My family celebrates on Christmas Eve. And every year, my
nieces and nephew tear into their presents with an exuberance I can’t even
pretend to have. I love watching them. It’s a joy that I know I will have one day,
just not on Christmas.
That day will be here soon. … So, so soon. In fact, that
day is today.
Today, I’m headed to A Fantastic Store to help them open
a case of cards. Really, who needs help opening a case of cards? But I am going
as a Topps representative to ensure thing run smoothly and the live stream gets
on the air so that people can watch it.
But here is the thing that Topps doesn’t realize - this is
not work for me. I am going to rip open packs of cards (or at the very least
watch an entire case being opened). I will be rolling around in Series 1 cards.
This is my Christmas.
There are a few reasons I am excited for Series 1 this
year:
1.
It’s the first set of baseball cards of the
season.
2.
I actually find the base set appealing. I can’t
say that for every year, including many of the most recent ones.
3.
I had a hand in creating this set. I didn’t pick
most of the images, but I did find a few of them. So besides being Series 1,
there is a little bit of me in it – just not the Suzy card. That’s not me.
I kept refreshing eBay last night to watch the latest
cards trickle in. Then, I got to see some retail opened as Jeff over at 2x3Heroes found some at his local Target (that’s where the Jeter card came from).
I felt like a mother who just watched her kids grow up – on Christmas.
