Triple Crown Magic!

For those of you who follow my blog/read it, i apologize for such a long delay from posting and ranting. I've been my working on my wantlists and most importantly, mourning the loss of my fellow Bostonians from Monday's massacre. 

Now, I don't normally brag about every single big hit i get out of blaster boxes. I enjoy retail as much as i do hobby even though i don't buy much of it. You can find great hits in retail, you know how i can tell? because of the picture posted above.

I buy two boxes a year (topps heritage) from hobby and pretty much thats it. I probably SHOULD buy it more often, but i don't. I love the blaster boxes and i hope topps keeps making them until the end of time. I love them because i've pulled some great cards out of them including our most recent triple crown winner. 

I don't have many Miguel Cabrera autos, but this is definitely a gold-mine of win. I managed to find this in yet another $11.99 discount blaster at my local target. Thank god for blasters. If they didn't exist, i don't think i would buy cards as often as i do.

Opening Day is here!

Red Sox Vs. Yankees

1pm

i've missed you since October.

2013 Heritage is complete!

This years Heritage set is complete, 1-500 is finally in the books and it took me less than a month to do it. All i need are the autos/inserts & parallels. Someday those will be complete, but for now i will turn my attention to working on my Gypsy Queen wantlists. Stay tuned for more info.

Oldies blaster box break: 2010 Topps Heritage

Alright people, i thought i could rip into some old heritage this time particularly 2010. Now the reason i picked 2010 is because i never really bought any of this stuff when it was easily accessible at the time. (I am also thinking about doing one from 01-07 so stay tuned for that one)

I had the chance to buy my regularly scheduled two boxes that year but i didn't for some reason. I built my entire 1-500 set just from buying the base cards online along with the SP's.

Perhaps this is probably why i don't have many of the inserts/parallels  im looking for. Hopefully, something good will come out of this.

Pack 1

#412 Joe Saunders
#350 Scott Podsednik
NF3 Ham The Chimp
#393 Ryan Braun
#78 Jayson Werth
#406 Mickey Mantle
#281 Cody Ross
#196 Ryan Theriot
Gum

Pack 2

#500 Francisco Rodriguez SP
#396 Aaron Hill
#245 Ryan Howard
#362 Brandon Allen
#372 Ian Stewart
#26 Chris Tillman
#161 Madison Bumgarner
#207 Gil Meche
Gum

Pack 3

#234 Jeff Samardzija
#341 Brandon Morrow
#104 Jorge Posada
#363 High Powered Battery Halladay/Mauer
#120 Chipper Jones
#179 Chase Utley
NAP Joe Mauer
#311 WS Highlights Hideki Matsui
Gum

Pack 4

#131 Dave Trembley
#197 Gio Gonzalez
BF Luis Aparicio
#54 Daniel McCutchen
#27 Mike Fontenot
#167 Giants Team
#259 Jose Reyes
#44 A.L. Home Run Leaders
Gum

Pack 5

#125 David Hernandez
#80 Michael Cuddyer
#114 Buster Posey
#6 Ronald Belisario
#228 Mets Team
#417 Garrett Atkins
#37 Curtis Granderson
#38 Rafael Furcal
Gum

Pack 6

#418 Jim Thome
#302 Adrian Beltre
#338 Ryan Zimmerman
#268 Chris Young
#332 Ryan Langerhans
#233 Ian Kinsler
#96 Randy Johnson
#154 Shane Victorino
Gum

Pack 7

#487 Ichiro SP
#191 Travis Hafner
#246 Johnny Damon
#180 Robinson Cano
#373 Red Sox Team
#18 David Huff
#134 Jim Riggleman
#162 Johnny Cueto
Gum

Pack 8

#295 Rick Ankiel
#251 Jarrod Washburn
#364 Todd Helton
#316 Kevin Youkilis
#256 Pedro Feliz
#301 Ryan Spilborghs
#336 Francisco Rodriguez
#282 Koji Uehara

well, there you have it folks. I struck out big time. Eight packs full of cards and i only need ONE (NAP Joe Mauer) out of 64 cards. Anyways, all of the rest are for trade if you're building a set. In the meantime, i'll go drown my sorrows with 8 pieces of gum in my mouth.

Welcome to the family, Jose!

For the past year and a half i have had pretty good success pulling Jose Bautista relics/autos/boxtoppers whatever, you get the idea. I managed to find one of those 64 Giant boxtoppers in one of my two hobby boxes of heritage this year. However, that is my second favorite card of him. This gem that came in today's
mail i plucked off of ebay is number one.

