Sep 23, 2014

Gintacuffs VI: Packs 21-24: The Grand Finale

Pack 21
94 Lou Brock
193 Tom Glavine
8 Bob Feller
307 Cliff Lee (FT) +2, +1
Fields of Yore Griffiths Stadium: home of the Senators +2
Mini 165 Brad Miller
15 Matt Williams
100 Queen Victoria

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 138.6

Pack 22
126 Willie Stargell
253 Rickey Henderson
19 Pablo Sandoval
11 Nick Franklin
Pastime's Pastimes Dustin Pedroia +2
Mini A&G Back 289 Kyle Seager +2
143 Eddie Mathews
238 Bert Kreischer
Code Card

Pack Total: +4
Box Total: 142.6

Pack 23
246 Dwight Gooden
41 Lou Gehrig -1
147 Mark McGwire
155 Yogi Berra -1
327 Brett Lawrie +2
Mini Athletic Endeavors Shovel Racing +5
Air Supremacy EA-18G Growler +2
50 Orlando Hernandez -1

Pack Total:+6
Box Total: 148.6

Pack 24
215 Johnny Bench
92 Ernie Banks
Pastime's Pastimes Albert Pujols +2
Mini Black Border 295 Ryan Braun +3
221 Adam Eaton
259 Jim Calhoun
Fields of Yore Relic Griffith Stadium 011/250 +30

Pack Total: +35
Box Total: 183.6
Bonus: Here's a selfie of me with the high point card, which is my favorite.  It;s a piece of a stadium that no longer exists, and I'm ok with holding ghosts most of the time.  Did you know it's hard to take a selfie without a smart phone or tablet?

Final Total: 188.6

Sep 22, 2014

GintaCuffs VI: Packs 17-20: I Like Bats and Paul Bunyan

Pack 17
202 Jim Rice
20 Babe Ruth -1
257 Adrian Beltre
190 Kolten Wong
341 Barbed Wire +2
Natural Wonder Iguazu Falls +2
Into the Unknown Francisco Pizarro +3
152 Vince Gilligan

Pack Total: +6
Box Total: 116.6

Pack 18
132 Ted Williams
2 Don Mattingly -1
86 Randy Johnson
300 RA Dickey
Pastime's Pastimes Julio Teheran +2
Mini 147 Mark McGwire
277 Trevor Rosenthal
45 Nomar Garciaparra

Pack Total: +1
Box Total: 117.6

Pack 19
29 Shelby Miller
201 Paul ONeill -1
44 Ty Cobb
309 Hunter Pence +2
World Capitals Berlin, Germany +2
Larger than Life Paul Bunyan +3
289 Jose Abreu
89 Chuck Todd

Pack Total: +6
Box Total: 123.6

Pack 20
76 Cal Ripken Jr
299 Enny Romero
60 Ryan Zimmerman
Pastime's Pastimes Clay Buchholz +2
Full Size Relic Matt Adams +8
Mini 180 Ryan Reiss
169 Dale Murphy

Pack Total: 10
Box Total: 133.6

Sep 21, 2014

GintaCuffs VI Packs 13-16: Where are the Phillies cards? Not here.

Pack 13
163 Paul Molitor +2 (FP)
292 Andre Dawson
174 Ben Zobrist
318 Jason Kipnis +2
Air Supremacy AC-47 Spooky +2
Mini 265 Sam Calagione
23 Snoop Lion -1
176 Anthony Robles

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 99.6

Pack 14
19 Pablo Sandoval
11 Nick Franklin
170 Matt Holliday
140 Matt Moore
Pastime's Pastimes Paul Goldschmidt +2
World's Deadliest Predators Hippopotamus +3
188 Jordan Oliver
25 Joe DiMaggio -1
Code Card

Pack Total: +4
Box Total: 103.6

Pack 15
148 Bryce Harper
208 Al Kaline
2 Don Mattingly -1
202 Jim Rice
304 Matt Cain +2
Worlds Capitals Moscow, Russia +2
Mini A&G Back 300 RA Dickey +2
Desmond Jennings

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 108.6

Pack 16
34 Felix Hernandez
12 Jed Gyorko
94 Lou Brock
132 Ted Williams
Pastime's Pastimes David Ortiz +2
Mini 70 James Andrews
191 Jordan Burroughs
118 Adam Schefter

