#PackADailyCircus Packs 170-173, #GintACuffs Packs 06-09

Good afternoon, or evening, or morning, depending on where you are and when you are as you read this. I am going to open packs of 2015 A&G until we hit some kind of mojo, so let's get ripping!

Pack 06

Melky Cabrera - White Sox - Joliet Convicts (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +26
Yu Darvish - Rangers - RJBreeze (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +26
Christian Yelich - Marlins - Cobb County SuperChickens (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +26
Dane Axe - Ancient Armory - Free Agent - GAC +2 (aa); Total +28
Julie Foudy Mini AG back - Free Agent - GAC +2 (mag); Total +30
Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers - Night Owls (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +30
Billy Hamilton - Reds - Nachos Grande (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +30
Jonathan Papelbon - Phillies - Thoughts and Sox (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +30
Pack Total: +4; GAC Total +30

Congratulations managers! On top of the cards pulled that are already claimed, we snagged two cards for GAC that added four points to our total. We're going to need a lot more, though.

Pack 07

Matt Barnes - Red Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +30
Dexter Fowler - Cubs - Free Agent - GAC +0; Total +30
Freddie Freeman - Braves - Captain Canucks (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +30
Phrenology - What Was Once Believed - Free Agent - GAC +2 (was); Total +32
Yordano Ventura Mini - Royals - Free Agent - GAC +0; Total +32
Aaron Paul - Actor - Free Agent - GAC +0; Total +32
Ichiro Suzuki - Marlins - Illinois Jafronius (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +32
Buster Posey - Giants - Arpsmith (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +32
Pack Total +2; GAC Total +32

Nice job! Several of you added cards to your stacks while we added some free agents to the mix. That makes for an almost even blend... Like I'm talking about coffee or something.

Pack 08

Brian McCann - Yankees - Captain Canucks (Wahoo!!) - GAC -1 (yk); Total +31
Danny Santana - Twins - Northampton Therapists (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +31
Lucas Duda - Mets - New Jersey Hadsalls (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +31
Henderson Alvarez - Marlins - Jennings64 (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +31
Dee Gordon Starting Point - Dodgers - Pedersejs (Wahoo!!) - GAC +2 (stp); Total +33
Peregrine Falcon Mini - Birds of Prey - Free Agent - GAC +2 (bop); Total +35
Chase Utley - Phillies - Eastern Virginia Mutts (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +35
Howie Kendrick - Dodgers - gcrl (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +35
Pack Total +3; GAC Total +35

Well, tartar sauce! We hit our first Yankees player, subtracting points from our total. Dang, man. On the upside, we nearly had a Perfect Pack. If it just hadn't been for that Birds of Prey...

Pack 09

Ian Kinsler - Tigers - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +35
Dellin Betances - Yankees - Bo Rosyny (Wahoo!!) - GAC -1 (yk); Total +34
Alexei Ramirez - White Sox - SoxFan4Life (Wahoo!!) - GAC +0; Total +34
Sphinx - Menagerie of the Mind - Free Agent - GAC +2 (mom); Total +36
JD Martinez Mini A&G back - Tigers - Free Agent - GAC +2 (mag); Total +38
Yoenis Cespedes Rip Card (08/10) - Tigers - Pedersejs (Wahoo!!) - GAC +12 (rip); Total +50
Corey Kluber - Indians (Wahoo!!) - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!) - GAC +1 (ft); Total +51
Pack Total +16; GAC Total +51

Well, shoot! We pulled another Yankee... But, we pulled an insert, a mini A&G back, plus a freakin RIP CARD!! I seriously did not expect to get a rip card, so... I have to figure out what I'm going to do with that. For the integrity of cards going to managers, I'd rather keep the card in tact. In terms of boosting my GAC score... I'd have to rip it. The dilemma has come upon us, or me, or something.

My gut tells me to wait and only rip it if I think it will dramatically change my GAC score as to knock off the leader of the contest. If the base rip bonus (that is +10) isn't going to help enough, then I don't rip it. I dunno. I'll think on that...