Gint-A-Cuffs: Rounds 9-10
July 14th, 2010 by slangon
Pack 9
#254 Rich Harden
#264 Captain Nemo (I almost want to give myself points for this card because it’s so cool, but I’ll stick to the rules)
#26 Andy Pettitte (-1 for being a Yankee)
#220 Manny Ramirez
#1 Adam Lind
#312 Carlos Ruiz SP (+2 for being short printed)
#110 Sherlock Holmes Mini Black Border (+2 for being a Sherlock Holmes mini +3 for being black bordered = +5)
#TDH69 Alexi Ramirez This Day in History (+1 for telling me what happened on the same day that Alexi Ramirez was born)
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Pack 10
#297 Isaac Newton
#165 Nick Jacoby (+1 for being one of us, one of us)
#111 Josh Willingham
#190 Randy Wolf
#296 Barry Zito
#118 Eric Young Jr.
#333 Roy Oswalt Mini Regular Back SP (+3 for being short printed and small)
#TDH58 Dan Uggla This Day in History (+1 for being a This Day in History)
(I also sort of want to give myself extra points for making it through an entire pack without pulling a dirty Yankee, but again, I will follow the rules as they were laid out by our wise commissioner.)
Well, there wasn’t anything big deal in either of those two packs, but I think Pack 9 might be my favorite of the box so far just because of that Cap’n Nemo card and that Sherlock Holmes card. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it before but I am a HUGE Sherlock Holmes fan. That illustration is really awesome and having it be black bordered just makes it that much more beautiful. I haven’t read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in forever, but I was always a fan of the character of Nemo and again, that’s a really sharp looking illustration. It’s exactly cards like those that make me love Ginter. And it’s exactly cards like that that make me not care so much that this box blows when it comes to getting me points.
Pack 9 Total = 7
Pack 10 Total = 5
Box Total to Date = 62
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