tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649066748124254072024-03-14T09:36:31.479-07:00My Cardboard HabitJ. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.comBlogger785125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-56388061739088283952020-01-28T04:48:00.000-08:002020-01-28T04:48:05.457-08:00Can We Talk About the Price of Bowman Draft? In the 2019 MLB Draft, the Texas Rangers selected Josh Jung out of Texas Tech with the #8 overall pick. For me this was huuuuge. Not only was Jung (pronounced "Young") a Red Raider, but I also call him a friend. Let me say here that I am not trying to portray Josh as my best friend or someone I hang out with every weekend. In other words, I don't clam to be close friends.<br />
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I met Josh and his parents during the summer of 2016. I was at my LCS in Lubbock when they came in. Both he and his father are collectors, so they were looking to see what the shop had. I struck up a conversation. He was in town visiting one last time before moving.<br />
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During the next three seasons, Josh would become perhaps the most decorated baseball player ever to play at Tech. He was Big XII Freshman of the Year, a Freshman All-American, and Second Team All-Big XII his freshman year. His sophomore year saw him become a Big XII first-teamer, an All-American, and a member of the Team USA Collegiate National Team. His junior year, Josh continued to bring in the awards. He was again named All-American and followed that up with the Big XII Co-Player of the Year. He won the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award, as well. To top it off, D1 Baseball named Jung the Big XII Player of the Decade.<br />
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So, it goes without saying that I planned to be a Jung super collector. Right away, I noticed competition for his cards. In early 2019 (well before the June MLB Draft, while Jung was still at Tech), Panini featured Jung in its Stars & Stripes, Donruss, and Contenders sets. Nothing went cheap. But nothing would compare to his Bowman Draft prices.<br />
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Needless to say, I don't have a single Bowman Draft card featuring Jung. I don't know when or <i>if</i> I will get any, either.<br />
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But let's not sulk. Instead, I appreciate what I do have. Let's take a look at a few.<br />
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I'm a big fan of the Stars & Stripes cards. And sorry for not going into a lot of detail...I just realized it's almost 7 am. I've got to get ready for work.<br />
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Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone is well!J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-51166849537551065242020-01-28T04:20:00.002-08:002020-01-28T04:20:35.597-08:00I'm Still HereIt has been six months since I last posted.<br />
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Six. Months.<br />
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When I started this blog, I intended to post three or four times a week. Now it seems that I'm lucky if I get in three or four posts a year.<br />
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I have to do better.<br />
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I have to better because writing has always been my way to let off steam, bad juju, or whatever else you want to call it. And these last few months...well, <i>years</i>, if I'm being honest with myself...have been tough.<br />
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So I plan to be much more active. I have a ton of scans that I need to post and write about. I have an idea for a few columns on TTMs. And starting in March, my Texas Rangers have a new home that I need to explore!<br />
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So, here's to new beginnings! To those of you that stuck around and still support this blog and read my posts, I can't thank you enough. Except The Lost Collector. I don't thank him. He doesn't giveaway the cards he shows.<br />
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#LongLiveDarrell<br />
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(You can find the basis of that joke <a href="https://twitter.com/darrellbayley/status/1216581633265946625" target="_blank">here</a>.)J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-63167302107773567882019-07-06T10:00:00.000-07:002019-07-06T10:00:09.997-07:00Blaster Madness #10: 2019 Bowman Mega Box (Target Exclusive)<div style="text-align: justify;">
Twitter sometimes fools me. I see so many great cards being pulled from certain products with such frequency, I tend to start believing that every box must have a huge hit inside. Then I start drooling and making plans to get my hands on the product.</div>
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Such was the case with 2019 Bowman Mega Boxes. Each box had two packs of exclusive mojo refractors, and it seemed like everyone on Twitter pulled a Wander Franco auto in it. So when I saw a shelf full of Mega Boxes in a recent trip to Target, I decided to grab four. I told myself this was simply like buying four blasters since they were the same price. In a cruel twist of fate, I received a call from my boss as I walked out of the store to let me know that the project I was working on was being squashed and I was being laid off.</div>
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These boxes better pay off. Things aren't starting so well.</div>
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The fist box offered up an auto! Could it be Wander???</div>
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Of course not. I don't have that kind of luck. Instead, I pull an auto of Blaze Alexander. Interesting name, terrible signature.</div>
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The second box had no autos, but did offer up a bit of color:</div>
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A purple refractor of Lyon Richardson. I don't know anything about the guy, but color is better than base.</div>
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The third box was similar: no auto, but color:</div>
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Once I got home, I decided to sort the cards and enter the keepers into the Trading Card Database. On second look, that Wander looked a bit different...</div>
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Holy goodness, it's a super-short print! As I mentioned, I just lost my job, so let's see how much this guy is going for (after all, I have a tuition payment due soon)...I look it up and nearly pee myself in excitement. This card is selling well. I put mine on eBay and it sells within minutes!</div>
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As I mentioned in my last post, I went back to Walmart and grabbed another blaster of 2019 Stadium Club. I also decided to grab a fat pack, just to see how those are packed out.</div>
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In retrospect, I should have stuck with the fat pack. The blaster was absolute garbage, with nearly every card being a duplicate from one of my first two blasters. So this post is just looking at the fat pack.</div>
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With that being said, there were only three cards to really talk about in the fat pack. First up:</div>
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These sepia parallels feel cheaper in this year's set. Maybe it's because they have a much larger print run, or maybe it's because there is far too much red in the toning...or maybe it's both...but I'm not a big fan. Still, this was in the pack. It isn't nearly as impressive as the next card.</div>
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Lastly, the odds of an autograph were stacked against me...</div>
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...especially an autograph numbered to 25. This is the black foil parallel of the Chance Adams rookie auto. Still, that signature has to be entered into the "Worst Signature of the Year" race. But, it's a low-numbered auto. I'll take it.</div>
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So there you have it, the best three cards from my fatpack. Anybody else have any retail mojo lately?</div>
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When this yer's version of Stadium Club debuted, y Twitter timeline was flooded with images from the set. As usual, Stadium Club offers the best overall photography of any set Topps offers, and this year did not disappoint. I made my way to Walmart to grab a couple of blasters a couple of days ago. Let's see how I did.</div>
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As I mentioned, the photography is second-to-none.</div>
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The only Ranger I pulled in my two blasters was this red foil parallel of Adrian Beltre. I'm not complaining. I pulled a few other parallels, as well (black foil, sepia).</div>
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This chrome parallel of Rickey Henderson was in my first blaster. I think this is the second year of Stadium Club featuring chrome parallels, but I could be wrong.</div>
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I pulled plenty of inserts, also, with this red foil Ronald Acuna Beam Team being the best one. According to the odds on the box, these fall one in every 193 packs. Not too shabby.</div>
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However, the best card of the two blasters was this beauty:</div>
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This is the Ken Griffey Jr. photo variation short print! Outside of a photo of the Kid's backswingm is there a more iconic photo of Griffey than one with his hat backwards?!</div>
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So, there are my first two blasters of 2019 Stadium Club. Full disclosure: I went back to the store the next day and bought another blaster and a fat pack. I'll share the results of those tomorrow.</div>
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Have you bought any Stadium Club this year? If so, what did you find?</div>
J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-61642396149900816362019-05-28T08:50:00.000-07:002019-05-28T12:28:27.411-07:00Box Break: 2018 Elite Extra Edition - The HitsLast week, I shared the various parallels I found in my two boxes of Triple E. Today, let's take a look at the hits.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jose Garcia Blue Aspirations Auto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cadyn Grenier Red Status Die-Cut Auto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luis de la Cruz Purple Aspirations Auto</td></tr>
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That's a lot of ink. If I am being honest, I have never heard of many of these prospects, though a few ring a bell. Regardless, it was still a fun break and the cards are beautiful and colorful. I am happy to have all of these in my collection!<br />
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J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-64922225352364212452019-05-24T08:27:00.000-07:002019-05-24T08:27:00.367-07:00Box Break: 2018 Elite Extra Edition - The Parallels<div style="text-align: justify;">
A couple of months ago, I bought a couple boxes of 2018 Elite Extra Edition. I was (and still am) on the hunt for a specific player that was featured in the product, but more on that later. </div>
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When I got back into collecting, I stayed pretty far away from Panini. I'm not a fan of the logoless cards. However, some products feature players in either their college threads or Team USA uniforms. I can get down with that. I opened a box of 2016 Elite Extra Edition a couple years ago and enjoyed it. Let's see if this year is similar.</div>
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PS - There are a <i>ton</i> of parallels, so I'm not necessarily going to have commentary on all (or any) cards.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greyson Jenista, Tie Dye Die-Cut #'d 8/10</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luis Encarnacion, Blue Aspirations #'d /99</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diego Cartaya, Blue Aspirations #'d /99</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jose Cosma, Red Status Die-Cut #'d /99</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cal Raleigh, Red Status Die-Cut #'d /99</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keiderson Pavon, Orange Aspirations #'d/100</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tristian Pompey, Orange Aspirations #'d/100 </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlos Cortes, Red Aspirations #'d/150</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keibert Ruiz, Red Aspirations #'d/150</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brewer Hicklen, Red Aspirations #'d/150</td></tr>
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Not too shabby. Lot's of color. I'm a big fan of the sparkly die-cut cards. Also, a couple of the kids featured on the international block look like they can't be more than 12 or 13 years old.<br />
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I'll be back early next week with the hits portion of the break.<br />
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How do you feel about EEE?J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-9911852102094329792019-05-08T13:19:00.000-07:002019-05-08T13:19:21.156-07:00Blaster Madness #7: 2019 Bowman (Part II)<div style="text-align: justify;">
My last <a href="https://cardboardhabit.blogspot.com/2019/04/blaster-madness-6-2019-bowman.html">post</a> discussed my desire to try and get more value from seven blasters of 2019 Bowman than I would a single hobby box (seven blasters run about the same as a hobby box, in terms of price). If you read that post, then you know I feel like I did pretty well and got enough value from those four blasters to cover the hobby box.</div>
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Let's take a look to see if my final three blasters paid off. </div>
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Right off the bat, I saw green.</div>
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The first blaster also provided ink. This base paper (sticker) auto of Eduardo Jimenez was in the next to last pack. I know everyone seems to be big on the Chrome autos, but I really appreciate and like the retail paper autos more. I don't really know why, I just do. I just wish they were on-card.</div>
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The second blaster also gave me ink, in the form of this Shed Long base auto. First, heck of a name. Second, two refractors and two autos in two blasters?! Definitely a win!</div>
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If you are keeping track at home, you are probably asking, "What was in the third blaster?!"</div>
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That's right, nothing of significance was in the third blaster. All base, no color, no extraordinary inserts. But hey, after two blasters like these above, you don't complain about a barren blaster.</div>
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So, after seven blasters, the final count stands as follows: three autos (one green refractor numbered to 99, two base paper), two refractors (green and green shimmer, both numbered to 99), one colored paper (blue paper, numbered to 150), and two insert parallels (gold refractor to 50, atomic refractor to 150). Not included in any of this discussion are the coveted "1st Bowman" base and Chrome cards.</div>
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Waaaay more value in the blasters than in a single hobby box. If a single hobby box had all of this in it, it would be consider <i style="font-weight: bold;">loaded</i>.</div>
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I went back to the store a couple of days later and decided to get the two remaining blasters. So, as an added bonus, let's see how I did with those.</div>
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A gold paper auto of Sterling Sharp, numbered to 50! Nice! These blasters are killing it! Massive win!</div>
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J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-12435330726110748492019-04-30T12:56:00.000-07:002019-04-30T12:56:31.118-07:00Blaster Madness #6: 2019 Bowman<div style="text-align: justify;">
I went to the Dallas Card Show this weekend on the hunt for a box of 2019 Bowman. There wasn't much to find, and the prices reflected that scarcity. A regular hobby box was running around $140. I decided against that, believing the better deal would be to grab seven blasters.</div>
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On my way home, I stopped by the local Walmart and snagged four blasters. Let's take a look and see how I did.</div>
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This was the only paper parallel I managed to pull, featuring Roberto Ramos of the Rockies. The blue parallels are numbered to 150.</div>
