Gint-A-Cuffs V: Box Topper and Final Box Score

This is actually the first pack I opened, but I wanted to save it for last. It was a pretty good start to an otherwise kind of bland box. One could argue that it is a rather bland card, and I would agree, but at least it's worth a healthy number of points in this little game.

Scoring Cards:

R.A. Dickey Oversized Box Loader (My Favorite Player): +28

Pack 25: 28 points

Final Total: 204 points

Per Pack Average: 8.16 points

Pace: 204 points



And that's it for my box. It was a pretty average box, but the good luck on the box loader put me in the grey area between people who had average boxes and people who were ahead of the pack with a bigger hit than usual in their boxes.

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 24

Just the box-topper after this. We close out the box on a disappointing note here.

Scoring Cards:

Reggie Jackson Across the Years: +2

Derek Jeter (Yankees): -1

Babe Ruth (Yankees): -1

Pack 24: 0 points

Running Total: 176 points

Per Pack Average: 7.33 points

Pace: 183.33 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 23

Scoring Cards:

Darwin Barney SP: +2

Vikings Martial Mastery: +3

Jason Heyward (Other Favorite Player): +2

Pack 23: 7 points

Running Total: 176 points

Per Pack Average: 7.65 points

Pace: 191.30 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 22

Six out of the seven cards in this pack were scoring cards. Pretty amazing.

Scoring Cards:

Harmon Killebrew Across the Years: +2

Brandon Morrow (My Favorite Team): +1

Friedrich Nietzsche Inquiring Minds: +3

Penny Marshall (Editor's Choice): +1

Ian Kinsler (Other Favorite Player): +2

Tony Cingrani Framed Mini Autograph: +10

Pack 22: 19 points

Running Total: 169 points

Per Pack Average: 7.68 points

Pace: 192.05 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 21

Scoring Cards:

Hal Newhouser SP: +2

Makemake One Little Corner: +3

Robinson Cano (Yankees): -1

Pack 21: 4 points

Running Total: 150 points

Per Pack Average: 7.14 points (Things are not trending in the right direction.)

Pace: 178.57 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 20

Scoring Cards:

Ty Cobb Across the Years: +2

Cherokee The First Americans: +3

Pack 20: 5 points

Running Total: 146 points

Per Pack Average: 7.3 points

Pace: 182.5 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 19

Scoring Cards:

Stan Musial Across the Years: +2

Edwin Encarnacion (My Favorite Team): +1

Chase Headley SP Mini: +3

Pack 19: 6 points

Running Total: 141 points

Per Pack Average: 7.42 points

Pace: 185.53 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 18

Scoring Cards:

Byzantine Civilizations of Ages Past: +3

Jose Bautista (My Favorite Team): +1

Wily Peralta SP: +2

Buster Posey SP Mini: +3

Pack 18: 9 points

Running Total: 135 points

Per Pack Average: 7.5 points

Pace: 187.5 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 17

Yuck. This was a terrible pack.

Scoring Cards:

Phoenicians Civilizations of Ages Past: +3

Mark Teixeira (Yankees): -1

A-Roid (Yankees): -1

Lou Gehrig (Yankees): -1

Pack 17: 0 points

Running Total: 126 points

Per Pack Average: 7.41 points

Pace: 185.25 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 16

 

Scoring Cards:

Egyptians Civilizations of Ages Past: +3

St. Augustine Inquiring Minds: +3

Melky Cabrera SP (My Favorite Team): +3

Pack 16: 9 points

Running Total: 126 points

Per Pack Average: 7.88 points

Pace: 196.88 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 15

 

Scoring Cards:

Olivia Culpo Base Card: +1

Jose Altuve Across the Years: +2

R.A. Dickey Base Card (My Favorite Player, My Favorite Team): +5

Pack 15: 8 points

Running Total: 117 points

Per Pack Average: 7.8 points

Pace: 195 points



Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 14

 



Scoring Cards:

Suleiman the Magnificent Heavy Hangs the Head: +3

Potala Palace Palaces & Strongholds: +3

Ozzie Smith SP: +2

Pack 14: 8 points

Running Total: 109 points

Per Pack Average: 7.79 points

Pace: 194.64 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 13

I believe I am now out of the running for 1st or 2nd place in Gint-A-Cuffs V, with my box's score falling in at 204 points total, which would be the 3rd-highest score out of the current reported scores. For a while it looked like I might be able to grab 2nd place, but Play at the Plate pulled a ridiculous 40-odd point pack that put him well ahead of the competition. I've still got half a box to go as far as posting scores, and I will probably stick to this 1 pack/day format, but I am going to preschedule all of the posts and won't mind if no one follows them too closely. But by my count, my box finished out at 204 points.

 

 

Scoring Cards:

Pope Francis I Base Card: +1

Nick Saban Base Card: -1

Adam Richman Base Card: -1

Cal Ripken Jr. Across the Years: +2

Mother Teresa Peacemakers: +3

Pack 13: 4 points

Running Total: 101 points

Per Pack Average: 7.77 points

Pace: 194.23 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 12

Scoring Cards:

Rickey Henderson SP: +2

Jimmy Carter Peacemakers: +3

Buckingham Palace Palaces & Strongholds: +3

Pack 12: 8 points

Running Total: 97 points

Per Pack Average: 8.08 points

Pace: 202.08 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 11

The Zack Cozart mini gives this pack a decent total, so I have that to be happy about. It brings my average per pack up to 8 points for the first time since pack 3.

Scoring Cards:

Tyler Skaggs Across the Years +2

Zack Cozart A&G Ad-Back No Number Mini: +11

Pack 11: 13 points

Running Total: 89 points

Per Pack Average: 8.09 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 10

Scoring Cards:

Lindsey Vonn Black-Bordered Mini: +3

Venus One Little Corner: +3

Cole Hamels SP: +2

Pack 10: 8 points

Running Total: 76 points

Per Pack Average: 7.6 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 9

There isn't much to say about this pack. A couple of 3-point inserts and a SP Red. Those horizontal shots almost disappear when they are shrunk down onto the minis. They're bad enough on the full-size cards.

Scoring Cards:

Niccolo Machiavelli Inquiring Minds: +3

Assyrians Civilizations of Ages Past: +3

Mat Latos SP: +2

Pack 9: 8 points

Running Total: 68 points

Per Pack Average: 7.56 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 8

The Cliff Lee memorabilia card saves this pack, which would otherwise be a 1-point pack. 

Scoring Cards:

Cliff Lee Relic: +10

Ryan Braun Across the Years: +2

Chris Mortensen: -1

Pack 8: 11 points

Running Total: 60 points

Per Pack Average: 7.50 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 7

I checked this pack a couple of times, but it still is just a 2-point pack. That being said, there is still some stuff to love here, like a card of Billy "Country Breakfast" Butler and a couple nice Pirates in batting helmets.

Scoring Cards:

Jay Bruce Across the Years: +2

Pack 7: 2 points

Running Total: 49 points

Per Pack Average: 7 points

Gint-A-Cuffs V: Pack 6

Here we have the ever-popular Puig, who is not worth any points to me. I believe the Cardinals are the 2nd-most numerous team in this box, although I have not actually verified that. It could be the Twins for all I know. For my One Little Corner card I was trying to come up with a baseball joke about moonshots, but I never came up with one that worked well.

Scoring Cards:

Moon One Little Corner: +3

King Henry V Heavy Hangs the Head: +3

Freddie Freeman SP: +2

Pack 6: 8 points

Running Total: 47 points

Per Pack Average: 7.83 points