Opening Day 2011
April 1st, 2011 by slangon

After a long cold winter, Opening Day is finally here. I know, I know. Opening Day was technically yesterday, but for whatever reason the scheduling gods decided that the Mets wouldn’t open until today. I’m actually a little confused as to what happened. I always remember the very first game of the season happening on […]

Gint-A-Cuffs: Rounds 13-16
July 18th, 2010 by slangon

We’ve already knocked out half of the packs in this box and we’re sitting at 70 points. I’ve not been too happy thus far, but we still have 2 hits (hopefully) and the box topper left to go, so maybe this box won’t be as bad as I’ve been expecting. Let’s get to it. Pack […]

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 8
June 3rd, 2010 by slangon

So we begin Round 7. Pack 25 (Pedroia): 403 Jimmy Rollins 569 Jacoby Ellsbury 453 Jesse English RC 486 Raul Ibanez CMT102 Babe Ruth VLC10 Babe Ruth 595 Mike Lowell 413 J.J. Hardy 523 Phil Coke Jason Bay Attax Well, well. If you recall, way back in Round 2, in an odd turn of events, […]

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 6
June 1st, 2010 by slangon

On to Round 5. Pack 17 (Cobb): 491 Rafael Furcal 356 Angels FH 435 Nelson Cruz 575 Ryan Perry 410 Oakland A’s TC HWS9 Bob Feller TR62 Troy Tulowitzki 500 Brad Lidge 414 Sean West Matt Kemp Attax Hmm. Another Cobb pack, another Turkey Red. I guess that actually makes a bit of sense, since […]