#PackADailyCircus Pack 205 - U D SPecial one, for sure!

Wow! Thanks to Dayf for stepping in to wrap up his stint as pinch writer! That was great stuff!!  Tomorrow (Wednesday), I will have a new draft posted for managers. Don't worry, folks, we have enough packs to make sure everyone gets a shot at No Skunk drafts!

A while ago, I saw a post on a collecting Facebook page for a slew of 1995 UD SP packs. They were roughly a buck a pack, so I grabbed them. Tonight, I'm busting one open:

Edgardo Alfonzo Premier Prospects Die Cut - Mets - Free Agent
Michael Tucker - Royals - Free Agent
Brady Anderson - Orioles - CaptKirk42s (Wahoo!!)
Dennis Eckersley - A's - Illinois Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Mark Grace - Cubs - Illinois Jafronius (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
Eric Karros - Dodgers - Night Owls (Wahoo!!)
Mickey Tettleton - Rangers - Free Agent
Ray Lankford - Cardinals - Maddings (Wahoo!!)

Congrats to Jafronius for going back-to-back! I have about a dozen of these or so, so if you didn't get a player here tonight, hopefully you'll get one soon - just like CaptKirk42 and Madding!

#PackADailyCircus - #198 -204 - Pinch Hit Grand Finale

Howdy all! It's me dayf again sneaking in on a holiday to pinch hit one last time this season. So this is what had happened: David's vacation (and my week of pinch hitting on the Pack A Daily Circus Thingy) happened to end on July the 4th. I was SUPER busy on July the 4th and didn't have time to do my last post. Now it's another holiday two months later and I've got plenty of time so LET'S BLOW THIS MOTHER OUT.

You guys like Donruss? I hope you like Donruss because I'm going to open

not one

not two 

not three 

not FOUR 

BUT FIVE!!! packs o' Donruss. 1987-1991. Let's do this.

1987 Donruss is GO

Roberto Clemente puzzle - Pirates - Northampton Therapists
Pete Ladd - Mariners - Free agent
Dale Mohorcic - Rangers - Free agent
Andy Hawkins - Padres - BackstopCards
Julio Franco - Indians (Wahoo!) - Arkansas Tribecards
Neal Heaton - Twins - Pennsylvania BC's
Dan Schatzeder - Phillies - Free agent
Ernie Camacho - Indians (Wahoo!) - Free agent
Tom Niedenfuer - Dodgers - Free agent
Willie McGee - Cardinals - Maddings
Rick Leach - Blue Jays - Free agent
Rick Rhoden - Pirates - Free agent
Andres Galarraga - Expos - Kentucky Quarrys
Checklist 558-660 - CaptKirk42s
Bryan Clutterbuck - Brewers - Free agent
Eric Davis - Reds - Northampton Therapists


Fearless Leader got a Julio card! Sweet! BUT WE MUST GO DEEPER - 1988 DONRUSS GO

Stan Musial puzzle - Cardinals - Wilsons
Kirby Puckett MVP - Twins - Pennsylvania BCs
Scott Fletcher Diamond King - Rangers - Free agent
Tim Raines MVP - Expos - Thorzul
Manny Lee - Blue Jays - Kazis
Tom Nieto - Twins - Free agent
Mickey Brantley - Mariners - Free agent
Jack McDowell Rated Rookie - White Sox - Free agent
Mike Brumley - Cubs - CaptKirk42s
John Candelaria - Mets - Free agent
Pedro Guerrero - Dodgers - Wilsons
Harry Spilman - Giants - Free agent
Jim Gott - Pirates - Free agent
Garry Templeton - Padres - Saitama Sushi
Tom Newell - Phillies - Free agent
Tim Tuefel - Mets - Free agent




Lots of Free Agents but Wilsons got the Double. WE HAVE TO PUSH FORWARD - 1989 DONRUSS GOOOOO

Warren Spahn Puzzle - Braves - Pedersejs
Ken Phelps - Yankees - Cobb County SuperChickens
Bill Schroeder - Brewers - Free agent
Oswald Peraza - Orioles - Free agent
Mike Stanley - Rangers - Free agent
Rolando Roomes - Cubs - Ventura County Royals
Daryl Boston - White Sox - Kentucky Quarrys
Mike Krukow - Giants - Arpsmith
Greg Walker - White Sox - Free agent
Randy Kramer - Pirates - Free agent
Bob Welch - A's - GCRLs
Kevin Mitchell - Giants - Arpsmith
Bob Boone - Angels - Arpsmith
Checklist 468-577 - CaptKirk42s
Fred Lynn - Tigers - Dominic FDNY
Todd Benzinger - Red Sox - Ventura County Royals

