Rainy Day.

Hi everyone,
I'm still having problems with my scanner, resulting in the lack of A&G posts. I've totaled everything up, and my box does not yield the highest score. I'll still try to get all the packs up as soon as I can though.

Meanwhile, I'll be going to tonight's Red Sox-Mariners game. It's supposed to rain most of the evening. That doesn't bother me, I just hope there aren't any long rain delays. Tomorrow, I'll put up some pictures from the game.

It's been a really busy month for me between work and getting ready for college. (September 2) Also, I'm in the process of getting my license, which I need for school. The RMV requires me to wait 2.5 weeks between my last lesson and my road test. I think that's pretty unnecessary because instead of having my licence already I have to wait until September 4th. Oh well.

P.S. Johnny Damon back to the Red Sox? I don't think so. I just saw the waiver claim on Boston.com. I highly doubt that it's going to happen, and honestly, I don't know how I would feel if he did, indeed, return to the Sox.

Packs 7-9.

Pack #7:
#99 Anthony Gatto
#281 Kurt Suzuki
#173 Jimmy Rollins
#19 Tommy Hanson
#273 David DeJesus
#343 Brad Penny (+2 SP)

#NA42 National Animals: Carabao (+2)

#TDH13 Adam Dunn (+1, +2 Favorite Player List)

Pack #7 Total: 7pts.
Total: 67pts.

Pack #8:
#172 Ian Desmond
#22 Lucy
#230 Brian Roberts
#145 Jim Thome
#AGR-RH Ryan Howard Framed Relic (+8x1.7=13.6)

Pretty nice hit. White's always boring, but at least there's a pinstripe. 

#223 Jason Kubel Mini A&G Back (+2)

#TDH5 Chipper Jones (+1)

Pack #8 Total: 16.6pts.
Total: 83.6pts.

Pack #9:
#239 Mike Cameron (+1 Favorite Team)

#152 The Parthenon
#213 Mark Reynolds
#256 Rick Porcello
#265 Kendry Morales (+2 Favorite Player List)

#338 Francisco Liriano (+2 SP)

#120 Nick Swisher Mini A&G Back (+2-1 Yankee)

#TDH72 Jay Bruce (+1)

Pack #9 Total: 7pts.
Total: 90.6pts.

I think this is a pretty good box so far. My average total per pack is 10. If this particular box keeps yielding about 10 points a pack, my score should be around 240.

I just got back...

from a nice vacation in Maine. :) We had absolutely amazing weather the whole week. Now that I'm back, I've had to catch up on a lot of things, and I should get a couple posts of the Gint-A-Cuff's up tomorrow.

Packs 4-6.

Sorry it took so long for me to post the next few packs. I finally got my scanner to work properly.

Pack #4:
#73 Avery Jenkins
#63 Matt Carson
#299 Robinson Cano (-1 Yankee)
#166 Chris Tillman
#296 Barry Zito
#118 Eric Young Jr.
#93 Brandon Inge Mini A&G back (+2)

#TDH28 Jose Reyes (+1)

Pack #4 Total: 2pt.
Total: 46pts.

Pack #5:
#192 Tom Knapp
#257 Ervin Santana
#122 Yadier Molina
#169 Felix Hernandez
#141 Matt Cain
#328 Jered Weaver (+2 SP)

#66 Orlando Hudson Mini Black Border (+3)

#TDH30 Hideki Matsui (+1)

Pack #5 Total: 6pts.
Total: 52pts.

Pack #6:
#232 Hubertus "Master of Hellfire" Wawra
#140 Brandon Allen
#267 Martin Prado
#36 Victor Martinez (+1 Favorite Team)

#276 Daniel Runzler
#AGHS11 Andre Ethier Baseball Highlight Sketches (+3)

#MM5 Mosters of the Mesozoic: Allosaurus (+3)

#TDH21 Magglio Ordonez (+1)

Pack #6 Total: 8pts.
Total: 60pts.

I have my first box of Allen & Ginter all scored. I just need to scan the necessary cards and add them to the posts. (I wish my scanner would cooperate once in a while!) I don't know if my final score is good or not, as there isn't much to compare it to yet. However, I have a feeling that this box is better than my second one even though I haven't officially tallied up all the points for box 2 yet. Could be wrong, though. We'll just have to wait and see!

The Gint-a-Cuffs Begins: N43 & Packs 1-3

I was trying to wait as long as possible to do this, so I could savor it. 1:08 PM. I can't wait any longer, but I'm only going to open the packs I mentioned.

Here's the N43:
Holy Crap! If this in any indication, my box should be absolutely amazing.
N43 Autograph of Ian Kinsler 12/15. (+30)
Aww, too bad he isn't on the favorite player list! This is a very nice looking card. I love the blue ink and Ian has a legible signature at least. Being hand numbered is also a bonus in my books. The hand on the bottom right reaching for the baseballs is a little odd, though.

Okay, it's 1:15 now, haha. Time to open the next few packs.

Pack #1:
#11 Wade Davis
#297 Isaac Newton
#45 Justin Verlander
#111 Josh Willingham
#123 Mariano Rivera (-1 Yankee)
#329 Troy Glaus  (+2 SP)

(This cards look much better in person, as many of you know. My scanner is on the way out the door, so I'm lucky I at least get an image. The background color on these cards is a light green. You can kinda see it on the Kinsler above)

#262 Zack Greinke Mini
#TDH60 This Day in History: Roy Halladay (+1, +2 Favorite Player List)

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Pack #1 Total: 4pts.
Total: 34 pts.

Pack #2:
#165 Nick Jacoby (+1 '09 Code Cracker)

#254 Rich Harden
#190 Randy Wolf
#26 Andy Pettitte (-1 Yankee)
#198 A.J. Pierzynski (-1 Because)
#65 Andre Ethier
#WGWS4 World's Greatest Wordsmiths Miguel de Cervantes (+4)

#TDH73 Ian Kinsler (+1)

Pack #2 Total: 4 pts.
Total: 38 pts.

Pack #3:
#264 Captain Nemo
#83 David Wright (+2 Favorite Player List)

(This is the only horizontal card I've gotten so far, but they look really nice. They add a bit of a variety to the set.)

#220 Manny Ramirez
#164 Kyle Blanks
#69 Clay Buchholz (+1 Favorite Team)

( I like Clay. He's finally pitching to his capabilities, and is having an All-Star year to show for it. I hope he makes the team.)

#348 Asdrubal Cabrera (+2 SP)

#252 Matt Garza Mini
#TDH38 Jim Thome (+1)

Pack #3 Total: 6pts.
Total: 44 pts.


Not to bad so far. The Kinsler auto was a cool surprise. I hope I can keep this going!

Arriving Packages

is the greatest, especially when I forgot what I ordered. (I knew was getting two boxes of A&G, but I forgot that I threw in a box of Chicle)

Due to my impatience, I have already opened the box of Chicle. It provided me with many doubles, but also knocked off a good chuck of cards from my wantlist.

I got another Brent Dlugach autograph, of course.
But this autograph makes up for the dupe...

This is my second Andrew Bailey auto this year, the other coming from Topps Series II.

I also pulled this nice relic of Ozzie. Unlike the Teixeira I pulled, this one is numbered... (98/199)

You've already seen plenty of base cards, I'm sure. I felt like I had to scan this Gehrig card, though. Some of my girlishness is showing through when I say this card is absolutely beautiful. The black background makes Lou glow. This card was also done by Jason Davies, my favorite artist from the National Chicle set. This card really stands out from the set to me: