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Gint-a-Cuffs marks a high point for my summer vacation. The set itself is consistently my favorite release of the year and the competition only adds to the fun of busting packs! I enjoy writing my own posts and I definitely enjoy reading other people's posts. Therefore, when the final Gint-a-Cuffs post is about to be written by me, I can't help but feel a bit melancholy. Happily, I know for a fact that there is one more hit remaining to be discovered...and the hope is that the hit will propel me to the top of the leader board*!
*by now, I'm guessing someone pulled a rip card or some other super high scoring hit but if you didn't guess I've been pre-writing my Gint-a-Cuffs posts for quite some time. In fact, this is the final Gint-a-Cuffs post and I managed to get it written back on August 4. On that date, no one had a fully busted (and posted) box so I have no idea how my box stacks up to everyone else's.
Heading into the final two packs my box sits at what I hope is a respectable 163.6 points. Let's try to add to it - though hitting 200 points seems to be a pipe dream now.
Pack 23:
127. Greg Maddux
235. Masahiro Tanaka
242. Warren Spahn
273. Danielle Kang
285. Carl Crawford
325. Darryl Strawberry
A&G back mini: 228. Orlando Cepeda
World's Capitals: 20. Athens
I couldn't go a pack without a freaking Yankee, could I? The Tanaka is -1 but the Strawberry short print makes up for it with a +2. Speaking of +2, the Athens World Capital card is worth two points as is the A&G back mini card.
Pack total: 5 points
Running total: 168.6 points
I was hoping for a much higher scoring penultimate pack if I had any hope of hitting 200 points. Could there be a rip card in my box to push me over the magical threshold?
In a word: No.
But hey, it's not all bad news
Pack 24:
101. Mike Trout
159. George Brett
216. Matt Besser
224. Tanner Foust
Black border mini: 97. Sparky Anderson
Pastime's Pastimes: Jean Segura
Framed Relic: RB-JZ Jordan Zimmerman
Well, I'll take it! The Segura is +2, the black bordered Sparky is +3, and the framed relic? Well, they are a lot tougher to pull this year (the B Version relics are seeded 1:175 packs!) which means this card is worth a whopping +20 points!
Pack total: 25 points
Box total: 193.6 points
I didn't quite hit the 200 mark (and I'm guessing someone will) but I'm still happy with the box. Last year's Gint-a-Cuffs showing was an unmitigated disaster for me (I finished second-to-last) so at least I atoned for that this year. A greedier me would have wished that my framed relic was of a favorite player - that's all it would have taken to push me up and over the 200 point mark but oh well!
Oh wait! The "Five Point Selfie" Bonus.
FINAL BOX TOTAL: 198.6 POINTS
So Close to 200 points!
Good luck to all contestants - and thanks to our great Gint-a-Cuffs commissioner as well (kind words constitute the extent of my bribe unless he decides that Jordan Zimmerman is his favorite player all of the sudden).
*by now, I'm guessing someone pulled a rip card or some other super high scoring hit but if you didn't guess I've been pre-writing my Gint-a-Cuffs posts for quite some time. In fact, this is the final Gint-a-Cuffs post and I managed to get it written back on August 4. On that date, no one had a fully busted (and posted) box so I have no idea how my box stacks up to everyone else's.
Heading into the final two packs my box sits at what I hope is a respectable 163.6 points. Let's try to add to it - though hitting 200 points seems to be a pipe dream now.
Pack 23:
127. Greg Maddux
235. Masahiro Tanaka
242. Warren Spahn
273. Danielle Kang
285. Carl Crawford
325. Darryl Strawberry
A&G back mini: 228. Orlando Cepeda
World's Capitals: 20. Athens
I couldn't go a pack without a freaking Yankee, could I? The Tanaka is -1 but the Strawberry short print makes up for it with a +2. Speaking of +2, the Athens World Capital card is worth two points as is the A&G back mini card.
Pack total: 5 points
Running total: 168.6 points
I was hoping for a much higher scoring penultimate pack if I had any hope of hitting 200 points. Could there be a rip card in my box to push me over the magical threshold?
In a word: No.
But hey, it's not all bad news
Pack 24:
101. Mike Trout
159. George Brett
216. Matt Besser
224. Tanner Foust
Black border mini: 97. Sparky Anderson
Pastime's Pastimes: Jean Segura
Framed Relic: RB-JZ Jordan Zimmerman
Well, I'll take it! The Segura is +2, the black bordered Sparky is +3, and the framed relic? Well, they are a lot tougher to pull this year (the B Version relics are seeded 1:175 packs!) which means this card is worth a whopping +20 points!
Pack total: 25 points
Box total: 193.6 points
I didn't quite hit the 200 mark (and I'm guessing someone will) but I'm still happy with the box. Last year's Gint-a-Cuffs showing was an unmitigated disaster for me (I finished second-to-last) so at least I atoned for that this year. A greedier me would have wished that my framed relic was of a favorite player - that's all it would have taken to push me up and over the 200 point mark but oh well!
Oh wait! The "Five Point Selfie" Bonus.
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| I'm not ashamed to say I suck at Selfies. |
So Close to 200 points!
Good luck to all contestants - and thanks to our great Gint-a-Cuffs commissioner as well (kind words constitute the extent of my bribe unless he decides that Jordan Zimmerman is his favorite player all of the sudden).
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