Coffee Break:2025 Score Football Blaster Box

Hello Coffee Card Enthusiasts! Miss me?

*takes a sip of fresh brew hoping you are as well*

I am finally back for a new post today......during my Giants game.

So far, it's been ugly on both sides of the ball. As I currently type this, they trail Washington 14-6 in the 3rd quarter. It sounds close, but it's not as close as it sounds.

It's been ugly. Very ugly on offense.

Hopefully they will fix this as the game goes on.

In the meantime, I will take a few minutes out and get a new post on here.

Recently I busted a blaster box of 2025 Score football, the first NFL release of the season. I needed that new card smell since it has been forever since I had opened anything up.

*sniffs the cards, still smells that new scent*

After opening it, I thought to myself, this would make a great NFL kickoff post.

So, let's get to the break. Sorry for the lack of the blaster box picture. Some reason I never took one.

*takes a sip, gets ready to rip...or show off the rip*

Each blaster box of 2025 Score football comes with 6 packs of 15 cards. There are 90 cards in all to get in a box which is pretty solid.

There are no guarantees per box in terms of hits, but you should get some parallels, one numbered parallel and some inserts in every box. 

This years base set is pretty nice. I like the old school feel. It has an early 90's appeal.

Here is another base example, it is also my first 2025 NY Giants card.

The rookie cards have the same base design, but have team logos and the rookie logo. I just wished the players were in their NFL uniforms.

Here were the key ones I pulled,

  

Not too bad of a break pulling some of the good names.

Up next, I ditched showing off my green parallels since it was a pile of nobodies and went straight for my numbered parallel of the box,

I don't know this name really, but it's an offensive player and a nice looking parallel so it's a keeper.

Now onto the inserts,

 

(2nd NY Giants card of 2025)

And then a case pull....

 

Nice looking card! Just wished it was like Patrick Mahomes. Always fun still to land a case hit.

And finally, a surprise jersey card find,

 

Not too bad! A bruising running back.

Overall, an unexpected hit, a case hit, two Giants cards and some decent rookies makes this a fun break.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

I am not sure when I will be able to post again, I am hoping to do another tomorrow but will see how much time I have available. School has taken a lot of my free time including all of my hobby time.

Hope everyone has a great football Sunday. Apparently mine isn't going to be that great.

Take a sip for me until the next post!

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.

Maybe He Was Right

It was a week or two, maybe more but I lost track, Greg from Night Owl Cards had posted a break of 2025 Topps Heritage baseball and I left a comment on how I didn't really care for the product, and I think he took that to heart as a fan of it.

I just never had past luck with the product and to me the re-use of vintage designs didn't do much for me as I didn't collect in that era.

So, it wasn't anything I ever sought out and nothing that I ever planned on purchasing.

That may had changed one sunny day.

I went shopping at Walgreens for my wife with a list she had given me and as a collector you have to see if there are any card offerings, that would be like me going into a bakery and not seeing if they have any coffee, so I traveled up to the front of the store where they were on a small shelf.

My Walgreens isn't as populated with product as some, most of it was packed with those lame repacks, but this time they did have a few packs/boxes of Pokemon and also there sat two hanger boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage baseball.

For some reason or another, or maybe it was Greg sending me signals or was in my subconscious, but I felt led to grab one.

And I did. I dropped the $15 on this 35-card hanger box and left unsure of how I felt about doing the deed.

Before going on with the story, I must say that I also purchased the items my wife needed. Can you imagine if I went home with just a hanger box I didn't plan on purchasing and how that would have turned out?? That box may have found its way internally.

Anyways, I didn't open the hanger in the car or even when I got directly home, I got some chores done around the house and then made my way towards the box wondering if I had made a big mistake.

I quickly opened the box revealing the see-through packaging. I could notice something a little different in the stack of cards once I turned it sideways as I opened.

I ripped open the pack and began digging in. I completely brushed through the stack of base that began the pack and immediately went for the good stuff. Usually, I am the one who will eat the Oreo cookie part first and save the frosting for last but this time I dove right in because I didn't care for the cookie, I wanted the double stuff.

Here is what I found,

Nickname variation 1:160 packs. That was surprising.

Heritage Throwback 1:9 Packs

 

1976 Player Icons 1:9 Packs

I don't have the odds on this one, but /76 can't be an easy find. If only it was a better player.

Burgandy/Purple Sparkle? 1:1 Packs

Chrome Parallel 1:2 Packs. Not numbered that I could find.

Light Purple Parallel 1:1 packs

and then the thing I saw from the outside of the pack....

 

I don't know the odds for this one, but it's /25 dual clubhouse relic gold and has two spectacular young guns.

Wow is all I can say. After years of opening this product for product reviews (back when I did those), I never hit anything more than a single relic of some pitcher. This break more than makes up for all of those bad years.

So maybe Greg, you were right. Maybe this product isn't as awful as I thought. Or maybe I am just riding the high from a sweet victory for once. Let's just leave it at the middle of both ideas for now.

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

A Dantastic Mail Day

PWE trading continues to be the driving force in my collecting world.

In the real world, it's coffee.

*takes a sip of freshly brewed coffee*

When finances are tight, a stamp or two (sometimes three) is what gets me through and helps me bring in new cards.

