tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964011133316767662024-03-05T15:26:30.875-05:00Bubba's Bangin' Batch of Baseball BitsA blog devoted to my collection of baseball cards (which is mostly Allen & Ginter). May also occasionally be host to random thoughts on a variety of material.Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-43531692244349626712018-07-30T08:47:00.000-04:002018-07-30T08:47:32.685-04:002018 Allen & Ginter Box 4-8 Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Boxes one through three were pretty good to me. Since I got my case a day later than I thought I would, I actually didn't have time to open and really appreciate the rest of the boxes until this past week. Here we are though with all the fun highlights from the middle portion of the case! I stopped at box number eight because I'm reserving my historically lucky box number nine for Ginta-Cuffs. Hopefully that'll work out again!</div>
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Clearly, these were not the only two blacks minis from these five boxes as you get two to three per box, but these were definitely the highlights. A far cry from the first three boxes, but still happy with these.</div>
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It's not often that I highlight A&G back minis, cause I kinda hate them, but when you pull both of your favorite team's premier rookies in the same box, you get a bit excited.</div>
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Skipping straight to the autos here with nothing super special. Two rookie autos is pretty nice with Bader getting a significant amount of playing time this year and Fried being one of the Braves better pitching prospects.</div>
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Can't say I was all that excited about this Matt Olson auto, but I also don't think I've seen this guy even take an at-bat. The A's aren't a team we see much of up here in New England too often. That said, this kid is both young, and seems to have quite some power.</div>
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The first of (probably) two rips cards supposedly contained in the case features Evan Longoria. I'll be ripping this on video later this week and hopefully we'll see something good pop out.</div>
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Here's the last of the 'special' hits from these five boxes with the Altuve framed relic. In the past few years, you can pretty much expect to hit two boring full-sized relics along with one other hit per box. Whether that hit ends up being a rip card, auto, or framed relic varies among boxes, but that's generally how these boxes map out and these five were no exception.</div>
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Speaking of boring full-sized relics, here they are! Not too much to write home about. Also, notice anything? These are almost all baseball players with Paige Spiranac being the only exception! That's a bit frustrating!</div>
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My first Brooklyn back mini of the case is a Washington National. Bleh.</div>
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This is super cool! Here's Topps' mystery gag for Ginter this year. You can almost see it if you look really close at the border on this mini, but it's slightly textured. In fact, the entire back of the card is slightly textured and that's really the only way you can tell that you just pulled something special; you feel it. </div>
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This mini glows in the dark! From what I can gather, these seem to be roughly case hits, and even though they aren't actually numbered, they're probably limited to around roughly ten copies per subject. I'm relatively happy with the Stugotz pull, as he's one of the few overblown radio hosts that I slightly appreciate. Just the fact that he is an ESPN employee that is highly recognized makes me happy as well.</div>
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Finally, one of these boxes was a hot box where every base card in the box was instead a glossy parallel. We got the two hyped Braves rookies again!</div>
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Hey, rookie hot box! :D No Ohtani unfortunately though. </div>
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These cards are interesting. As I mentioned, they're glossy in nature, not foil like last year (which I happen to have liked a lot better). The background is adjusted to this dark gray color, which is alright I guess, but I like the look of the standard base card better. The rarity and completionist in me is truly the only thing that attracts me to these... and yes, I will be building this set, so send me your extras. :p</div>
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My two favorite 'objects' from this year's set featured on glossy parallels. These are far cries from the inanimate objects we've seen in past sets which I'm slightly angry at.</div>
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Finally my favorite player alongside the game's best player! I was so sad when Newcomb missed out on a no-no last night by one strike. You could tell that he was utterly exhausted coming off that mound... I guess 134 pitches will do that to you. Of course, Winkler comes in and has to spoil the shutout as well.</div>
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Not too bad for five boxes. Pretty "standard" if you will, but I certainly not upset at the results! More to come!</div>
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Here's a nice big long run down of what I found in my first three boxes of this year's Allen & Ginter.</div>
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This year's base cards. They're fine. I really like the border of this design. The nameplate, the background, the old style filter on the picture... all tried and true. The papery, scroll effect on the bottom is a little much though. I keep wanting to peel the card up and find out what's underneath.</div>
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One other thing to note is the three different colored borders here. They seem to be the only border colors throughout the entire set (grayish, brownish, and turquoisey). I would assume the border colors are consistent from card to card, but you never know with Ginter... I'll have to check my dupes once I start getting them.</div>
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Here was a little dilemma I came across yesterday. This was the only horizontal mini I pulled from the three boxes. Note how the image is entirely different from that of the base card. Very confused.</div>
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All of this year's full sized inserts. These last two are of the larger 50 card variety, thought the moons and baseball equipment easily win my votes for favorites. Note that I have absolutely zero clue who Tzu-Wei Lin is... my guess is that he was chosen for this set simply because he's from Taiwan. </div>
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Here's the mini inserts in this year's Ginter. These also happen to be the first one's I pulled from each set. That means Gavin of Baseball Card Breakdown wins Contest #4 for guessing 2 out of 6 correctly! Congrats buddy!</div>
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Side note: I announced the winner of Contest #3 earlier in the week on video. For those that didn't watch; congratulations to Greg of Night Owl Cards!</div>
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I actually really like all of these inserts. The first three for the subject matter. The postage required set is not really something that would typically interest me, but the execution from the few cards I pulled so far seems quite good. I didn't initially think I would like the hot peppers set, but it's so off the wall that it has since grown on me a bit. Finally, I adore the design of these flag cards. I loved the cards from the original 1880's, from 2009, and these are going to be no different. There's just something about flags that I really appreciate.</div>
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Some full sized relics. Meh.</div>
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A NNO mini parallel of The Rocket.</div>
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Some REALLY nice black minis.</div>
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Oh, whoops... I skipped the nicest black mini. Did I win the lottery?</div>
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Here's one of the three box toppers I pulled (the other two were baseball players). According to the checklist, these are limited to 500 copies. Even still... I'll be chasing this set. They're pretty.</div>
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And finally, the highlight of the first three boxes. These black framed autos are either numbered out of /25 or /10. I'll be redeeming it, just because I want to see it in hand. After that, I don't really know, though I'll probably hold onto it. Side note: Topps is telling us to get better at MATH.</div>
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So, my LCS guy texted me the other day and told me there was a shipping issue at the distributor level where one distributor flat out didn't get product from Topps. Kinda a bummer. Fortunately, he coerced them (don't ask me how) to 2-day shipping a case over all the way from California. That means I'll be going to pick it up shortly and I'll have it today! In the meantime, lets see who won Contest #3!<br />
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Allen & Ginter is here tomorrow and I have the day off (I promise... wasn't planned). Suffice it to say that tomorrow afternoon will probably be a whole lot of pack busting. Should be fun! Along those lines, I still have two contests open that anyone can join to win some of the cards from the case I open.</div>
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Before this blog gets completely overrun by Ginter content, I want to highlight a contest I won from Henry over at the newer, but great blog <a href="http://cardboardgreats.blogspot.com/">Cardboard Greats</a>. Henry sent me this Diamond Tributes relic from 2005 Fleer Tradition of Chipper Jones. It's only my second ever hit of the HoF 3rd baseman and I'm more than grateful.</div>