Arpsmith with the Triple! BUT WE NEED MOARER WAX - 1990 DONRUSS GO!!!!!1

Carl Yastrzemski puzzle - Red Sox - Thoughts and Sox
Wes Gardner - Red Sox - Play at the Plates
Doug Strange - Tigers - Free agent
Jeff Peterek - Brewers - Free agent
Dave Schmidt - Orioles - Eastern Virginia Mutts
John Smoltz Diamond King - Braves - Captain Canucks
Checklist 130-231 - CaptKirk42s
Vince Coleman - Cardinals - Maddings
Mitch Williams - Cubs - RJBreezes
Kirby Puckett - Twins - Pennsylvania BCs
Andres Thomas - Braves - Free agent
Todd Benzinger - Reds - Ventura County Royals
Roger McDowell - Phillies - Night Owls
Garry Templeton - Padres - Saitama Sushi
Rafael Ramirez - Astros - CaptainCanucks
Darryl Strawberry - Mets - Northampton Therapists
 Eric Anthony - Astros - Free agent

Canucks owning the Eyebleed pack! BUT I GOT A FEVER AND THE ONLY CURE IS RIPPING MORE WAAAAAX - 1991 DONRUSS GHGFHKDJFGLGKHSJDFKJHSLDFKH

Willie Stargell puzzle - Pirates - The Balking Dead
Bob Welch Diamond King - A's - GCRLs
Wade Boggs All star - Red Sox - Northampton Therapists
Dan Pasqua - White Sox - Bo Rosnys
Sammy Sosa - White Sox - Illinois Jafronius
Mark Williamson - Orioles - Nachos Grandes
 Tommy Gregg - Braves - Free agent
Jeff M. Robinson - Tigers - Free agent
Spike Owen - Expos - Free agent
Garry Templeton - Padres - Saitama Sushi
Kenny Rogers - Rangers - Idaho Astros
Steve Frey - Expos - Free agent
Joe Carter - Padres - Enamel Rods
Steve Lake - Phillies - Free agent
John Marzano - Red Sox - Free agent
Craig Grebeck - White Sox - Free agent

Yeaaaaaaah that was a mess o' Donruss for sure. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE


In the two months that have passed since I originally planned this post I have somehow managed to acquire 8 sets each of 1987 Burger Kings All-Pro and 1991 Post Cereal oddball sets. SO LET'S ADD ONE SET EACH TO THE CIRCUS! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BURGER KING

Wade Boggs - Red Sox - Northampton Therapists
Gary Carter - Mets - New Jersey Hadsalls
Will Clark - Giants - Play at the Plates
Roger Clemens - Red Sox - Thoughts and Sox
Steve Garvey - Padres - GCRLs
Ron Darling - Mets -` CaptKirk42s
Pedro Guerrero - Dodgers - Wilsons
Von Hayes - Phillies - Free agent
Rickey Henderson - Yankees - Jacksonville Jobu
Keith Hernandez- Mets - Enamel Rods
Wally Joyner - Angels - Alecs All-Stars
Mike Krukow - Giants - Arpsmith
Don Mattingly - Yankees - Enamel Rods
Ozzie Smith - Cardinals - Maddings
Tony Pena - Pirates - Pedersejs
Jim Rice - Red Sox - Dominic FDNY
Mike Schmidt - Phillies - Eastern Virginia Mutts
Ryne Sandberg - Cubs - Pedersejs
Darryl Strawberry - Mets - Northampton Therapists
Fernando Valenzuela - Dodgers - Enamel Rods
Free Whopper coupon - Burger King - Free agent

This set was originally released in 2 card panels with a coupon but have been separated to more managers can share in the wealth. This didn't keep Enamel Rods from cleaning up though. I have added a Free Whopper coupon card to the pile in case one of you out there wants to go back in time and get a 1987 hamburger. Now time for breakfast! POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTT

David Justice - Braves - Saitama Sushi
Mark McGwire - A's  - Wilsons
Will Clark - Giants - Play at the Plates   
Jose Canseco - A's - Dominic FDNY
Vince Coleman - Cardinals - Maddings
Sandy Alomar, Jr.- Indians (Wahoo!) - Alecs All-Stars
Darryl Strawberry - Mets - Northampton Therapists   
Lenny Dykstra - Phillies - Idaho Astros   
Gregg Jefferies - Mets - New Jersey Hadsalls
Tony Gwynn - Padres - Backstop Cards
Ken Griffey, Jr. - Mariners - Nachos Grandes
Roger Clemens - Red Sox - Thoughts and Sox   
Chris Sabo - Reds - Free agent
Bobby Bonilla - Pirates - Enamel Rods
Gary Sheffield - Brewers - Free agent
Ryne Sandberg - Cubs - Pedersejs
Nolan Ryan - Rangers - Saitama Sushi
Barry Larkin - Reds - Nachos Grandes
Cal Ripken, Jr.    - Orioles - TSHensons
Jim Abbott - Angels - Stealing Home
Barry Bonds - Pirates - Arpsmith
Mark Grace - Cubs - Illinois Jafronius
Cecil Fielder - Tigers - Free agent
Kevin Mitchell - Giants - Arpsmith
Todd Zeile - Cardinals - Kentucky Quarrys
George Brett - Royals - Ventura County Royals
Rickey Henderson - A's - Jacksonville Jobu   
Kirby Puckett - Twins - Pennsylvania BCs
Don Mattingly - Yankees - Enamel Rods   
Kevin Maas - Yankees - Northampton Therapists

The same people keep winning all the cards! This is why the draft is so important. Here's a photo of a sample from each set because it's a holiday and I don't want to scan all that mess.

