I really wish Topps would stop releasing next year's design on a day when I'm incredibly busy. Some quick thoughts that you've probably already read before and then I'll get on with what I was supposed to be writing about today. The above design was not a surprise. Given the previous two flagship designs and Topps' apparent desire to make the design look as digital-friendly as possible, I fully expected full-bleed with various TV graphics elements. And that's what this is. It's executed a heck of lot better than the 2016 look and also better than 2017. I don't see any tinkering with the picture here, which was a serious drawback with both 2016 and 2017. Still, I'd rather have borders. They make an individual set distinctive and memorable. They also don't make parallels irrelevant. And they make the cards more collectible. I won't be collecting this. Three straight years of this stuff means Topps may be challenging 1996-2000 as th...
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