My latest trade with @DanPortnov shows how well trading like this helps. Dan is easy going and easy to trade with as I have done multiple deals with him now. He's the kind of person I like trading with.

In my latest haul I got a few cards from each of my favorite and top PC's.

It has been a while since I have added some Griffeys, it's about time that I did.

 

Rookie year Ad Card. May not be flashy, but I don't have it.

(I don't think the hairdresser would be able to do this to my hair, #baldingpride , #baldpeoplematter)

Two generational talents, two players that couldn't stay healthy later in their careers. Can you imagine their numbers if they stayed healthy??!

The shiny stuff always gets me. Plus, I don't have a lot of newer Griffey stuff (hint, hint). Just in case anyone reading this has other Griffeys, you can see my needs HERE.

The next part of my trade brings in some Giants.

 

New NY Giants starting QB Russell Wilson. I am not one for college cards, but I will take them of players I collect. I have collected Russell before he was in NY.  Now that he is a Giant, I look forward to adding Giant cards of him.

Wandale Robinson should thrive even more with better quarterback play. First time in a long time I am excited about the loaded Giants QB room.

Bill Parcells is a legendary coach for many teams, but this is THE TEAM that matters most.

A new Nabers!

I think he fits perfectly with his friends right here.

I don't quite know about this vintage dog card, looks like it was cut out of something, but it's pretty cool even for a cat guy.

Dwier Brown played John Kinsella in Field Of Dreams, but I have also seen him across other movies (horror) and TV shows.

Okay. Here me out. I like these. Yes, I know it's just a swatch of newspaper, but it's cool and is a piece of history.

I also like how they show a little snippet of the item the swatch has been pulled from. I wished sport card companies did this.

Two more Pieces Of The Past document relics. The relics are unique, but the card design to me is well done. I like the layout and the shine.

Thanks to Dan for our latest trade and hope we can do another one soon.

Hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday.

Don't forget you can start to nominate cards for the 2025 Coffee Card Hall Of Fame!! Cards don't have to be autographs, patch cards, super star cards. It can be whatever you think is Hall Worthy! Find details and current nominations HERE.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Coffee Break: 2025 Topps Series 1 Easter Egg

Happy Easter everyone!

My coffee is ready, and I am ready for a new post!

I know I am way behind the rest of you when it comes to breaking Series 1, but to keep up the tradition yearly for myself, here it is. 

Despite my decreasing interest in baseball cards.

But a tradition is a tradition.

*takes a sip, begins to.....crack?....then rip?*

There are 59 cards in every egg and each one comes with one special insert. The egg tins run for about $15 each.

59 cards in a tin is a lot to post and since many of you have seen plenty of Series 1 already and probably broke the yolk on some yourself,  I am just showing off the key cards in my break. Which is what most people come for anyways for any kind of break posts.

This was the highlight base card find for me, well besides some guy named Ohtani. There weren't any rookie card names I recognized.

There is one name that stands out on this list, yes, it's Judge if you had to ask. Beautiful parallel.

And here is a second one I pulled.

My third parallel is what I believe they call a Pastel. These look pretty cool too, if only they were shiny.....you all know me and shiny.

I won't even talk about this card; everyone knows I can't stand these types of inserts.

 

Call To The Hall. Kind of a lazy design.

And wow, a third Judge in this tin. Awesome! And this year's Stars Of The MLB design, superb. It's different than the last couple of years and really stands out.

And that's it. 

One thing I like most about these special edition cards such as holiday and this spring/Easter one are the parallels. Those are the main chase for me regardless of player.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

I just wanted to finish up today's post with a moment to thank Jesus for everything in my life and for his resurrection. Today He Has Risen!

*says a prayer*

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

ELIte

It's below 40 degrees out and gloomy, sounds like a good time for some cards, coffee and Cards Over Coffee.

So, with my coffee in hand, I thought we would dive into my latest Eli Manning additions.

With this morning's news of the Giants finally benching Daniel Jones in favor of Tommy Devito, it got me to remembering a time where this team didn't have a quarterback controversy. 

We had Eli Manning and things were great. Well, at least better. We had a quarterback to rely on despite the bad coaching and team built around him. That wasn't his fault. 

And don't say isn't that the same with Daniel Jones, no it's not. Just watch Jones play. He will make you spill your coffee.

Eli was always a pro and went with the flow on and off the field. He was someone you were glad to call your quarterback and since he retired, there hasn't been that. There simply hasn't. 

I expect the Giants to go into this draft and find "their guy" and hopefully turn this team around. I still think they are only a few pieces away from at least contending.

In the meantime, I will continue to celebrate and collect the two-time Super Bowl champion.

My latest additions are from the 2024 Elite football product. You can't have Elite without Eli. See what I did there.

I will kick it off with the rarest to the least rarest.

Green Status /10

Purple /49

Aspirations Red /99

Blue /99

Maroon /249

Status Sparkle /299

Orange /399

Status Explosion /875 (my favorite parallel of the group)

Green Disco not numbered.

Pink

Base

I can't seem to find a full parallel checklist for the product as there are multiple parallel lists and I am someone who likes it all grouped together, so I am not sure how many parallels remain that I don't have. I assume quite a few looking at other products and knowing how the market is flooded with them now.

While I wait for the next quarterback, I will sip on my coffee and collect Eli.

Hope everyone has a great Monday. I know because of the Daniel Jones news I am.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*