I've been working my way through various repack boxes I bought over the summer. In one box I came upon a pack of 2012 Panini Triple Play. This was the first year for this revived brand name. I reviewed it here. I can't say I really cared much for it.
I almost didn't open the pack, but, of course, I did. I didn't expect much and wasn't disappointed in the player selection. There were no Phillies, Astros or players I collect. But then there was this.
It's an anonymous baseball jersey snippet. No claims are made for the piece beyond calling it "Authentic". Being authentic doesn't mean it's from a major league player (or any player), or that it was used in a real game (or even attended a real game). My guess they bought a roll of fabric that's used to make jerseys.
And it's not even an insert. The last 6 cards of the 300-card set are these "Real Feel" cards. Each has a piece of baseball equipment on it, like a bat or base.
This set is clearly meant for kids. As I asked in my original review, will kids like this? It's not hard to find on eBay an actual, game-worn jersey, of a player you care about, for much less than a blaster box of this product.
I ended up putting together this entire set including the "relics". I can't remember which ones but a couple were very hard to track down. I agree it is kind of lame but the set collector in me had to finish it up.
ReplyDeleteI think the goal is for those cards to tell kids about jerseys, not the fact the swatch was used [or not] by any particular person, living or deceased.
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