2016 Gint-a-cuffs (2 of 2)

Halfway into my box, I'm sitting at 71.4 points. Let's see how the final 12 packs shake out.

PACK 13:

#63 A&G Mini - Monica Abbott +3

NG-60 Roberto Clemente Numbers Game +2

NW-20 - Harbor of Rio de Janeiro Natural Wonders +2

#4 - Justin Verlander

#53 - Logan Forsythe

#96 - Jason Kipnis

#101 - Roger Clemens -1

#168 - Don Mattingly -1

PACK TOTAL: +5

ROLLING TOTAL: 76.5

PACK 14:

#107 Mini - Matt Stonie

FSRA-CGR Full-Size Relic Curtis Grandson +5

#43 - Jake Odorini

#50 - Daniel Murphy

#137 - Marcus Semien

#179 - Jen Welter

#342 - Trea Turner

PACK TOTAL: +5

ROLLING TOTAL: 81.5

PACK 15:

#191 Mini - Anthony Anderson

NG-48 Ozzie Smith Numbers Game +2

#55 - Hector Rondon

#71 - Matt Reynolds

#74 - Brian Dozier

#246 - Mike Francesa

#257 - Chris Archer

#277 - Manny Machado

PACK TOTAL: +2

ROLLING TOTAL: 83.5

PACK 16:

#219 Mini - Delino DeShields

BL-23 Nolan Ryan Baseball Legends +2

#56 - Carlos Correa

#128 - Aroldis Chapman -1

#173 - Billy Burns

#252 - Cole Hamels +2

#288 - Lance McCullers

#346 - Pablo Sandoval

PACK TOTAL: +3

ROLLING TOTAL: 86.5

PACK 17:

#81 A&G Mini - Brian Johnson +2

NG-20 George Springer Numbers Game +2

#18 - Kolten Wong

#110 - Michele Steele

#131 - Brooks Robinson

#208 - Joe Panik +1

#291 - Kevin Kiermaier

#248 - Jill Martin

PACK TOTAL: +5

ROLLING TOTAL: 91.5

PACK 18:

#28 Mini - Elvis Andrus

NW-17 Cliffs of Moher Natural Wonders +2

#54 - Jose Abreu

#154 - Ervin Santana

#240 - Robert Raiola

#253 - Ozzie Smith

#275 - Jacob deGrom

#337 - Steve Cishek

PACK TOTAL: +2

ROLLING TOTAL: 93.5

PACK 19:

#295 Black Mini - Jose Altuve +3

NG-59 Adam Wainwright Numbers Game +2

#24 - Max Kepler

#62 - Dellin Betances -1

#130 - Gregory Polanco

#136 - Matt Kemp

#155 - Brandon Phillips

#200 - Carlos Gomez

PACK TOTAL: +4

ROLLING TOTAL: 97.5

PACK 20:

#221 Mini - Brian McCann -1

#111 - Lorenzo Cain

#133 - Joc Pederson

#158 - Joe McKeehan

#232 - Hector Olivera

#233 - Adam Lind

#251 - Stephen Piscotty

#348 - Trevor Plouffe

PACK TOTAL: -1

ROLLING TOTAL: 96.5

PACK 21:

FF14 Caracal +2

NG-55 Ryan Braun Numbers Game +2

BL-5 Ty Cobb Baseball Legends +2

#181 - Alex Wood

#212 - Maria Sharapova

#216 - Hannah Storm 

#259 - Jose Pedraza

#284 - Orlando Cepeda

PACK TOTAL: +6

ROLLING TOTAL: 102.5

PACK 22:

#347 SP Mini - Sean Doolittle +3

FSRB-CK Full-Size Relic Clayton Kershaw +8.5

#92 - Steven Matz

#134 - Henry Owens

#171 - Brandon Crawford +1

#193 - Huston Street

#334 - Scott Kazmir

PACK TOTAL: +12.5

ROLLING TOTAL: 115

Thanks to boots for picking Kershaw as his favorite player and also for NOT going with the Dodgers as his favorite team.

PACK 23:

#117 Black Mini - Gennady Glolovkin +3

NG-52 Jose Altuve Numbers Game +2

#47 - Corey Dickerson

#141 - Colin Rea

#144 - Matt Holliday

#218 - Masahiro Tanaka -1

#223 - Erick Aybar

#227 - Timothy Busfield

PACK TOTAL: +4

ROLLING TOTAL: 119

PACK 24:

#284 Mini - Orlando Cepeda

NW-1 Grand Canyon Natural Wonders +2

#19 - Rollie Fingers

#69 - Roberto Alomar

#217 - Julio Teheran

#261 - Carlos Carrasco

#265 - Felix Hernandez

#319 - Yasiel Puig

PACK TOTAL: +2

ROLLING TOTAL: 121

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to keep up the pace on the back half here. I was able to get a lot of Giants base cards as well as that sweet Buster Posey boxloader for my PC, so all in all, it was a decent box for me. If you happen to see anything of interest to your collection, hit me up as I'm more than happy to send cards to a loving home.

