The Final Post.. Gint A Cuffs Completed!

We shall see how high the score can go!

Let's get right to it!

Previous total: 158.6

Pack 19...

Jeff Mauro Framed Mini Auto -- +7
Joe Mauer
Torri Hunter
Greg Holland
David Ortiz -- +2 FP
Ancient Armory War Hammer -- +2
regular mini Yordano Ventura

Pack Total: +11
Running Total: 169.6

Pack 20...

Aaron Paul Full sized Relic -- +6
Andrelton Simmons
Bryce Brentz
Masahiro Tanaka -- -1
Howie Kendrick
Ancient Armor Dory Spear -- +2
A Rod regular Mini -- -1

Pack Total: +6
Running Total: 175.6

Pack 21...

Hanley Ramirez
Juan Lagares
Michael Bourn
David Wright -- +2 FP
Nori Aoki
Starting Points Jayson Werth -- +2
Marcell Ozuna regular mini

Pack Total: +4
Running Total: 179.6

Pack 22...

Travis Ishkawa
Dexter Fowler -- +1 FT
Freddie Freeman
Angel Pagan
Kendell Graveman
Starting Points Hanley Ramirez -- +2
Bill Hall 10th anniversary-- +3
Mike Napoli Short print mini (338) -- +3

Pack Total: +9
Running Total: 188.6

Pack 23...

Madison Bumgarner -- +2 FP
Matt Holliday
Yovani Gallardo
Aaron Sanchez
Andrew Cashner
Ivan Drago -- -1
Menagerie of the Mind Bunyip -- +2
First Ladies Lady Bird Johnson -- +2

Pack Total: +5
Running Total: 193.6

Last pack!!!

RA Dickey
Henderson Alvarez
Koji Uehara
Nick Tropeano
Kelia Moniz
Grant Miller
Starting Points Freddie Freeman -- +2
regular mini Nick Swisher

Pack Total: +2
Running Total: 195.6

This is by far my best Gint A Cuffs showing. As of my typing this (posts are scheduled so this is done on 9/24) this puts me in the lead. Obviously the Wood Mini Trout and the McCutchen plate on top of the regular 3 hits were huge. I was shocked when I also got an auto instead of 3 relics.

All in all a fabulous time!

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Gint A Cuffs Part 3 (A Monster is unearthed!)

I got a little dramatic about the title.. but this is the hit I was eluding too in the first post. It may be my personal best pull ever!!!

Previous Running total: +67

Pack 13...

Jake Arrieta -- +1 FT
Zach Britton
Yoenis Cespedes
Colin Cowgill
Yasmany Tomas
Kolten Wong
Starting Points Makiel Franco -- +2
WOOD MINI MIKE TROUT ONE OF ONE!!! WOO  -- +25 +3 times 1.7 = 47.6

Pack Total: 50.6
Running Total: 117.6

Pack 14... Another monster...!

Andrew McCutchen Mini Framed Printing Plate! -- +14
Starlin Castro -- +1 FT
Marcus Semien
Sal Vulcano
Eric Hosmer
Menagerie of the Mind Pheonix -- +2
Black mini RA Dickey -- +3

Pack Total: +20
Running Total: 137.6

Pack 15...

Ike Davis
Corey Dickerson
Buck 65
Dallas Keuchel
Edwin Escobar
Andrew Heaney
Starting Points Aroldis Chapman -- +2
Jonah Keri regular mini

Pack Total: +2
Running Total: 139.6

Pack 16...

Huston Street
Mike Adams
Chris Owings
Corey Spangenberg
Michael Brantley
Ryan Zimmerman
Menagerie of the Mind Cyclops -- +2
Felix Hernandez regular mini

Pack Total: +2
Running Total: 141.6

Pack 17...

Brian Quinn Full size Relic -- +6
Ryan Braun
Brandon Crawford
Dustin Ackley
Travis D'arnaud
What once was Believed Ether -- +2
Black Mini Clay Bucholz -- +3

Pack Total: +11
Running Total: 152.6

Pack 18...

David Murphy
Kyle Lohse
Jake Lamb
Justin Morneau
Brian Dozier
Starting Points David Price -- +2
Magna Carta -- +1
A&G Back Bryce Harper -- +3

Pack Total: +6
Running Total: 158.6

As you can see I am extremely happy with the contents of this box. Still have 2 guaranteed left in the last 6 packs but after hitting that Trout its all gravy!

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Gint-A-Cuffs Part 2 (Packs 7-12)

Working our way through! I am trying to not make any mistakes in scoring so please feel free to double check me. No major hits in this batch but one real nice framed card! I really like the frames this year makes the cards pop.

From previous posts had +38

Pack 7...

Adrian Gonzalez
Lance Lynn
Lucas Duda
Neftali Feliz
Rusney Castillo
Apollo Creed
What Once Would Be Flying Cars  -- +2
A&G Back Jung Ho Kang -- +2

Pack Total: +4
Running Total: +42

Pack 8...

Devin Mesoraco
Brandon Belt -- +2 Favorite Player
Yordano Ventura
Denard Span
Billy Hamilton
Jonathan Papelbon
Starting Points Robinson Cano -- +2 -1 Yankee
No Number Mini Buster Posey -- +6

Pack Total: +9
Running Total: +51

Pack 9...

Julio Teheran
Jenry Mejia
Coco Crisp
Dellin Betances -- -1 Yankee
Brian Quinn
Jeremy Roenick
What Once was Believed Brontosauras -- +2
Regular Mini Tim Hudson

Pack Total: +1
Running Total: +52

Pack 10...

Paul Scheer -- -1
David Cross
Carlos Santana
Adrian Beltre -- +2 FP
David Freese
Hishasi Iwakuma
Starting Points Edwin Encarnacion -- +2
Regular Mini Mark Teixiera -- -1

Pack Total: +2
Running Total: +54

Pack 11...

