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Ginter Group Break: Box 2: Packs 1 - 4

The first box of the case is finished (see the post earlier this morning for the last four packs).  However, there's no time to waste seeing how there are still 11 unopened boxes remaining in the case.  Let's make that 10 unopened boxes now that we are about to rip into the second box.  Good luck everyone!

Box 2:


Box topper:
Cabinet card:
Famous Roller Coasters:  Jackrabbit

As I stated in the original sign-ups, no cabinet cards will be mailed out, in that way I was able to keep shipping costs lower for everyone.  As for the card itself, I like the concept but the picture is terrible - couldn't Topps send someone over to Kennywood to take a better photo?  Heck, Topps is based in Pennsylvania - which is also home to Kennywood!


Pack 01:
150.  Norichika Aoki - Brewers
96.  Gavin Floyd - White Sox
230.  Evan Longoria - Rays
131.  Jim Palmer - Orioles
271.  Mark Reynolds - Orioles
280.  Brandon Belt - Giants
What's in a Name:  Jered Weaver - Angels
A&G back mini:  136.  Jacoby Ellsbury - Red Sox

As you can see, I decided I would type out all the cards for the second box as well.  I figured there are still a bunch of base cards that we haven't yet seen (though I expect us to accumulate a fair share of duplicates with this box as well).

Pack 02:
163.  Tom Seaver - Mets
221.  Carlos Marmol - Cubs
66.  Yadier Molina - Cardinals
170.  Don Mattingly - Yankees
25.  Shin-Soo Choo - Indians
Murder in Willow Cove - Lennie Guttman

A&G back mini:  99.  Sandy Koufax - Dodgers

Base short print:  335.  Alexei Ramirez - White Sox

The Murder in Willow Cove cards go along with this year's Ginter Code.  Most (all?) of the cards have a (different) twitter account - I've constructed a Twitter list of all that I am aware of here if you'd like to follow them all at once.

Pack 03:
287.  Hiroki Kuroda - Yankees
61.  Richard Petty - (racer)
142.  Jose Reyes - Marlins
226.  Jim Thome - Phillies
78.  Joe Mauer - Twins
91.  Grady Sizemore - Indians
What's in a Name:  80.  Matt Holliday

Reg. mini:  73.  Jordan Zimmerman

Not much to say about this pack - though I'll mention again that the non-baseball players will be randomed off among all the teams at the end of the break.  What do you all think about the What's in a Name cards?  They are fairly common so should I random off all the duplicates of those as well or would you rather keep duplicates of them since they are technically inserts?  Let me know in the comments below!

Pack 04:
292.  Greg Gumbel - (broadcaster)
250.  Brennan Boesch - Tigers
171.  Stephen Strasburg - Nationals
198.  Phil Pfister - (strong man)
298.  Dee Gordon - Dodgers
207.  Cory Luebke - Padres
What's in a Name:  Yogi Berra - Yankees
Musical Masters:  10.  Sergei Prokofiev

A slow start to the second box, but things can change in an instant (or with a single pack in our case).  The good news is that there are still three hits lurking (or at least there better be) so the next few posts should be action packed!

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