UNOFFICIAL - Gint-A-Cuffs Update Update

For those of you who have been to my corner of the interweb you know that I have been keeping a running post of 'Gint-A-Cuffs' related breaks. This morning with coffee in hand I have quickly scanned the participants websites and updated any new posts in the main post here.

There are updates from Beardy, FanofReds and Todd as they bust into their second boxes of the competition.

Play at the Plate and GCRL have begun to join the competition and are in the midst of revealing their box breaks.

Community Gum and Slangon have completed their breaks and I fixed the unofficial total for Bud's break as it appears I do not know how to read when he posts a total of 184 and not 151.

I have been keeping pace with my second box postings as well, just to keep things interesting.

For all OFFICIAL 'Gint-A-Cuffs' news you need to be paying attention to what Mark's Ephemera has been doing on the only source for 'Gint-A-Cuffs II - Old Planter Boogaloo' news.

Enjoy your Saturday.


Cheers,

Gint-A-Cuffs Deux - Box 2 (Packs 13-18)

Pack #13 - 9 pts

The Points

212 Ken Griffey Jr. (+2 - FPL)


LO7 Aphrodite 'Lords of Olympus' (mini) (+3 - LOO)


TDH54 Derrek Lee 'This Day In History' (+1 TDIH, +1 MFT)


TDH43 Jonathan Broxton 'This Day In History' (+1 TDIH)

*Feeling the difference in this pack when I picked it up I thought for a fleeting second, "Could be a book card!!". Sadly, it was not.*

The Point-less

8 Miguel Tejada
144 Stuart Scott
215 Daniel Murphy
89 Joel Pinero
47 Drew Stubbs
'Crack The Code' Ad Card


Pack #14 - 42 pts

The Points

197 Johnny Damon (-1 - Literary Loser)


49 Jenrry Mejia (mini) (+40 - Framed mini Printing Plate (1/1 cyan))


TDH48 Matt Holliday 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH, +2 FPL)

*WOW!! Despite the loss of points in the Damon card this pull may have just made this box a contender. I think this is also the 3rd or 4th Printing Plate I have pulled. I know there were 2 from Topps' flagship product and I might have pulled one from the 2009 T-206. Sweet fun!!*

The Point-less

300 Nolan Reimold
225 Mark Teahen
55 Esmil Rogers
247 Rajai Davis (mini)


Pack #15 - 6 pts

The Points

337 Joe Nathan (+2 - SP)


25 Max Scherzer (mini) (+3 - Black Border)


TDH40 Jake Peavy 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

286 Revolving Door
148 Anne Donovan
61 Michael Cuddyer
227 Henry Rodriguez
75 Jayson Werth




Pack #16 - 6 pts

The Points

150 Grady Sizemore (+2 - FPL)


MM10 Brachiosaurus 'Monsters of the Mesozoic' (mini) (+3 - MOTM)


TDH34 Troy Tulowitzki 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

270 Max Poser
287 Drew Brees
142 Ubaldo Jimenez
31 Miguel Montero
66 Orlando Hudson




Pack #17 - 4 pts

The Points

3 Ryan Bruan (+2 - FPL)


62 Matt Kemp (+2 - FPL)


TDH20 C.C. Sabathia 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH, -1 - Bronx Bum )

The Point-less

272 David Blaine
34 Delmon Young
151 Kanekoa Texeira
117 Neil Walker
13 B.J. Upton (mini)




Pack #18 - 8 pts

The Points

185 X-Rays (+1 - Radiation Reward)


306 Adrian Beltre (+2 SP)


105 Nicolaus Copernicus (mini) (+2 A&G back)


TDH1 Chase Utley 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH, +2 FPL)

The Point-less

94 Luke Hochevar
124 Andrew McCutchen
174 Eric Byrnes
260 Chris Young




6-pack Total - 75 pts

I cannot believe I managed to ring up 75 points with this 6-pack. Any time you can pull something unexpected from a pack it reminds me of the fun that collecting cards provides beyond the set building aspect. I am too excited to see what happens with the last packs, gotta go do them right now!!!!

Cheers,

Gint-A-Cuffs Deux - Box 2 (Packs 7-12)

Pack #7 - 7 pts

The Points

104 Mahlon Duckett (+2 - Negro League Star)


345 Stephen Drew (+2 - SP)


NA14 Barbary Macaque 'National Animals' (mini) (+2 - NA)


TDH67 Josh Beckett 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

115 Trevor Hoffman
180 Gordon Beckham
235 Carlos Guillen
191 Justin Morneau




Pack #8 - 12 pts

The Points

243 Jim Zapp (+2 - Negro League Star)


181 Tyler Colvin (+1 - MFT)


AGR-JB Jay Bruce Pants Relic (+8 - Relic)


TDH61 James Shields 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

233 Rick Ankiel
153 Jay Bruce
2 Everth Cabrera (mini)




Pack #9 - 11 pts

The Points

70 Joey Votto (+2 - FPL)


96 Roy Halladay (+4 - MFP)


AGHS6 Johnny Damon 'Baseball Sketches' (+3 - BHS, -1 - Being Johnny Damon, -1 - N.Y.Y.Y.WHY?)