Stephen Drew -- -1 Yankee
Wilmer Flores
Grant Balfour
Lakey Peterson
Yasiel Puig
Joe Nathan
What once would be Self cleaning furniture -- +2
A&G Back mini Darren Rovell -- +2

Pack Total: +3
Running Total: +57

Rough last few packs..

Pack 12...

Adrian Beltre 10th Anniversary Framed Mini -- +4 +2 (does this get a multiplier for a hit?)
Adam Lind
Alexei Ramirez
Mitch Moreland
Jacoby Ellsbury
Starting Points CC Sabathia -- +2
Birds of Prey Great Horned Owl -- +2

I didn't count the multiplier as a hit so if I need to change that I will.

Pack total: +10
Running Total: +67

Still all 3 hits to go and some other cool things!

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Gint-A-Cuffs Begins!

The box arrived yesterday morning, just on time! Very prompt delivery from DA Card World. I have already opened the box so the plan is to post 6 packs at a time and tally as we go! Just a heads up.. this might be the greatest single box I've ever opened. It surely rivals the Puig red auto and the Bryce Harper rookie auto that I pulled in Chrome in year's past. Hold onto your hats.. It's Ginter time!

Boxtopper..

Buster Posey -- +8

Pack 1:

Nolan Arenado
Prince Fielder -- +2 Favorite Player
Pedro Alvarez
Carlos Gonzalez
Mookie Betts
CC Sabathia -- -1 Yankee
Startings Points Brandon Belt -- +4 SP and Favorite Player
A&G Back Mini Adam Lind -- +2

Pack 1 total: +7
Running total: + 15

Pack 2...

Jose Abreu
Mikael Franco
Micah Johnson
Steve Cishek
John Lackey
Albert Pujols
What Once Would Be Food in Pill Form -- +2
A&G Mini back Jonathan Lucroy -- +2

Pack Total: +4
Running Total: +19

Pack 3...

Trevor May
Jered Weaver
Brett Gardner -- -1 Yankee
Michelle Beadle
Keith Law
10th Anniversary Alfonso Soriano -- +3
Stephen Strasburg Starting Points -- +2
Regular Mini Coco Crisp

Pack Total: +4
Running Total: +23

Pack 4...

Dee Gordon
Melky Cabrera
David Ortiz -- +2 Favorite Player -- EDIT  -2 this is Pablo Sandoval (I will take the points off the total)
Erik Strickland
Ichiro
Buster Posey
Starting Points Clayton Kershaw -- +2
First Ladies Lucy Hayes -- +2

Pack Total: +6
Running Total: +29

Pack 5...

Alcides Escobar
Corey Kluber
Michael Taylor
Justin Upton
Nelson Cruz
Jose Fernandez
Ancient Armory Flail -- +2
Hoist the Black Flag Black Bart -- +2

Pack Total: +4
Running Total: +33

Pack 6...

Bryce Harper
Jonathon Lucroy
Ryan Howard -- +4 my Favorite Player
Chris Coghlan -- +1 Favorite Team
Jon Singleton
Manny Machado
Great Scott DNA -- +2
Juan Lagares Regular Mini

Pack Total: +7
Running Total: +38

6 Packs and a boxtopper in not doing so hot, but no hits so far and no rarer type minis either. I was happy to hit the Ryan Howard base card though! Boom! Stay tuned for the craziness...

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Member's Only!

This year's stadium club seems like a really cool set. Wish I had a bit more card budget this year then I would've jumped in on it more. I busted the one blaster, didn't hit anything crazy but each card was a beautiful piece of photography. It was refreshing to see. I was able to pick up this rare parallel unnumbered but the print run is rumored to be around 7 (it's what I've read, feel free to correct me)

I whole 99 cents with free shipping! Love a good deal!

A nice action shot, which fits the theme of the rest of the set. I wonder what the Phillies are going to do with Howard next year. They won't be a competitive team again and some of the young guys are not quite ready to come up. We shall see but it would be nice as a fan to get one last curtain call.

Let's not talk about the Eagles.

On the good news front. The Allen and Ginter box has been purchased and should arrive tomorrow! I will be doing Gint A Cuffs ASAP since final scores are due in 8 days.

Also, days off from work are great!

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The start of Chrome!

I picked up one semi low numbered card recently.

My first Ryan Howard Chrome Card Orange Refractor out of 25!

Topps decided to keep the colors across Bowman the same as Chrome. Kinda like the idea. I've missed out on a few golds but I'm sure they'll surface again. The red out of 5 and the super haven't surfaced yet as far as I know!

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Ongoing trade with Mr Bob Walk the Plank!

I recently received a sweet package from Bob Walk the Plank! One of the more active traders out there. I hope to be more active next year just have had too much going on to focus my energies toward striking up some deals. I don't have much new cards either and haven't really highlighted any trade bait so there's that. Always nice to get 4 new cards that go directly into the PC! That is a successful trade package.

 

One great defensive third baseman Scott Rolen! I like the picture in picture on the card, very regal. The Gypsy Queen auto's are nice being on-card and Kruk has a fairly decent signature. Always a fan favorite because of 1993. 

Excuse my terrible cropping job there but regardless the Tommy Joseph is a nice looking inception auto relic card. I know Joseph has had some concussion issues but he's still in the Phillies minor league system. Maybe he gets a shot next year with the team being very in flux at most o the positions. The Mike Schmidt is a large wooden bat relic. I had never seen this card before and anytime I can add a Schmidt hit I am happy. I have a few autos but not that many relics oddly enough.

Thanks for the trade Matt, I'll hopefully be able to get some nice Pirates for you!

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