Gint-A-Cuffs (Part 2)

ROLLING TOTAL: 72

PACK 13
111 - Frank Robinson Mini
10 - Andrew McCutchen
114 - Desmond Jennings
118 - Adam Schefter
131 - Buster Posey (SFG) +1
252 - Didi Gregorius
197 - Brian McCann (NYY) -1
WC17 - Taipei +2

PACK TOTAL: 2
ROLLING TOTAL: 74

Hey, looky there, a Giant! I probably should have picked Buster as my favorite player but my heart's been winning the battle with my brain regarding Timmy for like 3 years now.

PACK 14
90 - Roy Halladay Mini
46 - John L. Sullivan +1
133 - Xander Bogaerts
194 - Avisail Garcia
208 - Al Kaline
226 - Bob Gibson
350 - Manny Machado (SP) +2
PPJM - Justin Masterson +2

PACK TOTAL: 5
ROLLING TOTAL: 79

PACK 15
WDP03 - Blue-Ringed Octopus Mini +3
25 - Joe DiMaggio (NYY) -1
90 - Roy Halladay
136 - Carlos Gonzalez
151 - James Paxton
217 - Jose Iglesias
266 - Prince Fielder
NW02 - Shilin Stone Forest +2

PACK TOTAL: 4
ROLLING TOTAL: 83

PACK 16
285 - Carl Crawford A&G Mini +2
137 - Reggie Jackson
260 - Jay Bruce
267 - Kevin Clancy
271 - Chuck Klosterman +1
282 - Salvador Perez
343 - Phil Niekro (SP) +2
PPPF - Prince Fielder +2

PACK TOTAL: 7
ROLLING TOTAL: 90

PACK 17
225 - Pedro Martinez Mini
53 - Sandy Koufax
87 - Alex Gordon
143 - Eddie Mathews
203 - Jared Weaver
238 - Bert Kreischer
301 - Matt Kemp (FP & SP) +4
PPCG - Carlos Gonzalez +2

PACK TOTAL: 6
ROLLING TOTAL: 96

PACK 18
155 - Yogi Berra Mini (NYY) -1
7 - Hector Santiago
36 - Yadier Molina (FP) +2
117 - Yu Darvish (FP) +2
128 - Bill Rancic -1
287 - Chuck Zito
333 - Stephen Strasburg (SP) +2
PPMMA - Mark McGwire +2

PACK TOTAL: 6
ROLLING TOTAL: 102

Lots of scoring cards in this pack. Enough to push me into triple digits. I was starting to worry...

PACK 19
WDP13 - Brazilian Wandering Spider +3
43 - Craig Kimbrel
67 - Omar Vizquel (FP) +2
79 - Matt Adams
247 - Billy Williams
FAF05 - Pingxi Lantern Festival +2
RBJH - Jason Heyward Framed Mini Relic +20

PACK TOTAL: 27
RUNNING TOTAL: 129

And we're into the hit column. It seems like this year the relic cards are of more collectable players and not so many "nobodies" like past years. I also like how they've made the mini relic cards team-color coordinated. A nice change of pace.

PACK 20
248 - Mark Teixeira A&G Mini (NYY) (+2 / -1) +1
23 - Snoop Lion -1
199 - Joe Mauer
231 - Carlos Gomez
298 - Deion Sanders
FAF04 - Holi Festival +2
FSRMK - Matt Kemp Full-Size Relic (FP) (x1.7) +13.6

PACK TOTAL: 15.6
ROLLING TOTAL: 144.6

Hit #2. And thanks to Greg for having questionable tastes in favorite players (I keed).

PACK 21
NNO - Johnny Cueto Mini +6
54 - Yordano Ventura
163 - Paul Molitor (FP) +2
253 - Rickey Henderson
277 - Trevor Rosenthal
WC14 - Tokyo +2
FSRDP - David Price Full-Size Relic +8

PACK TOTAL: 16
ROLLING TOTAL: 160.6

And there's my last hit. I feel like Topps packed these boxes with LCSs in mind. Sticking the hits on the bottom of the box keeps those cheapskates buying loosies. Well done.

PACK 22
202 - Jim Rice Mini
4 - Edwin Encarnacion
156 - Jean Segura
158 - Carlton Fisk
206 - Willie McCovey (SFG) +1
237 - James Shields
334 - Erik Johnson (SP) +2
PPMS - Max Scherzer +2

PACK TOTAL: 5
ROLLING TOTAL: 165.6

Giant #3. Same as the number of hits.

PACK 23
WNE14 - Winslow Homer Mini +3
50 - Orlando Hernandez (NYY) -1
71 - Wade Boggs
121 - Freddie Freeman (FP) +2
124 - Jonathan Schoop
NW13 - Moeraki Boulders +2
103 - Jose Altuve Silk +22

PACK TOTAL: 28
ROLLING TOTAL: 193.6

BONUS HIT! And it's even one of my non-PC favorite players!

PACK 24
OBA10 - Ishikawa Goemon +3
45 - Nomar Garciaparra
51 - Oswaldo Arcia
78 - Zack Greinke
152 - Vince Gilligan
292 - Andre Dawson
311 - Anibal Sanchez +2
PPJV - Joey Votto (FP) +4

PACK TOTAL: 9
ROLLING TOTAL: 202.6

Huh, how do you like that? 24 packs and somehow pull more hits than Giants, none of which were my favorite player. Sounds like I need some extra points.

SELFIE +5
The bonus hit is my favorite card. It probably turned the box from a sack of sorrow to a satisfying snack.

