I also sent away for a pack of the Topps Gold Rush wrapper redemption. Who knows, it may be possible to strike it rich with 5 card redemption packs of cards....who am I kidding? Shiny or golden cards have been number one in collectors' hearts since 1992. Let's rip open the pack and see if there was anything to get excited about, sell all my land, and move to Alaska (or Duryea, PA).
Mitch Moreland-Texas: Not that exciting, but at least he was on a pennant winner.
Carlos Gonzalez-Rockies: The Coors Field extraordinaire (.999 OPS at home and .757 OPS on the road) is also golded up.
Dennis Eckersley-A's: It looks like my scanner put the Eck askew, but it works with his sidearm throwing motion.
Brett Gardner-Yankees: The newest Yankee speedster...still probably not going to hit leadoff, probably was the best fielding outfielder in the AL in 2011.
Josh Hamilton-Rangers: The 2010 MVP needs to get back on track by staying healthy and resisting the urge to slide into home plate head first into a catcher. Even with that, he still only had 33 less plate appearance in 2011 compared to 2010.
So there it is, a pack of cards received in the mail...this may have been the reason I got a 2012 Topps box, one never knows. Incidentally, this is the only insert set I'm pursuing from series 1 (besides the requisite Phillies). What can I say, a collector's life boils down to choices....otherwise, there's just cards piled up in all corners of a living room, unsorted, and scattered. Maybe I need a real gold rush to hire someone to take care of all the stuff I don't take care of.....now there's a redemption card idea.
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