I bought just my second blaster of 2009 Allen & Ginter yesterday. After two hobby boxes and a couple of trades, I'm not that far from completing the set, so I'm a bit wary of blasters at this stage. But, apparently, not wary enough. Out of the eight packs, I pulled one base card I needed. Andrew Miller. Ridiculous. I mean I'm not 5 cards away from completing the set. I'm almost 40 cards away. And why are the same short-prints pulled over and over again? Billy Butler. B.J. Ryan, Adrian Gonzalez. I have three or four of each. Are some more short-printed than others? Should we start the congressional investigation? Some say buying A&G blasters at this stage is still a good time because of the minis. I agree with that. And I did get minis I needed. I also got this: Mariano Rivera with a corner that was chewed on by a chipmunk before it went into the pack. There you can see the damage on the back, upper left corner. I'm not one to run to customer service, but...
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