PAD Circus - 072 - 152 Packs on the Wall...

Hello, and welcome back to PAD Circus! You know, I really wish I had been keeping a tally of how many packs we've been busting rather than the number of posts... Ah well, lesson learned. I mean, sure, I could go back over the last 72+ posts and figure it out, but... Well, okay, how about I do that.

Give me a couple minutes here...

WOW!! Okay, so it turns out, we have opened at least 151 packs so far this season! What!?! Now, I named anything we busted open in a separate "list" as a pack. So, some "packs" have 4 cards and some have 80 cards. So, in reality, the number of packs is probably more than what I quickly counted. That is insane! Hahaha!

Starting with the next post, the PAD Circus number will be the number of PACKS we've opened instead of the post number. That should prove confusing enough...

Okay, let's rip a pack!

Pack #152 - 2014 Topps Update:
Nyjer Morgan - Indians - Enamel Rods (Wahoo!!)
Mike Olt - Cubs - Sons of Diagoras (Wahoo!!)
Ubaldo Jimenez - Orioles - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Samarardzija - A's - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Joe Smith - Angels - Angels in Order (Wahoo!!)
Jose Abreu Future is Now - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!!)
Roberto Clemente World Series Heroes - Pirates - Brian C (Wahoo!!)
Hector Rondon - Cubs - Sons fo Diagoras (Wahoo!! x2)
Jake McGee - Rays - TS Henson (Wahoo!!)
Miguel Cabrera All-star - Tigers - Ryan G (Wahoo!!)
Jose Abreu All-star - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!! x2, Near-Repeat Performance!)
Chris Sale - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!! x3, Back-to-Back!!)

Wow! The White Sox really cleaned up in this pack! Congrats to Dominic FDNY! For those wondering about the "Near-Repeat Performance," here ya go: a "Repeat Performance" is the same player on the same card from the same pack (a duplicate card). A "Near-Repeat Performance" is the same player from the same pack but in a different pose or an insert, parallel, etc (not a duplicate card). That Clemente is great! Of course, being from the 'Burgh and growing up during part of his playing days, I have a special place in my psyche for Mr. Clemente.

PAD Circus - 071 - No Lights in Redland

I live in a small community outside a small town. After a storm blew through on Thursday, we lost power. At the time I am writing this, we have been without power for 15+ hours and counting.

Luckily, I have a Jetpack Wifi and my MacBook has just enough juice to let me bust open a pack! Gotta have priorities, right?

How about another pack of the 2016 Archives:

Max Kepler - Twins - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
David Roberston - White Sox - Domin FDNY (Wahoo!!)
Curtis Granderson - Mets - Buckstore Cards (Wahoo!!)
David Ortiz - Red Sox - Thoughts & Sox (Wahoo!!)
Jose Altuve - Astros - RAZ (Wahoo!!)
Ian Kinsler - Tigers - Ryan G (Wahoo!!)
Andrian Gonzalez 2000 #1 Draft Pick - Marlins - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Hoyt Wilhelm - Giants - Arpsmith (Wahoo!!)
John Franco - Mets - Buckstore Cards (Wahoo!! x2)
Cal Ripken Jr - Orioles - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)

Congratulations to Buckstore Cards for getting two Mets out of the pack! That #1 Draft Pick looks pretty cool. And, until my power comes backs on, you'll have to take my word for it. I'll try to remember to scan these later.

Thanks for stopping by!

PAD Circus - 070 - Hammerin Hank, No Bull

Hello, everyone! I had to run by the local retail megastore that sounds like they should be selling walls, and I stopped by the card aisle on my way to the checkout. The lure of "Bull Durham Movie Cards" called to me, and I could not resist the temptation. So, I picked up a blaster box of 2016 Archives. There are 8 packs in the box and one of those packs is promised to have a movie card. Let's see if it is this pack:

Chris Sale - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!!)
Corey Kluber - Indians - Tribecards (Wahoo!!)
Brad Ziegler - Diamondbacks - Alec (Wahoo!!)
Hank Aaron - Braves - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Justin Morneau - Rockies - Infield Fly Rule (Wahoo!!)
Felix Hernandez - Mariners - Cool Breeze (Wahoo!!)
Robinson Cano Red Border (8/50) - Mariners - Cool Breeze (Wahoo!! x2, Back-to-Back!!)
Justin Verlander - Tigers - Ryan G (Wahoo!!)
Kelby Tomlinson - Giants - Arpsmith (Wahoo!!)
Robin Roberts - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)

Wow!! Congratulations Cool Breeze! Not only did you pull back-to-back, but you pulled a serially-numbered insert! That is, well, COOL! How about pulling Hank Aaron!? That is pretty danged cool as well! And, we pulled an Indians player, so that makes the pack all that much better. Great pack, even without the Bull...

PAD Circus - 069 - Get Your Game On, Let's Play!

Hey, now! How ya doin? This post comes on the night of the 2016 All-Star game. I didn't catch the game, so I hope some of you were able to. Since it is the All-Star Game Night, I thought I would bust open a pack of last year's Opening Day. Seek not logic where there is none.

2015 Opening Day:

Jose Abreu - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!!)
Dellin Betances - Yankees - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Tanner Roark - Nationals - CaptKrik42 (Wahoo!!)
Mascot - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!! x2)
Alexei Ramirez - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!! x3, Back-to-Back!!)
Chris Owings - Diamondbacks - Alec (Wahoo!!)
Jered Weaver - Angels - Angels in Order (Wahoo!!)

Wow! Congratulations to our own All-Star - Dominic FDNY! Pulling 3-of-7 is awesome, man! Also want to extend congratulations to the other managers who were able to snag some cardboard out of this White Sox-heavy pack.

PAD Circus - 068 - Where the Chipz fall...

Let's tear into another pack of 2013 Chipz... Why most of my packs ended up from 2013 is so weird...

Game Board - Filler- Ventura County Royals (Wahoo!!)

Eric Hosmer - Royals - Ventura County Royals (Wahoo!!)

John Danks - White Sox - Dominic FDNY (Wahoo!!)

Carlos Beltran - Cardinals - Wilson (Wahoo!!)

Cardinals Vinyl Sticker - Cardinals - Wilson (Wahoo!! x2, back-to-Back!!)

Bryce Harper Glow-in-the-Dark - Nationals - CaptKirk42 (Wahoo!!)