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<br />Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-11370687708362572332018-07-14T16:34:00.002-04:002018-07-14T16:34:55.442-04:002018 Contest of Gintery Goodness - Part 4I am officially excited. It's been awhile since I remember being this excited about an Allen & Ginter release. The last time was probably in 2015 when Allen & Ginter X first came out and we got a whole new look to the base card.<br />
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This year has me excited for a whole different reason. The non-baseball cards; they just sound so phenomenal! First and foremost, we've finally got boxtoppers back!<br />
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<b>A&G Natural Wonders Box Loaders Set Checklist</b><br />
10 cards. Hobby only. Limited to 500 copies.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">NWB-1 Big Sur<br />NWB-2 Mount Kilimanjaro<br />NWB-3 Zion National Park<br />NWB-4 Vatnajökull Glacier Cave<br />NWB-5 Amazon Rainforest<br />NWB-6 Na Pali Coast<br />NWB-7 Phang Nga Bay<br />NWB-8 The Antarctic<br />NWB-9 Banff National Park<br />NWB-10 Seljalandsfoss Waterfall</span><br />
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The past few years have seen only baseball related boxtoppers, and none of them were all that special in my opinion. This is a welcome change and I'm excited to chase after some rather large cards again.<br />
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It's really exciting when one has to internally debate, and has trouble picking which insert set will be the worst this year. I think I finally decided that, although probably fun, the World's Hottest Peppers set will cool off the fastest and won't have a great visual appeal.<br />
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Oh right, you came here for a contest. Alright, here's the (probably) last method of entry:<br />
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Comment below with the name (or number if you're lazy) of the first card I pull of each of the above mini inserts (that means I expect <b>seven </b>names or numbers). I'll record the first box I open on video and give a rundown. Comment with the most correct wins one of the many Ginter prizes I'll be giving out (we'll say the tiebreaker is the Baseball Superstitions set... cause after all, this is a baseball set).<br />
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Here's a <a href="https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2018-topps-allen-ginter-baseball-cards">link to the Cardboard Connection checklist</a> where you can find all the mini inserts listed.Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-39261794162199909302018-07-10T14:00:00.003-04:002018-07-10T14:00:55.940-04:002018 Contest of Gintery Goodness - Part 3This one's super simple folks. You comment on this post before Monday, July 16th and you enter yourself into a drawing (done either Wednesday or Thursday) for one of the many Allen & Ginter type prizes I'll be giving away after opening my pre-ordered case.<br />
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Good luck! <a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2018/07/2018-contest-of-gintery-goodness-part-2.html">Yesterday's contest </a>is still open as well so go make a guess if you haven't yet!Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-29814892795104442502018-07-09T10:47:00.000-04:002018-07-09T10:47:59.063-04:002018 Contest of Gintery Goodness - Part 2So part 1 of this contest was not quite what I hoped, but that's understandable as I simply haven't posted in a while. Currently RAZ leads all comers in the World Cup pick'em with just four games remaining. In the mean time, we'll keep on trucking with part two of the contest. Again, Ginter seemed to do some weird things with inser<span style="font-family: inherit;">ts this year, so I can't really finalize prizes until we get a released checklist. Expect it to be similar to years' past<span style="background-color: white;"> (</span><a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2015/07/on-promoting-july-22nd.html" style="background-color: white; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a><span style="background-color: white;">, </span><a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2016/07/back-with-bang-contest-for-all.html" style="background-color: white; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a><span style="background-color: white;">, and </span><a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-2017-contest-of-gintery-goodness.html" style="background-color: white;">2017</a><span style="background-color: white;">).</span></span><div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's all the number #1's from previous years. Comment with your answers below. The person who comments first and gets it right will win, so I would suggest not duplicating answers. For this contest, you can provide an answer once every 24 hours (simply comment again). I know A&G comes out next Wednesday, so hopefully this isn't too late and we don't have a situation where the checklist comes out this afternoon (or something like that). Regardless, good luck! More to come!</span></span></div>
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Night Owl recently sent me a package that contained a smattering of different cards that checked a whole bunch of boxes off in my collection. He hit some wants lists, threw a couple Julio's at me, and even sent me a couple of Braves pitchers. I've been sitting on the below scans for a week or so trying to be a bit creative with them... to no avail. I decided to take these an entirely different direction.</div>
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Friday, I put up my first of many contests based around the upcoming Allen & Ginter release. The contest involves joining a fantasy World Cup pick-em. If you're at all interested in the upcoming World Cup, you should join! It'll be a fun way to follow it even if you don't win. Plus! FREE CARDS!</div>
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Here, I'll even help you out! Five-Thirty-Eight just released their World Cup Projections complete with a <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-world-cup-predictions/">fun interactive tool</a>.</div>
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Along those lines, I decided to relate each of these ten cards that Greg sent me to a World Cup team. Hooray for shameless self-promotion!</div>
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Born 8/13/1997, Kolby is the youngest of the players Greg sent me. France just happens to have one of the youngest rosters at this year's World Cup (second only to Nigeria). Their youngsters are lead by phenom Kylian Mbappe, yet looked quite questionable in a friendly against the USA last week.<br />
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Did you know Aaron Harang was 6'7"? That seems incredible to me. In any case, Serbia just happens to have the tallest average squad at this year's World Cup coming in at 73.5" or 6' 1.5" which is quite tall for a soccer player. In fact, former captain, and one of the more iconic Serbians, Branislav Ivanovic measures in at 6'1" which means there must be a bunch of other Serbians much taller.<br />
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This Ginter mini was a set need for me and also happened to be the oldest person contained in Night Owl's package. The oldest squad designation belong to Costa Rica (just shy of 30 years). They sure look like a bunch of old farts up there.</div>
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The hidden gem of this package was definitely this 2016 Heritage short print. Scherzer has always seemed like a hidden gem of a player as well. He's been such a great pitcher for so long (he'll be going to his 6th consecutive All-Star game this year), but his team hasn't won anything.</div>
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James Rodriguez (and Colombia in general) is probably the best example of this type of hidden gem in the soccer world. If you don't follow soccer, this guy is probably the best player you've never heard of.</div>
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I found it somewhat surprising that Greg somehow did not send me a single player that has a World Series ring. Obviously, the Braves haven't won in awhile, but other stars like Trout, Votto and Mattingly (quite famously in fact) have never seen a ring. Soria has the interesting distinction of having started his career in Kansas City, left before they won the World Series in 2015 and then came back to KC the year after. Feels bad man.</div>
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This comparison was simple. The best baseball player and the best soccer player. The end. Good luck Argentina.</div>
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Meanwhile, Neymar and Brazil enter the 2018 FIFA World Cup as the odds-on favorite to win it all. I certainly hope they don't pull it off as I don't think it would make for a very entertaining World Cup, but oh well.</div>
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The last two cards of the package feature what was my favorite player over the last few years (though he's slowly being eclipsed by Sean Newcomb). Xherdan Shaqiri won over my heart with his play in the World Cup in 2014 and his<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY5iCxWUpXs"> absolutely stunning goal</a> in the 2016 UEFA EURO. It's easy for me to follow him as well as he plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.</div>
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Finally, my favorite current soccer player is easily Manchester City star and Belgian international Kevin de Bruyne. Both Belgium and Switzerland have become my two de-facto favorite squads for this competition since the USA was incapable of qualifying. Belgium as a whole is also absolutely loaded and can easily challenge all the top teams on any given day. It should be interesting to see which side of Belgium we see in Russia this year.</div>
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Thanks so much for the cards Greg and I hope everyone enjoys the World Cup!</div>
Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-74641713586369838542018-06-08T10:27:00.000-04:002018-06-08T10:27:43.779-04:002018 Contest of Gintery Goodness is Starting Early! 2018 FIFA World Cup Edition!Every year since I started blogging I've hosted a rather large contest centered around the release of Allen & Ginter which typically releases mid to late July. This year's release date is currently set for July 18th. While I clearly haven't been blogging a ton this year, I do want to continue this tradition I've set for myself and get some free cards out to all my blog-readers!<br />
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If you've never been a part of these contests, here's a link to how they've worked in the past (<a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2015/07/on-promoting-july-22nd.html">2015</a>, <a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2016/07/back-with-bang-contest-for-all.html">2016</a>, and <a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-2017-contest-of-gintery-goodness.html">2017</a>). You can expect similar prizes and a number of different contests in the coming month or two featured on this blog.<br />
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We're starting a bit early this year because the first of many ways to enter is going to be centered around this year's FIFA World Cup and the deadline is fast approaching! I'm taking a page out of Kerry's contests from over the year's and we're all going to play match predictor.<br />
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Soccer has fairly recently become my second favorite sport to watch and I get especially excited for major international competitions along with big Premier League or Champions League matches. Even though the USA didn't qualify, this year's World Cup is no exception. I'm particularly excited to watch Belgium, Argentina, and Iceland (yes... I've succumbed to the thunder-clap bandwagon).<br />
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Here's the link to ESPNFC's match predictor that awards points based on picking the correct results as well as bonus points for answering two random questions about each game (i.e. Will Messi have 0-1 goals this game or will he have 2+ goals this game?). ...and yes, the only pre-qualification for this contest is that you have an ESPN.com account. They're super easy to set up if you don't.<br />
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The winner will simply be the individual who finishes with the most points! Good luck!<br />
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This past weekend I was able to take some time off of work and spend some time with friends up in Boston. A while back I had received Red Sox - Braves tickets for my birthday for the game this past Sunday. Living in Connecticut obviously puts me pretty far removed from my favorite baseball team, so I get pretty excited whenever the Braves meander on up to New England.</div>
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Heading into Sunday, the Braves had lost the first two games to the BoSox and needed some redemption. We happily got it on the backs of Mike Foltynewicz and Tyler Flowers. Weeks before the game, I found myself trying to project starting rotations to see if either of my favorite pitchers would be on the hill for the afternoon. Twas not to be, but I did end up seeing two of the hardest throwing starters in all of baseball which was pretty cool (Folty and Sale).</div>
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We hung around a while after the game and took this picture right before we left. I promise, the stadium felt pretty near capacity for most of the game.</div>
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One of the other pitchers I was looking forward to possibly seeing in action was former Braves closer Craig Kimbrel. I suppose its a good thing that I didn't see him pitch, as it meant that the Braves had a nice comfortable lead. I always enjoyed watch Kimbrel pitch while he was in Atlanta, and I was quite sad when he left us four years ago. After he left, I actually thought we got a bargain letting him go as he immediately seemed to regress and posted pretty average numbers with San Diego and his first year with Boston. However, last year Kimbrel took off again posting a 1.43 ERA over 69 innings.</div>
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In fact, just the other week Kimbrel became the fastest pitcher to reach 300 saves, in terms of appearances, save opportunities, and age, distinctions formerly belonging to Mariano Rivera (537 G), Joe Nathan (335 SVO), and Francisco Rodriguez (31 years old). That's some pretty sweet company he just beat out.</div>
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It's only fitting that I get to show off this card, courtesy Chris of <a href="http://fanofreds.blogspot.com/">Nachos Grande</a>.</div>
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WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I've always wanted a Kimbrel auto and this fits the bill quite nicely. Sure, there could be improvements... he could be in his classic 'Kimbrel stance,' or wearing a Braves uniform, but I am more than happy with this pickup. </div>
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Chris also included a few other cards from his dual box break of this years Gypsy Queen. I'd say that it's probably a slight improvement in design from years past, but the set still doesn't seem to have found its 'niche' yet. The entire set could disappear and I don't think it would be missed by many collectors out there.</div>
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The rest of these cards are actually from a previous care package Chris had sent me from the remains of his 2017 Allen & Ginter set build.</div>
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...and lastly a trio of Braves minis not for the set-build but rather for the PC. All appreciated!</div>
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Chris also has recently had some awesome news in the past week as his family just got one person bigger with the recent announcement of a newborn! Congrats Chris and thanks so much for all these cards!</div>
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One of my favorite reads can always be found over at <a href="http://acrackedbat.blogspot.com/">A Cracked Bat</a>, run by Tigers fan Julie. She has a knack for coming randomly out of the woodwork with a nifty, thought-provoking post about the hobby, life in general, or whatever happens to be on her mind. Her most recent post features one of the most creatively run contests I've ever seen in the blogging community. Heck, it masquerades as post without a contest at all! </div>
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The premise is that she's getting rid of extra cards of specific players and making people guess whether the cards in the giveaway are Dupes, Dumps, or Dwindles. I love it! Wonderful usage of alliteration is something we've always appreciated here at Bubba's Bangin' Batch of Baseball Bits.</div>
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I'm not bringing up Julie just because of her recent post however. She blessed me with a package of cards a while back and I wanted to show them off. She managed to send me base cards from four different sets that I had never seen before outside of the digital world.</div>
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<b>2001 Topps Gallery</b>: This Andruw Jones was the lone card I received from this set, and I kinda like it. I've always enjoyed artist's renditions and tend to like them over actual photos (outside of something like Stadium Club which attempts to capture more than just the player). It's also why I think '53 Topps would be my vintage set of choice if I were to ever go down that rabbit hole. I did notice that Topps resurrected this brand late last year in what was a retail only offering. I still don't own a single card of that set either, but I also didn't necessarily hear the best things about it.</div>
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<b>2017 Topps Fire</b>: I received three such base cards from Julie in this package. I only scanned the Glavine though... mostly because I wasn't a huge fan. They simply feel too contrived to me. I will admit that some of the inserts I've seen pop up online look intriguing. There are 'Monikers' and 'Flame Throwers' insert sets that go so completely overboard that they end up looking like 90's cards, which could be cool. The base card though... not overboard enough.<br />
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<b>2017 Topps Triple Threads</b>: This is the quintessential high-end base card. Not overly much to the design and EXTRA thick cards. This is how you can always tell! Maybe if you take one apart, there might be a hidden jersey swatch within. I do absolutely appreciate these, as they are three of the greatest Braves to ever play the game, and I certainly wouldn't have chased them down myself.<br />
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A brief pause in the action to showcase two other cards from Julie from sets I have seen before. The first is a Chrome refractor parallel of a player whose seemingly been under the radar for a while. The only veteran that came to Atlanta with Dansby Swanson and Aaron Blair in the Shelby Miller to the Diamondbacks trade, Ender Inciarte might have been the best part of the trade for the Braves. He was an All-Star last year and is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/inciartes-game-winning-catch/c-1180575683">a defensive plus in center field</a>. Brian Snitker has been experimenting with the lineup recently, dropping Inciarte to 9th in the order, citing his struggles at the plate. I'm not super worried about it though, as he's basically a career .300 hitter.</div>
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The second card is a 2013 Topps Update insert of Smoltz doing his thing on the mound. While there's not all that much to this card, I enjoy it for what it stands for. Even though Smoltz lost the famed dual with Jack Morris, his 15 postseason wins is second to Andy Pettitte on the all-time list.</div>
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<b>2003 Fleer-Skybox eX</b>: This card was probably my favorite of the entire package mostly because its just so "out there". The card itself is made of acetate and is semi-transparent, but only where the player's picture is not present. The card is also quite thick, even for an acetate card, and generally feels like you have a huge hunk of plastic in your hand. Now, I'm not saying I'm going to run off and try to build this set, but getting a Maddux from this was quite the fun experience!</div>