For those of you who are new to my blog, i am OBSESSED with heritage. Everytime i see it on the shelf, i can't pass by without buying atleast one pack

This is my first of 2013 with hopefully more to come in the near future. Here's to another 50+ HR/100+ RBI season.

Oldies blaster break: 2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Part 2

Ok, i couldn't wait till later so i am giving you the results from blaster #2

Pack 1

• MS-WM Willie Mays Moonshots
• #121 Scott Baker
• #112 Neil Walker
• #278 Dustin Ackley
• #37 Drew Storen
• #191 Michael Cuddyer Mini Black Parallel 

Pack 2

• #294 Reggie Jackson SP
• #31 Ted Lilly
• #218 Colby Rasmus
• #56 Edwin Jackson
• #127 Drew Pomeranz
• #278 Dustin Ackley Mini Gypsy Queen Back

Pack 3 

• HH-RC Roberto Clemente Hallmark Heroes
• SS-EA Elvis Andrus Sliding Stars
• #199 Casey Kotchman Mini
• #125 David Robertson
• #132 Brandon McCarthy
• #291 Jarrod Parker

Pack 4

• FS-JM Jesus Montero Future Stars
• #258 Mike Schmidt
• #242 Al Kaline
• #83 Ryan Howard
• #50 Miguel Cabrera
• #278 Dustin Ackley Mini Straight Cut Back

Pack 5

• MS-JB Jose Bautista Moonshots
• #246 Willie McCovey
• #230 Evan Longoria
• #261 John Smoltz
• #266 Carl Yastrzemski
• #329 Lou Brock Mini 

Pack 6

• FS-SC Starlin Castro Future Stars
• #3 Billy Butler
• #191 Michael Cuddyer 
• #13 Anibal Sanchez
• #118 Ike Davis
• #246 Willie McCovey Mini

Pack 7

• HH-NR Nolan Ryan Hallmark Heroes
• #15 Asdrubal Cabrera
• #178 Jose Valverde
• #25 Doug Fister
• #189 Neftali Feliz
• #266 Carl Yastrzemski Mini

Pack 8

• #170 Cliff Lee 
• #200 Felix Hernandez
• #142 Carlos Gonzalez
• #55 Matt Holliday
• #18 Jackie Robinson
• #287 Daniel Hudson Mini Straight Cut Back

Oldies blaster break: 2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Part 1

I ran off to my local target to scope out some bargain boxes, picked up two Gypsy Queen for $11.99

here is part one of two

Pack 1

• MS-AP Albert Pujols Moonshoots
• #278 Dustin Ackley
• #37 Drew Storen
• #222 Ryan Vogelsong
• #33 Ben Zobrist
• #49 Adrian Beltre Mini Black Back

Pack 2

• #214 J.D. Martinez
• #40 Ichiro
• #2 Hunter Pence
• #97 Ubaldo Jimenez Mini
• #80 Ryan Braun
• #221 Javier Vazquez

Pack 3

• HH-JR Jackie Robinson Hallmark Heroes
• #149 Ryan Zimmerman Mini

Evan Longoria Relic

• #231 Andre Dawson
• #227 Ralph Kiner

Pack 4

• GS-CY Chris Young Glove Stories
• SS-IK Ian Kinsler Sliding Stars
• #104 Desmond Jennings
• #285 Carlos Santana
• #107 Chris Sale
• #12 Brennan Boesch Mini

Pack 5

• #145 Ian Kinsler
• FS-DH Derek Holland Future Stars
• #117 Marco Scutaro
• #201 Allen Craig
• #75 Ivan Nova
• #77 J.P. Arencibia Mini

Pack 6

• #48 Jay Bruce
• HH-LG Lou Gehrig Hallmark Heroes
• #153 Alex Gordon
• #84 Freddie Freeman
• #164 Brian McCann
• #108 Guillermo Moscoso

Pack 7

• #54 Mariano Rivera SP
• #297 Lou Brock
• #271 Jered Weaver
• #262 Frank Thomas
• #253 Cal Ripken Jr.
• #297 Lou Brock Mini Straight Cut Back

Pack 8

• #FS-MS Mike Stanton Future Stars
• #212 Salvador Perez
• #105 Pablo Sandoval
• #146 Elvis Andrus
• #74 Bobby Abreu
• #78 Sergio Santos Mini Gypsy Queen Back

this also, was a bargain box win, keep checking back for the second box!