2022 Topps Stadium Club Continues To Impress

Mets fans have seen this picture of Keith Hernandez before. Sitting in front of locker while working on a crossword puzzle with his road jersey hanging to his left, Dwight Gooden’s jersey further to the left, and Darryl Strawberry’s jersey behind him. It makes you wonder why this picture was never used on a baseball card before.

Enter Topps Stadium Club.

First released back in 1991, Topps Stadium Club was Topps’ answer for hobby enthusiasts that craved a more premium product in response to the debut of Upper Deck in 1989. Historically a card released with a full card player picture with no border, Topps Stadium Club focused more on the photography by using action pictures and poses that seemed more at home on the pages of Sports Illustrated.

The strategy worked. Until it didn’t.

Topps Stadium Club was printed continuously through 2003. The product had long ago lost its luster having been overshadowed by more popular, better-looking products. Above all else, Topps Stadium Club begin moving away from focusing on the photography by featuring the same boring cookie cutter player pictures that other products had been using for years.

Topps Stadium Club reappeared suddenly for a one-year return engagement in 2008. Largely ignored, Topps Stadium Club was scrapped once again.

Six years later, Topps Stadium Club came back for good. Having now adapted to the whims of the hobby in a new decade, the product slowly began refocusing on the photography that made it a popular hobby product in the early 90’s. Mixing its player checklist of current major league stars with retired stars and fan favorites, Topps Stadium Club began digging through the archives of never-before-seen photos and popular photos of retired stars while featuring photos of today’s stars that were ignored in the past for use on baseball cards.

Enter 2022 Topps Stadium Club.

This product is far and away the best-looking product Topps has released in 2022. The action photos have a crispness that is not usually seen in other Topps products. How can someone not like this photo selected for Pete Alonso’s card.

Or staring down a young Dwight Gooden? The emotion of Francisco Lindor? Or getting an autograph from Darryl Strawberry?

Topps Stadium Club didn’t stop there. From stunning action photos of Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, and Tylor Megill on the mound, to an up close shot of Starling Marte flying around the bases, to Hall of Famer Mike Piazza shedding his mask, and the Captain David Wright rounding the bases after hitting a home run with the Apple in the background, Topps Stadium Club has continued building on its original purpose of a product that has focused on the photography involved in the game instead of cards with the best-looking border design.

The 2022 Topps Stadium Club release is packed full of Mets cards. Featuring Chrome parallels for various cards, image variations, autographs, and design variations that features the 1991 and 1992 designs, this product has a wide selection of Mets cards.

Below is a full checklist of Mets cards included in 2022 Topps Stadium Club.

Base
32 Dwight Gooden
41 Francisco Lindor
64 David Wright
90 Starling Marte
125 Jacob deGrom
139 Mike Piazza
164 Darryl Strawberry
216 Pete Alonso
220 Keith Hernandez
228 Max Scherzer
290 Tylor Megill (rookie card)

1991 Design Variation
41 Francisco Lindor
125 Jacob deGrom
216 Pete Alonso
228 Max Scherzer

1992 Design Variation
290 Tylor Megill

Base Autographs
SCBA-DG Dwight Gooden
SCBA-DST Darryl Strawberry
SCBA-DW David Wright
SCBA-KH Keith Hernandez
SCBA-MCA Mark Canha
SCBA-PA Pete Alonso
SCBA-PM Patrick Mazeika
SCBA-TM Tylor Megill

Beam Team
BT-7 Pete Alonso
BT-10 Jacob deGrom

Beam Team Autographs
BTA-PA Pete Alonso

Chrome
41 Francisco Lindor
64 David Wright
125 Jacob deGrom
139 Mike Piazza
164 Darryl Strawberry
216 Pete Alonso
228 Max Scherzer

Chrome Autographs
CA-64 David Wright
CA-125 Jacob deGrom
CA-139 Mike Piazza
CA-164 Darryl Strawberry
CA-216 Pete Alonso

Co-Signers
CSA-WA Pete Alonso/David Wright

Design Variations Autographs
DVA-PA Pete Alonso

Dynasty and Destiny
8A Francisco Lindor

Image Variations
41 Francisco Lindor
216 Pete Alonso
228 Max Scherzer

Lone Star Signatures
LSS-DW David Wright
LSS-PA Pete Alonso

Oversized Base Box Loaders
41 Francisco Lindor
125 Jacob deGrom
216 Pete Alonso
228 Max Scherzer

Oversized Base Box Loaders Autographs
OBA-PA Pete Alonso

Oversized Base Master Photo
41 Francisco Lindor
125 Jacob deGrom
216 Pete Alonso
228 Max Scherzer