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I also was able to pull this Rookie of the Year Favorites atomic refractor of the Blue Jays' Danny Jansen. It is also numbered to 150. I <i>really</i> like atomic refractors, but I <i>really</i> hate the Blue Jays. Though that may not be as true now that Bautista has fallen off the face of the earth.</div>
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Speaking of parallel inserts, I also managed to pull this Top 100 gold refractor of the Royals' Khalil Lee. I know nothing about this guy, but that can be said of everyone featured so far. Also, why isn't this set called "Topps" 100 or "Topp" 100? Seems like the kind of cheesy move that Topps would pull...and I wouldn't hate it.</div>
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A green refactor auto of Matt Vierling. I don't believe green refractor autos are exclusive to blasters, but I do know that the autographs that are normally found in retail are sticker autos on paper cards (rather than chrome). Regardless, I was stoked to pull this.</div>
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So after four blasters, I'm willing to say that my value is already better than what I would have pulled from a single hobby box. I've watched a few breaks online and it seems that color is a hard thing to come by. </div>
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This would indicate that production has been ramped up even more this year. That fuels my fear that the industry is starting to edge back in the overproduction of the 80s and 90s. I really hope I'm wrong.</div>
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Have you had any luck with this year's Bowman? Are you concerned that we are approaching a second overproduction era?</div>
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There's always a method to the madness. A couple days ago, I posted about having some cards in my Watch List for a <i>long</i> time. The reason I noticed that is because I went to that list to remove a card that I watched for more than three years.</div>
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Another copy showed up on eBay and I was able to grab it for about half the price of the first copy.</div>
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I was pretty excited about getting this card in. It is one that I've always wanted, and it may be a favorite in my collection.</div>
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From 2012 Topps Update, this is the gold parallel of Matt Harrison's All-Star Stitches card. Yes, it's <i>just</i> a relic card, but it may be the most beautiful relic I've ever seen. The gold shimmer really makes the card stand out. Furthermore, it is representative of the only year Harrison made it to the All-Star Game. </div>
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I went back to look at the first copy a couple of days later and noticed that it was gone. That afternoon, I received a package from COMC. I was intrigued, as I haven't ordered anything from there in a while. I opened it up and found the copy of the card that I watched for more than three years (it was on eBay through the COMC auction service). A friend purchased it and sent it my way as a nod to my late grandmother, who passed away just over a year ago. She was the one that got me into collecting. I miss her very much.</div>
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So, here's the story, in short: I watch a card for more than three years, then purchase a cheaper copy that appears. A couple days after receiving the card, I also receive the first copy as a gift. The world is a pretty incredible place.</div>
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What is the longest you've watched a card before pulling the trigger?</div>
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I've got a number of scans from other blasters that I had planned on blogging about, but the contents of a blaster I purchased yesterday forced it to the front of the queue. I had to make a quick run to Walmart for a couple things and decided to grab one of the available blasters of 2019 Panini Stars and Stripes. I'm a sucker for anything Team USA, so thee cards are right up my alley. </div>
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Each blaster promises two autographed or memorabilia cards per box, on average. Let's take a look at what I pulled.</div>
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This is a 1-of-1 Jack O'Dowd USA Baseball patch autograph! How awesome is that?! Again, this guy may take a while to determine if he ever makes it to MLB, but it's a beautiful card nonethelless.</div>
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Yesterday, I was going through my regular eBay check. I have a handful of saved searches that I look at a couple times a day to see new postings of cards I want. I had an itch to buy something, but none of the new listings jumped out at me. So I flipped over to my Watch Items folder.</div>
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First up is a rookie variation of Yu Darvish from 2012 Topps. I know Cubs fans probably hate him, and a lot of Rangers fans were disappointed by him, but I'm still a Darvish fan. This card features Darvish throwing left-handed - something he's good at. Reports are that he can throw in the low- to mid-80's with his left hand. I've always thought this was a cool shot. </div>
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I saved this listing when I first saw it <i>at least</i> three years ago. I'm on a budget, and rarely do I go out of that budget to get a card. I have waited for the price to come down, but it hasn't. A cursory search for the card on eBay now shows the cheapest listing at $12 or best offer, with $4 shipping. Maybe I'll swap out listings.</div>
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The next long-tenured card in my Watch List is this dual auto featuring Eric Campbell and my primary PC guy, Matt Harrison. Unlike the Darvish, the reason for not buying this card isn't money. while I think the price <i>could</i> be cheaper, I do think that the asking price here is fair. I just don't like this card. I think it might be one of the ugliest cards I've ever seen. So, since I know that I need this card for the collection, I drag my feet when it comes down to buying it. </div>
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Lastly, the longest-watched item in my list. This hails from 2013 Triple Threads, featuring three nice patches from Harrison's All Star uniform. Unlike the last card, I think this card is a beaut! Like the Darvish, my problem here is cost. This card has been listed for $57 and has been for almost five years. I've tried emailing the seller to see if we could work out a deal for it, but I never hear anything back. So, the card will sit in my Watch List until it does get cheaper or I find another copy for less.</div>
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Back in January, one of the cardboard blogosphere's most beloved bloggers Wes (a.k.a. JBF) of Area 40 decided to hang 'em up. He decided to do so in grand fashion, collected what seemed to be a ton of unopened boxes and packs. And then - because he is the nicest guy on the Internet - he decided to give those cards away as a final farewell.</div>
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I was fortunate enough to have the Texas Rangers in the break. They netted me a number of awesome cards, the ones I like the most I will share with you here.</div>
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A 2004 Topps Clubhouse Collection relic of perhaps the greatest Ranger, Mark Teixeira. First, I like the card. It turns out that these were packed out in different tiers, meaning that some were harder to snag than others. Go figure. Second, I call Tex the greatest Ranger because his trade netted the Rangers Elvis Andrus (who is still our starting shortstop - check out his walkup music from yesterday's opening day), Neftali Feliz (the 2010 AL Rookie of the Year), and still one of my favorite players and main PC, Matt Harrison. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Beau Jones were also included in the trade, but they had much less of an impact than the previous three. </div>
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This hails from the 2015 Topps Strata set, the first year of the line if I remember correctly. I always thought it was cool that Topps included the MLB certification sticker so you could look up the event.</div>
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Wes, I never traded with you prior to this, but I can say that I was a regular reader. Your trade wars with Bob Walk the Plank were epic. I always looked forward to seeing what you were going to fire off next. There are seemingly few good people in the Internet, but you are truly one of them. Godspeed on whatever you choose to do next. Thank you.</div>
