27
Autos
Ricky Nolasco #ed to 50
Michael Cuddyer #ed to 18
Both autos are stickers..... I will say that the Cuddyer auto is fantastic! He actually took a minute with his auto! Bravo!! and Well Done!
**How one gets 'Ricky Nolasco' out of this scribble is amazing...
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Triple Threads is a premium issue and is an excellent issue for the player collector - not so much for the set builder and definitely not for the master set builder. However, having said that, it might be a fun challenge to build the orange or the gold set - probably will be very few in existence. With at least 4 parallels of each base card, plus relic and relic autos - the player collector should be pretty happy with the possibilities.
The 2 'jumbo' relics received both have a matte finish on the front of the card and both of the Triple Relics are glossy on the front.
Overall grade A-- still not a fan of the sticker auto on a premium issue - but the design of the card looks very good.
Go buy several boxes and send the 'missed the playoffs' Rays to me!
Duane
