2010 MLB Topps Jumbo Box
Jumbo Pack Showdown I
The first jumbo pack netted a total of 34.375 points, so that's the current total to beat. Of course, I still haven't found one of the (three?) hits which have a lot of possible multipliers. Let's dig into pack #2.
Jumbo Pack #2:
Base Cards:
5. Texas Rangers
14. Ted Lilly
27. Photo Day Fun (I don't like this photo, Topps went for goofy and they got it...unfortunately, I don't really want goofy in my base set. -1 point)
39. Jeff Baker
41. Los Angeles Dodgers (+6 points. Franchise History, +5 points, cool photo +1 point)
47. Brad Penny
50. Zack Greinke
56. Andy Pettitte (-5, Yankee)
63. Josh Bard
64. Drew Stubbs (+5 points, Red! I'm not entirely sold on the rookie card icon though)
67. Matt LaPorta
72. Milwaukee Brewers (+5, Franchise History)
97. Luis Durango
113. Willy Taveras (+5 for being a Red in the photo)
125. Ichiro
127. Hank Blalock
136. Adam Wainwright
153. Justin Duchscherer
166. Eric Byrnes
169. Pittsburgh Pirates (+8 total points. +2 Pirate, +5 Franchise History, +1 cool photo)
179. Ryan Spilboroghs
203. AL ERA Leaders
210. Josh Beckett (-2 points, Red Sox)
224. Rod Barajas
229. Daniel McCutchen (+2, Pirate)
239. Juan Uribe
246. Leo Nunez
247. Andre Ethier
259. Daniel Hudson
263. Placido Polanco
269. Anthem in the Bronx (-6 total, -5 Yankee, -1 for showing more than 1 Yankee)
281. Braden Looper
285. Kurt Suzuki
289. Lyle Overbay
310. Elvis Andrus
311. Jose Valverde
313. Jason Kubel
318. Nate Schierholtz
320. Brian McCann
325. Julio Lugo
Base cards total points = 17
Well, two more points than pack #1, that's a good sign...let's see how the inserts stack up.
Inserts:
183. Jonathan Papelbon - Gold Parallel (#1401/2010) (+1 point / 2 Red Sox = 0.5 points)
TMC-6. Million Card Giveaway (+1 point /4 for featuring Mickey Mantle-Yankees = 0.25 points)
TR50. Pablo Sandoval- Turkey Red (+1 point)
PP50. Ty Cobb - Peak Performers (+1 point, +1 point for being a player I like. It's fun to get old time players that get less exposure than the Mantles and Ruths of the baseball world. Total = 2 points)
FCTTT7. Josh Hamilton- Topps Town (+1 point +1 more for being a player I like. Total = 2 points)
LL30. Ricky Henderson & Carl Crawford (+1 point)
CMT13. Brooks Robinson - Cards Your Mother Threw Out regular back (+1 point)
TOG2. Curse of the Bambino- Tales of the Game (+1 /4 (for being a Yankee) and /2 (for being about the Red Sox) = +1/8 point or +0.125 points)
HOTG3. National League Created - History of the Game (+1)
WTWY-DO. David Ortiz (+1 x2 WTWY /2 Red Sox = 1 point)
Insert card total points = 9.875 points
Base card points = 17 points
Total points = 26.875 points
Final thoughts:
Ouch! The base cards scored marginally higher than the first pack but the inserts sure were a letdown. So far, the jumbo box hasn't been overly impressive...maybe pack 3 will be a bit more interesting (hint: I already opened the pack...and yeah, it's a bit more interesting than this stinker at least)!
Scoreboard:
1. 34.375 points:
Jumbo Pack 1 (best cards: Daniel McCutchen When They Were Young Insert, Ozzie Smith Turkey Red)
2. 26.875 points: Jumbo Pack 2 (best cards: Pittsburgh Pirates Franchise History, Ty Cobb Peak Performer)
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If you are not going to try to complete the gold card set I could us the Gold Papelbon.
ReplyDeleteIf you are not going to try to complete the gold card set I could us the Gold Papelbon.
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