Saturday, August 6, 2016

Gint-A-Cuffs 8: The beginning

No use tap dance around this - let's dive right in the box with the box loader and the first 4 packs.


We all have to start somewhere, and I started with a box loader of David Wright. That's 4 points right there. And we are waiting on a ruling if you get 2 bonus points for Mr. Wright being the favorite player of another participant. So right now, I'm just calling it 4 points.

pack total = 4
running total = 4


Our first pack from the box (left side if you care) is a decent start. White Sox are my favorite team, so I gain a point for Robertson. And the gold-ish National Wonders earns me two more points.

pack total = 3
running total = 7


I'm working down the stack, not across the box, so we are still on the left side. And well - this pack sucked. For a set building pack, it's good. But a whole lot of nothing scoring wise.

pack total = 0
running total = 7


I like seeing Fisk as a White Sox in any set, cuz that means I will collect the card. I like it more here as I get another bonus point for my favorite team. However, the GAC commissioner hates Steve Spurrier (can you blame the commish). So Mr. Spurrier docs me a point. Which means two zero score packs in a row.

pack total = 0
running total = 7


Three out of the first four packs had White Sox cards. I am not complaining. The sweet Feller, which is a nice design but an overused image, gains me two points. I get two more points for the Ferocious Feline mini of the ocelot. However, that damn rookie card of Refsnyder loses me a point because of the mark of the Yankees on his uniform. So instead of 5, I only add 4 points to the total.

pack total = 4
running total = 11

Alright. My start is 11.  With 17% of the box done, at this rate I am scoring a pathetic 66 unless something changes.

1 comment:

  1. Is one of the Gordon mini's from your first two packs a different back? If not, that's bad correlation!

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