J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-65276261641058185842019-02-26T19:31:00.002-08:002019-02-26T19:31:49.908-08:00We Have A Winner!!!In my last post, I mentioned that I would be giving away a pretty sweet Kyle Lewis dual patch relic along with 150 Panini Points. I meant to do the drawing Friday, but I was "lucky" enough to come down with a virus and spent Friday, along with the weekend, recuperating.<br />
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We had three entrants, so I randomized the list three times.<br />
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Thanks to everyone who played along!J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-86872419965402029032019-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:002019-02-20T10:00:08.901-08:00A Very Long Overdue Thank You Post<div style="text-align: justify;">
During the course of the past couple years, I've been setting aside any Corey Seager cardboard I pull. I carefully sleeve each one and then place them in a top loader. After a small stack builds, I send them off to Greg of <a href="http://plaschkethysweaterisargyle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Plaschke, They Sweater is Argyle</a>. </div>
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In return, Greg goes way overboard. Whereas I send mostly commons his way, he returns the favor with cards like this:</div>
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A massive patch auto ( and on-card, at that) featuring former Rangers first-round pick, Luis Ortiz Jr. from 2014 Leaf Trinity. This card is an absolute beauty. </div>
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I was sad to see Ortiz traded. He was part of the group of prospects sent to the Brewers to acquire Jonathan Lucroy. I was certain he would be a solid number-three starter for us. Instead, he made his major league debut with the Orioles last season. He was rouged up pretty badly in that start and accompanying appearance. </div>
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However, I owe a long-overdue "Thank You" to Greg for sending this my way. You always go above and beyond to send me some incredible cardboard. I am very grateful to consider you a friend, good sir!</div>
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Back in December, my scanner went bonkers. At least, I thought it did. Last week, I was working on my dissertation when my laptop started going crazy. It turns out that my laptop was the problem, as it was creating issues by misreading external hardware code...or something like that. The repair guy tried telling me, but I openly admit I don't speak tech.</div>
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What I do know is that I had to get a new laptop. Late last week, I did just that. I hooked the laptop up to the scanner and everything seems to work!</div>
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I scanned in some cards and then opened Blogger...and realized it has been more than two months since I last posted. Wow. Granted, I was having issues scanning, but if I'm being honest with myself and you, I must admit that I didn't have the motivation to blog, anyway. Last year was a tough one for me. I won't re-hash everything that made it that way, but I am glad it is over. One of my personal goals for 2019 is to work harder on being more optimistic and to not let minor setbacks turn into major roadblocks for me. Part of being more optimistic and happy means spending more time doing the things I enjoy. So, today I write.</div>
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The fourth blaster of my Blaster Madness series features two blasters of 2019 Panini Elite Edition. This is the first Panini baseball product of the year (I believe) and features many of last year's drafted players, most of the various USA National Team players, and many unsigned foreign (specifically Latin American) players. Each box contains five tota cards, two of which, on average, are hits (autographed, memorabilia, or autographed memorabilia cards). </div>
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I snagged two looking for a specific player, but more on that later. For now, let's see how I fared.</div>
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Each box also contains one exclusive pink parallel. One of my pink parallels was of Rangers' prospect Juan Pablo Martinez. Sadly, this was my only Rangers card. Martinez was signed early in 2018 - with money the Rangers tried to give to Shohei Otani before he signed with the Los Angeles Devils - and was <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rangers-cuban-julio-pablo-martinez-reach-deal/c-267974828" target="_blank">MLB.com's</a> second-ranked international prospect going into the 2018 season. He split the 2018 season between the Rangers' Dominican Summer League team and the Spokane Indians.</div>
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This is the only numbered parallel in either of my boxes, and it happens to be the die-cut version numbered to 99. Appearing on the card is Cristian Santana, international free agent, not to be confused with the man of the same name in the Dodgers organization. I couldn't find much info on this Santana.</div>
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My first relic appears as a quad relic of Shane Baz. Baz was a first round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017, going 12th overall. He was traded to Tampa Bay last year as a PTBNL in the trade that sent Chris Archer to the Steel City.</div>
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The second relic I found featured two swatches from Kyle Lewis. Lewis was the 11th overall selection in the 2016 draft, going to the Mariners. Can we talk about these swatches though? How often do you see a card numbered to 49 have such amazing swatches? Beautiful!</div>
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So there it is! I've decided that I am going to give away the points AND the Lewis relic. All you need to do is post about your favorite memorabilia card in your collection and then post a link in the comments below. I'll create a recap of the posts and then select a random winner from the comments! Don't have a blog? No problem! Tweet about your favorite memorabilia card and post a link to the tweet in the comments! The contest runs until February 22 at Noon central time. Ready, set, go!</div>
J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-83810339887148529672018-12-11T13:43:00.000-08:002018-12-11T13:43:48.185-08:00Blaster Madness 3: 2018 Bowman<div style="text-align: justify;">
Naturally, something goes wrong when I try to get back in the habit of posting. This time, my computer has decided not to recognize my scanner anymore. It's okay, though, as I still have scans to work through.</div>
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The third installment of Blaster Madness focuses on 2018 Bowman. Bowman products essentially brought me back to the hobby, but the growing price (along with a growing number of parallels) has forced me to keep my distance the past couple of years. </div>
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This year, I bought a single blaster of Bowman. In it, I found three cards that I wanted to share. Let's take a look.</div>
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First up is Kyle Cody's First Bowman card. The Rangers snagged Cody in the sixth round of the 2016 draft out of Kentucky. For Cody, this represented a drop in his draft stock, as he was selected 73rd overall (third round) by the Twins in the 2015 draft. Cody missed the majority of the 2018 season after having Tommy John surgery.</div>
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This is one of the few Chrome cards in my blaster. Ronald "The Condor" Guzman. Guzman is tall with an incredible wingspan, which earned him the nickname. Guzman spent most of the season at the MLB level as the club's primary first baseman. He seems to be a solid player that could have a decent career. The highlight of his season came against the Yankees in the Bronx, as Guzman crushed three homers in a single game, which also happened to be the first professional game his parents were on hand for. </div>
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The last card I pulled would be the "hit" of the blaster. This gold shimmer refractor of DJ Peters is numbered 11 of 50. I don't know much about the card, other than I really like the gold shimmer. I'll hang on to this to see if Peters does anything with his career.</div>
