gint-a-cuffs pack 24

i'm sitting on 179.  here's the last pack:

juan pierre.

bobby jenks.

eric byrnes.

chris young.

ron teasley a&g back mini. +2, +2

josh outman auto. +8

alex rodriguez mini. -1

this day in history jason bay/magellan. +1

total pack 24: 12

grand total: 191

mediocre at best.

gint-a-cuffs packs 21 through 23

i'm at 163 with 4 packs to go.  trying to break 200.  here's pack 21:

sacagawea.

jordin sparks.

dan uggla.

dan haren.

josh thole.

yunel escobar. a nice dp card!

world's wordsmiths - virgil. +4

this day in history grady sizemore/declaration of independence. +1, +2 (fp)

pack 21 total: 7

pack 22:

johnny damon. -1

mahlon duckett. +2

chad billingsley. +1 (ft)

evan longoria. +2 (fp)

jeff francoeur.

chris davis.

lords of olympus - hera. +3

this day in history alfonso soriano/first telephone call. +1

dodger #4 from my box:

pack 22 total: 8

pack 23:

shin soo choo.

jorge posada. -1

chris pettit.

joba chamberlain. -1

todd helton.

trevor cahill sp. +2

chase headley mini.

this day in history torii hunter/ty cobb. +1

total pack 23: 1

running total: 179

gint-a-cuffs packs 19 and 20

147 and counting.  here's pack 19:

raul ibanez.

kelly kulick.

miguel cabrera.

neil walker.

matt kemp. +1 (ft), +4 (fp)

derek holland.

david price a&g back mini. +2

this day in history joe mauer/american revolution. +1, +2 (fp)

let's take a look at matt kemp up close, since his days in dodger blue may be numbered. 

clearly there is frustration on both sides, and kemp's agent (dave stewart) is calling the dodgers on their end of things.  this could get ugly.

pack 19 total: 10

pack 20:

max poser.

drew brees.

jake peavy.

alfonso soriano.

aaron cook.

kelly johnson sp. +2

pablo sandoval black bordered mini. +3

this day in history jose reyes/continental congress. +1

pack 20 total: 6

running total: 163

gint-a-cuffs packs 16 through 18

i've got 128 points.  i'm about to get some more.  pack 16:

johnny strange.

ichiro suzuki.

dustin pedroia. +2 (fp)

john lackey.

ryan dempster.

ryan theriot sp. +2

ryan dempster mini.

this day in history josh johnson/explorer 1. +1

total pack 16: 5

pack 17:

tony hawk.

mark reynolds.

ruben tejada.

yovani gallardo.

nick johnson. -1

orlando cabrera sp. +2

national animals - gibraltar (barbary macaque). +2

this day in history ian kinsler/galileo. +1

total pack 17: 4

pack 18:

x-rays. +1

ryan braun. +2 (fp)

nick markakis. +2 (fp)

sergio santos.

nelson cruz.

casey mcgehee sp. +2

shin soo choo a&g back mini. +2

this day in history magglio ordonez/united states coast guard. +1

pack 18 total: 10

running total:  147

gint-a-cuffs packs 13 through 15

after 12 packs i'm sitting on 101 points.  let's see if i can at least double that in the second half of the box.  here's pack 13:

revolving door.  awesome.  one of my biggest pet peeves is people who don't use the revolving door, especially in minnesota in the winter.

anne donovan.

zach duke.

adam jones. +2 (fp)

robinson cano bat relic. +12, -6

galileo a&g back mini. +2

this day in history jim thome/krakatoa. +1

total pack 13: 11

pack 14:

della vega.

luke hochevar.

nyjer morgan.

hunter pence.

mark derosa.

baseball highlight sketch insert - jonathan sanchez. +3

lords of olympus - the muses. +3

this day in history hideki matsui/baseball hall of fame. +1

total pack 14:  7

pack 15:

rafael furcal. +1 (ft)

ken blackburn.

chase headley.

hanley ramirez. +2 (fp)

brandon inge.

josh johnson.

monsters of the mesozoic - apatosaurus. +3

this day in history roy halladay/lewis and clark. +1, +2 (fp)

total pack 15:  9

just for good measure, here's a better look at the second dodger to come out of my box:

running total:  128

gint-a-cuffs pack 12

finally!  a dodger.  and it's rosy cheeked james loney. 

