tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post4839421160712516866..comments2024-03-28T10:18:31.139-07:00Comments on Baseball Card Breakdown: 2016 Archives.. my best box ever!defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-9549886415536068552016-06-10T22:48:51.763-07:002016-06-10T22:48:51.763-07:00Eh, Brock was a pretty average player with the Cub...Eh, Brock was a pretty average player with the Cubs for a long enough period of time that no one really could've seen that a future Hall of Famer was about to break out of him, and it still might never have happened if he'd remained a Cub. Time to let that one go.Twitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536763054977401389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-30144950336957447342016-06-10T22:42:28.252-07:002016-06-10T22:42:28.252-07:00Eh, Brock was a pretty average player with the Cub...Eh, Brock was a pretty average player with the Cubs for a long enough period of time that no one really could've seen that a future Hall of Famer was about to break out of him, and it still might never have happened if he'd remained a Cub. Time to let that one go.Twitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536763054977401389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-66483539978449673652016-06-08T13:28:48.034-07:002016-06-08T13:28:48.034-07:00Very nice hit with the Griffey! Randy Jones isn&#...Very nice hit with the Griffey! Randy Jones isn't too shabby either...Justin G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07242355189588967971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-57981083445651054202016-06-06T21:12:26.386-07:002016-06-06T21:12:26.386-07:00Congratulations on the sweet pull. Randy Jones ha...Congratulations on the sweet pull. Randy Jones has a sweet looking signature... and I'm sure Griffey does too ;)Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-30994281558284321142016-06-06T14:54:37.731-07:002016-06-06T14:54:37.731-07:00Congratulations on the Griff! Congratulations on the Griff! Zvonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248402757083992055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-4272171714376980062016-06-06T06:49:36.614-07:002016-06-06T06:49:36.614-07:00I really like the concept of this set. Once again,...I really like the concept of this set. Once again, congrats on the pull! If I actively collected baseball I think this would be one of the sets I did a box of.Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-82284200591943796522016-06-06T02:15:04.332-07:002016-06-06T02:15:04.332-07:00Congratualtions, that Griffey 1/1 is insaneCongratualtions, that Griffey 1/1 is insaneCorkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344136023470368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-26186226747881559862016-06-06T01:25:07.145-07:002016-06-06T01:25:07.145-07:00That Griffey pull is just ridiculous. Congratulati...That Griffey pull is just ridiculous. Congratulations! I've got a blaster box coming to me tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up at least one hobby box this year. Archives is one of my favorite products, but the box prices have been crazy over the last couple of years for what you usually get.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-80096531406300981272016-06-05T18:43:41.079-07:002016-06-05T18:43:41.079-07:00Griffey seems to sign pretty regularly so I wouldn...Griffey seems to sign pretty regularly so I wouldn't expect it to take too long.Need More Cardboardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540048778639635835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-54503268362759195172016-06-05T17:25:22.230-07:002016-06-05T17:25:22.230-07:00I think those two Bull Durham cards were the least...I think those two Bull Durham cards were the least interesting in the subset - I mean, the guys don't even have last names? Jimmy was the devout Christian player that ended up marrying Annie's friend. Tony was, uh, also on the team? I guess he's in the set because he was around to sign some autographs for Topps. I think the baseball clown Max Patkin would have been a better choice for a card. <br />Twins outfield instructor and First Base Coach Butch Davis was in the movie in a cameo role. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580716283983922689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-36511580510347025102016-06-05T14:05:28.729-07:002016-06-05T14:05:28.729-07:00FYI, my Kris Bryant redemption last year took only...FYI, my Kris Bryant redemption last year took only three weeks. Great pull!<br /><br />I'm bummed the blue borders aren't shiny... I was thinking about going for a Cubs blue border parallel set before, but now I'm less enthused about the idea knowing they won't glisten. P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-67783062787461389462016-06-05T13:37:05.184-07:002016-06-05T13:37:05.184-07:00I can't believe I'm saying this because I&...I can't believe I'm saying this because I've always viewed Archives as a train wreck, but the '79s in this set are really pulling at me. I'll have to wait to get some in hand to explore that (in great detail, of course).night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-35840939884188323782016-06-05T12:50:54.075-07:002016-06-05T12:50:54.075-07:00I think the reason the SPs are the way they are th...I think the reason the SPs are the way they are this year is because of the full on rebellion last year when, instead of getting an SP every 4 packs (or whatever it was), they inserted them one every three boxes. So count yourself lucky you got one at all. Set collectors, in particular (like me), abandoned Archives entirely. No sense trying to build a set when you'd have had to buy like 250 boxes to do so. So, this year, they kept the odds the same as last year but dropped the number of SPs to ten and made it so someone putting a set together sans SPs wouldn't feel cheated that they couldn't get Kris Bryant or whomever. You'd still have to buy 30 boxes (in theory) to put the set together. Or turn to the secondary market for the SPs (which, with only 10, is almost reasonable). But I have to say the cards look so much better than I was expecting, so, curses, I'll probably end up buying a box myself, again. Not the three or four I used to buy, but still... Every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in.Stubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010142558613227433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-32505205675908567242016-06-05T12:11:50.364-07:002016-06-05T12:11:50.364-07:00Killer pull man, on the way to the store to buy so...Killer pull man, on the way to the store to buy some of these now!Jeff Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13723560307734983034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-35387165037027218352016-06-05T11:05:41.436-07:002016-06-05T11:05:41.436-07:00Nice pull on the R.Jones. The 69 Topps supers w...Nice pull on the R.Jones. The 69 Topps supers weren't oversized. Regular size cards with a glossy finish. Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-30024282106628566382016-06-05T10:30:01.364-07:002016-06-05T10:30:01.364-07:00Lou Brock as a Cub would be nice to see, but then ...Lou Brock as a Cub would be nice to see, but then also an unpleasant reminder. Nevertheless, it definitely would vary things up a bit. Also, my first thought when I saw the Super inserts was "Mother's Cookies?," so I'm glad I'm not the only one who's brain is wired that way.<br /><br />Also, that Griffey pull seems pretty "decent." Congrats on the score!Tony Burbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916383902665781661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-39111046535114040032016-06-05T10:10:11.352-07:002016-06-05T10:10:11.352-07:00Nice score with the Junior redemption!! I've ...Nice score with the Junior redemption!! I've always wanted to rip through a hobby box of Archives, but have always been skittish about the price tag. I'll probably just stick to picking off singles at shows and, of course, living vicariously through good folks like you!Mark Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742272751796497047noreply@blogger.com