As I suspected, I received 2018 Topps baseball card packs for Valentine's Day. I do so love this time of year. I happened to receive three packs apiece from both my wife and my daughter. So this presents the perfect opportunity to pair the packs up against each other in a battle to the death ... er, a battle to see who loves me more ... er, a battle to see which packs I like the most. Yeah, that last one, let's go with the last one. I think I have the scoring down for this exercise: +1 - for a card I need +1 - for a Dodger I already have (but can go toward the set that I'm not building) +2 - for a notable parallel/insert +3 - for a card I've wanted since I've seen it shown on the blogs +7 - for a short-print +10 - for a Dodger I don't have (this is the only reason I'm opening these after all) - 1 - for a dupe - 1 - for any Astros World Series card - 2 - for those ubiquitous Derek Jeter inserts OK, them's the rules. Let's go. T...
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