General Forum

I'm a collector of Chicago Cubs cards, and will usually try to pick up any cards that are Cubs or Wrigley Field related.  My problem is this.  In the 2015 Topps Opening Day insert set featuring ballparks, the card for Wrigley Field prominently features a Milwaukee Brewers player interacting with a Brewers fan.  The ballpark is in the background.  I had planned to pick up this card until I saw it because in my estimation it is neither a Wrigley Field card or a Cubs card.  Why would Topps choose a photo of a ballpark where the ballpark is in the background AND the prominent players/fans on the card aren't even with the home team?  

Unless someone screwed-up the checklist, the Phillies have it just as bad, if not worse.  A picture of the Pirates' McCutchen.  My suggestion:  mail the cards back to Topps and demand a refund for these fan-insulting cards.

Someday my cards may double in value and then be worth half of what I paid for them.

Horrible insert set all around, but I don't know if they get all the blame.  It is possible no good photos were submitted by fans for the stadiums.  The Royals didn't even get one.  The best feature of Busch Stadium is half the St. Louis Arch and a giant Budweiser logo.  I ranted on my blog about it, but I think they should have at least let fans of the teams vote for which photo they used for each stadium.  That way if the photo sucked, it wouldn't be entirely their fault.

Conceptually it was a great idea, but execution wise it flat out bombed, and I hope they work on it next year.  Also I hope every stadium is included.  I think the Nationals might have even gotten two included.