It worked the last time, and seeing as I'm definitely building this set, it's gonna have to work this time. Good news is pretty much every card I pulled in last week's break went into the set, so any dupes from this time around will go into my personal collection, which is nice. I'm mostly doing this for the set, though.
Pack 1-
30- Robinson Cano. We're starting off with a need.
73- Andrew McCutchen. Not only is it a need, but it's a Cutch
2- Patrick Corbin
4- Michael Chavis
67- Goose Gossage. I like that they pictured him as a Padre. Nice touch
78- Hank Aaron. The legend.
129- Joey Gallo
110- Jon Duplantier. Boy, they really banked hard on him
116- Matt Boyd
176- Bob Feller. Feller cards are ALWAYS welcome
175- Todd Helton
Topps Magazine insert of Cal Ripken. I still love these
Ichiro Retrospective of 2005. Insert dupe.
236- Miguel Cabrera
205- Yonder Alonso
241- Dansby Swanson
246- Franmil Reyes
207- Trea Turner
Pack 2-
7- Roberto Alomar AS A CLEVELAND INDIAN? That is a nice touch. I like that
31- Ramon Laureano
100- Ronald Acuna. One of the cards to get in this set, I presume
70- Jeimer Candelario
184- Danny Jansen. Out of all the rookies in Toronto, not sure why this one's so ubiquitous in Topps products.
200- Bryce Harper. Glad I got the regular version of this
146- Kyle Hendricks
131- Adalberto Mondesi
113- Max Kepler
134- Brandon Belt
Topps Magazine insert of Shohei Ohtani. I'll say this- last year I was wondering why there was so much hype about Ohtani despite his modest numbers in both categories. This year, seeing solely his hitting numbers...I can sort of understand
170- Edwin Encarnacion. YAY, A YANKEE EDWIN. Not sure why he fell at this point in the pack, usually reserved for another insert. No serial numbering or anything, nothing unusual. Hm.
258- John Smoltz, a guy who WAS in the 93 set, looking a bit older here
244- Dakota Hudson
300- Francisco Lindor. I think it's kinda cool that I pulled cards 100, 200 and 300 in the same pack. What do I win?
277- Warren Spahn. Love this photo
254- Kevin Kiermaier
253- AARON NOLA. Awesome. Note that there were no base dupes in these packs.
Now the blaster. My coins were of George Springer and Rhys Hoskins, which was a better selection than last one.
Pack 1-
66- Rod Carew. Annnnd here come the dupes
58- Ryan Borucki
25- Yusei Kikuchi. No 58 needs
153- Jeff Bagwell
145- Hideki Matsui. Thankfully I needed both 75s
Future Star insert of Vlad Jr., which definitely helps
244- Dakota Hudson. And the 93s...are back to dupes
300- Francisco Lindor
Pack 2-
42- Ian Desmond
79- Starlin Castro. No new 58s here either
160- Josh James. Again, the 75s come through
155- Michael Kopech
Ichiro retrospective of 2010. Thankfully not a dupe
277- Warren Spahn. And no new 93s. I do love retail collation
253- Kiermaier
254- Nola
Pack 3-
86- Sean Manaea. I swear, I'm not gonna find any 58s I need in this blaster, will I?
69- Yadier Molina
165- Christy Mathewson. And now the 75s are turning on me
157- Charlie Blackmon
115- Lorenzo Cain
186- George Kell...BLUE PARALLEL #'D TO 175. So it's a dupe...but it's a parallel so I can at least add it to my numbered parallels binder. And it's of a fun HOFer.
236- Miguel Cabrera
205- Yonder Alonso. Every base card was a dupe in this one.
Pack 4-
14- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I'm not exactly complaining about pulling a Vlad Jr. dupe, as he's still one of the biggest rookies on the market.
27- Cavan Biggio. FINALLY A 58 I NEED.
51- Clayton Kershaw. ANOTHER NEED
191- Eric Hosmer. and we're back to dupes
159- Brad Keller
325- Luis Urias. EVEN MY SUBSET SP IS A DUPE. FRIGGING TOPPS.
241- Dansby Swanson
246- Franmil Reyes
Pack 5-
95- HOYT WILHELM. Great player AND I need him.
64- Don Larsen. Slightly puzzled by his inclusion, but not complaining
150- Ichiro. 75s are dupes.
103- Scooter Gennett, currently without a job
124- Eddie Rosario
207- Trea Turner. dupe.
202- Kolby Allard. Not only is this a great card of the former Braves farmhand dealt to Texas in the Chris Martin deal, but I also need this one.
203- Ryan O'Hearn. AND this one.
Pack 6-
7- Roberto Alomar. And we're back to the top
31- Ramon Laureano
198- Colin Moran
168- Luis Severino
166- Willie Stargell, our first non-dupe of the pack
309- Freddie Freeman ASG, thankfully a subset card I need.
220- Tim Raines. Awesome card.
210- George Brett
Pack 7-
100- Ronald Acuna. And more dupe 58s.
70- Jeimer Candelario
30- Robinson Cano
179- Nolan Arenado. This one I did need
101- Shohei Ohtani, which I did not
217-Xander Bogaerts. We finish off with 3 93s I did need
294- Billy Hamilton
245- Miguel Andujar
Well, after that tomfoolery, I am 135/330, which...doesn't seem like much, but I've definitely made some headway. Might try and collect the set after all, which seems attainable. Possibly more rack packs are forthcoming, or maybe I'll try and scrounge singles at the forthcoming Philly Show?
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