2017 PENNANT BOX BREAK - PACK 24

40. Daniel Murphy

205. Jason Castro

43. Adrian Beltre

53. Brandon Finnegan

149. Trea Turner

297. Justin Verlander

117. Matt Duffy

228. Raisel Iglesias

250. Matt Harvey

DT3. Jose Altuve - Dream Team

And here’s the final pack of our 2017 Pennant box. Seems pretty fitting for the final card of 2017 to be Jose Altuve considering it was his year. 

I’m trying to look at the designs objectively but it’s really hard for me not to be sick of seeing them after all this time. I know I was definitely more excited about the base design way back when than I am now. The lack of a team logo really sticks out to me. But overall I think it was successful enough calling back to the era.

I don’t know what 2018 has in store for me as far as fake card designing goes. I’ve actually put together a few cards for the Spirit base set but I’m not sure if I have the energy to do a full box break like I did this year. I’m sure I won’t just abandon everything, but I can’t really foresee what the future holds. Whatever it may be, I hope you stay interested.

2017 SPIRIT BOX BREAK - PACK 14

213. Buster Posey

227. Melvin Upton, Jr.

59. Chase Anderson

108. Chris Tillman

112. Joe Ross

162. James McCann

12. Nate Jones

69. Chad Bettis

54. Omar Narvaez (RC)

G211. Wade Miley

AW20. Jose Altuve/Daniel Murphy - Award Winners (Silver Slugger)

Lots of orange in this pack. Also, another new insert. This one is for the Gold Glove/Silver Slugger Award Winners. This year I decided to have the players 2-up, featuring the winners for both leagues at each respective position. The abstract AW “logo” allows the cards to be rotated 180° and still be interchangeable. I included both here so you don’t have to strain your neck to see each perspective.

2014 Spirit Base: 371-380

#371 - Marc Krauss
I wonder what the binary code in the background says.

#372 - Jeremy Guthrie
This is a really cool photo with the angle of his follow through and the lighting and everything.

#373 - Tyler Skaggs
Another starting pitcher to have season-ending surgery.

#374 - Matt Kemp
When I came across these dugout shots I knew I had to use one. Trying to keep every card from looking like another in the set is difficult.

#375 - Jeff Mathis
Here's some BButt for all interested readers out there.

#376 - Rickie Weeks
I'm sure Brewers' fans are counting down the days until Weeks is gone.

#377 - Kyle Gibson
Pay no attention to the empty seats in the background. This was from an actual MLB game.

#378 - Daniel Murphy
Something about this looks familiar...

#379 - Brian McCann
Him going to the Yankees was too perfect.

#380 - Jim Johnson
Boy, did this move backfire for Oakland or what? It'd be a shame if his bad juju followed him to Detroit...