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J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-65463398050378299902018-11-05T10:00:00.000-08:002018-11-05T10:00:10.427-08:00Blaster Madness 2: 2018 Bowman Platinum<div style="text-align: justify;">
For the second installment of Blaster Madness, we take a look at 2018 Bowman Platinum. In terms of number of Ranger cards pulled in a single blaster, this has to be one of my better boxes. Let's take a look.</div>
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First pack Gallo mojo! When I first saw the cards, I thought I really liked them. Now that I've had some time to see them, I'm not sure I really care for the design. What are your thoughts?</div>
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Bubba Thompson was a 2017 first-round pick for the Rangers. I don't know much about him, but the talking heads that do know their stuff seem to think he will be a very important part of the Rangers' future.</div>
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Speaking of Thompson, he is featured in the Prismatic Prodigies insert set. I actually do like these.</div>
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Willie Calhoun was the key player the Rangers acquired from the Dodgers in the Yu Darvish trade. He hasn't really produced for us yet, but hopefully more time in Triple A will cure that. This is a cracked ice parallel.</div>
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J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-66171972250273837922018-11-04T14:05:00.000-08:002018-11-04T14:05:40.525-08:00I (Sort Of) Won Gint-A-Cuffs X! A Post-Mortem<div style="text-align: justify;">
Okay, so I didn't actually <i>win</i> Gint-A-Cuffs X, per se. That honor belongs to <a href="http://mycardboardmistress.blogspot.com/2018/09/gint-cuffs-x-packs-17-24.html" target="_blank">Spankee</a>, who clocked in with 127.5 points. Topps was kind enough to send a couple of boxes of Ginter as prizes, so I was fortunate enough to win the second box trough random selection.</div>
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The Commissioner was kind enough to send that box to me earlier this week, and I decided to go ahead and score it to see how it would do when lined up against my contest box. I didn't do a pack-by-pack breakdown, but I did list out all of the scoring cards and scan a few of them. Let's take a look! (Also, check out my concluding thoughts on Gint-A-Cuffs X and 2018 Ginter, in general, after the scoring, and see my set needs <a href="https://cardboardhabit.blogspot.com/p/set-needs_14.html" target="_blank">here</a>!)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Gary Sanchez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Babe Ruth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Rickey Henderson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Miguel Andujar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Aaron Judge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Hideki Matsui<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Roger Maris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Aaron Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Aroldis Chapman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Clint Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Reggie Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>-1 Misc.</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-1 Tyronn Lue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+3 Short-Print
Mini</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 Carlos Santana (#312)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+7 Black Border
Mini</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 Derek Jeter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+4 Jon Lester<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+14 A&G
Back Mini</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+1 Babe Ruth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Sean Manea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Jacob deGrom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Roger Clemens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+7 Joey Gallo (My FP)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+3 Short-Print
A&G Back</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 Anthony Rendon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+7 Red Brooklyn
Back</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+7 Justin Bour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+8 Baseball
Equipment of the Ages</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Eye Black<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Modern Baseball Sunglasses<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Modern Catcher’s Mask<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Vintage Bat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+12 Fantasy
Goldmine</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Bob Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Roger Clemens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Tom Seaver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Ernie Banks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Greg Maddux<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Sandy Koufax<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+8 Magnificent
Moons</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Miranda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Phobos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Mimas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Europa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+8 World’s
Greatest Beaches</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Cozumel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Bay of Angels<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Bondi Beach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Trunk Bay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+12 World
Talent</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Tzu-Wei Lin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Yadier Molina<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Yoenis Cespedes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+4 Kris Bryant (FP)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+1 Aaron Judge (Yankee)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+1 Masahiro Tanaka (Yankee)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+3 Postage
Required</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 Two Penny Blue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+2 Indigenous
Heroes</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+2 Chief Cornstalk <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 Flags of
Lost Nations<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 New Granada<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+6 Baseball
Superstitions</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 Not Changing Seats<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+3 Drawing in the Batter’s Box Dirt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>+6 N43
Boxloader</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+6 Caros Correa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">+28 HITS!!!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+5 Billy Hamilton Full-Size Relic (Jersey)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+5 Michael Conforto Full-Size Relic (Bat)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+8 J.D. Martinez RIP CARD!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+10 Manny Machado Extended Mini (from Rip Card)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
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<b><div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><u>132 Points, Total!</u></b></div>
</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