That's it for me this year! Time for the Circus to head into the home stretch!

MIA? Labor Day - er, weekend

Yeap, I have been MIA on here the past couple of days. It is Labor Day weekend. I'll see y'all Monday night.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

#PackADailyCircus - Pack 198 - To the Big House, The Topps Big House

Good evening, everyone! Tonight, I am busting open a pack of 1988 Topps Big. If memory serves, these came out just before the return of the oversized Bowman cards. I guess Topps figured since these were a hit, why not reintroduce the brand that helped start it all decades before. I could be wrong about that - I didn't research, just conjecture.

Nelson Liriano - Blue Jays - Free Agent
Rick Rhoden - Yankees - Free Agent
Tim Raines - Expos - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Orel Hershiser - Dodgers - Enamel Rods (Wahoo!!)
Chris Brown - Padres - Free Agent
Greg Swindell - Indians (Wahoo!) - Jacksonville Jobu (Wahoo!!)
Kurt Stillwell - Royals - Free Agent

Man, I haven't thought of Rick Rhoden since the days when I was a kid living in Pittsburgh. Wow. Congrats to the three of you that pulled some fan favorites!

#PackADailyCircus - Packs 195-197 - Draft and Catch-up

Hey, everyone! Well, my goal to actually break a pack every single day has once again fallen victim to my life's schedule. At this point, I'm not stressing it anymore. It happens... Dang it.

In the meantime, here is the draft info from the most recent draft:

Here is how things started off:

And, after we got the No Skunks in place, here is how we all made out:

For the record, "berling" and "edit" have been fixed in the master player/manager list.

Now, since I haven't opened packs in a while...

Custom 2015 Opening Day Pack:

Josh Beckett 2012 Opening Day - Red Sox - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Bill Doran 1991 Topps- Reds - Free Agent
Lenny Dykstra 1992 UD - Phillies - Idaho Astros (Wahoo!!)
Andy McGaffigan 1988 Donruss - Expos - Free Agent
Mike Gallego 1988 Donruss - A's - Free Agent
Bryce Harper 2013 Topps - Nationals - gcrl (Wahoo!! x2)
Carlos Correa 2015 Donruss Preferred - Astros - Free Agent
Chase Utley 2008 Topps - Phillies - Eastern Virginia Mutts (Wahoo!!)
Christian Walker 2015 Donruss Rookies - Orioles - Free Agent
David Ortiz 2013 Archives - Red Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!!)

Congratulations, gcrl for pulling two players! Also a tip of the hat to other managers who snagged cards here.

2015 Series 2:

Tuffy Gosewisch - Diamondbacks - Free Agent
Jake Smolinski - Rangers - Free Agent
Minnesota Twins Team Card - Twins - Free Agent
Devon Travis - Blue Jays - RJBreeze (Wahoo!!)
Aaron Hicks - Twins - Free Agent
Mike Leake - Reds - Free Agent
Rusney Castillo 1st Home Run - Red Sox - Jennings64 (Wahoo!!)
MLB The Show Insert - Free Agent
Henderson Alvarez - Marlins - Jennings64 (Wahoo!! x2)
Justin Morneau - Rockies - Kentucky Quarrys (Wahoo!!)
Cameron Maybin - Padres - SoxFan4Life (Wahoo!!)

Wow! Jennings64 almost went back-to-back there! Congrats to everyone, especially RJBreeze for breaking up the free agent flood.

And, finally, a 2010 Opening Day:

Reid Gorecki - Braves - Cobb County Superchickens (Wahoo!!)
Joey Votto - Reds - Nachos Grande (Wahoo!!)
Javier Vazquez - Braves - Joliet Convicts (Wahoo!!)
Vladimir Guerrero ToppsTown - Angels - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Josh Willingham - Nationals - gcrl (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
Jayson Werth - Phillies - CaptKirk42s (Wahoo!!)
Dan Haren - Diamondbacks - Idaho Astros (Wahoo!!)

Ladies and gentlemen, a Perfect Pack!! Wahoo!! Not only that, but we had gcrl go back-to-back in our Perfect Pack! That is fantastic! Congrats to each of you for helping make this happen.