It's a sort of sad day in that today is the day that I finish off my final Christmas box of cards. Yes, I managed to last deep into April before ripping all the boxes...but now that they are all done I'm sort of sad. Happily, I do have one more unopened box that I picked up since Christmas - but I'll probably wait to bust that until later this summer when I get the pack ripping itch again! For now though, let's finish off that box of 2003 Fleer Box Score.
Editor's note: I mentioned in the previous post that I "pack searched" the final four packs setting aside the pack that I felt had the final hit in it. I can now report that I was wrong... In the spirit of keeping things interesting right up 'til the end, I will first present that pack that I thought the hit was in...and then the final pack will have the final hit (which is pretty cool I have to admit)!
Pack 17:
18. Craig Biggio
22. Torii Hunter
64. Manny Ramirez
69. Moises Alou
72. Jose Vidro
78. Ken Griffey Jr.
A great card of the kid (even if it is a duplicate for the box)!
93. Eric Hinske
117. Bernie Castro
Another rookie short print - I really beat the odds with these in the box (which is awesome for me since I hope to build the full base set)!
Pack 18:
21. Matt Morris
27. A.J. Burnett
41. Paul Lo Duca
60. Carlos Delgado
63. Edgar Martinez
77. Aubrey Huff
Box Score 3-Swatch Jersey Rack: Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson, & Greg Maddux #340/350
Woah, that's an awesome card to end a box break!! I don't think I've ever pulled a three-swatch card where each swatch is from a different player...and I know for sure that I've never pulled one where the three players are of the caliber of Schilling, Johnson, and Maddux.
When Curt Schilling is the worst player on a relic card, you know you've done alright! I like the design of the relic as well - the shirt rack motif works well with three random cloth swatches. I am also happy that all three shirts appear to be different - and only one is boring white!
Overall, I enjoyed opening this box a lot! In fact, I might see about getting another one to open in the near future...depending of course on how I do collation wise in terms of the set. What do you think of the Box Score set? Should something similar be brought back by Topps (or maybe Panini)?
That's a sweet hit!
ReplyDeleteOverall, I'm not loving this set, though. Maybe if it was put it out under the Score brand.. so you could buy a Score Box Score box, which would be funny.