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Thanks for the great package Julie. Looking forward to trading again soon!</div>
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Another long overdue trade post! This one featuring Shane of <a href="https://otwbbcards.wordpress.com/">Off the Wall</a>. In fact, Shane just recently threw up a very rare post regarding interesting 80's cards. Go check it out if you haven't seen it. In any case, I threw Shane some Red Sox a while back and this is what I got in return.</div>
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Naturally, we have to start out the post with some more miscut vintage. As I mentioned before, I certainly don't mind getting stuff like this. It means I know they're real and I have no intentions of ever building out these complete sets, so miscut versions are just fine!</div>
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Shane came up big with some random mini needs from A&G sets between 2009-2012. That T-Rex looks nothing like any image of a T-Rex I've ever seen... granted, nobody really knows exactly what they looked like. I think I once heard some paleontologist suggest that these big carnivores were actually quite brightly colored, similar to a woodpecker, or other male bird.</div>
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More insert needs! As suggests from the last few posts, this trade occurred quite some time ago. It simply was the next post in my drafts folder. What makes it really strange is that just yesterday Shane reached out to me via my relatively inactive Twitter account and asked me about the start of another trade. I promise this wasn't planned.</div>
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Some base mini needs were included in the package as well. I picked out the two best pitchers in the lot to showcase. Shane also included a black mini of Frank Thomas for my frankenset which is slowly making progress!</div>
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From two great pitchers, to possibly the best of the modern baseball era. I'm certainly not anywhere close to completing this parallel code-card set, but this was certainly a big one to cross off the list.</div>
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Finally a SP need from 2016 Heritage and a really fun back to the 1996 Fleer Ultra John Smoltz. Love it! Great stuff Shane!</div>
Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-88177062075509874012018-04-27T16:00:00.000-04:002018-04-27T16:00:59.833-04:00From Chrome, to Vintage, to AutographsToday we'll be highlighting a fun PWE style trade I made with <a href="http://subjectiveandarbitrary.blogspot.com/">Brian of Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary</a> waaaaaay the heck back in August. Yes... the time has come to start catching up on all the trade posts I've missed doing. I've still been quite active in the hobby, and you've probably seen me trolling in the comments sections of all your blogs, but I do know I need to get caught up with some thank yous.<br />
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This trade spawned after Brian posted something about picking up this here Dansby. Now, mind you... this was way the heck back in August, so we were coming off a (pretty much) nightmare season for the kid with "the flow". He had certainly not lived up to all the hype he received coming into the year.</div>
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I'm proud to say that Dansby is starting off his sophomore season on a great note. He's hitting the ball hard and seems to have started to learn to go with the pitch a bit more. It's certainly showing in his batting average.</div>
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Some fun vintage action was included as well! An off-centered Felipe Alou featuring the burlap design, and a (maybe?) off-centered Bobby Avila. I don't own any other 1960 Topps cards, so I can't actually say for sure, but my guess is that the card is probably supposed to be a bit more centered top to bottom. Regardless, I could care less about centering on these fine specimens. It's not too often that vintage baseball enters my place of living (you have to draw the collecting line somewhere, right?), so I'm always overjoyed to see new cards from the 50's and 60's, especially when they're Braves!</div>
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A Murph! Hey look! It's a Panini card! No logo and no team name! :p An autograph of a guy who both started and ended his career with the Braves. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like certified on-card autographs were fairly few and far between in the late 90's. I feel like Evans would be a bit more well known nowadays (at least by Braves fans) if his career didn't end just a few years before one of the best 3rd basemen started playing in Atlanta.</div>
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Finally, the package would not be complete without a new addition to the Sean Newcomb PC. Thanks Brian!</div>
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Such a wonderful mix of premium pitching displayed here. Thanks so much Bo!Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-53802719787232856072017-12-25T14:45:00.001-05:002017-12-25T14:45:52.086-05:00Merry Christmas + Some Cardboard Gifts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
First of all, Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful day, whether it be with friends, family, or working like myself. No worries! I have a fabulous family dinner waiting for me once I get out. In the meantime, its so slow here today that I was able to take some time and write up this post.</div>
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I'll take the time to highlight two Christmas present I received! The first is my Secret Santa gift courtesy Kin of <a href="http://ifeellikeacollectoragain.blogspot.com/">I Feel Like A Collector Again</a> AND <a href="https://beansballcardblog.com/">Beans Ballcard Blog</a>. Yes, he's got two blogs, and yes, his second one is vastly superior only because he uses 'B' alliteration like I do. Amazingly, we didn't duplicate a single word in either of our blog titles.</div>
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Kin immediately won over my heart by sending me tons of Ginter minis. He even pre-slotted them into 15-pocket pages!</div>
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Some more minis. The two black bordered ones both make my black bordered Frankenset that I'm working on.</div>
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These were by far my favorite minis included in the package. I hadn't opened almost any 2017 retail this year, so I had previously had no access to these beautiful Horse in the Race minis. Kin put a dent in my checklist with the above two...</div>
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...and ten more. I think my favorite of this batch is the Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter as there's a beautiful foal featured on the card. It also has a pretty awesome name.</div>
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Thanks for the awesome Secret Santa gift Kin! Knocking minis off my wantlist is always some of the most fun I have.</div>
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Next up is a Christmastime bombing that <a href="http://alltradebait.blogspot.com/">All Trade Bait, All The Time</a> sent out to seemingly the entire blogging world and I'm honored to be included in the mix.</div>
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We got pitchers not pitching, which is always fun. Mahler going through these boxes of balls is a pretty cool shot. I wonder if they had pitchers 'rub the balls up' pregame before the modern day official Delaware River mudding of the balls.</div>
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More Glavines! One even complete with a psuedo-mullet!</div>
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Oscar hit up my Teheran PC as well. I haven't gotten to open up almost any '17 Heritage, so the fake blue skies card was definitely a need.</div>
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Finally two of the newfangled Gypsy Queen cards. I've never really appreciated this set all that much, and this year really isn't much of an exception. The team nameplate at the top of the card is the only design feature that I really enjoy. The green border parallel was definitely a need though, and who can say no to a Colon card?<br />
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Thanks for the thoughtful send!<br />
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Merry Christmas to all and thank the Lord for sending us his Son this day!Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-22262869256587594692017-12-22T07:48:00.000-05:002017-12-22T07:48:53.275-05:00When a 1/1 Gets Outshined... by About Twenty Other Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Hello blogosphere. It's been a bit, and it might be a bit more before I really start getting back in the swing of things here, but I knew I had to get this post and another Secret Santa post up before Christams.</div>
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This particular deal actually started years ago, back when I was first introduced to Gavin of <a href="http://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/">Baseball Card Breakdown</a>. One of the first posts I ever read of his was <a href="http://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2016/02/pretty-girls-ginter-inspired-mini-set.html">this one</a><b> </b>featuring his awesome 'pretty girls' customs. I eventually acquired a set of these for myself, but during that discussion I mentioned an idea I'd had for awhile that related to my Allen & Ginter collection.</div>
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Almost two years later and the trade has gone through, complete with tons of add-ons.</div>
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Here's what initially sparked the trade; a complete custom set of Allen & Ginter set 'cover cards'. If you've read any of this blog at all, you'll know that at least 75% of my collection is focused around Allen & Ginter set builds. I've got a binder (or binders) for every year of Allen & Ginter since its inception. I figure that if I'm that committed to collecting this set, I might as well get a bit fancy with it. I requested Gavin utilize his creative skills to print customs for me that announce the set build. Here's what he came up with!</div>