That's right, had this been my competition box, I would have <i>really</i> won Gint-A-Cuffs! That rip card really put it over the top. I've never had a rip card before, and I swore that if I ever did pull one, I would rip it. Lesson learned! If I ever pull another one, I'll sell it! Now let's look at some scans!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corre N43 Boxloader - 1 of 500</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgq4UHSj7kI7AtvM8u_ND5PbKXX6c6-GEbR1FMPN_SomyuNQHUE2fygp-fp6NMMV0aqXr69AEpHex-Hf62LrYH-Y9Duz3zaTufPoX6G88pmx0zIjIj1DBMCL3vnXA1CteiMpGuVCU1ZsI/s1600/Scan0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgq4UHSj7kI7AtvM8u_ND5PbKXX6c6-GEbR1FMPN_SomyuNQHUE2fygp-fp6NMMV0aqXr69AEpHex-Hf62LrYH-Y9Duz3zaTufPoX6G88pmx0zIjIj1DBMCL3vnXA1CteiMpGuVCU1ZsI/s320/Scan0008.jpg" width="230" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">J.D. Martinez Rip Card</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBX1oGlF3M8OlC32PhxiPUGnIUUOfVGiXMH7JksCHOr61Sdt4Xi3zu0j8fjCFhy-z9bDX4RyJz8WC33onxhhlVmZaBkh-K5hOZNwGIeNy4kKeHtDrFh9NtKqeMJqtXZKdm1q-Jry4E2Q/s1600/Scan0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBX1oGlF3M8OlC32PhxiPUGnIUUOfVGiXMH7JksCHOr61Sdt4Xi3zu0j8fjCFhy-z9bDX4RyJz8WC33onxhhlVmZaBkh-K5hOZNwGIeNy4kKeHtDrFh9NtKqeMJqtXZKdm1q-Jry4E2Q/s320/Scan0009.jpg" width="173" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Machado Extended Mini - Front</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQh0BI4WyNuLKYZTa6rb2NaKe0n49S66meKQgFFWWWVrSJojMwiMJOqaDY9Qc_4oEgTP-Vq8YiwVB1BJJ6YIM7kCWnFvj9ef1GVYNkRW7uYecOYXcsxN_ZQRE8NOkxZPNL9omJpQTGbs/s1600/Scan0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="292" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQh0BI4WyNuLKYZTa6rb2NaKe0n49S66meKQgFFWWWVrSJojMwiMJOqaDY9Qc_4oEgTP-Vq8YiwVB1BJJ6YIM7kCWnFvj9ef1GVYNkRW7uYecOYXcsxN_ZQRE8NOkxZPNL9omJpQTGbs/s320/Scan0010.jpg" width="174" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Machado Extended Mini - Rear</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJdoH7rrVJZqj9hifJDbR-1Oo5tNTpkIes-nktR7SjcFmx6Emnvb7B_MINjd5VhA9eeOW5zrKia-IlJ_QYs8pLtOFUHSTGuS0DwCwa_1uC5PATynyegR_CiNdDQTYu-ggaNMbR0wuBZM/s1600/Scan0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJdoH7rrVJZqj9hifJDbR-1Oo5tNTpkIes-nktR7SjcFmx6Emnvb7B_MINjd5VhA9eeOW5zrKia-IlJ_QYs8pLtOFUHSTGuS0DwCwa_1uC5PATynyegR_CiNdDQTYu-ggaNMbR0wuBZM/s320/Scan0011.jpg" width="228" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Conforto Full Size Bat Relic</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0TzKQV3_lfS6tyw1movpjNUYAcYJzWDvzzcIuiLn7WAgeT99YieM3fn4GxZ_h2P-2cn3rYqVfiexWzMpJRYeS4GW0a4-3Y9EKGgogqlthKz8HeddkEP0y8qeUBILXzPXXUF9mBKOqo8/s1600/Scan0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0TzKQV3_lfS6tyw1movpjNUYAcYJzWDvzzcIuiLn7WAgeT99YieM3fn4GxZ_h2P-2cn3rYqVfiexWzMpJRYeS4GW0a4-3Y9EKGgogqlthKz8HeddkEP0y8qeUBILXzPXXUF9mBKOqo8/s320/Scan0012.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Billy Hamilton Full Size Jersey Relic</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4UaaDjIxGMX7jceD6dj-iZ-1rQ2s5mhT8u2UYcdlqQbkam7H75w5-u336ydljSSQtQbNkTyFx5g6AqHis6ECUNpQ-O4TMQbGC0iQwI8aia3rXL59lA73a_CdhUYbfUKt44vPL-DoJxg/s1600/Scan0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="291" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4UaaDjIxGMX7jceD6dj-iZ-1rQ2s5mhT8u2UYcdlqQbkam7H75w5-u336ydljSSQtQbNkTyFx5g6AqHis6ECUNpQ-O4TMQbGC0iQwI8aia3rXL59lA73a_CdhUYbfUKt44vPL-DoJxg/s320/Scan0013.jpg" width="173" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joey Gallo A&G Back Mini</td></tr>
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Not too shabby! Everything except the Gallo is up for trade. I only ask that if you make a trade offer, please make it fair - don't offer to send me a ton of 80's and 90's junk wax! (I had a random person reach out a couple weeks ago and ask if I would trade an auto from a higher-end product for a bunch of junk wax....)</div>
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Now for some thoughts on my boxes of Ginter for GACX. Most of my commentary revolves around collation. My first box was short a hit. I ordered a second box, and it was also short a hit. I ended up buying a third box, and it had all hits in it. So did the prize box.</div>
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Beyond the hits, I also had issues with the inserts. The first box I purchased had zero "Magnificent Moons" inserts. Instead, it had eight "Baseball Equipment" inserts. Furthermore, both the first and second boxes had the same exact "World's Best Beaches" insert cards. </div>
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Boxes one and two were clearly the problem boxes. Beyond the issues mentioned above, both boxes were nearly identical in the base cards included. Hell, the second box had the two copies of Christian Villanueva's short-printed mini (card #315). How the hell does that happen? That makes Ginter a very expensive set to build. </div>
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Lastly, it's a bit of a bummer that Topps is now treating rip cards as hits. In the past, these were included <i>in addition to</i> the three promised hits. I won't complain on this one too much, especially since I had a rip card in my <b>**free**</b> box. It was just something that crossed my mind. </div>
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Lastly, I want to specifically thank Mark for serving once again as our faithful Commissioner. Without his work, I'm not certain GACX would have happened! Also, a huge thanks to Topps for sponsoring the contest and providing prizes! As a winner (finally!), the prize was certainly appreciated!</div>
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J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-44978719908751412132018-11-02T13:02:00.000-07:002018-11-02T13:02:09.977-07:00Blaster Madness 1: 2018 Topps Chrome<div style="text-align: justify;">
As promised, today begins my new series "Blaster Madness." Since I've moved back home, I haven't had the opportunity to purchase many hobby boxes. My supply of cardboard comes primarily in the form of blasters from Walmart. TO say my options are limited is an understatement, so apologies if my posts become a bit...redundant. </div>
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My first offering for this series takes a look at a blaster of 2018 Topps Chrome. Let's take a look and see what I found.</div>
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First card of note for me was Adrian Beltre. Beltre signed with the Rangers prior to the 2011 campaign and has been the most popular player on the team since. Beltre may retire this offseason - I would venture to say that he most likely will retire. However, that decision hasn't been made. I would never be opposed to having Beltre back again for another season. If I'm being honest, I wouldn't be opposed to having Beltre slide into our open manager position. I can dream right?</div>
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Next up is a base card for my Joey Gallo PC. I really like this card. I haven't set out to determine when the photo was taken, but it was clearly after something good happened. If I had to put money on it, I would guess that this was taken after a walk-off hit.</div>
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On to the non-Ranger cards of note. This is my first Chrome Ohtani rookie. It will be interesting to see how long he continues to pitch and DH. I know he will strictly DH next year while recovering from Tommy John surgery...it will be interesting to see if he stays in that role after next season. If so, the Angels paid a <i>ton</i> for a DH.</div>
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Keeping with the rookie theme, I also snagged this Rhys Hoskins rookie refractor. When I saw the "RC" designation on this card, I was a bit surprised. It feels like Hoskins has been around for a while, but I am guessing that he made his debut too late in the season last year to be included in Update, so his rookie cards are falling into this year's product.</div>
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The final card of note in my blaster was this sepia refractor of Mike Trout. I don't seem to pull many refractors of Trout, so this was a nice surprise. It will stay in my collection for now.</div>
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So there it is, Blaster Madness #1. Not the best blaster I've ever had, but certainly not the worst. Thanks for reading!</div>
J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-40723078903265970562018-10-31T11:38:00.000-07:002018-10-31T11:38:31.695-07:00Some Recent eBay Pickups<div style="text-align: justify;">
I was originally planning on having an autopsy post to examine my Gint-A-Cuffs X entry, but some recent developments have convinced me to delay that post for a bit. Instead, I am going to take a look at a few eBay pickups I've received during the past few weeks.</div>
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The first couple of cards are from 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes. I've been trying to snag cards of Steven Gingery whenever I can. Gingery, a fourth round pick for the Cardinals in this year's draft, was the ace of the Texas Tech staff until he blew out his elbow in one of his early starts this season. I'm excited to see him get back to being healthy and to see how he will do in the Cardinals' system. This Silhouettes patch auto is numbered to 25.</div>
