Gint-a-Cuffs 9: Part 2 of 2

After the first half of the box, my score was sitting at . Let's add some points to that.

PACK 13

Mini 8 - Kevin Gausman (Black) +4

132 - Corey Seager

285 - Hunter Renfroe

14 - Robert Gsellman

4 - Babe Ruth (NYY) -1

12 - Cody Bellemore

319 - Seth Lugo (SP) +1

WAD-6 - Nolan Ryan +2

PACK TOTAL: +6

RUNNING TOTAL: 80.3

PACK 14

Mini 33 - Byron Buxton (A&G) +2

145 - A.J. Reed

98 - Stephen Piscotty

46 - Chris Archer

268 - Matt Olson

176 - Marcus Stroman

328 - Carlos Martinez (SP) +1

WAD-99 - Mark McGwire +2

PACK TOTAL: +5

RUNNING TOTAL: 85.3

Will this Matt Olson card turn into a hot commodity? Or will his A's-ness negate all the buzz?

PACK 15

Mini 54 - Rickey Henderson

95 - Dee Gordon

248 - Wilson Ramos

163 - Wesley Bryan

22 - Albert Almora

24 - Ken Griffey, Jr.

148 - Jesse Winker

WF-20 - Telephone +2

PACK TOTAL: +2

RUNNING TOTAL: 87.3

PACK 16

Mini 199 - Curtis Granderson

51 - Buster Posey (FP) +4

125 - Paul Goldschmidt

162 - Sonny Gray

203 - Carlos Gonzalez

209 - Mitch Haniger

166 - Manuel Margot

SFL-12 - Grouper & Diving Plugs +2

PACK TOTAL: +6

RUNNING TOTAL: 93.3

It's funny/not funny to see Buster here surrounded by all these Giants killers. Throw Jay Bruce in there and it'd be a GK Dream Team.

PACK 17

Mini 68 - Kenta Maeda (A&G) +2

124 - Kyle Schwarber

100 - Ty Cobb

37 - Devon Travis

91 - Nomar Mazara

297 - Troy Tulowitzki

220 - Chipper Jones

WF-11 - Space Needle +2

PACK TOTAL: +4

RUNNING TOTAL: 97.3

So did everybody get past that Schwarber panic from earlier this year?

PACK 18

Mini 26 - Matt Wieters (A&G) +2

84 - Ian Desmond

83 - Ichiro

15 - Gary Sanchez (NYY) -1

48 - Carlos Correa

327 - Steven Wright (SP) +1

9 - Ryan Schimpf

WAD-59 - Andrew Benintendi +2

PACK TOTAL: +4

RUNNING TOTAL: 101.3

PACK 19

C-2 Ursa Major +2

257 - Lou Gehrig (NYY) -1

229 - Rougned Odor

157 - Carson Fulmer

1 - Kris Bryant (FP) +2

WF-13- Solar Generator +2

MA-TB - Ty Blach (AUTO/FT) +10.5

PACK TOTAL: +15.5

RUNNING TOTAL: 116.8

Hit number 2 and it's from my favorite team. That's 3/3 on multipliers thus far. Considering all the possible autos in this year's release, I'm pretty satisfied with Ty Blach here. I don't expect him to be a Giants legend or anything, but it's nice to have a rookie auto in hand in case that does happen somewhere down the line. He has a pretty nice looking signature, too.

PACK 20

Mini 84 - Ian Desmond (Black) +4

1989-558 - Dan Pasqua (RT) +1

90 - Gavin Cecchini

258 - Jose Peraza

225 - Ian Kinsler

192 - Willson Contreras

42 - Mark Trumbo

323 - Drew Smyly (SP) +1

WAD-69 - Johnny Bench +2

PACK TOTAL: +8

RUNNING TOTAL: 124.8

PACK 21

BAM-11 - Salsa Dance +2

274 - Laurie Hernandez

184 - Jose Altuve (FP) +2

210 - Didi Gregorius (NYY) -1

26 - Matt Wieters

121 - Randall Grichuk

212 - Don Mattingly (NYY) -1

SFL-2 - Walleye & Spinner +2

PACK TOTAL: +4

RUNNING TOTAL: 128.8

PACK 22

WD-21 - Chilean Sailor Dude +2

1987-739 - Chet Lemon (RT) +1

35 - Johnny Damon

249 - Sage Steele

147 - Salvador Perez

153 - Sean Doolittle

259 - Roger Maris (NYY) -1

330 - Mark Melancon (SP) +1 (FT) +1

WAD-52 - David Dahl +2

PACK TOTAL: +4

RUNNING TOTAL: 132.4

PACK 23

Mini 223 - Lucas Giolito (A&G) +2

144 - Frank Thomas

243 - Alex Reyes

108 - Ryon Healy

282 - Christian Yelich

WF-1 - Life Savers Parachute Jump +2

FSRA-KB - Kris Bryant (FSRA/FP) +8.5

PACK TOTAL: +12.5

RUNNING TOTAL: 144.9

And here's the last hit of the box. Not only is Kris Bryant one of the better non-PC relics to pull hobby-wise, he's also on the favorite player list. Thanks, Brad!

PACK 24

Mini 131 - Dan Jennings

104 - Dexter Fowler

45 - Harriet Tubman +1

118 - Cameron Maybin

40 - Dansby Swanson

21 - Eric Hosmer

300 - Max Kepler

SFL-18 - Wahoo & Plastic Skirted Lures +2

PACK TOTAL: +3

FINAL TOTAL: 147.9

And we come to end with a decent score just under 150. It looks like someone has already posted a higher score, so this won't be winning the box but I'm not complaining at all. It was nice to have a reason to go ahead and buy a box this year, which I probably wouldn't have done otherwise with wax prices being what they are this season. (Damn you, Judge, Bellinger, others.) Check in next year to see if Gint-a-Cuffs makes it to the 10-year mark or not. I know the Commissioner was on the fence about this year and I don't blame him in the least. I'll go ahead and commit myself though, just to ensure there's at least some interest.