Tribecards from Outer Space: Two-for-Tuesday

I purposely posted the fact that only one player had not been drafted as of the last draft.  I also purposely did NOT reveal which player that was. So, let's have a quick little 'instant-win' contest. The first person to respond to this post with the correct answer will win an assortment of cards. ANYONE can win this! You do not have to be a manager!

So, be the first to answer correctly: Who was the only player still listed as a Free Agent as they appeared in the 6/15/2013 draft? (Note: Players opened after the draft started were not in that draft!)

So, what cards does the winner get?

• 2013 Gypsy Queen Nolan Ryan No Hitters
• 2013 Topps George Brett shiny Chasing History (.400 batting avg)
• 1983 Fleer stickers: A's Logo, Rickey Henderson Stolen Base, Rickey Henderson regular
• 2013 Topps Ian Kennedy mini 70's
• 2013 Topps Blue Border Daniel Nava
• 2013 Gypsy Queen Travis Snider Glove Stories
• *NOTE: None of the cards above were taken from packs to be used in the season break!

Now, let's open a couple packs! 1995 Phil Rizzuto National Pastime is up first. 7 cards per pack.

Cincinnati American Association

Stadium Scene

Chadwick's

Bobby Wallace - Free Agent

South Side Park

Chicago & All-American

Scorecard Artwork

Hey, we get to add a player to the mix! How cool!  Some of these are also duplicates, so a couple of you will get the same card when these are handed out at the end of the season.

The second pack tonight is 2013 Gypsy Queen. 6 cards per pack.

Trevor Bauer - Indians (Wahoo!) - IrishTribeFan (Wahoo!!)

Alex Cobb - Rays - Free Agent

Alexi Ramirez Mini - Free Agent

Catfish Hunter - A's - Wicked4Life (Wahoo!!)

George Brett - Royals - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)

Michael Fiers - Brewers - Free Agent

Congrats to the three managers who pulled players form the pack! The good news for the rest of us: more free agents into the pool!

Tribecards from Outer Space: Two fer Tuesday

Hey, folks!  I can't remember the last time we did a 2-for, so we're going to do one tonight!

First up, a pack of the 1984 Donruss Baseball Champions. Puzzle and 5 cards.

Duke Snider Puzzle 49, 50, 51 - Mark Aubrey (Wahoo!!)
Babe Ruth - Yankees - Stealing Home (Wahoo!!)
Checklist Card
Don Sutton - Brewers - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Hal McRae - Royals - Free Agent
Carl Yastrzemski - Red Sox - BConrad (Wahoo!!)

Very nicely done! Man, how do you argue with the guys in this pack? Can you imagine pulling these back in '84!? Wait. Many of you probably can't. Haha!

Next up, 2011 Topps Series Two. 12 cards per pack.

Edwin Jackson - White Sox - Free Agent
Lorenzo Cain - Royals - Free Agent
Grady Sizemore - Indians (Wahoo!) - IrishTribeFan (Wahoo!!)
Juan Francisco - Reds - Free Agent
Rajai Davis - Blue Jays - Free Agent
Ryan Spilborghs - Rockies - Free Agent
Jeff Samardzija - Cubs - Cardanathema (Wahoo!!)
Jayson Nix - Indians (Wahoo!) - Free Agent
Danny Valencia diamond - Twins - Free agent
Chris Carpenter Toppstown - Cardinals - Kerry Biggs (Wahoo!!)
Adam Moore - Mariners - FanOfReds (Wahoo!!)
Travis Ishikawa - Giants - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Topps Attax Promo Card

Okay, we snagged a handful of manager-owned cards out of the pack, and left more than that ready fr the taking! That Diamond Anniversary card is SWEET! The Toppstown card is foil. Were all the TT cards foil in 2011? The card number starts with TT2, so it made me wonder - though admittedly not enough to Google it for myself. Ha!

Tribecards from Outer Space: Two-for-Tuesday, Literally.

Howdy, folks! Well, any of you out there affected by the nationwide shutdown of Centurylink's Internet services!? I was, at the house. Our DSL was spotty at best for a while and then completely dead. When I finally reached customer service, they said there was a known outage. As the day progressed, word got out that this was a HUGE outage. Ouch.

Well, things are hopping now, so I am going to bust out a Two-for-Tuesday!

First up: 1988 Donruss. 1 puzzle and 15 cards per pack.

Stan Musial puzzle 22, 23, 24 - Cardinals - Stealing Home (Wahoo!!)
Terry McGriff - Reds - FREE AGENT
Steve Balboni - Royals - FREE AGENT
Scott Sanderson - Cubs - FREE AGENT
Chuck Finley - Angels - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Ballard - Orioles - FREE AGENT
Bob Welch - Dodgers - FREE AGENT
Mark Eichhorn - Blue Jays - FREE AGENT
Tim Teufel - Mets - FREE AGENT
Dave Stewart - Athletics - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Claudell Washington - Yankees - dayf (Wahoo!!)
Von Hayes - Phillies - FREE AGENT
Les Straker - Twins - FREE AGENT
Dave Leiper - Padres - FREE AGENT
Luis Polonia - Athletics - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Scott Terry - Cardinals - FREE AGENT

We ended up with 1/3 of the items in the pack going out to managers. Not great, but that means a whole new slew of folks ready for the pickin's in the next free agent draft, right?

Our second pack today is 2013 Gypsy Queen. 6 cards per pack.

Frank Robinson - Reds - Andr340 (Wahoo!!)
Matt Cain No Hitters - Giants - Adam Smith (Wahoo!!)
Jayson Werth Glove Stories - Nationals - Brauer144 (Wahoo!!)
Jayson Werth Mini - Nationals - Brauer144 (Wahoo!!)
Mike Leake - Reds - FREE AGENT
Aroldis Chapman - Reds - Fan Of Reds (Wahoo!!)

Well, jumpin' Jehoshaphat  Three Reds and two Nationals in a pack of six cards!? Granted, Brauer scored a double-play (or a back-to-back, if you prefer... Or perhaps even a Two-for-Tuesday)! Certainly a lucky break. We did manage to find one free agent in the pack, but seeing as how the other cards panned out, it seems like a small consolation.