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As you can see, he went with a different approach for each of these cover cards. Some, like the above 2011 design utilized the art from the pack. Others utilized the existing card design and/or border.</div>
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He also found some general logos for some (I believe this 2014 one features art from a Topps exclusive binder).</div>
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I promise any centering issues you see are no fault of Gavin's... these cards are simply a little difficult to scan/crop properly. They all came out magnificent!</div>
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This back of all these cards are all the same and highlights the fake aging/staining process he uses. I think its pretty nifty!<br />
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Gavin kindly provided two of each of these customs as my plan is to use these both on the outside spine of the binder and also on the very first page of the set. Since Allen & Ginter is a 350 card set, it nicely fits into 39 nine pocket pages (Ginter is a bit too fat to double bag) with one extra spot. These cover cards will now occupy that extra spot. I like it. The sets feel complete to me now.</div>
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We didn't stop the fun there. First we had to have some set building help featuring MINIS! YAY! Gavin has expressed his desire to complete this constellations set for awhile now, so I'm sure this is probably one of his dupes. I also received a single need from 2016 Ginter X along with a custom card (number 46 in the set in my book), the ONE TRUE DUDE. </div>
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I also obtained some fun PC cards of various natures through this trade including an older Mike Minor auto and a really fun manufactured patch of the Braves big lefty from Topps Pro Debut (at least that's my guess).</div>
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This was a pretty sweet card. I had one of those Topps seals of authenticity on it so I left it there for now. It's one of those 1/1 blank back issues that Topps has recently become fond of. I kinda hate the idea... cause ultimately, its just another money grab. I would never consider these as 'part of the rainbow' of a set if I ever tried to complete one. Even still, I very happy to be the owner of this card! </div>
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I told Gavin it was my first Topps Fire card I've seen in hand, but I realized I lied to him, because I realized I received three such Fire cards in a recent-ish package from Julie that I haven't posted about yet. So, this is my fourth I guess. Still awesome.</div>
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Finally, the kingpin of our deal. Well, at least it became the kingpin after much negotiation. Gavin was able to procure this fine specimen for me from 1998 Donruss Signature Series. This is my very first Maddux auto (for good reason too... they're all super pricey) and I'm ecstatic that its licensed and on-card. I now have an auto for all of the big three Braves HoF pitchers from the 90's (Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz). Maybe I'll start working on trying to add some of the more notable non-HoF guys now (Avery, Millwood, Neagle, Wohlers, Rocker). I bet a couple of them have Archives autos out there.</div>
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In any case, this card is serially numbered on the back. I was immediately curious when I initially saw it and had to investigate. Apparently there are actually two versions of this card; a 'century marks' with 100 copies and this one 'millennium marks' which typically have 1000 copies. Numbers 1-100 were reserved for the first set while 101-1100 were for the second. It was also stated that Maddux only signed 400 of his Millennium Marks cards which means that this card is basically 482/500 in modern terms. I thought that was pretty neat.</div>
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Gavin, you the man! Thanks for the great trade! If there's any chance you haven't discovered his wonderful blog yet, go check it out. He's in the middle of a run counting down the Twelve Days of Beermas. YUM!</div>
Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-91895099765224937282017-09-12T14:21:00.000-04:002017-09-12T14:21:44.102-04:00A Very Special GavinA long while back, Gavin of <a href="http://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/">Baseball Card Breakdown</a> sent me a great trade package that I <a href="http://bubbasbanginbatchofbaseballbits.blogspot.com/2016/12/so-much-better-than-your-tony-gwynn-rip.html">highlighted here</a>. In the post I mentioned that there was a card I would talk about later. Today is the later date I chose. That's because yesterday the Missoula Osprey ended their season with a 5-8 loss to the Great Falls Voyagers in the semifinals of the Pioneer League playoffs.<br />
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This single remaining card was one of Gavin's famed customs and featured a very special Missoula Osprey. My cousin: <a href="http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=669279#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL">Gavin Stupienski</a>.<br />
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Gavin had posted about a number of new players also named Gavin that had been drafted and I reached out to him letting him know that I could probably get my cousin to send him something. Well, Gavin (of the Baseball Card Breakdown variety) took it a step further and made a full blown custom of Mr. Stupienski. Above is how the card originally came packaged featuring Gavin playing for the Hillsboro Hops (a team he's ironically only played one game for).<br />
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My task was to send these out and get them signed. Extras were graciously included which I know were sent around the family and were greatly enjoyed. I got one back too, signed in unique purple ink!<br />
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Gavin didn't get a whole lot of playing time until the end of the season this year as he was a bit pigeon-holed behind <a href="http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=647378#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL">Andy Yerzy</a> (a second round draft pick from Canada). Gavin's strength has always been his bat, and I'm proud to say that when he did get in towards the end of the year he did pretty well for himself sporting a .359/.409/.590 slash line as a DH/C.<br />
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I haven't talked to him since around mid-season so I'm not currently aware of what his plans are for the fall/winter season, but I wish him the best in his grind. I know he's a hard worker and I truly hope he succeeds! Thanks again Gavin for making these awesome customs. I know you made both his and my day!Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-16582646370446952742017-09-02T08:08:00.001-04:002017-09-02T08:08:35.939-04:00A Pankratzy Package!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This one is REALLY old... so old that the blogger that sent me these hasn't posted since March. Not entirely sure what has been going on with Adam from <a href="https://addictionastherapy.wordpress.com/">Addiction As Therapy</a>, but he sent me the below cards earlier this year. Let's go through them!</div>
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We'll start with a handful of set needs that Adam sent me. 2011 minis still have a long way to go for me... I have far too many of the inserts and far too few of the actual base minis. Adam brought me ever so slightly closer which I greatly appreciate.</div>
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While I didn't really make any official blog resolutions this year, one of the things I told myself was that I was going to work hard on my A&G insert set review series. I haven't. I've worked very not hard on it. Regardless, this World's Deadliest Predators set from 2014 remains one of my favorites that Ginter has ever produced.</div>
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Another fun insert! This 2011 set featured visionaries and scientists mostly from the Industrial and Progressive Eras. Samuel Morse invented... what else, the Morse Code, and this card (and the entire set in general) focuses and features the inventor rather than the invention. I enjoy this little cap tip as I don't think we necessarily highlight these people as much as we should, though I suppose most of these guys did get their inventions named after them.</div>
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Adam sent me a single black mini parallel for my frankenset build. One of the greatest women's soccer players ever to play the game instantly graces the binder. Unfortunately, the USMNT got slaughtered at Red Bull Arena last night by Costa Rica in a World Cup Qualifying match. With three matches to go, the US really needs to get a result in Honduras on Tuesday to not go into panic mode for the last round of the Hex in early October.</div>
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These are pretty cool. 2011 base code card parallels. These came roughly four to a box and spanned the entire 350 set. Over the years, I've met a number of people who have been sitting on a handful of these parallels with no real idea of what to do with them. I've picked them up and have been slowly making my way towards building this set. It's a slow, but fun process and Adam had 10 of these to contribute. Here are my two favorites from the lot. Apparently, the flower patterns line up with other cards to produce a message that was unrelated to actually breaking the Ginter Code for that year. Red Herring!</div>
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The final card in this package was a PC addition. A Gypsy Queen black mini parallel of Julio numbered out of 199, complete with floating ball in air! I've never really been a huge fan of Gypsy Queen, but this card is pretty sharp looking. Then again, most black bordered cards are pretty sharp. Many delayed thanks to Adam for this package!</div>