Gint-A-Cuffs (Part 1)

Once again, I've signed up to take part in the annual box break battle known as Gint-A-Cuffs. It's always fun and if you have the patience you should definitely look into participating next year. I've decided to condense the results into two post since I've done a lot of post-padding with the whole Spirit base stuff (the completion of which isn't looking too promising at the moment.)

BOXTOPPER
Lincoln Memorial +5
ROLLING TOTAL: 5

PACK 1
259 - Jim Calhoun A&G Mini +2
6 - Laura Phelps Sweatt
57 - Carlos Beltran (NYY) -1
98 - David Wright (FP) +2
125 - Glen Waggoner
187 - David Price
263 - Alfonso Soriano (NYY) -1
FAF08 - Dia de los Muertos +2

PACK TOTAL: 4
ROLLING TOTAL: 9

LOL at Alfonso Soriano being included in A&G this year. Pretty sure he was DFA'd right around the product release. Nice forecasting there, Topps.

PACK 2
190 - Kolten Wong Mini
18 - Ryne Sandberg
169 - Dale Murphy
176 - Anthony Robles
232 - Ozzie Smith
268 - Jarrod Parker
320 - Christian Yelich (SP) +2
PPTT - Troy Tulowitzki +2

PACK TOTAL: 4
ROLLING TOTAL: 13

PACK 3
339 - Jeff Samardzija Mini SP +3
16 - Bartolo Colon
76 - Cal Ripken, Jr.
95 - Austin Wierschke -1
164 - Jenny Dell
248 - Mark Teixeira (NYY) -1
299 - Enny Romero
WC06 - Brasilia +2

PACK TOTAL: 3
ROLLING TOTAL: 16

Can't argue with the Commish ruling Wierschke as a whammy card.

PACK 4
347 - Allen Craig A&G Mini SP +6
66 - Roger Clemens
167 - Nick Castellanos
195 - Chris Carpenter
285 - Carl Crawford
189 - Kyle Seager
326 - Mike Olt SP +2
PPJS - James Shields +2

PACK TOTAL: 10
ROLLING TOTAL: 26

PACK 5
208 - Al Kaline Mini
89 - Chuck Todd
175 - Chase Utley (FP) +2
179 - Chris Archer
269 - Jose Abreu
295 - Ryan Braun
296 - Joey Votto (FP) +2
WC11 - Buenos Aires +2

PACK TOTAL: 6
ROLLING TOTAL: 32

PACK 6
258 - Ricky Nolasco A&G Mini +2
9 - Koji Uehara
29 - Shelby Miller
33 - Alex Avila
34 - Felix Hernandez
270 - Ryan Howard (FP) +2
317 - Paul Goldschmidt (SP) +2
PPJK - Jason Kipnis +2

PACK TOTAL: 8
ROLLING TOTAL: 40

PACK 7
148 - Bryce Harper Black-Bordered Mini +3
122 - Craig Biggio (FP) +2
82 - Jackie Robinson
145 - Derek Jeter (NYY) -1
234 - Roberto Clemente
242 - Warren Spahn
291 - Aramis Ramirez
NW12 - Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa +2

PACK TOTAL: 6
ROLLING TOTAL: 46

PACK 8
ITU01 - Christopher Columbus Mini +3
37 - Wil Myers
115 - Dustin Pedroia
130 - Mike Zunino
141 - Starlin Castro
191 - Jordan Burroughs
331 - Curtis Granderson (SP) +2
PPMC - Miguel Cabrera +2

PACK TOTAL: 7
ROLLING TOTAL: 53

PACK 9
218 - Casey Kelly A&G Mini +2
15 - Matt Williams
42 - Junior Lake
134 - Jordan Zimmermann
192 - Daniel Nava
228 - Orlando Cepeda (SFG) +1
246 - Dwight Gooden
FOY05 - Wrigley Field +2

PACK TOTAL: 5
ROLLING TOTAL: 58

Finally, my first Giants card. This doesn't seem to bode well for the rest of the box.

PACK 10
348 - Billy Butler SP Mini +3
127 - Greg Maddux
159 - George Brett
196 - Eddie Murray
207 - Justin Upton
272 - Tim Raines
340 - Dennis Eckersley (SP) +2
PPJVE - Justin Verlander +2

PACK TOTAL: 7
ROLLING TOTAL: 65

PACK 11
99 - Wilin Rosario Black-Bordered Mini +3
12 - Jedd Gyorko
24 - Jorge Posada (NYY) -1
69 - Johnny Cueto
148 - Bryce Harper
209 - Vladimir Guerrero
290 - Hanley Ramirez
AS15 - V-22 Osprey +2

PACK TOTAL: 4
ROLLING TOTAL: 69

Not a big fan of them devoting a whole insert set to glorify the Military Industrial Complex but I'm probably in the minority on this one.

PACK 12
233 - Dan Straily Mini
3 - Matt Davidson
41- Lou Gehrig (NYY) -1
100 - Queen Victoria
126 - Willie Stargell
204 - Albert Pujols
324 - Adam Wainwright (SP) +2
PPTG - Tom Glavine +2

PACK TOTAL: 3
ROLLING TOTAL: 72

Welp, at the halfway point I've pulled only 1 Giant, 6 Yankees and 0 hits. I guess you could say that I have a good second-half of the box awaiting me. We'll see...

**EDITED TO ADD...***
Looks like I forgot to scan the 2-point David Wright card from Pack 1. Here it is for verification.