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Pack Wars I: Pack 16 - 2006 Upper Deck Series 2 Bottom Panel

We're down to the last 4 packs, and Box 2 is down by a total of 3 packs. Will Box 2 complete the comeback or will it end up a Box 1 wire-to-wire win? Only one way to find out.

Note: For complete scoring rules, check out the initial post.

Pack #16: 2006 Upper Deck Series 2 - Bottom Panel

Box 1:

532. Kris Benson (Didn't I pull one like this before? Once again, I've gotta give Benson and his crazy wife a +1 x2 bonus just for the sheer entertainment that they've provided over the years. +2 points)



564. Matt Thornton (0 points)
588. Jason Michaels (0 points)
652. Tony Graffanino (0 points)
676. Ricky Ledee (0 points)
700. Aaron Heilman (0 points)
713. Steve Trachsel (0 points)
729. Eseban Loaiza (0 points)
769. Brian Sweeney (0 points. Boy, what a boring stretch of cards)
785. Vinny Castilla (0 points)
818. Brian Meadows (0 points)
834. Brad Wilkerson (0 points. Still heckuva boring pack...no one even worth scanning so far!)
890. Ryan Howard - Philadelphia Phillies Checklist (At least it's a star...even if it is a checklist. 0 points though)

905. Chris Britton (0 points)
929. Josh Willingham (0 points. Ends the base cards on a real whimper.)
ATL-12. Robin Yount - All-Time Legends Insert (+10 for being an insert, but -1 point since Yount's a Brewer. Total points: +9)

Total points: 2 + 0x14 + 9 = 11 points.

Once again, Box 1 has left the door wide open for Box 2 to slide in and steal a victory. If Box 2 thinks it has any chance at winning this thing, it's gotta win this pack.

Box 2:

527. Chris Ray (0 points)
535. Alex Cora (-2 points for being a Red Sox)
583. Danny Graves (This gets the +1 x2 bonus for showing Graves on any team other than the Reds...)

611. Bobby Seay (0 points)
667. Dioner Navarro (0 points)
691. Juan Rincon (0 points)
716. Andy Phillips (A Yankee. -4 points)

724. Scott Proctor (Another Yankee, you've gotta be kidding me. I would have been really unhappy with this pack had I paid good money for it in '06. -4 points)

772. Dewon Brazelton (0 points)
801. Jose Lopez (0 points)
849. Russ Adams (0 points)
857. Alfonso Soriano (As a National, so that saves Box 2 from having another negative score. 0 points)
914. Brian Anderson (0 points)
938. Takashi Saito (A good pitcher, but not worth any points here. 0 points)
979. Rich Hill (A cub, -1 point)

ATL-7. Joe Morgan - All-Time Legend Insert (And Box 2 lays down an Ace when the last card was pulled! An insert, a Red, and an awesome Red at that. +10 (insert) + 10 (Red) + 1 x2 (awesome) = 42 points!

Wow, Box 2 looked dead in the water after the first 15 cards but Joe Morgan saves the day. Can Box 2 seriously win this thing?

Total points: 0 - 2 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 0 - 4 - 4 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 - 1 + 42 = 33 points

Running tally (3 packs left):
Box 1: 9 pack wins and +179 total points
Box 2: 7 pack wins and +146 total points



Comments

  1. you forgot the -1,000,000 pts on the Morgan card for being the most ridiculously annoying announcer ever.

    maybe that's just me...

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  2. Anna Benson FTW!

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  3. Wonder what happened to Scott Proctor...It was always fun watching him and Farnsworth.

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  4. Captain: Pretty sure you aren't the only one that feels that way. I don't mind him, but then again, I don't often get to watch Sunday Night Baseball because NY is blacked out where I live (and that's almost all ESPN will show).

    Flash: I knew someone would appreciate my MSPaint skills!

    Andrew: No idea! I'm a bit embarassed to say that I basically scanned my cards and did no original research for the vast majority of the Pack Wars. I did however "research" Anna Benson for the cards I needed her for of course.

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