The rip-off is moving along somewhat smoothly and to date has left us in a dead heat. My eyes are exhausted from scanning every millimeter of the cards in search of a way to tack on points, but I suppose this is a good thing. I have a completely new appreciation for card design! Let’s see what the standings look like after another six packs…
Pack 1
- Yunel Escobar (+5 sunglasses, +5 bonus player)
- Ryan Howard Topps Town (+5 top team)
- Bo Jackson Tales of the Game (+5 horizontal)
- Jose Valverde (+5 horizontal, +10 TWO umpires)
- Gil Meche
- Javier Vazquez
- Buster Posey
- Jorge De La Rosa
- Zach Duke
- Dustin Pedroia, Topps Town
Pack 2
- Juan Rivera (+5, flying bat)
- Adam Dunn Topps Town (-5, bottom team)
- Warren Spahn/Tommy Hanson Legendary Lineage (+5 horizontal)
- Reggie Jackson Tales of the Game (+5 horizontal)
- Asdrubal Cabrera (+5 horizontal, +5 bonus player, +10 flip up shades)
- Ryan Theriot (+5 bonus player, +10 flip up shades)
- Diamondbacks Franchise History (+10, bonus player posed… one time only bonus!)
- Michael Dunn (+5, Yankees… scan available upon request, forgot I was getting points for these)
- Ummm… other cards. I opened this pack at 6 a.m. and filed them away before writing down what they were.
Pack 3
- Albert Pujols Peak Performance
- Carl Crawford (+5 horizontal, +5 bonus player)
- Josh Beckett (-10, Red Sox base)
- Luke Scott
- Nationals Franchise History
- Derek Jeter, Cards Your Mom Threw Out, ‘93 Topps RC
- Ichiro Topps Town
- Mike Sweeney
- Brandon Morrow
- Mets Franchise History
Pack 4
- Frank Robinson, Vladimir Guerrero Legendary Lineage (+5, horizontal)
- Carpenter, Lincecum, Jurjens Leage Leaders (+5 horizonal, +5 umpire… behind Carpenter, look closely!
- Baltimore Orioles (+5 horizontal)
- Million Card Giveaway
- Ichiro
- Brad Penny
- Kendry Morales
- Albert Pujols
- Pirates Franchise History
- Miguel Cabrera Topps Town
Pack 5
- Magglio Ordonez (+5, flying helmet)
- AL Era Leaders (+5, horizontal)
- Anthem in the Bronx (+5 horizontal, +5 Yankees base)
- Dustin Richardson (-10, Red Sox base)
- Hank Greenberg Turkey Red (+10, old timer)
- Matt Gamel
- Kevin Youkilis Topps Town
- Randy Johnson Cards Your Mom Threw Out (2000 Topps… huh?)
- Joey Votto
- Chris Ianetta
Pack 6
- Rocco Baldelli (-10, Red Sox base)
- NL Batting Average Leaders (+5, horizontal)
- Carlos Carrasco
- Cesar Izturis
- Brian McCann Topps Town
- Reggie Jackson, Cards Your Mom Threw Out
- Andrew Bailey
- Josh Butler
- Rick Porcello
- Blue Jays Franchise History
By my count, these six packs yielded me 135 points (including one massive pack and one in the negatives), bring my total to date to 290 points! Time will tell if that’s good or bad.
I’m still liking the Cards Your Mom Threw Out insert set, though some cards are questionable selections such as the Randy Johnson from 2000 Topps. I wouldn’t have even noticed if this card was thrown out, it’s almost meaningless in the grand scheme of the collecting world. It’s not even a particularly appealing set from a visual perspective, so I can’t come up with a good reason why this card was included. Not that Topps has asked me for reasons for any of their cards, but that’s not my problem.
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