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The base cards in Series 2 are identical in design to Series 1. So if you're a fan of the first set, you'll like this one just as much. There are a few subsets within the set that include Team Managers, Team Photos, and Classic Combo dual player cards.

The cards are accented by foil printing on the top and bottom and feature a facsimile signature of the player above their names. If I had one complaint about the set, it would be the backs of the cards. The colors used aren't exactly the easiest on the eyes. But all in all, a nice design for the base brand.

There are thirty rookies inserted within the Series 2 set. They are designated by the official MLB Rookie Card logo at the top left of the card. As with the base set, the cards contain a facsimile signature of the rookie right on the front of the card.

While we didn't get the highly popular Dice-K Matsuzaka rookie card, we did manage to pull a wide range of rookie cards including the other Red Sox hurler from the Pacific, Okajima. With the collation and ease of pulling the rookies, you should be able to grab them all in just a few boxes.

There are three tiers for the parallels in Topps Series 2. The golds numbered to 2,007, the copper numbered to 56, and the platinums which are numbered 1 of 1.

We managed three gold parallels in our box. The gold border and foil is a definite upgrade from the base set, and the printed signature on the front of the card is replaced with gold foil on the parallels.

Inserts, inserts, inserts! Topps Series 2 is loaded with them. At times we pulled up to three per pack. There's a huge assortment of different insert sets within Topps Series 2. Both Joe Dimaggio and Mickey Mantle both have tribute sets dedicated to them in Series 2. The Alex Rodriguez Road to 500 cross-promotion set is continued as well.

Also randomly inserted are on-line codes for collectors to enter and take a shot at winning a trip to the 2008 All-Star Game in New York City.

Besides the handful of inserts, we were lucky enough to walk away with a game used jersey card of David Wright. There were no odds listed on the Topps site so I'm not sure how tough a pull it is or how often they're found. Regardless, a game jersey card in a product this inexpensive is a great bonus.

Not only is it a fun rip, but it's pretty inexpensive as well. With packs of cards costing hundreds of dollars, it's nice to be able to still get a nice big 36 pack box filled with rookie cards and inserts like this one. Sometimes you have to put the fun back into the hobby, and Topps definitely did it with their base brand this year.