I stopped by the card shop today. I was going to be in the northern part of the city anyways..... so what's a little diversion, right? I mean, I went there with a big box of base cards for trading to try and finish some of my sets. Not to spend money. But he had some new stuff on the counter. It would be rude not to sample, right?
One pack 2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball. 5 cards for $6.
The wrapper gets special treatment as it has Fabulous Freddie Freeman on it.
The very first card I see when I peel back the foil wrapper....
Glorious. For it is The J-Hey.
Next up, A Dodger, for now, Andre Ethier.
the checklist, scanned front and back for posterity.
an X-Factor super refractor glittery somethingorother of Blue Jays prospect Deck McGuire. Cool name for Mr No Chins. These are about 1:4 packs.
A Pirate! Young Pedro Alvarez. Isn't it amazing how many Pirate fans there are now since they've been in first place?
A Rays Rookie! Jeremy Hellickson! I know nothing about young Jeremy and am too lazy to find out!
but look! A sixth card in a five card pack!
Oooooohhhhhhhhhh! A Blue Jay hotpack!!! Edwin Encarnacion auto bat relic! I have no idea the insert rate of these as I don't know what group he's in.... BECAUSE TOPPS' WEBSITE SUCKS ASS!!!
I feel better now. All in all a good pack. I like these cards. A kajiilion times better than last year's "effort".
