Another day, another box of Ginter to show off!
My third box of 2022 Allen & Ginter started off with a Juan Soto cabinet box topper but I decided to scan a base card instead of that...
Yep, my first Barry Larkin card from 2022 Allen & Ginter! I'm going to need a second copy of this card for my Larkin binder (the first will live in my set binder).
Mini inserts:
Another six mini inserts in this box. I never heard of the Yangmei fruit so that was a fun chance to learn a little something. I'm also enjoying the What a Steal inserts, basically a set dedicated to thefts of random items (in this case, over a million dollars worth of fajitas).
Brooklyn Back mini:
In addition to the usual base minis, A&G back minis, and black bordered minis, I pulled one "special" mini - a Brooklyn back mini of Max Scherzer #20/25. Nice!
The hits:
Relics:
I expect each box of Ginter to produce two basic relics (one horizontal and one vertical). This box did exactly that. I don't know anything about the kid - the card back simply refers to him as "hobby wonderkid."
Autograph:
My first auto from 2022 Ginter is a freakin' Cardinal. Ugh. No matter, I do love Ginter autographs - especially the framed variety so I'm still happy to pull this one.
Overall, a perfectly acceptable box of Ginter if you ask me. I'd rank this one above the first box I ripped but definitely below box #2 (the one with the rip card, that will be hard to beat I imagine).
More Ginter to come, soon I hope!
Very fun write up. Happy Carding! A & G is always one of my annual favorites.
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining the theme to the What a Steal minis. I was baffled.
ReplyDeleteApparently Blake Grice's story is that his grandfather had cancer, and wanted to meet Clayton Kershaw. He didn't make it, so the grandson fulfilled the grandfather's wish.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/parkers-blake-grice-meet-mlb-great-in-honor-of-his-papi/ (NO, does that make this a Dodger card?)
The fajitas card is interesting. I wonder what they did with a million dollars worth of fajitas. I mean... I love them... and can eat $20 worth in a sitting, but $1M is a whole different story.
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