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Here's the rest of my case. Every card here is available for trade.</div>
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I'm in the process of redeeming this card, so until I actually receive it, you can't have it. :p That does it for the autos. In all, I got six of them, two framed relics, two World Baseball Classic relics, and two RIP cards as my non-full-sized relic hits.</div>
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My two remaining "special" relics. The Big Papi is nice. The Sugano... not so much.</div>
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Full-sized relics. I've got tons of them. I'm not scanning them all, sorry. Here's a list of what I pulled (this includes a little retail as well). Yell at me if you're looking for one of these.</div>
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FSRA-BSM<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ben Smith<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-CH<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cole Hamels</div>
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FSRA-DO<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>David Ortiz<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-CSA<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chris Sale</div>
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FSRA-DP<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dustin Pedroia<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-CY<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Christian Yelich</div>
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FSRA-DW<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>David Wright<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-FF<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Freddie Freeman</div>
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FSRA-GP<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Gregory Polanco<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-FH<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Felix Hernandez</div>
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FSRA-GS<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Giancarlo Stanton<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-GSP<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>George Springer</div>
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FSRA-JL<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jon Lester<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-GSP<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>George Springer</div>
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FSRA-LT<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Lyle Thompson<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-JBA<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Javier Baez</div>
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FSRA-MCA<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Miguel Cabrera<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-JDG<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jacob deGrom</div>
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FSRA-MCO<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Miguel Cotto<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-JU<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Julio Urias</div>
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FSRA-NJ<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Nick Jonas<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-KM<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Kenta Maeda</div>
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FSRA-PG<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Paul Goldschmidt<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-MTA<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Masahiro Tanaka</div>
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FSRA-PG<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Paul Goldschmidt<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-NC<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Nelson Cruz</div>
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FSRA-RO<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Rougned Odor<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-NC<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Nelson Cruz</div>
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FSRA-VJ<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Valarie Jenkins<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-SM<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Starling Marte</div>
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FSRA-VM<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Victor Martinez<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-SP<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Stephen Piscotty</div>
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FSRA-YC<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Yoenis Cespedes<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>FSRB-WM<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wil Myers</div>
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On to the parallels! This one was really special. I did a short post right after opening the box a month back with the link to the video in which I opened this. Suffice it to say, I was excited. Glossy full-sized parallel of Clayton Kershaw!</div>
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No glossy, wood, or metal minis in this break. I did get one silk (see yesterday's post), so the next rarest mini parallel are these Brooklyn backs numbered to 25.</div>
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I received four of the no-number mini parallels. These are rumored to have a print run of roughly 50.</div>
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The next rarest mini parallel are these black bordered minis. I really like the look of them this year. Oh, heck no, you can't have this super-cute panda bear. I just picked out my favorite to show you. If you're really looking for black minis, this is what I've got at this moment. Just be warned that my extra minis tend to be extremely volatile as I trade them around a lot. <a href="http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Collection.cfm/bubbasbums">This site</a> usually remains fairly updated with my current collection if you're curious.</div>
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2<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Albert Pujols<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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I've acquired a decent number of these hot box foils as well. I'm going after the entire set, but these are extras I've accumulated over the past month.</div>
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1, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 22, 26, 31, 37, 38, 46, 50, 65, 70, 71, 78, 85, 94, 98, 108, 121, 122, 127, 129, 133, 136, 142, 143, 154, 156, 162, 163, 165, 168, 174, 177, 182, 185, 186, 188, 195, 198, 206, 208, 216, 217, 220, 223, 226, 230, 232, 235, 241, 244, 245, 247, 249, 252, 255, 260, 262, 272, 279, 286, 288<br />
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I should also mention that I still have plenty of base (though not a ton of SP's) if you're looking to acquire that.Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-81582706656888791662017-08-29T17:06:00.001-04:002017-08-29T17:09:08.241-04:002017 Allen & Ginter Case Break Recap: Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's been quite some time since I broke into the first pack of my case of 2017 Allen & Ginter. I recorded all my box breaks and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK1JGIOPHDTfGMZdExkBlHiJxULvgC6A-">threw them up on YouTube</a> in case you're interested, but they're quite long and not really the best quality either, so I wanted to provide some scans here of what I actually got.</div>
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I wanted to do it a bit differently this year... meaning these posts. So today's post will cover the hits I got that are already out the door. Yep, these cards have unfortunately been traded, sold, or given away in the past month already. You can expect trade bait in my next post if that's what you're looking for.</div>
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These first two full-sized relics went out to a Yankee fan from some random Facebook group I'm in. It's a pretty good starting point as these aptly showcase the two different full-sized relic styles in this year's set. Back when they started inserting these full-sized relics as hits in 2013 I absolutely hated them. They were quite boring looking cards that essentially mimicked the base card design and added a scrap of cloth. It was even more disappointing when Topps decided to produce two different full-sized relics and basically now guarantee one of each in every box (odds are 1:24 for both designs). This makes it so that you only get one "real" hit (at least in my opinion) in each hobby box.</div>
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2017 was made slightly better by the change in design of these basic relics. They're different and original which really helps feel like you've pulled something worth calling 'a hit'. I appreciate that. While I still don't really have a desire to collect these, I applaud the improvement and encourage more use of frilly plant like things... like on the Sanchez.</div>
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Here's yet another full-sized relic, but its quite different in that its serially numbered and features subject from the World Baseball Classic. This was given away as part of a prize in my contests.</div>
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A few things about this card. First, this (along with another you'll see tomorrow) counted as the "third category" type hit. So the box it came in produced three full-sized relics as its hits. Super disappointing. Second, this design stinks... really stinks. It's extremely boring and the blocky square cut-out for the relic doesn't help. When it was originally announced that Allen & Ginter would contain some cards featuring the World Baseball Classic from this past year, I was optimistic. I actually really like the general idea of the World Baseball Classic. Yes, there are definitely some things that can be improved upon, especially logistics-wise, but I enjoyed watching MLB players on different teams getting legitimately excited for games.</div>
