搶先看: 2014 TOPPS ARCHIVES BASEBALL CARDS

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Lou Brown would be proud.

Topps offered the first looks and basic product information for 2014 Topps Archives on Tuesday afternoon, and there are some notable new inclusions that have never been done before with major leaguers.

It’s including Major Leaguers.

That’s right, stars of the 1989 movie Major League will be among those signing for the product — cards styled with the 1989 Topps design and with character names and studio licensing that allows for use of the film’s logo as well as images as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. So far, Tom Berenger and Corbin Bernsen have signed on for this one. (Could past Topps signer Charlie Sheen be far behind?)



As with other releases in the three-year revival in this line, Archives will include designs and stars from the past and present in this one with every 24-pack hobby box including two on-card autographs when it arrives in May. The base set will be comprised of 200 cards capped by 50 short-prints. The 1973 Topps set gets the nod for the first 50 cards, while 1986, 1989 and 1980 round things out. (The short-prints were not announced and are likely to be a mix of all years’ designs based on past releases.) Each card will have printing plates, a new Silver parallel limited to 99 and Gold parallels limited to 199.

Fan favorites autographs will lead the way here with two per box. This year, though, there are four parallels as well as printing plates for each auto. There will be Silver (/25), Purple (/10), Sapphire (/5) and Ruby (1/1) cards using varying designs. Originals autos — actual cards from the past — also will be signed with just 10 cards per player. Also part of the chase will be 1/1 cut autographs, triple autos and signed 1981 Minis limited to just 25 copies.

The Relics in this one will utilize the 1968 Topps design.

The Major League cards will be inserts first with five types of parallels to chase. Gold (/25), Red (/10), Purple (/5) and 1/1 Worst to First and printing plates will be found. Autographs, which are parallels of the Worst to First version, will be limited to just 10 copies per player for those. Another movie will be noted in this one — The Warriors — a 35th anniversary nod that brings some added non-sports elements into the fold as well. These cards will be limited to 79 copies.

Also among the inserts in this one will be 1971-72 Hockey cards, which can also be found with autographed versions limited to 25 copies, a 1997 Stadium Club Firebrand re-do, a Topps Mini Deckle set and 1987 Topps All-Stars cards. Each will have autographs numbered to 25 or fewer copies. The Firebrand cards will be hobby-only inclusions.

Other inserts in the mix include unsigned Originals buybacks and printing plates, while box-toppers will take us back to 1967 with “The Winners Celebrate” cards limited to 99 copies with signed versions limited to 10. Case-loader inserts, as in past years, will include signed player contracts straight from the Topps Vault.
  

                

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Ricky Vaughn — aka Charlie Sheen — is first confirmed Major League signer for 2014 Topps Archives



Forget about the curveball, Ricky. Give ‘em the heater.

Topps did just that on Friday, teasing its first Major League autograph to come in 2014 Topps Archives next month. The first confirmed signer for the 25th Anniversary Major League inserts is “Wild Thing” Ricky Vaughn, aka Charlie Sheen.

Sheen is no stranger to signing for card companies as he has 73 certified autographs in the Beckett.com database (click here for checklist), but this will the first to show him on an officially licensed, studio-backed Major League card. In 2011, he signed 60 cards celebrating Topps’ 60th Anniversary for the company’s American Pie release.



In its preview materials, the only other signers teased were Tom Berenger and Corbin Bernsen (aka Jake Taylor and Roger Dorn). Company officials have not disclosed details on the checklist or odds/production volume for autographs or the standard cards to be found in Archives.

Sheen is arguably the top possible autograph attraction here, though Hall of Fame broadcaster and former MLB player Bob Uecker could be a possibility and could be an in-demand signature. Despite his credentials, the man who played announcer Harry Doyle in all three Major League films has never signed a certified autograph.

Topps also teased that it has a jersey worn by Sheen that is likely to make its way into other products as a memorabilia card.

Archives is set to arrive on May 30.

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Topps confirms final checklist for Major League autographs in upcoming Archives set



The red tags were put into lockers so we now know who’s in the Major League autograph set coming in 12 days from 2014 Topps Archives.

The 25th anniversary of Major League will be celebrated with autographs from five cast members as confirmed by Topps on Friday:



Corbin Bernsen — aka Roger Dorn, the ground-ball phobic, high-paid veteran diva of the team.
Tom Berenger — aka Jake Taylor, the veteran catcher with bad knees who makes the league minimum.
Chelcie Ross — aka Eddie Harris, the old-timer who preaches the benefits of jalapeno, Bardahl, Crisco and Vagisol — and also steals Jobu’s rum.
Margaret Whitton — aka Rachel Phelps, the ex-showgirl wife of late team-owner Donald Phelps who just wants to move the team to Miami to ensure her dog doesn’t have to eat real dog food.
Charlie Sheen — aka Ricky Vaughn, a veteran of the California Penal League who finds his control and becomes a rebellious superstar with a pair of black horn-rim glasses.

Sheen is no stranger to signing for card companies as he has 73 certified autographs in the Beckett.com database , but this will the first to show him on an officially licensed, studio-backed Major Leaguecard. In 2011, he signed 60 cards celebrating Topps’ 60th Anniversary for the company’s American Pie release. Bernsen also has signed for a few non-sport releases, while Ross, Whitton and Berenger are first-time signers for certified autographs from card companies.

Company officials have not disclosed details on the checklist or odds/production volume for autographs or the standard cards.

Topps also announced that Chicago White Sox slugger Jose Abreu has been added to the autograph lineup for the product, while cards for the film The Warriors have been removed from the product due to a production error.

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