When I tell people my birthday is Christmas Eve, they often respond saying they feel sorry for me, assuming I got screwed out of presents. Haha, they never met my family!
They spoil me rotten every December 24/25 and this year was no exception. In addition to the Topps Tribute box I posted about yesterday, I also got these boxes of cards under the tree. Definitely more than I was expecting, especially the bonus Ghostbusters box, but I'll get to that story another day.
Today I'll be recapping the 2017 Five Star box. Just 2 cards per box (both autos), so it's a gamble.
Woah! I lucked into a nice Cal Ripken, Jr #'d 9/15! Definitely a sweet pull of an all-time great.
If anything is a little bittersweet about this pull is that I already have a couple nice Ripken autos in my collection. Would have rather pulled an auto I don't have yet, like say Ichiro, Jeter, Mariano, or even Judge. But Cal is still among the best names I could have possibly pulled, so I can't complain. I'll happily add this to my Iron Man PC, though if anyone wants to make a compelling trade offer, I'd listen.
As for my second auto...
Well, it's not as exciting as Cal Ripken, but still a solid pull of one of today's top pitchers, Noah Syndergaard. I'll take it! I seem to have a knack for pulling hits from the Mets rotation, as in recent years I've pulled a couple autos of Steven Matz. I also have a Zack Wheeler auto. (Just my luck, I don't have the best guy, deGrom). But back to Thor, he's been the subject of trade rumors lately, with my Padres being among the interested parties.
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2nd Day of Christmas
Sorry if my last post was confusing regarding the contest/draft thing. I'm just trying to do a little something nice for friends 'o the blog, while also trying to get some action on the blog during what's usually a slow time of the year. So the plan is I'm posting for 12 days in a row (12 Days of Christmas), and on each post, there will be a new winner. On day one, it was Chris. Now on day two, it'll be the first eligible person (listed below) to comment on this post choosing a prize from the prize pool. (Update: Congrats Brett Alan! He picked the shiny Topps Fire lot.)
Sport Card Collectors
Collecting Cutch
Bulldog
Julie Owens
Fuji
John Miller
TSHenson
shoeboxlegends
The Lost Collector
Jafronius
Tony Burbs
JediJeff
madding
Nick (Dimebox)
Billy Kingsley
night owl
Jon (Penny Sleeves)
Dennis (Too Many)
Trevor P
Zippy Zappy
Bo
Nick Vossbrink
Corky
P-town Tom
gregory
GCA
ketchupman36
Jason (HeavyJ)
Greg Zakwin
CrazieJoe
Marc
Brian (Highly Subjective)
Coast To Posts
Rob
Laurens
SumoMenkoMan
Jeffery Turri
Mark Hoyle
Twitch
Rod (Padrographs)
RAZ
Nick Sheren
Larry Presnall
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| Prize Q - 6-card lot of shiny Topps Fire parallels |
Lot Q! Would love that Thor!
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo! Made it! (To be clear, I was referring to the Thor parallel in Lot Q...not that the auto isn't very, very sweet! Congrats, and thanks for the contest!)
DeleteCongrats, Brett! I don't think I've traded with you before, so please be sure to email me your address.
DeleteCongrats on that sweet Ripken auto! The Thor is solid too. Hope the Padres upgrade the rotation this winter with him or Kluber, or at the very least Sonny Gray.
ReplyDeleteThese posts always make me wish I had the cash to gamble on higher-end products...or a December birthday so I could max out on gifts, lol.
Looking forward to the story on the bonus Ghostbuster box...
ReplyDeleteAs a fan/collector of Ripken, I have to say that I am jealous of you pulling the Ripken autograph. It is a sweet looking card.
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ReplyDeleteI was eyeing that lot. Nice Ripken too! Lot Z would be my next choice.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday!
ReplyDeleteNice Ripken score! You always do well with your birthday/Christmas boxes.
ReplyDeleteI need your family if gifts are cards
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I be stupid.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday and nice hit with the Ripken!
ReplyDeleteYou should never pick another box of cards again. Let your family members do it from this point forward. Congratulations on pulling that Ripken!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing what is in the Ghostbusters box.
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