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This relic series really disappointed. There are also apparently framed relics of World Baseball Classic subjects, but they have extremely small print runs. I'm sure they're better than this full-size version, solely based on the fact that they're framed, but I'm not going to try and seek them out.</div>
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Framed hits! Allen & Ginter has been saved! Haha, this Sanchez went out in the Yankees trade and the Krazy George went out as a contest prize. I don't think I've ever really complained about a framed Allen & Ginter card outside of the very in-your-face frame from 2010. This trend will continue. The framing on all these cards this year is simple, yet effective. I love them. </div>
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I was very sad to part with that Sanchez. Krazy George, on the other hand, I couldn't care less about. I apologize that the first 2017 framed auto you see on this blog is of this guy. Oh well.</div>
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The remainder of today's cards were flipped on eBay. I usually don't put much of anything up on eBay to sell, but I needed a bit of cash flow to fund a subsequent purchase of this year's Allen & Ginter X (more on that in another post).</div>
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Allen & Ginter went with a completely revamped design on their RIP cards this year. I personally, am not a huge fan, but then again, I don't really actively collect these, so I'm not too concerned with it. I briefly thought about ripping these open, but I've probably ripped five or six of these throughout my collecting days and I've never gotten anything other than an EXT mini.</div>
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Trea Turner RIP Card: $80</div>
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Randy Johnson RIP Card: $85</div>
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I love these silks. I've had pretty decent luck pulling these in the past few years. I put this up on eBay without any real intentions of selling it, but someone snatched it up paying my full (I thought <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=julio%20urias%20ginter%20silk&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684">somewhat ridiculous</a>) asking price. I guess I'm not complaining!</div>
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Julio Urias Framed Silk Mini: $35</div>
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The last card to sell on eBay. I guess I got a Jose Altuve hot box! Honestly, I don't really have a use/want for these printing plates unless they're specifically a player I really like. They just don't do much for me, so to the chopping block it went! Unfortunately, I later found out that The Daily Dimwit was interested in this card, but it had unfortunately already left the house. Sorry bud!</div>
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Jose Altuve Framed Mini Black Printing Plate: $95</div>
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Total eBay earnings: $295 (well... $265 after fees)</div>
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Paying for more than a quarter of my case with four cards made me fairly happy.</div>
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I'm currently sitting at a desk at work designated for breaks (so people can use a computer on their break if they need to). I got off my shift an hour ago and decided to stick around until the fight tonight. It'll probably be a good atmosphere to watch, plus its free here... and I'd rather not spend the $100 it costs to get the fight on pay-per-view.</div>
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Sitting here waiting for the main event forced me to slow down a bit which is good since I feel like I've been going 100 mph recently. What with work kicking into high gear paired with a couple recent vacations, I've had very little time for cardboard recently. I've devoted the time I have had to both organizing and bindering my recent break, plus getting together a whole bunch of trades to get a jump start on this year's set. If you take a gander at my updated wantlist, I think you'll see that I've done fairly well so far.</div>
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Suffice it to say that I'm on major trade post backlog at this point and I don't think it will get better anytime soon.</div>
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Today's trade post comes courtesy the Night Owl himself, a surprise package that arrived on my doorstep only a couple days after my case break. I'm fairly certain the above card was the motivator for the package, as a while back Night Owl mentioned he despised this card and had no use for it. I told him I could give it a home, and lo-and-behold, a month or two later and its here!</div>
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There was a bit of everything in this package, but it mostly contained a shared passion of ours. MINIS!!!! Not just any old minis mind you, but minis hand-picked from my want list. You don't see too many full-body shots in Allen & Ginter any more. It certainly makes this A-Rod mini stand out and this kind of variety was what made 2008 (the best year of Allen & Ginter) so special.</div>
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This card made me happy. First, I had totally forgotten about Jack Cust as a player. I remember him as a masher of sorts, but he seemed to have just disappeared from the league. I went and looked up his stats and apparently he led the AL in strikeouts for three consecutive years. That's doing something! Second, the green background on this card makes me super happy. This 2009 set has really grown on me throughout the years, so much so that it probably only trails 2008 as my favorite Ginter set. The mini versions of the base cards really accentuate the colored background.</div>
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Case and point here. A '09 Brad Hawpe next to an exceedingly ugly '10 version of the same. Of all the Ginter sets I collect, 2010 probably has the most minis left that I still need. I'm not sure I would be too upset if I never finish it.</div>
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Julius Caesar and Samardzija rounded out the minis included from my wantlist. This mini plus a couple more from a few other recent trade packages made it so my remaining needs number only four for 2016 (<span style="background-color: white;">116, 121, 194, 254). That's quite exciting!</span></div>
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Night Owl also sent me a smattering of brand spankin' new 2017 minis. Mind you, I received these long before I had a wantlist up for this year. Heck, I received this before I had finished full sorting out my whole case. Regardless, Night Owl somehow knew exactly what I had pulled because I didn't receive a single duplicate mini in this package.</div>
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The last card in the package was this 2015 Topps Stadium Club card of Julio Teheran. Included within the penny sleeve was this note stating the card had a non-glossy back. I took the card out to examine, and discovered that it did indeed have a very strange feel to it. I think I agree with Greg that this probably isn't a parallel. However, I know what really happened to this card. I see past his shenanigans! He was so mad at Teheran for pitching well against the Dodgers one evening that he took this card and rubbed it against his chair so hard that he made the gloss come off! Then he sent it to me because it brought back bad memories.</div>
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Thanks for the package Greg, and great guesswork with those minis!</div>
Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-77853518296024852092017-07-21T12:47:00.004-04:002017-07-21T12:48:02.069-04:00The Sole Reason I Recorded My Case BreakI have completed the opening of my case and have put it all on video. If you really want to watch me drawl on about all 12 of my boxes, I did throw them all up on a Youtube playlist which you can find here:<br />
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For the rest of you normal people, I'll eventually scan everything in and do a case recap along with updating tradables and wants, but I taped these openings just in case I pulled something fun and so I could get my reaction recorded.<br />
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I did that... if you remember last year, box #9 was a thing of beauty for me. Let's just say that not much has changed. If you'd rather just watch one video, I'd highly recommend this one below. It's the 9th box of my case and... well, just watch:<br />
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<br />Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-45945203270371336952017-07-20T13:13:00.000-04:002017-07-20T14:26:43.069-04:00Mad Lib Contest Results!REASONS FOR FANDOM<br />
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I am a <b>Detroit Tigers</b> fan.<br />
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8. Defense! My team prides itself in excellent <b>batting</b>. In fact, our shortstop makes a habit out of fielding <b>people</b> flawlessly.<br />
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7. "<b>Centerfield</b>." My team plays the best song in the 7th inning <b>run</b>, bar none.<br />
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6. Our <b>sweet</b> staff. They are extremely <b>salty</b> and frequently <b>admire</b> the opposition.<br />
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5. The <b>Tigers'</b> logo. The sharp <b>blue</b> really stands out. In fact, the best part is that it looks <b>thankful</b> in the <b>1984</b> Topps set.<br />
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4. I am extremely <b>ample</b> that our team is originally from <b>Portage</b> as it gives historical value to our franchise.<br />
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3. <b>Miguel Cabrera</b>. You're probably asking yourself, "Who's <b>Miguel Cabrera</b>." Well, he is currently hitting .<b>011</b>, slightly above the <b>Abraham Lincoln</b> line. <b>Handsome</b> in my book.<br />
