Gintacuffs III, Part IV, The Epic Finale

All twisted ideas must come to an end.

Pack 19
298 Peter Gammons
178 Ben Revere
285 Alex Rios
235 Cole Hamels +4, my favorite player
117 Jonathan Sanchez
304 Madison Bumgarner SP +2
Mini SP 340 Ryan Zimmerman +3
Hometown Heroes Jon Jay +1

Pack 19 Total: 10 points
Box Total: 161 points

Pack 20
343 Drew Stubbs SP +2
211 Francisco Rodriguez
47 Phil Hughes -1, my Yankee nemesis
154 Todd Helton
176 Brian Bogusevic
273 Brent Morel
Mini A&G Back 198 Freddie Freeman +2
Floating Fortresses FF9 USS Merrimack +2

Pack 20 Total: 5 points
Box Total: 166 points

Pack 21
16 Gordon Beckham
132 Colby Rasmus
195 Tommy Hanson
120 Adrian Gonzalez +2
277 Hank Conger
Ascent of Man AOM3 Choanoflagellates +1
Potraits of Penultimacy PP3 Dr. Watson +3
Hometown Heroes Jake Peayv +1

Pack 21 Total: 7 points
Box Total: 173 points

Pack 22
316 Manny Ramirez SP +2
55 Dustin Pedroia
68 Max Scherzer
245 Brian McCann
86 Greg Halman
206 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Mini 11 Marc Forgione
Hometown Heroes Delmon Young +1

Pack 22 Total: 3 points
Box Total: 176 points

Pack 23
38 Angel Pagan
282 Reid Brignac
121 JD Drew
AUTO AGA-BW Brett Wallace +10
Mini A&G Back 242 Ike Davis +2
Hometown Heroes Manny Ramirez +1

Pack 23 Total:  13 points
Box Total: 189 points

Pack 24
67 Delmon Young
268 Dallas Braden
119 Nancy Lopez
303 Jamie Garcia SP +2
Uninvited Guests UG3 Waverly Hills Sanatorium +3
Baseball Highlight Sketches BHS-14 Mariano Rivera +3, -1
200 Josh Hamilton +2
Mind That Made the Future MMF28 Guglieilmo Marconi +2

Pack 24 Total: 11 points
Box Total: 200 points

Goal achieved. Point and Match.

Gintacuffs III, Part III: Cuffed by the Gint

Doesn't every thirdquel have a strange tagline?

Pack 13
204 Jim Thome
218 Bobby Abreu
58 Alcides Escobar
98 Jason Bay
177 Aaron Crow
Black Bordered Mini 108 Roy Oswalt +3, +1: a Phillie!
81 Yonder Alonso
Hometown Heroes Justin Upton +1,

Pack 13 Total: 5 points
Box Total: 112 points

Pack 14
308 Jhonny Peralta SP +2
179 Shane Victorino +1
Mini A&G Back Jack LaLanne +2
281 Adam Lind
49 Javier Vazquez
228 Brandon Snyder
36 Eric Sogard
Hometown Heroes Matt Kemp +1, +2

Pack 14 Totals: 8 points
Box Total: 120 points

Pack 15
192 Carl Pavano
90 Roy Halladay +1
44 Ozzie Martinez
Ascent of Man AOM10 SarcopteryGII +1
Mini 159 Shawn Michaels
Relic AGR-TW Tim Wakefield +10
Hometown Heroes Brian McCann +1

Pack 15 Total: 13 points
Box Total: 133 points

Pack 16
289 Paul Konerko
20 Jeremy Hellickson
54 Austin Jackson
175 Jose Bautista
169 Dan Haren
326 Jason Castro SP +2
Animals in Peril AP13 African Wild Dog +3
Minds That Made the Future MMF38 George Eastman +2

Pack 16 Total: 7 points
Box Total: 140 points


Pack 17
238 Rudy Ruettiger
14 Adrian Beltre
248 Ervin Santana
131 Chris Iannetta
258 Howie Kendrick
142 Michael Young
Step Right Up SRU4 The Flea Circus +3
Hometown Heroes Chase Utley +1, +1

Pack 17 Total: 5 points
Box Total: 145 points

Pack 18
165 Jo Frost
147 George Bush
123 Rajai Davis
217 Shawn Marcum
295 Chris Carpenter
317 Brian Matusz SP +2
Step Right Up SRU9 Knife Throwing +3
Hometown Heroes Clay Buchholz +1

Pack 18 Total: 6 points
Box Total: 151 points

GintaCuffs III, Part II-The Revenge

Pack 7
158 Billy Butler
319 Jon Niese SP +2
63 Neil Walker
163 Ian Kennedy
Mini A&G Back Josh Hamilton +2, +2
3 Lou Holtz -1
242 Cheryl Burke
Minds That Made the Future: Johannes Gutenberg +2