198 A.J. Pierzynski (mini) (+2 - A&G back, -1 - Not Ebonically Friendly)


TDH10 David Ortiz 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH, +2 - FPL)

The Point-less

205 Meb Keflezighi
72 Erick Aybar
177 Pedro Feliz




Pack #10 - 7 pts

The Points

202 Aramis Ramirez (+1 - MFT)


301 Gaby Sanchez (+2 - SP)


326 Aaron Rowand (mini) (+3 - SP)


TDH26 Francisco Rodriguez 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

20 Sacagawea
209 Alex Gordon
81 Cliff Lee
4 Prince Fielder




Pack #11 - 7 pts

The Points

88 Kosuke Fukudome (+1 - MFT)


107 Adam Dunn (+2 - FPL)


322 Gary Matthews (+2 - SP)


32 Joba Chamberlain (mini) (+2 - A&G back, -1 - Yankee)


TDH11 Jason Bay 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

103 Niccolo Machiavelli
29 Cole Hamels




Pack #12 - 7 pts

The Points

53 Jason Heyward (+2 - FPL)


214 C.C. Sabathia (-1 - Pinstripe Penalty)


315 Bobby Abreu (+2 - SP) 7


Ryan Howard (mini) (+3 - FPL)


TDH64 Josh Hamilton 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

131 Tyler Flowers
108 Paul Konerko
27 Brad Hawpe


6-pack Total - 51 pts


So far, so good. 12 packs in and two relics. I am liking the feel of this box. I wish I could have pulled some more Cubs cards. 1 1/2 boxes and I bet I only have 4 or 5 of them. Kinda disappointed. Other than that still having fun.

On to packs 13-18.........

Cheers,

Gint-A-Cuffs Deux - Box 2 (Packs 1-6)

Here we go with my second and final entry into the 2010 Gint-A-Cuffs competition. Without an official scoreboard posted yet it is hard to tell what the current high score is. I hope it stays that way, it makes busting a box that much more fun. So sit back, put your feet up and watch the action.....


Pack #1 - 10 pts

The Points

76 Joakim Soria (+2 - FPL)


303 Trevor Cahill (+2 - SP)


185 X-Rays (mini) (+1 - X-Rays, +2 - A&G back)


TDH53 Nick Markakis 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH, +2 - FPL)

The Point-less

162 Juan Pierre
84 Elvis Andrus
17 Johan Santana
293 Troy Tulowitzki




Pack #2 - 6 pts

The Points

228 Chase Utley (+2 - FPL)


LO8 Apollo 'Lords Of Olympus' (mini) (+3 - LOO)


TDH8 Yunel Escobar 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

163 Raul Ibanez
9 Kelly Kulick
189 Howie Kendrick
219 Adam Wainwright
284 Dustin Richardson




Pack #3 - 5 pts

The Points

269 A.J. Burnett (-1 - Yankee)


309 Casey McGehee (+2 - SP)


226 Brian McCann (mini) (+3 - Black Border)


TDH15 Manny Ramirez 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

28 Felipe Lopez
271 King Tut
248 Jason Marquis
256 Rick Porcello
'Crack The Code' Ad Card




Pack #4 - 11 pts

The Points

170 Adrian Gonzalez (+2 - FPL)


265 Kendry Morales (+2 - FPL)


SSS9 Francisco Pizarro 'Sailors of the Seven Seas' (mini) (+4 - SOTSS)


TDH29 Adam Jones 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH, +2 - FPL)

The Point-less

125 Hideki Matsui
59 Ivory Crockett
224 Ian Stewart
101 Mark Buehrle




Pack #5 - 9 pts

The Points

158 Mark Teixeira (-1 - Yankee Tax)


306 Brandon Phillips (+2 - SP)


327 Vernon Wells (mini) (+6 - A&G back SP)


TDH3 Aramis Ramirez 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH, +1 - MFT)

The Point-less

6 Madison Bumgarner
211 Johnny Strange
109 Ian Kinsler
252 Matt Garza
'Crack The Code' Ad Card




Pack #6 - 16 pts

The Points

AGR-RN Ricky Nolasco Jersey Relic (+12 - SP Relic(#301-350))


165 Nick Jacoby (mini) (+1 - Code Cracker Bonus, +2 A&G back)


TDH71 Billy Butler 'This Day In History' (+1 - TDIH)

The Point-less

54 Tony Hawk
168 Rickie Weeks
58 Colby Rasmus
290 Jon Lester


6-pack Total - 57 pts


Not a bad start at all. I switched up my attack on this box. Last time I went from left to right and row by row. This time I decided to go by column. These were the first 6 packs in the leftmost one. We will see if this makes any difference in my luck.

Packs 7-12 are up next.......

Cheers,