Gint-a-Cuffs VIII: Pack 5

This pack contains my big hit of the box. I'm thinking it won't be good enough to keep me in the running for a Gint-a-Cuffs win this year, but we'll see.

Lance McCullers: +1 (My Favorite Team Base +1)
Gennady Golovkin: +10 (Black Framed Mini Autograph +10)

Pack Total: 11.00
Running Total: 26.00

Average Per Pack: 4.33
Box Pace: 108.33

Gint-a-Cuffs VIII: Pack 4

Bob Feller: +2 (Baseball Legends +2)

Mookie Betts: +2 (A&G Back +2)

Paul Molitor: +2 (The Numbers Game +2)

Pack Total: 6.00
Running Total: 15.00

Average Per Pack: 3.00
Box Pace: 75.00

Gint-a-Cuffs VIII: Pack 3

I guess 0 points is better than negative points. I've noticed that according to the rules as they stand now, Short-Printed base cards and The Numbers Game inserts don't carry any points. Until I hear otherwise I am scoring my packs under the assumption that it was intended to be that way. Update 20 AUG 2016: The commissioner ruled that Numbers Game inserts are now worth points, so I am going back through and making adjustments. That doesn't apply to this pack, but this is where I mentioned it before.

Pack Total: 0.00
Running Total: 9.00

Average Per Pack: 2.25
Box Pace: 56.25

Gint-a-Cuffs VIII: Pack 2

I forgot to reserve this spot for a post that was a little more exciting, as this is my 900th post on this blog. But then I decided to put up another Gint-a-Cuffs VIII pack and forgot all about the milestone. So I guess I'll just have a little party up here at the top. Woohoo! 900 posts!

Robert Refsnyder: -1 (Yankees Base -1)

Yasmani Grandal: +3 (Mini SP +3)

Eye of the Sahara: +2 (Natural Wonders +2)

Pack Total: 4.00

Running Total: 9.00

Average Per Pack: 3.00

Box Pace: 75.00

Gint-a-Cuffs VIII: Pack 1

Steve Spurrier: -1 (Penalty Base Card -1)
Falcon 9 Rocket: +1 (Bonus Base Card +1)
Brian McCann: -1 (Yankees Mini -1)
Greg Maddux: +2 (Numbers Game +2)

Pack Total: 1.00
Running Total: 5.00

Average Per Pack: 2.50
Box Pace: 62.50

Gint-a-Cuffs VIII: Box Loader

Gint-a-Cuffs VIII has begun, and I figure now is as good a time as any to start posting the results of my break. I'll start off with the box loader. I kinda thought McCutchen would make it onto the Favorite Players list and net me a few extra points, but he didn't.

Andrew McCutchen: +4 (+4 Box Loader Set)

Pack Total: 4.00
Running Total: 4.00

Average Per Pack: 4.00
Box Pace: 100.00

Danica Patrick 2012 Press Pass Total Memorabilia

Yesterday's Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway got delayed until today because of weather, and then the race today got cut short because of more weather. I don't have much to say about it other than that. Rookie driver Chris Buescher got the win after staying out long enough to take the lead after other cars made pit stops. Danica Patrick finished in 22nd place after starting in 26th, which is a better finish than her career average of 29.75 at the track but worse than her career start average of 23.9. I guess if I were going to do one or the other better than my average, I'd rather it be on the finishing end of things.

Today's card is a 2012 Press Pass Total Memorabilia Black & White parallel of Danica Patrick. I picked it up on eBay at some point in the last few months. It is serially-numbered # 84 / 99. We're only two days away from the official release of Panini's first NASCAR product, Prizm. I am looking forward to it and I will probably try to pick some up to see how well Panini does NASCAR.