Pack 7 Total: 7 points
Box Total: 60 points 

Pack 8
157 Corey Hart
233 Ben Zobrist
Portraits of Penultimacy PP6 Tonto +3
Ascent of Man AOM26 Homo Sapiens Sapiens +1
127 James Loney
19 Daniel Bard
34 Pedro Ciriaco
Hometown Heroes Roy Halladay-first Phillie in the 8th pack! +1, +1

Pack 8 Total: 6 points
Box Total: 66 points

Pack 9
12 Hope Solo +1
66 Starlin Castro +2
199 Jake Peavy
257 Andrew Bailey
146 John Danks
336 Kevin Kouzmanoff +3 (Code Card) +2(SP)
Mini Black Border 111 Pablo Sandoval +3
Hometown Heroes Scott Rolen +1

Pack 9 Total: 12 points
Box Total: 78 points

Pack 10
144 Jorge Posada -1
262 Manny Pacquiao
Mini SP 328 Chris Johnson +3
340 Ryan Zimmerman SP +2
Baseball Highlight Sketches BHS-22 Ubaldo Jimenez +3
271 Chris Young
122 Ryan Dempster
Hometown Heroes Adam Dunn +1

Pack 10 Total: 8 points
Box Total: 86 points

Pack 11
274 Stan Lee
53 Chipper Jones
300 Ryan Braun
264 Adam Jones +2
39 Stephen Drew
Code Card 44 Ozzie Martinez +3
Worlds Mysterious Figures WMF4 Fulcanelli +3
Hometown Heroes David Wright +1, +2

Pack 11 Total: 11 points
Box Total: 97 points


Pack 12
24 Kristi Yamaguchi
269 Derrek Lee
229 Juan Pierre
250 Ichiro
Baseball Highlight Sketches CHS-5 Albert Pujols +3
311 Ian Stewart SP +2
Uninvited Guests Mini Bachelor's Grove Cemetery +3
Floating Fortresses FF18 HMS Devastation +2

Pack 12 Total: 10 points
Box Total at the Halfway Point: 107 points 

The good: A NNO mini, one relic (of a Yankee)
The bad: One Phillie in 12 packs, not enough minds that make the future, where would we be without minds?
The strange: Kristi Yamaguchi sitting, did you know she's now a children's book author?

I don't think I've broken 200 points before in two years, it might actually be possible...though I doubt it, knowing my luck.

Gintacuffs III: The Box Reveal, Part I

The journey for the 3rd year begins...I have no access to a scanner for the next few weeks, so hastily thrown together photos will serve as the images.   Ummm...when does the kraken come?

Box Topper
CB9: Yellowstone National Park +8


Pack 1
215 Andrew McCutchen
22 Michael Bourn
265 Buster Posey
Mini A&G Back 79 Aimee Mullins +1, +2
1 Carlos Gonzalez
59 Jeremy Jeffress
40 John McEnroe-he took away the goodwill of the pack -1
Hometown Heroes Brandon Phillips +1

Pack 1 Total: 3 points
Box Total: 11 points

Pack 2
69 Naftali Feliz
251 Ian Desmond
Mini 40 John McEnroe (the McEnroe to end all McEnroes?) -1
95 Dan Uggla
21 Logan Morrison
196 Jered Weaver
45 Annika Sorenstam
Hometown Heroes Ian Kinsler +1

Pack 2 Total: 0 points
Box Total: 11 points

Pack 3
91 Joel Pineiro
116 Josh Beckett
166 Geovany Soto
Code Card 68 Max Scherzer +3
NNO Mini Jay Bruce: +15, +3
Ascent of Man: Prokaryotes +1
41 Carlos Santana
Hometown Heroes CC Sabathia +1, -1

Pack 3 Total: 22 points
Box Total: 33 points

Pack 4
124 Chad Billingsley
338 Lance Berkman SP +2, +2
Animals in Peril Mini AP6 Vaquita +3
183 Mike Napoli
156 Marlon Byrd
201 Andrew Romine
263 Mark Trumbo
Floating Fortresses FF7 Mahmudiye +2

Pack 4 Total: 9 points
Box Total: 42 points


Pack 5
173 Mariano Rivera -1
87 Colby Lewis
137 Carlos Beltran
159 Shawn Michaels
Mini 243 Mike Nickeas: I've actually never seen him play, weird
305 Justin Morneau SP +2
Baseball Highlight Sketches San Francisco Giants +3
Hometown Heroes Zack Greinke +1

Pack 5 Total: 5 points
Box Total: 47 points

Pack 6
252 Omar Infante
219 Johan Santana
Mini 62 Alfonso Soriano
234 Chrissie Wellington
Relic AGR-PH Phil Hughes +10/2
11 Marc Forgione
Hometown Heroes Ike Davis +1

Pack 6 Total: 6 points
Box Total: 53 points