Pack Total : +2
Box Total: 110.6


Sep 20, 2014

Gint-a-Cuffs VI Packs 9-12: Midway Blues

Pack 9
53 Sandy Koufax
298 Deion Sanders
123 Matt Carpenter
339 Jeff Samardzija +2
Fields of Yore Sportsman's Park: Home of the Browns +2
Mini SP 304 Matt Cain +3
122 Craig Biggio (FP) +2
234 Roberto Clemente

Pack Total: +9
Box Total: 80.6

Pack 10
90 Roy Halladay
151 James Paxton
108 Nolan Ryan
129 Hank Aaron
Pastime's Pastimes Chris Davis +2
Mini Black Border 282 Salvador Perez +3
24 Jorge Posada -1
33 Alex Avila

Pack Total: +4
Box Total: 84.6

Pack 11
174 Ben Zobrist
60 Ryan Zimmerman
68 Gio Gonzalez
316 Ken Griffey Jr +2
Air Supremacy Sopwith Camel +2, +2
Mini 259 Jim Calhoun
217 Jose Iglesias
128 Bill Rancic -1

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 89.6

Pack 12
226 Bob Gibson
71 Wade Boggs
20 Babe Ruth -1
181 Jose Reyes
Pasttime's Pastimes Starlin Castro +2
Mini Black Border 284 Will Clark +3
267 Kevin Clancy
271 Chuck Klosterman +1

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 94.6


Sep 19, 2014

Gint-a-Cuffs VI: Packs 5-8: The Hits Keep Coming

Pack 5
117 Yu Darvish +2 (FP)
134 Jordan Zimmermann
215 Johnny Bench
Pastime's Pastimes Adam Jones +2
Mini 37 Wil Myers
124 Jonathan Schoop
Printing Plate Paul ONeill +14/2=+7 (Yankee plate)
Note: This plate is of number 389, which is only found in rip cards, so even with the point docking, it's a pretty nice card.

Pack Total: +11
Box Total: 51.6

Pack 6
36 Yadier Molina (again) +2
77 Stan Musial
223 Tony Gwynn
332 Victor Martinez +2
Air Supremacy F-15 Eagle +2
Mini Where Nature Ends Raphael +3
209 Vlad Guerrero
46 John Sullivan +1

Pack Total: +10
Box Total: 61.6

Pack 7
232 Ozzie Smith
18 Ryne Sandberg
64 Taijuan Walker
90 Roy Halladay
Pastime's Pastimes Anthony Rizzo +2
World's Deadliest Predators Honey Badger +3
272 Tim Raines
158 Carlton Fisk

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 66.6

Pack 8
201 Paul Oneill -1
44 Ty Cobb
111 Frank Robinson
183 Jim Palmer
Pastime's Pastimes Freddie Freeman (FP) +2, +2
Mini A&G Back 220 Josh Hamilton +2
287 Chuck Zito
228 Orlando Cepeda

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 71.6


Sep 18, 2014

Gint-a-Cuffs VI: Packs 1-4 and BoxTopper: The Hits Begin

It's time to join the party that has passed me by about a month.  What's the old saying?  A Ginter saved is a Ginter earned?  Or for all those about to Ginter, we salute you?  It has to be something like that....on to the packagings of wrappers and cardboard and other strange things.

Box Loader Pack

Oversized Base Card of Yasiel Puig +8

Pack 1

123 Matt Carpenter
64 Taijuan Walker
35 Brooks Robinson
345 Yasiel Puig +2
Festivals and Fairs La Tomatina +2
9 Koji Uehara
164 Jenny Dell
Mini A&G Back 278 CC Sabathia +2, -1

Pack Total: +5
Box Total: 13


Pack 2
147 Mark McGwire
155 Yogi Berra -1
93 Willie Mays
105 Cole Hamels +1 (FT)
324 Adam Wainwright +2
World Capitals Athens +2
Mini 66 Roger Clemens
52 Kevin Smith

Pack Total: +4
Box Total: 17

Pack 3
181 Jose Reyes
96 Madison Bumgarner
182 Starling Marte
Pastime's Pastimes Manny Machado +2
Full Size Relic Joey Votto (FP) +13.6
Mini SP 333 Stephen Strasburg +3
Austin Wierschke -1

Pack Total: +17.6
Box Total: 34.6

Pack 4
295 Ryan Braun
151 James Paxton
36 Yadier Molina +2 (FP)
330 Joe Kelly +2
Natural Wonder Socotra Archipelago +2
Mini 63 Bill Buckner
125 Glen Waggoner
6 Laura Phelps Sweatt

Pack Total: +6
Box Total: 40.6