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 PENNANT BOX BREAK - PACK 21

127. A.J. Pollock

120. J.T. Realmuto

86. Manny Machado

7. Jay Bruce

77. David Freese

37. Alex Gordon

267. Cody Allen

79. Ian Kennedy

56. Brandon Belt

DT11. Max Scherzer - Dream Team

Lots of orange and yellow in this pack. Not much else to really say. 

PENNANT BOX BREAK - PACK 13

16. Tony Watson 

65. Joey Votto 

174. Marcus Stroman 

26. Justin Upton 

142. Dellin Betances 

54. Carlos Martinez 

247. David Robertson 

76. Joe Ross 

135. Brian Dozier 

DT4. Kris Bryant - Dream Team

Alright, let's finish up this box break. A little late on the release here considering three of these guys aren’t on the same teams now. I’m glad this Brian Dozier card is finally seeing the light of day, though. That’s such an awesome photo.

2017 PENNANT BOX BREAK - PACK 6

137. Carlos Rodon

94. Will Harris

182. Nelson Cruz

181. Ichiro Suzuki

114. Junior Guerra

295. Jake Arrieta

58. Maikel Franco

126. Devin Mesoraco

131. Ryan Schimpf

DT1. Buster Posey - Dream Team

Here’s a look at the non-auto version of the Dream Team design. The star is a little easier to make out and there are more clouds visible. Definitely has more of a primary color feel that matches the retro vibes.

2017 PENNANT BOX BREAK - PACK 5

28. Adam Eaton

104. Yoenis Cespedes

144. Rajai Davis

99. Josh Harrison

74. Jon Lester

288. Tim Anderson

225. Chris Tillman

50. James Shields

5. Stephen Vogt

DT2A. Miguel Cabrera - Dream Team Autograph

And here’s our first hit, which is a pretty good one - a future Hall of Famer. The Dream Team insert features the best player at each position across the league (it should be noted that I put the Dream Team together well before the season began...). This is the first of four hits in the box, all of which will be autographs. The soft card stock here is made for autographs.

I also wanted to single out the two A’s cards here as looking particular cool. There's something about that green and gold that just sticks out.