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This may be my favorite addition to my growing Gingery collection:</div>
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It's not autographed, but this jumbo relic comes from the player's nameplate. It's numbered 1 of 4. I really dig it.</div>
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I also snagged a couple of Matt Harrison cards. It's getting harder and harder to find Harry cards that I don't already have. However, there are still a few out there.</div>
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On occasion, I will intentionally grab duplicates of cards I already have, like this one:</div>
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This is the Brooklyn Back/Red Back of the 2013 Allen & Ginter mini. I know I have at least one of these already, and I believe that I actually have one or two more in my collection, as well. I gave all of $1.25 (with free shipping, if I recall correctly) for it, so it was hard to pass up.</div>
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+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages Vintage Bat<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 3 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 10 points</b></div>
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4<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World Talent Mike Trout<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 2 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 12 points</b></div>
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5<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Giancarlo Stanton<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Masahiro Tanaka<o:p></o:p></div>
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+1 Elvis Andrus<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World’s Greatest Beaches Trunk Bay<o:p></o:p></div>
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+3 Flags of Lost Nations Zaire<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 4 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 16 points</b></div>
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6<o:p></o:p></div>
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+1 World Talent Gleyber Torres</div>
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-1 Greg Bird<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 0 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 16 points</b></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
7<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages Vintage Cleats<o:p></o:p></div>
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+3 Zach Davies #333 Mini SP<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 5 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 21 points</b></div>
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8<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Don Mattingly<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Sean Newcomb FP<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World’s Greatest Beaches Paradise Island<o:p></o:p></div>
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+1 Reggie Jackson A&G Back Mini<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 4 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 25 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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9<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Bran Dozier FP<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Fantasy Goldmine Ted Williams<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 4 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 29 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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10<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Lou Gehrig<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages Modern Baseball<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 Rafael Devers Mini A&G Back<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 3 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 32 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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11<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World Talent Pedro Martinez<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 2 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 34 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
12<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Brett Gardner<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Luis Severino<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages Modern Sunglasses<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+6 Sean Newcomb (FP) #343 Mini A&G Back SP<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 6 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 40 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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13<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Sonny Gray<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 World Talent Erasmo Ramirez<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 Francisco Mejia Mini A&G Back<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 3 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 43 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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14<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Derek Jeter<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages Eye Black<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+3 Flags of Lost Nations Zanzibar<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 4 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 47 points</b></div>
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15<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World’s Greatest Beaches Cozumel<o:p></o:p></div>
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+4 Yadier Molina Black Border Mini<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 6 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 53 points</b></div>
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16<o:p></o:p></div>
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+7 Amed Rosario Framed Mini Autograph<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Fantasy Goldmine Ozzie Smith<o:p></o:p></div>
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+1 Claire Smith Mini<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 10 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score:63 points</b></div>
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17<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Dellin Betances<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Shohei Ohtani FP<o:p></o:p></div>
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+4 Joey Gallo MY FP<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages Baseball Sweater<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 7 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 70 points</b></div>
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18<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Jim Thome FP<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Fantasy Goldmine Tom Seaver<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 4 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 74 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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19<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World’s Greatest Beaches Bay of Angels<o:p></o:p></div>
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+3 Baseball Superstitions Between-Inning Routine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 5 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score:79 points</b></div>
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20<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World Talent Jose Altuve<o:p></o:p></div>
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+3 Paige Spiranac Glow in the Dark Mini<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 5 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 84 points</b></div>
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21<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Gary Sanchez<o:p></o:p></div>
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+1 Champ Pederson<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages Vintage Baseball<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Kelsey Plum Mini A&G Back<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 4 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 88 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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22 <o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Fantasy Goldmine<o:p></o:p></div>