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2. <b>57</b> World Series trophies. No other team can say that!<br />
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1. I can prove my fandom! My <b>cat</b> collection of <b>Tigers</b>, now numbering <b>35</b> is lovingly displayed next to my <b>love</b>. My pride and joy!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Congratulations to <b>John Sharp of John's Big League Baseball Blog</b> as our winner with the above entry into my Mad Libs contest. I chose six entries that I really enjoyed (the other five are below) and then gave them to a friend of mine to decide which was his favorite. Miggy hitting slightly above the Abe Lincoln line won him over and led him to pick this entry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'll also take this time to congratulate our final winner from yesterday, picking the Phillies as the team with the first mini out of my case: Wilf Knecht!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Congrats guys! All five winners should have an e-mail from me by the time this post goes live. If you don't, yell at me... cause I probably screwed up. Below you can find some of my other favorite entries!</span><br />
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I am a <b>Kansas City Royals</b> fan.<br />
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8. Defense! My team prides itself in excellent <b>erasing</b>. In fact, our shortstop makes a habit out of fielding <b>wombats</b> flawlessly.<br />
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7. "<b>Achy Breaky Heart</b>." My team plays the best song in the 7th inning <b>decompose</b>, bar none.<br />
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6. Our <b>alluring</b> staff. They are extremely <b>repulsive</b> and frequently <b>snorkels</b> the opposition.<br />
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5. The <b>Royals'</b> logo. The sharp <b>taupe</b> really stands out. In fact, the best part is that it looks <b>unjust</b> in the <b>1979</b> Topps set.<br />
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4. I am extremely <b>winless</b> that our team is originally from <b>Des Moines</b> as it gives historical value to our franchise.<br />
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3. <b>Eric Hosmer</b>. You're probably asking yourself, "Who's <b>Eric Hosmer</b>." Well, he is currently hitting .<b>042</b>, slightly above the <b>Albert Einstein</b> line. <b>Irresponsible</b> in my book.<br />
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2. <b>37</b> World Series trophies. No other team can say that!<br />
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1. I can prove my fandom! My <b>fidget spinner</b> collection of <b>Royals</b>, now numbering <b>8 trillion</b> is lovingly displayed next to my<b> parakeet</b>. My pride and joy!<br />
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I am a <b>Los Angeles Dodgers</b> fan.<br />
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8. Defense! My team prides itself in excellent <b>fiddling</b>. In fact, our shortstop makes a habit out of fielding <b>monkeys</b> flawlessly.<br />
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7. "<b>Shine On You Crazy Diamond</b>." My team plays the best song in the 7th inning <b>relax</b>, bar none.<br />
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6. Our <b>squishy</b> staff. They are extremely <b>tart</b> and frequently <b>cooks</b> the opposition.<br />
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5. The <b>Dodgers'</b> logo. The sharp <b>green</b> really stands out. In fact, the best part is that it looks <b>delicious</b> in the <b>1999</b> Topps set.<br />
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4. I am extremely <b>jumpy</b> that our team is originally from <b>Little Rock</b> as it gives historical value to our franchise.<br />
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3. <b>Cody Bellinger</b>. You're probably asking yourself, "Who's <b>Cody Bellinger</b>." Well, he is currently hitting .<b>074</b>, slightly above the <b>Julia Roberts</b> line. <b>Old-fashioned</b> in my book.<br />
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2. <b>5</b> World Series trophies. No other team can say that!<br />
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1. I can prove my fandom! My <b>limestone</b> collection of <b>Dodgers</b>, now numbering <b>111</b> is lovingly displayed next to my <b>tulip</b>. My pride and joy!<br />
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REASONS FOR FANDOM<br />
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I am a <b>Los Angeles Dodgers</b> fan.<br />
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Here are eight reasons why:<br />
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8. Defense! My team prides itself in excellent <b>rogering (As in "a right good rogering")</b>. In fact, our shortstop makes a habit out of fielding <b>cantalopes</b> flawlessly.<br />
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7. "<b>Song for the Deaf</b>." My team plays the best song in the 7th inning <b>think</b>, bar none.<br />
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6. Our <b>friggin'</b> staff. They are extremely <b>mo' fo'in'</b> and frequently <b>pass</b> the opposition.<br />
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5. The <b>Dodgers'</b> logo. The sharp <b>salmon</b> really stands out. In fact, the best part is that it looks <b>curvaceous</b> in the <b>1984</b> Topps set.<br />
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4. I am extremely <b>pugnacious</b> that our team is originally from <b>Las Vegas</b> as it gives historical value to our franchise.<br />
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3. <b>Alex Wood</b>. You're probably asking yourself, "Who's <b>Alex Wood</b>." Well, he is currently hitting .<b>042</b>, slightly above the <b>Weird Al Yankovich</b> line. <b>Massive</b> in my book.<br />
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2. <b>68.999</b> World Series trophies. No other team can say that!<br />
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1. I can prove my fandom! My <b>anteater</b> collection of <b>Dodgers</b>, now numbering <b>1 (because it's the loneliest)</b> is lovingly displayed next to my <b>bikini</b>. My pride and joy!<br />
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I am a <b>San Diego Padres</b> fan.<br />
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8. Defense! My team prides itself in excellent <b>convulsing</b>. In fact, our shortstop makes a habit out of fielding <b>hampsters</b> flawlessly.<br />
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7. "<b>Girls Just Wanna Have Fun</b>." My team plays the best song in the 7th inning <b>saunter</b>, bar none.<br />
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6. Our <b>bumpy</b> staff. They are extremely <b>sexy</b> and frequently <b>swishes</b> the opposition.<br />
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5. The <b>Padres'</b> logo. The sharp <b>gold</b> really stands out. In fact, the best part is that it looks <b>rusty</b> in the <b>1976</b> Topps set.<br />
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4. I am extremely <b>mentally unstable </b>that our team is originally from <b>Hoboken</b> as it gives historical value to our franchise.<br />
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3. <b>Hunter Renfroe</b>. You're probably asking yourself, "Who's <b>Hunter Renfroe</b>." Well, he is currently hitting <b>one zillion</b>, slightly above the <b>Bill Murray</b> line. <b>Dangerously radioactive</b> in my book.<br />
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2. <b>Too many to count</b> World Series trophies. No other team can say that!<br />
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1. I can prove my fandom! My <b>truckasaurus</b> collection of <b>Padres</b>, now numbering <b>1 or 2</b> is lovingly displayed next to my <b>grandma's bloomers</b>. My pride and joy!<br />
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I am a <b>San Francisco Giants</b> fan.<br />
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Here are eight reasons why:<br />
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8. Defense! My team prides itself in excellent <b>tinkling</b>. In fact, our shortstop makes a habit out of fielding <b>corndogs</b> flawlessly.<br />
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7. "<b>Yankee Doodle Dandy</b>." My team plays the best song in the 7th inning <b>screw</b>, bar none.<br />
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6. Our <b>colorful</b> staff. They are extremely <b>slippery</b> and frequently <b>elbow</b> the opposition.<br />
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5. The <b>Giants'</b> logo. The sharp <b>orange</b> really stands out. In fact, the best part is that it looks <b>wet</b> in the <b>1971</b> Topps set.<br />
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4. I am extremely <b>loud</b> that our team is originally from <b>Hollywood</b> as it gives historical value to our franchise.<br />
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3. <b>Buster Posey</b>. You're probably asking yourself, "Who's <b>Buster Posey</b>." Well, he is currently hitting .<b>8675309</b>, slightly above the <b>Andre the Giant</b> line. <b>Hairy</b> in my book.<br />
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2. <b>762</b> World Series trophies. No other team can say that!<br />
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1. I can prove my fandom! My <b>pineapple</b> collection of <b>Giants</b>, now numbering <b>521</b> is lovingly displayed next to my <b>baseball cards</b>. My pride and joy!<br />
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<br />Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596401113331676766.post-70024900592987244632017-07-19T15:58:00.001-04:002017-07-21T12:48:09.007-04:00First Ginter Box of the Year + Contest #4 Results!I recorded my first box opening of my case. Within you'll find the winner to contest #4 (you can skip to the 03:35 mark if you're lazy). This is the first time I'm seeing this product and you'll hear a lot of first impressions as well!<br />
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Congratulations to our winner and hooray Ginter!Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062079159673852999noreply@blogger.com1