Nacho Mariner Mojo Monday

As I mentioned in a previous post or two, I joined the multi-box break over at Nachos Grande (http://fanofreds.blogspot.com).  I chose the Mariners since I was a late-comer to the party and the Tribe were long accounted for.  I contemplated the remaining teams and the approximate date of the boxes being opened and figured the Mariners would be a good bet, probably scoring a few Ichiro and Griffey Jr cards.  Well, turns out I was right to a certain degree.  Though this Bazooka was the only "mojo" in the Mariners section of the break, I ran away with 41 base cards and 15 inserts! 

Now, I just have to remember with whom I was trying to work a Mariners/Indians trade... Hmmm....

MLB Fan Packs - Red Sox, Astros, and Mariners! Oh, My!

Today's mail included THREE of the MLB Fan Packs I requested by email! The first Fan Pack came from the Red Sox, and a bill...

Yeap, that's right. I owe the post office $.20 for the Fan Pack. Well, it's worth it!

First item I pulled out of the envelope:

Oh, yeah, buddy! That is GEN-YOU-INE Fenway Dirt! How cool is that!?

Then, I pulled out one of these:

For a while, I wore these baller bracelets everywhere. It was a phase. It passed, but I still think this is a fun inclusion.

Up next, the 4th edition of the 2010 Schedule. Say what!? I am guessing they have different "versions" featuring other players, and this is the fourth:

That's not all that's included, though:

YOOOOUUUKKK!! This is a 5x7 the Fan Pack folks tossed in for good measure. All-in-all, one of the truly "FUN" Fun Packs I've received!

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The second Fan Pack came from down the road in Houston.

First up, the 2010 Team Schedule:

This one features Lance Berkman swinging for the fences.

Up next, a little bling:

I'll probably stick this to my filing cabinet where I have several sports-related magnets and stickers.

The Astros included a page of activities:

And a 5x7 of Roy Oswalt:

Like the Red Sox, this was a nice variety of goodies - all for the asking!

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The Seattle Mariners, though, take the prize for the best Fan Pack received yet!

We start off with a 2010 Team Schedule featuring Chone Figgins:

Then, the Mariners included something no other team has yet to include:

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That's right, folks!  A special "Fan Pack" set of baseball cards!  Now, THAT is how you reach your fans!  The cards are all attached on a perforated sheet:

And if that's not enough, how about a little poke at the rest of the MLB:

Nice!  I love snarkiness done right!

But, the Mariners still had an envelope to fill, so they threw in some of their own bling: 

And so your vehicle doesn't feel left out:

Oh, yeah!  We've got a window cling!  Seriously, the Mariner know how to reach out to their fans big time.

And we are STILL not done!  We've got a photo fold-out with facsimile autographs on it, and a fold-out celebrating the 10th anniversary of SAFECO field:

On the back of the SAFECO fold-out, we find a full-color activity sheet (and, yes, it includes 'Baseball Sudoku'):

The Mariners Fan Pack is what I had hoped for when I received the Indians pack.  Though, really, these three packs include enough fun stuff to make even a casual fan rally behind their team just little more than usual!

Random Packs of Kindness (Mariners edition)

Come rain, come shine, when the compass points to the great northwest, it leads fans and collectors to the home of the Seattle Mariners!

While many fans celebrate the return of Junior, you can celebrate for whatever reason you choose through one of the Random Packs of Kindness containing the Mariners!

There are TEN (10) free gift packs being given away this go-round, so be sure to sign up by replying to THIS post! Remember, if you are one of the ten who make the cut, just send me your name, mailing address, and username you replied as. I'll verify information as needed (I know most of my readers from previous trades, but it is always great to make new friends!), and then get your cards in the mail.

One kink in the plan: I will be in Chicago June 14-20 for training, so these will not go out until I get back. Don't let that stop you from signing up, though - once ten folks claim a free pack, they're gone (until I do this again, heh-heh!).

Please, only one Mariners request per person. Thanks! And thanks for stopping by!