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Gold Label vs. Fleer Tradition: Round 1!

The final eight packs of the group break are here.
4 Topps Gold Label.
4 Fleer Tradition.

I'll be pitting one pack from each set against the other in a brawl to the death*.  Winner takes all**.

*here death is defined as "the end of the boxes."
** here all is defined as "nothing but pride."

Let's get it on!

Round 1:

Fleer Tradition:
We begin round 1 with Fleer Tradition.  The Tradition packs hold 10 cards (as compared to Gold Label's 5 cards) so there's a built in advantage if you believe in quantity trumping quality.  We shall see.

Mike Sweeney - Royals
Brian Anderson - Royals
Sean Burroughs - Padres
Starting out with two Royals and a Padre isn't exactly a good way to inspire a lot of confidence in winning the round.
Andruw Jones - Braves  +4 for a decent card of a decent player.

Trio prospects SP:  R. Harden (Athletics), M. Neu (Athletics), G. Geary (Phillies)  +10 SP but -5 for having two different teams represented as part of the trio of prospects.  Total for card:  +5
Jason Giambi - Yankees  -2 Yankees (because Gint-a-Cuffs would say so)
Miguel Batista - Diamondbacks
Frank Thomas - White Sox +10 very nice!

Aubrey Huff - Rays
Manny Ramirez - Red Sox +5, I like the photo.

Pack total:  22 points

22 points seems like a solid total - Gold Label will have to average over 4 points per card in order to win the round.  Let's see if they can do it.

Gold Label:
Alex Gonzalez - Marlins
Jim Thome - Indians  +5 for Thome

Bob Abreu - Phillies
Orlando Hernandez - Yankees  -2 for being a Yankee
Magglio Ordonez - White Sox  +10 because I like the big photo a lot!

Pack total:  13 points

And there you have it - Round 1 goes to Fleer Tradition with a 9 point margin of victory (just in case I need a tie-breaker at the end).

Feel free to agree or disagree with my choices (though mind you that your opinion will not sway the outcome of the challenge)!

Comments

  1. You got it right with that Manny card. That's a great shot!

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