about time seeing as how i was half way through the box.  i am sure the second half of the box will be full of dodger goodness.  here's pack 12:

david blaine.
tyler flowers.
bengie molina.
adam moore.
andrew bailey.
james loney.  +1 (ft)
sailors of the seven seas - vasco nunez de balboa.  +4
this day in history adam dunn/pilgrims.  +1, +2 (fp)

total pack 12:  8

running total:  101

gint-a-cuffs packs 9 through 11

after 8 packs, i have a measly 71 points and i have yet to pull a dodger.  let's see what the next 3 packs bring.  here's pack number 9:

felipe lopez.

king tut.

carl crawford.  +2 (fp)

billy butler.

cc sabathia.  -1

brad hawpe.

monsters of the mesozoic - tyrannosaurus rex.  +3

this day in history kevin youkilis/julius caesar.  +1, +2 (fp)

total pack 9:  7

pack 10:

miguel tejada.

stuart scott.

j.d. drew.

carlos carrasco.

alex rodriguez.  -1

roy oswalt sp.  +2

placido polanco mini sp.  +3

this day in history chipper jones/library of congress.  +1

total pack 10:  5

pack 11:

madison bumgarner.
brian mccann.
matt laporta.
torii hunter.
ryan ludwick.
baseball highlight sketch insert - derek jeter.  +3, -1, +2 (fp)
joey votto a&g back mini.  +2, +3 (fp)
this day in history brian roberts/washington monument.  +1

total pack 11:  10

is that right? do i get favorite player points on the sketch inserts?

number of dodgers pulled after 11 packs:  0

running total:  93

gint-a-cuffs packs 5 through 8

i'm sitting on 40 points after 4 packs.  i am hoping that these next four will more than double that.  here's pack 5:

hideki matsui.

daniel mccutcheon.

jason bay.

joel pineiro.

drew stubbs.

ricky nolasco sp.  +2

will venable black bordered mini.  +3

this day in history mariano rivera/warren commission.  +1, -1

total pack 5:  5

ugh.

on to pack 6:

jacoby ellsbury.

copernicus.

josh willingham.

jayson werth.

orlando hudson.

ryan doumit sp.  +2

national animals - botswana (zebra).  +2

this day in history cc sabathia/neil armstrong.  +1, -1

stupid yankees.

total pack 6:  4

i'm regressing.

lucky pack number 7:

pablo sandoval.

randy wolf.

andy pettitte.

grady sizemore.  +2 (fp)

ubaldo jimenez relic.  +12

adam wainwright mini.

this day in history josh hamilton/charles lindbergh.  +1

total pack 7:  15

pack 8:

hank presswood.  +2
carl pavano.
kurt suzuki.
jimmy rollins.
jon lester.
francisco liriano sp.  +2
roy halladay mini.  +2 (fp)
this day in history hunter pence/handel.  +1
crack the code promo (not shown).

total pack 8:  7

total dodgers pulled after 1/3 of the box:  0

running total:  71

gint-a-cuffs packs 2 through 4

let's get right to it.  here's pack number 2:

joey votto.  +2 (fp)

meb keflezighi.

shane victorino.

adam dunn.  +2 (fp)

cole hamels.

brett gardner sp.  -1, +2

daric barton black bordered mini sp.  +8

this day in history justin verlander/john glenn.  +1

total pack 2:  14

here's pack 3. there was a lot going on in this pack, let's see if that translates to any points.

trevor hoffman.
jim zapp. +2
craig gentry.
michael brantley.
buster posey.
huston street sp. +2
national animals - bolivia (llama). +2
this day in history carlos lee/lizzie borden. +1
crack the code promo.

it would be nice to come across a dodger once in a while.

total pack 3: 7

and not to be forgotten (even though it is largely forgettable), pack number 4:

sherlock holmes.
betelgeuse.  +1
brian roberts.
justin verlander.
henry rodriguez.
baseball highlight sketch insert - johnny damon.  +3, -1
koji uehara mini a&g back.  +2
this day in history chase utley/wright brothers.  +1, +2 (fp)

still no dodgers.  it's a good thing i'm in joe collector's group break.

total pack 4:  8

running total:  40

gint-a-cuffs pack 1 and box loader

i am sure this will be an effort in futility as my box was pretty sucky.  it seems that the scoring is a bit of a moving target but i'll give it a shot.  not a whole lot of commentary as you have seen these cards quite a bit already, i am sure.

here's my box loader and first pack.

n43 box loader - justin upton.  +5

ivory crockett.

stephen drew mini sp.  +3

martin prado.

yadier molina.

jesus flores.

this day in history joey votto/lou brock.  +1, +2 (fp)

colby rasmus.

scott feldman.

so, if i did my math right and understand the scoring, i got a whopping 6 points from the pack and 5 points for the box loader.

the prado card is pretty cool, but the rest are just kind of bleh.

running score:  11