Note: I've edited these original pages, cleaning up my errors, omissions and recalculated pulls.
I'm participating in the annual Gint-A-Cuffs contest for the first time. I'm four packs into my box and already I can see I'm in over my head. Hell, the first thing I pulled out of the box was this:
State Relic= +20 points
I received two box topper envelopes, here is the second...
Other top load thingy card:
David Price N43-DP +5
Pack 1:
Cliff Lee 290
Ben Zobrist 233
Corey Hart 157
Johan Santana 219
Omar Infante 252
mini Indian Rhino AP14 +3
Trevor Hoffman BB Hilite Sketches BHS11 +3
Total = 7 pts
Running total=32
Pack 2:
Joel Pinero 91
Josh Beckett 116
Andrew McCutchen 215
Mike Bourn 22
Freddie Freeman 198
Jake McGee 110
Mini Tabata 216 Ad Back +2
HT Heroes Jeter, dammit a Yankee, HH79 +0
Pack total=2
running total=34
Pack 3:
Pineda 92
Maya 112
Butler 158
Lewis 87
Mini Jimenez 195
Hometown Hero Bailey HH99 +1
Jonathan Papelbon Relic in a plastic encased 'card'. AGR-JPA Cool, even if it's a Red Sox +10
Pack=11 points
Running Total=45
Pack 4:
Another crappy pack:
Jake LaMotta 43 No points but it's a nice card so that's OK
Reyes 75
Davis 292
Pedroia 55
Scherzer 68
Chapman 5
Gallardo mini 287
So far I get a doughnut points-wise.
Hometown Hero Verlander HH 53 +1
A one point pack, jeez
Running total=46
Pack 5:
Tim Howard 139
Hayhurst, some guy in a clown/moose outfit who bears a slight resemblance to the Manning brothers 32
Soriano 62
Crawford 50
Storen 337 this is a short print (whooopee!) +2
mini Thome #204 A&G ad back +2
HTH Rollins HH 58 +1
Hamilton 200 somebody's fave +2
Pack= 7
Running total =53
Pack 6:
Julaton 299 a female boxer....really?
Drew 39
Rios 285
Bard 19
Jeffress 59 Ginter Code +3
Hamels 235 a fave player +2
Home town Hero Price HH20 +1
mini Manny Pacquio 262 Ad back +2
Pack=8 points
Running total=61
Pack 7:
Sinkbiel 267
Rasmus 132
Ruiz 249
Cano 130 -1 but wait, I kind of like this guy, ok, ok -1
Ross 312, a SP wooohoo +2
USS Merrimack Floating Fortresses FF9... a seriously great card. I would chase down a whole set of ship cards like this +2
Austra...etc... Ascent of Man AOM 21 +1
Mini Watson, Penultimacy PP3 +3
Pack Total=7
Running Total=68
And that brings us to the end of 7 packs of the 2011 Allen & Ginter. The next 7 had better be better.