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+5 Davis Ortiz Full-Size Relic<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 7 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 95 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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23<o:p></o:p></div>
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-1 Didi Gregorius<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 Baseball Equipment of the Ages<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
+4 Jack Flaherty Black Border Mini<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 5 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 100 points</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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24<o:p></o:p></div>
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+2 World Talent Hyun-Jin Ryu<o:p></o:p></div>
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+1 Nolan Ryan Mini (FT)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 3 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 103 points</b></div>
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Box Loader<o:p></o:p></div>
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+7 Natural Wonders Mount Kilamanjaro<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pack Score: 7 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 110 points</b></div>
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<b>THIRD HIT</b></div>
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+6 Yu Darvish Framed Mini Relic</div>
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<b>Pack Score: 6 points</b></div>
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<b>Running Score: 116 points</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>FINAL TALLY: 116 POINTS</u></span></b></div>
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Just when I thought I would be able to get back to posting regularly, more stuff comes up and keeps me away. I mentioned in a now-deleted post (not sure how that happened) that my grandmother passed away in April and I was having trouble dealing with that. I'm a bit better, now. To help out, I decided to move back to my hometown to take care of my grandfather while writing my dissertation. This has been an...adventure...to say the least. I don't care which side of the aisle you are on politically, medical insurance and government benefits should not be as complicated as Medicare is. I'm about to earn my PhD and I don't understand a thing about Medicare.</div>
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Anyway, I've got a ton of scans ready to go for future blog updates. I haven't purchased much cardboard this year, but what I have purchased recently is almost exclusively cardboard from the blaster variety. Therefore, I will soon be starting a serious that will be called "Blaster Madness" to take a quick look at what my $20 got me. </div>
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One product that I <i>did</i> manage to get in hobby box form was this year's Allen & Ginter. I am participating in Gint-A-Cuffs again this year, so I will need to have my scans and scores posted this evening. I promise that will happen. Let's just say that between missing hits and a ton of Yankees, I doubt that I will be standing on the winners podium this year!</div>
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So that's it for now. Stay tuned for new content!</div>
J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-37470310253605975432018-06-16T08:00:00.000-07:002018-06-16T08:00:17.664-07:00If Anything Can Bring Me Back, It's The Good Ol' Red, White, And Blue<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well, it has officially been close to (if not more than) two months since my last post. In it, I mentioned that I had a death in the family that sent me into a tailspin and I needed some time to get my sh*t back together and become a productive member of society again. Somehow, I accidentally deleted that post. I'm not sure when/how I did that.</div>
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I guess now is the time that I get going again. Though I haven't been blogging, I have still been collecting. I've mentioned in a few posts that I have been participating in some group breaks with a particular breaker. During my sabbatical, I participated in a few more breaks, mostly for Panini's Stars and Stripes product. This set is focused on the various Team USA baseball squads.</div>
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Why this product, you ask? Well, Steven Gingery is in the set. Who is Gingery, you ask? Gingery is the ace of the Texas Tech baseball team...at least he was entering this season, but he tore a ligament in his elbow and had to have Tommy John surgery early in the season.</div>
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Regardless, Gingery went in the fourth round to the Cardinals in the 2018 MLB Draft. I'm hoping he shows up in the Bowman Draft product later this year.</div>
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Anyway, let's get to some cards. Some cards are packed up, so I only have a few to share.</div>
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This is the base auto in the set. Though there are a few players that feature a sticker auto, most are on-card - including Gingery.</div>
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However, the dreaded sticker auto makes an appearance on these Silhouette relic/autos. To make matters worse, the signature goes off the sticker. Oh well, such is life, am I right?</div>
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This is perhaps my favorite card from the breaks I have participated in. It's numbered to 25, and all of the patches are awesome!</div>
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I will be all-in on next years Stars and Stripes, as well. A friend of mine - who I met in the card shop in Lubbock - will almost certainly be in the product. Josh Jung (pronounced like "Young") is Tech's starting third baseman. He was selected to play on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team this summer, as soon as Tech is finished at the College World Series (hopefully winning their last game!). Josh is predicted to be a first-round pick in next year's draft, also. Regardless of how things play out, it's been cool to have him as a friend, and I am beyond happy for him and all of his successes!</div>
J. Meekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964906674812425407.post-36476953137067299572018-03-29T08:00:00.000-07:002018-03-29T08:00:01.874-07:00Cards From Julie<div style="text-align: justify;">
Julie of <a href="http://acrackedbat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Cracked Bat</a> fame sent a mailer full of Ranger goodies my way a couple weeks ago. It came at a perfect time - my dissertation was getting the best of me and making me a cranky person. It was nice to receive cards as a pick-me-up!</div>
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Let's take a look at some of my favorites from the package, shall we?</div>
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This Frank Catalanotto Status diecut comes from 2002 Donruss Elite. To make it more interesting, this is a NSCC exclusive...</div>
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...numbered 5 of 5! Sweet! I always enjoyed watching Cat play. He was one of the few highlights in some pretty lean years.</div>
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A Topps Finest Rookies card of Mike Lamb. Gotta love that Finest feel!</div>
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A beautiful, shiny foil Upper Deck card of Mr. Ranger, Michael Young. There is nothing wrong with this card. It's perfect!</div>
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These three came together in a cello-like pack. Produced to bring awareness to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization, this were distributed...somehow. I'm not certain if they came in a package of something or if they were given away at games...there just isn't much information out there about the set.</div>
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All of the cards share the same backside. These have immediately become some of my favorite cards.</div>
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Julie, I can't thank you enough! Thanks for thinking of me!</div>
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