2016 Gint-a-cuffs (1 of 2)

Once again, it's Gint-a-cuffs time. This is my 5th year to compete and while my luck seems to have dried up, it's still a lot of fun and I plan on participating for as long as it's around. Since I'm a little late here, I've decided to limit the box to two posts. Here we go...

BOXLOADER:

BL-BP Buster Posey (+4) x 1.2 (FT): +4.8

Short of getting a hit, this is the best way for me to start off the box.

PACK 1:

SS-10 City Bus Mini +2

NG-98 Robin Yount Numbers Game +2

#32 Falcon 9 Rocket +2

#115 - Brad Miller

#124 - Jonathan Lucroy

#255 - Nomar Garciaparra

#262 - Giancarlo Stanton

#273 - Dee Gordon

PACK TOTAL: +6

ROLLING TOTAL: 10.8

PACK 2:

#313 SP Mini - Stephen Vogt +3

NW-10 Marble Caves +2

#37 - Dawn Spacecraft

#61 - Miguel Cabrera

#127 - Lucas Duda

#176 - Neil Walker

#279 - Paul Molitor

#33 - Shin-Soo Choo

PACK TOTAL: +5

ROLLING TOTAL: 15.8

PACK 3:

#50 Black Mini - Daniel Murphy +3

NG-77 Robinson Cano Numbers Game +2

#145 - Mike Greenberg +1

#147 - Martin Prado

#162 - Josh Harrison

#172 - Joe Morgan

#292 - Marcell Ozuna

#296 - Rickey Henderson

PACK TOTAL: +6

ROLLING TOTAL: 21.8

PACK 4:

#164 Mini - Steven Souza, Jr.

#15 - Mark Trumbo

#20 - Michael Pineda -1

#90 - George Lopez -1

#152 - Gary Sanchez -1

#156 - Jason Hayward

#197 - George Springer

#328 - Randall Grichuk

PACK TOTAL: -3

ROLLING TOTAL: 18.8

This pack less than ideal.

PACK 5:

#83 A&G Mini - David Wright +5

BL-8 George Brett Baseball Legends +2

NG-37 Matt Harvey Numbers Game +2

#125 - Carl Edwards, Jr.

#177 - Mark Teixeira -1

#266 - Anthony Rendon

#270 - David Price

#289 - Jose Quintana

PACK TOTAL: +8

ROLLING TOTAL: 26.8

PACK 6:

#81 Mini - Brian Johnson

AGR-JV Framed Mini Relic Joey Votto +13.6

#167 - Jeff Samardzija +1

#182 - Nolan Arenado

#191 - Anthony Anderson

#241 - Orlando Jones

#325 - Raisel Iglesias

PACK TOTAL: +14.6

ROLLING TOTAL: 41.4

Thanks to Chris for being a Joey Votto fan. Nice little bump for my first hit.

PACK 7:

#63 Mini - Monica Abbott +1

NG-27 Jon Lester Numbers Game +2

NW-3 Mount Everest Natural Wonders +2

#48 - J.T. Realmuto

#73 - James Shields

#94 - Todd Frazier

#189 - Buster Posey +1

#271 - A.J. Pollock

PACK TOTAL: +6

ROLLING TOTAL: 47.4

PACK 8:

USM-16 Bob Buckhorn Mayors +2

BL-4 Jackie Robinson Baseball Legends +2

#12 - Trevor Story

#23 - Addison Russell

#64 - Steve Schirripa +1

#146 - Evan Longoria

#209 - Andrew Miller -1

#310 - Patrick Corbin

PACK TOTAL: +4

ROLLING TOTAL: 51.4

PACK 9:

#321 Black SP Mini - Nick Castellanos +7

NG-92 Andy Petite Numbers Game -1

#26 - John Lackey

#52 - Adam Eaton +1

#78 - Jose Berrios

#105 - Alex Dickerson

#107 - Matt Stonie

#267 - Sonny Gray

PACK TOTAL: +7

ROLLING TOTAL: 58.4

PACK 10:

#72 Mini - Jake McGee

BL-25 Eddie Mathews Baseball Legends +2

#16 - Trayce Thompson

#87 - Craig Kimbrel

#150 - Eric Hosmer

#207 - Brandon Belt +4

#285 - Josh Donaldson

#315 - Santiago Casilla +1

PACK TOTAL: +7

ROLLING TOTAL: 65.4

PACK 11:

#160 Mini - Steve Kerr

NG-73 Nomar Garciaparra Numbers Game +2

#10 - Jason Sklar

#13 - Kevin Gausman

#120 - Kenta Maeda +2

#196 - Josh Roddick

#203 - Ernie Johnson

#204 - Drew Storen

PACK TOTAL: +4

ROLLING TOTAL: 69.4

PACK 12:

USM-2 Sylvester Turner Mayor +2

#17 - Ian Desmond

#149 - Michael Brantley

#185 - J.D. Martinez

#187 - Carl Yastrzemski

#249 - Paul McBeth

#250 - Jose Canseco

#307 - Russell Martin

PACK TOTAL: +2

ROLLING TOTAL: 71.4

Welp, at the halfway mark, I'm right on pace with my score for last year. As of today, that would put me in contention for the top spot on the leaderboard. I'm not getting my hopes up, though. Check back in for part 2 tomorrow.