#PackADailyCircus - Updated Rosters and Busted Wax

Good morning, folks! I have updated the Players/Managers list with the latest drafts, and you can check it out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LrQ6P9lv3ADEpGH9K3UNoSNp-HD4OJty2XHH_DxTAnw/edit#gid=878023766

I know I am off as far as the next draft goes, but we'll just scoot that until this Friday and have a big time. Or something like that!

Let's take a step back to the days of actual competition in the baseball card hobby, when companies like Donruss tried to give Topps a run for the money. Hey, I said "tried."

1990 Donruss

Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle 37, 38, 39 - Red Sox - ThoughtsAndSox (Wahoo!!)
Rafael Ramirez - Astros - Free Agent
Lee Guetterman - Yankees - Free Agent
Terry Kennedy - Giants - Free Agent
Kent Anderson - Angels - Free Agent
Gregg Olson - Orioles - Free Agent
Don August - Brewers - Free Agent
Steve Finley - Orioles - BackstopCards (Wahoo!!)
Spike Owen - Expos - Free Agent
Larry Walker - Expos - Quarrys (Wahoo!!)
Jerome Walton - Cubs - Free Agent
Darrin Jackson - Padres - Free Agent
Dan Plesac - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Garry Templeton - Padres - Free Agent
Mike Morgan - Dodgers - Wilsons (Wahoo!!)
Curt Wilkerson - Cubs - Free Agent
Jeff Kunkel - Rangers - Free Agent

Wow, that is far more free agents than I would have expected. And, my brain is playing tricks on me because I remember some of these folks from last season and they had been drafted. So, when I search for them this time and they come up empty, I pause like, "Wait... that can't be... nevermind." Well, congrats to the handful of folks pulling cards for their collections!

#PackADailyCircus - Draft Day, Pack Day

Good morning, everyone!

I finally got the 05/30 draft run! I appreciate everyone's patience as I step through the various aspects of running the breaks. I don't know about anyone else, but I've been having fun with some of the very cool cards we've seen and with the whole simulated season aspect. It has certainly modified the draft choices I make somewhat. Of course, when it is all said and done, we have the luck of the draw on draft day, and may not end up with the key players we had hoped... just like real life, eh!

Without further delay, here are the draft notes:

Initial picks in random order:

Final results:

 I will have the Managers/Players list updated later tonight or Wednesday morning. ThoughtsAndSox got shut out this time. Man, I hate to see shut-outs. Nature of the beast, though.

Now, let's bust some wax!

2008 Goudey

Jeff Francoeur - Braves - BackstopCards (Wahoo!!)
Frank Thomas - A's - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Jack Cust - A's - Thorzuls (Wahoo!!)
Rich Hill - Cubs - Free Agent
Jason Bay - Pirates - Free Agent
Torii Hunter - Angels - Jennings (Wahoo!!)
Dan Gable Sport Royalty - Wrestling - Free Agent
Tiger Woods Sport Royalty - Golf - Free Agent

Congrats to Jennings for pulling a card right after drafting the player! Nice! Also congrats to the rest of you scoring players this time. We also have a couple non-players to draft next time. How will Tiger do at the plate? We shall see...

#PackADailyCircus - PAD Circus Simulation Update!

Good afternoon, baseball card fans! We've got the latest OOTP update from the PAD Circus League!

The update is found here: http://tinyurl.com/padcircus/

Dave Orr takes over as league-leading batting average. Adrian Gonzalez's batting reign has been overthrown by Orr's efforts, raising Orr to a .415 (where Gonzalez was last time) as Gonzlez drops to .410 for this round.

Yoenis Cespedes continues his lead in home runs, now with 21 on the season. He also breaks away from the pack in RBIs as the sole leader with 66 batters knocked in.

As for the pitching, Anibal Sanchez keels his lead with 11 wins. Koufax takes over the ERA leader spot as Kershaw falls to a 1.24 ERA. Toad Ramsey continues to rack up strikeouts, now with 148 on the season.

In big news in the Picadilly Division comes from the FDNYs who have been slowly inching their way up. They are currently tied with Tribecards and Arpsmiths for second place.

Nothing changed in the Green Park Division as the Wilsons continue to lead that group.

The same holds true for Leicester - same standings as last time, though the Superduperman99s close the gap by a game, sitting 7 behind NachosGrandes.

Everyone in the Oxford Circus Division lost ground, as the CaptainCanuck continue climbing, coming off a 4-game winnig streak.

