2015 Topps Update Baseball Forum

What are your thoughts on Topps' latest release of their annual Update set?

I only have a few of the Golds (which I am looking for to complete the set, hint hint everyone), and I have a set on the way, so I don't have a lot to go on. What I do know:

1 - All-Stars: I like the concept of including this year's all-stars in the set, but let's get the cards all together numerically. Then us set collectors who put them in pages can have them all together.

2 - The "specials": For example, card US187 - Heart of the Order - It's the Blue Jasys team. There are several of these. Update set is a nice place for these.

3 - The Rookie cards with 2 players. It's been a while since they had these cards in the Topps base set. Should put some in Series 1 and 2, also.

4 - Sparkle Variations: Can we please get rid of these already? Who actually likes these?

I totally agree with Dan; I think the included "special" cards are a cool concept.  Maybe this is the set where Topps will finally reintroduce the Team Photo cards?! (hint Topps)

I also agree with the sparkle cards...enough of this crap already.  I like the idea of photo variations--they're easy to spot and add something else to that particular player.  The Sabermetrics cards are ok, but the photos on the front are the same as the base.  As for the other "multi-player" cards--I like them...to an extent.  What I don't like though is a card of a player that includes other players in the photo, i.e. US307-Hector Santiago.  This is his card, with his name on it.  but the picture on the front is of him, and his two better-known Angels teammates Mike Trout and Albert Pujols.  I even saw this card included in a "Mike Trout lot" on Ebay. ;)

Do not really care for extra cards of the same players in the same sets.  I'm sure there were other players that could have been included.  Also was wondering how the throwback inserts will be classified.  I kinda like them, especially with the old Topps logo, but the one I pulled actually says update series directly over #326 and is the C.J. Wilson card.  It is a variation from series one so where will it be included in the checklist???  Somehow  part of the update, or with the card that it coincides with?