2022 Topps Allen & Ginter: Box 1 - Packs 9 - 12

I'm one-third of the way through my first box of 2022 Allen & Ginter.  So far, I haven't found any of the three promised hits but I have found a pair of mini inserts (that part is good at least since I plan to chase after all of the mini sets).  

I know that normally I reserve my Monday posts for TCDB trades but this past week was fairly quiet (only one incoming envelope) so I think I'll hold off on that for this week and instead keep going with my boxes of 2022 Allen & Ginter.

Now, we move onto the middle column of packs in the box!

Box 1:  

Pack 9

27.  Walker Buehler

69.  Cedric Mullins

110.  Jarren Duran

215.  Rachel Balkovec

284.  Stephen Dubner

301.  Jorge Soler

Mini:  198.  Marcus Semien

Pitching a Gem:  PAG-17.  Mariano Rivera

I'm still enjoying the Pitching a Gem cards, even if two of my three cards from the set thus far are Yankees.

Pack 10:

60.  Harmon Killebrew

76.  Randy Arozarena

109.  Mel Ott

154.  Duke Snider

229.  Scott Hanson

244.  Lance McCullers, Jr.

Mini:  A&G back:  248.  Charlotte North

Get That Bread:  GTB-1.  Burger

Another food-related insert, that burger on the card looks pretty good to me!  According to the card back, Americans eat 50 billion burgers every year.  That's insane!

Pack 11:

88.  Anthony Rendon

91.  Wander Franco

132.  Max Scherzer

264.  Gabriel Arias

270.  Adolis Garcia

316.  Kenley Jansen

Black border mini:  194.  Rad Lopez

Banner Season:  BS-46.  Bryce Harper

The black bordered mini design is different this year, more of a "half black border" look.  I kind of like the change of pace, it's still recognizable and yet it also feels a bit different.  

Pack 12:

25.  Paul Goldschmidt

169.  Jonathan Taylor

182.  Jonathan India

243.  Eddie Mathews

216.  Dave Hause

282.  Mark Duplass

Mini:  Time Out:  TO-1.  Power Outage

It's Your Special Day:  IYSD-6.  National Dog Day

My first Time Out mini of the box highlights a game between the White Sox and Red Sox back 2012 when there was a power outage in Chicago that led to a 21-minute delay in the sixth inning of the game.  

And with that, we've hit the halfway point of the box.  Still no hits have shown up but otherwise things have gone fairly well so far.  One thing that I have noticed, however, when sorting the base cards is how sticky the cards seem this year.  The base cards don't slide easily when trying to sort them and it's kind of driving me nuts already!

Stay tuned for the second half of the box which I'll be ripping into soon!