Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Whole Lotta Chro(me)

Stopped by the LCS on Monday, and picked up 2 packs each of Topps & Bowman Chrome. As luck would have it, I managed to pull a hit from each brand.

We'll start with Topps Chrome. By now, everyone knows what to expect here; 4 cards per pack of chromey goodness, with some WBC inserts thrown in for good measure.

Pack 1:
#16 David Ortiz
#184 Shairon Martis
#3 Dan Uggla refractor
there's some sort of funkiness on the bottom left corner of this card. It's below the surface, so it appears to be a "factory defect"

#37 Carlos Delgado

Pack 2:
#6 Phil Coke
#119 Hank Blalock
#237 George Kottaras autograph
why couldn't you have been Nolan Reimold?

#132 Derek Lowe

Finally got me a Topps Chrome auto... too bad it's of a Red Sox player. Still not too shabby for $6 worth of chrome packs.

Now, let's move along to the BoChro. These were the first 2 packs of this year's that I've opened, and I must say that I like it considerably more than the flagship Bowman release, or even this year's Topps Chrome release. I also picked up 2 packs, so let's see how I did:

Pack 1:
#BCW48 Dennis Neuman WBC
BCW50 Alfredo Despaigne WBC
#115 Jason Bay
#29 Russell Martin

Pack 2:

#BCP171 Bryan Shaw
#BCP180 Taylor Harbin
#BCP161 Mark Hallberg #04/50
I'd of rather pulled Mark Wahlberg.

#31 Rich Harden

Well that about does her. 4 packs of chrome, posted for your viewing pleasure. All cards are for trade, so if you're interested in something, don't hesitate to drop a comment.

On a side note, how come no one ever told me "My Name is Earl" is so damned funny? I hate it when i don't realize a show's brilliance until it's in syndication. It happened with Futurama, King of the Hill, and now My Name is Earl. At least it's on TBS every day now, so I won't have to wait a week between episodes.

9 comments:

  1. I need that BCW50 Alfredo Despaigne WBC card.... I'm cuban B!

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  2. I think some shows are easier to pick up in syndication. when they first air we are just to busy with other stuff - and that late afternoon early evening time slots are perfect for vegging in front of the TV after one gets home after work.

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  3. Geez. Would have been quite the set of packs for a Red Sox or Dbacks fan.

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  4. That looks like a pretty great auto to me. By teh way, I mailed you a package today. I think you will be plesently surprized.

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  5. You are the second person that has pulled an auto out of a retail pack. Thats pretty cool.

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  6. The "rather have pulled Mark Wahlberg" line was a bit iffy...

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  7. These were from hobby packs, not retail. Still did pretty well for only grabbing 2 of each.

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  8. I could use the Topps Chrome Ortiz, Coke and Lowe for my set. How about a trade?

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