Standings remain stagnant in Punto Obelisco. The Dawgbones move further away from the pack, however, as they now sit 9 games ahead of the RJBreezes.

The Hadsalls are running away with the Lillywhites Division, now 8 games in front of Thorzuls. The EG9460's head the other direction and fall to 31 games out of first place.

As we have seen in other divisions, Bakerloo is brutal on everyone but the Kazis. They hold a 9-game lead over the Quarrys. The owrst-performing team here are the PatrickSmiths, dropping 5 games to sit 26 games off the leader.

And, in caring Cross, BoRosnys maintian their 2-game lead over Workmans, but everyone else in the division dropped at least two games.

After all is said and done, it's a wonder we had any teams that actually won at all! (My poor attempt at a Yogi-ism)

#PackADailyCircus - Summertime Breaks

Good morning, everyone! As I write this, it is 6:30am CST and I am getting ready to head to the office shortly as we begin our summer hours. That translates to four 10-hour days instead of five 8-hour days, leaving Fridays open for a nice, long weekend.

Summer hours will also, hopefully, mean that I will start posting in the mornings instead of late at night! Oh, I know, this is 2014 and the Internet being what it is means that "time" doesn't really matter much, but I know some folks like to check things out in the morning and it will be nice to have fresh content for you that wasn't from the night before. Yeah, I'm weird like that.

Since we had a GREAT pack break yesterday, let's see if we can score some hits this morning.

2005 Topps Updates & Highlights

Andrew McCutchen Draft Pick - Pirates - BCs (Wahoo!!)
Mark Teixeira All-Star - Rangers - BoRosnys (Wahoo!!)
James Houser Prospect - Rays - Free Agent
Jim Burt - Mets - Free Agent
Cesar Carrillo Draft Pick - Padres - Free Agent
Luis Castillo All-Star Stitches - Marlins - Free Agent
Miguel Montero Futures Game All-Star - Diamondbacks - BoRosnys (Wahoo!! x2)
Mark Teixeira Home Run Derby - Rangers - BoRosnys (Wahoo!! x3, Back-to-Back!!)
Bobby Abreu Season Highlights HR Derby Record - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Alex Rodriguez Sporting News - Yankees - BoRosnys (Wahoo!! x4)

Holy Cannoli! For those that don't know, I post these packs as I open them and all comments are made "live." I never would have guessed that we would actually pull ANOTHER relic, let alone that Bo Rosny would would walk away with FOUR hits in one pack! I don't have any proof, but I bet that is a record for any single Tribecards giveaway pack. That is awesome! Congratulations, Bo. I also have to tip my hat to the other managers who grabbed players during this break as well, seeing as how the odds were certainly not in your favor here! I mean, heck, Rosny took 1/3 of the cards and another 1/3 were free agents. Just, wow!

#PackADailyCircus - Sunday Night Breakin 2-pack Mojo

Hello, everyone!
  Sorry for the delay in pack-busting today. Here is a pack of 2006 Bazooka!

Toby Hall Blue - Rays - Free Agent
Greg Maddux Gold - Cubs - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Texas Rangers Comics - Free Agent
Chris Donorfia - Reds - Free Agent
Edgar Renteria - Braves - Wilsons (Wahoo!!)
Anthony Reyes - Cardinals - Free Agent
Andy Pettitte - Astros - BoRosnys (Wahoo!!)
Carlos Beltran - Mets - Wilsons (Wahoo!! x2)

Nice! We scored a blue and a gold! How cool!! And, the Wilsons snagged TWO of the players! Not bad for a late Sunday pack break!

Oh, I missed a pack yesterday in all the OOTP Giveaway happenings.  Let's do one now:

2012 Gypsy Queen

Paul Konerko - White Sox - MySportsObsessions (Wahoo!!)
Shin-Soo Choo - Indians (Wahoo!) - TSHensons (Wahoo!!)
David Price Mini Relic - Rays - TSHensons (Wahoo!! Back-To-Back!!)
Nick Markakis Mini - Orioles - Otakus (Wahoo!!)
Nolan Ryan Hallmark Heroes - Rangers - Otakus (Wahoo!! Back-To-Back!!)

Well, holy cow!! We pulled a relic, a mini, and an insert in one pack! Jackpot City! Congrats to MySportsObsessions for being the only manager to sneak in and grab a player before TSHensons and Otakus could rule the pack! A *HUGE* congrats to Hensons and Otakus for thier wins tonight! Plus, we hit for the cycle, getting a full pack of hits!