If you've been following me for a bit, you're probably familiar with my participation in the annual Gint-a-cuffs contest. I've busted a box for 5 years in a row now and it's never not fun. Here is the first of two results posts to recount my haul and formerly record this year's entry. To the pretty images!
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BL-AB Alex Bregman (FP) +6.8
Just a little bit of foreshadowing here but everybody did a great job picking their favorite players ;)
PACK 1
Mini 240 - Masahiro Tanaka (NYY) -1
254 - Hunter Pence (FT) +1
260 - Jonathan Villar
143 - Paris Locks +1
44 - Anthony Rizzo (FP) +2
106 - Sean Manaea
348 - Logan Forsythe (SP) +1
WAD-36 - George Springer +2
PACK TOTAL: +6
RUNNING TOTAL: 12.8
PACK 2
Mini 148 - Jesse Winker
89 - Ken Rosenthal
278 - Trevor Story
175 - Noah Syndergaard
262 - JaCoby Jones
11 - Brandon Finnegan
68- J.D. Martinez
RB-5 - Battle of Trenton +2
PACK TOTAL: +2
RUNNING TOTAL: 14.8
PACK 3
Mini 71 - Julio Teheran (Black)+4 (FP) +3
242 - Luke Weaver
28 - Andrew McCutchen
16 - Garrett Richards
47 - Omar Vizquel
174 - Danny Duffy
31 - Carlos Santana
SFL-6 - Largemouth Bass & Soft Plastic Worm +2
PACK TOTAL: +9
RUNNING TOTAL: 23.8
PACK 4
MIni 276 - Giant Panda
314 -Dan Vogelbach (SP) +1
256 - Andy Katz
149 - Mike Piazza
226 - Ryne Sandberg
101 - Jay Bruce
94 - Justin Upton
WAD-74 - Miguel Cabrera +2
PACK TOTAL: +3
RUNNING TOTAL: 26.8
PACK 5
WD-39 - Scottish Dude +2
1988-517 - Ron Robinson (RT) +1
81 - Carlos Carrasco
23 - John Smoltz
38 - Craig Kimbrel
117 - Joe Musgrove
160 - Michael Kapral -1
310 - Brandon Crawford (SP) +1 (FT) +1
WAD-100 - Paul Goldschmidt +2
PACK TOTAL:+6
RUNNING TOTAL: 32.8
If I'm being honest, the 'World's Dudes' mini insert set is probably one of my least favorite they've done. It just seems kinda lazy.
PACK 6
MI-10 - John Nevil Maskelyne +2
34 - Billy Hamilton
110 - Ted Williams
182 - Kyle Hendricks
50 - Bryce Harper
RB-7 - Surrender of General Burgoyne +2
FSRB-ABR - Alex Bregman (FSRA/FP) +8.5
PACK TOTAL: +12.5
RUNNING TOTAL: 45.3
Here's my first hit and, hey look, another Alex Bregman. I'm not sure who picked him as their favorite but I appreciate it!
PACK 7
Mini 266 - Greg Bird (NYY) -1
227 - Jon Gray
276 - Giant Panda
318 - Harmon Killebrew (SP) +1
6 - DJ LeMahieu
195 - Matt Kemp
99 - Teoscar Hernandez
WAD-71 - Matt Carpenter +2 (FP) +2
PACK TOTAL: +4
RUNNING TOTAL: 49.3
PACK 8
Mini 208 - Felix Hernandez (A&G) +2
1984-113 - Kelly Paris (RT) +1
223 - Lucas Giolito
57 - Jharel Cotton
169 - Antonio Senzatela
296 - Zack Greinke
135 - Josh Donaldson
329 - Jonathan Lucroy (SP) +1
WAD-81 - Addison Russell +2
PACK TOTAL: +6
RUNNING TOTAL: 55.3
PACK 9
Mini 112 - Jayson Werth
253 - Brandon Phillips
224 - U.S. National Parks Service
33 - Byron Buxton
171 - Jose Canseco
168 - Robbie Ray
194 - A.J. Pollock
WF-10 - Conical Pendulum Clock +2
PACK TOTAL: +2
RUNNING TOTAL: 57.3
PACK 10
Mini 343 - Brian McCann (SP) +3
214 - Nick Jonas -1
234 - Charlie Blackmon
325 - Danny Salazar (SP) +1
133 - Addison Russell
56 - Rick Porcello
27 - Yulieski Gurriel
WAD-8 Aledmys Diaz +2
PACK TOTAL: +5
RUNNING TOTAL: 62.3
I'm not sure what Nick Jonas did to deserve the dreaded 'non-baseball Yankee' designation but I guess I have to honor the scoring rules.
PACK 11
Mini - James Shields (NNO) +5
173 - Odubel Herrera
269 - Krazy George
156 - Daniel Murphy
66 - Kenta Maeda
74 - Cal Ripken, Jr.
307 - J.J. Hardy (SP) +1
WAD-65 Yoenis Cespedes +2
PACK TOTAL: +8
RUNNING TOTAL: 70.3
PACK 12
MI-14 - Robert Heller +2
115 - Carlos Rodon
221 - Yadier Molina
208 - Felix Hernandez
233 - Jake Lamb
161 - Ernie Banks
292 - Evan Longoria
SFL-17 - Dorado Mahi Mahi & Large Popper +2
PACK TOTAL: +4
RUNNING TOTAL: 74.3
Alright, at the halfway mark, things are respectable. There are still 2 hits waiting to be uncovered. At the time of this post, the high score is 143.5 so the top spot isn't out of the question...yet. Stay tuned.