Buck-A-Box: 2009 Allen and Ginter

Okay, folks, now we have the 2009 A&G box break!  I have to admit, breaking this many boxes is taking longer than I thought it would.  Of course, I am recording each card in a Google Spreadsheet as I go along, so I know that slows things down a little.  So far, the Tribe has had a VERY poor showing in this break.  Indians have just TWO cards so far (1 A&G and 1 Bowman Chrome).

I believe this is a full list of the cards from the A&G box. I still haven't quite mastered OpenOffice Spreadsheets yet (note, these are sorted by "team," which means non-team cards are mixed by what A&G called them):

Year, Brand, Set Name	Team Name	Player on card	Participant Name (or alias)
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	A's	Kurt Suzuki	Nathan
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	A's	Jason Giambi	Nathan
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Angels	Ervin Santana	Group Pool
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Braves	Chipper Jones (NP7)	Capt Canuck
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Braves	Jair Jurrjens (NP50)	Capt Canuck
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Braves	Kenshin Kawakami (mini)	Capt Canuck
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Brewers	Prince Fielder (NP 12)	Group Pool
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Brewers	Manny Parra	Group Pool
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Cardinals	Chris Carpenter	Alec
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Crack the Code	Crack the Code	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Creatures of Myth	Chupacabra (Mini)	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Cubs	Derek Lee	Matt P
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Cubs	Rich Harden	Matt P
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Cubs	Rich Harden (NP32)	Matt P
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Cubs	Aramis Ramirez	Matt P
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Diamondbacks	Brandon Webb	Greg Z
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Dodgers	Manny Ramirez (NP35)	Greg Z
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Dodgers	Andre Ethier	Greg Z
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Dodgers	Hiroki Kuroda (NP11)	Greg Z
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Electronic Engineer	Heinrich Hertz	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Giants	Tim Lincecum (mini black border)	Matt R
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Hoaxes and Hoodwinks	Charles Ponzi (Mini)	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Hoaxes and Hoodwinks	The Piltdown Man	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Iconic Catholic Church	St. Patrick's Cathedral	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Indians	Cliff Lee	David/Hiflew Split
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Inventor	Richard Gatling	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Mets	Jose Reyes (NP10)	Paul H
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Motocross Champion	Robbie Maddison	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Nationals	Ryan Zimmerman	Ryan C
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Nationals	Shairon Martis	Ryan C
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Negro League	Millito Navarro (Mini)	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Orioles	Nick Markakis (NP34)	Kevin B
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Orioles	Nick Markakis	Kevin B
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Padres	Chris Young (mini)	Group Pool
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Pirates	Ryan Doumit	Joe C
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Rangers	David Murphy	Matt J
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Rangers	Josh Hamilton (AGHS5)	Matt J
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Rays	Evan Longoria	Greg Z
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Red Sox	Jon Lester	JackPlumstead
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Red Sox	John Smoltz	JackPlumstead
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Red Sox	Jed Lowrie	JackPlumstead
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Red Sox	J.D. Drew	JackPlumstead
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Rockies	Garrett Atkins	Hiflew
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Royals	Zack Greinke	Matt F
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Royals	David DeJesus	Matt F
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Trap Shooting Champion	Walton Glenn Eller	Mark A
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Twins	Delmon Young	Matt F
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Twins	Justin Morneau	Matt F
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Yankees	Derek Jeter	Kevin M
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Yankees	Ramiro Pena	Kevin M
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter	Yo-Yo Champion	John Higby (mini)	Mark A

Buck-A-Box: 2011 Bowman Box 1

The box I chose to break this round (actually, it's just the one I reached down and picked up) is the 2011 Bowman Box 1 (remember, there are TWO Bowman boxes to be broken!)

Here are the results (note, I did not record the fact that two cards were Chrome in the first pack, but each pack did have two Chrome cards. You will see when you get your cards if there was Chrome):

Year, Brand, Set Name	Team Name	Player on card	Participant Name (or alias)
2011 Topps Bowman	A's	Jeremy Barfield (Chrome)	Nathan
2011 Topps Bowman	A's	Dan Straily (Chrome)	Nathan
2011 Topps Bowman	A's	Yordy Cabrera (Chrome)	Nathan
2011 Topps Bowman	Angels	Jean Segura (Topps 100)	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Angels	Hank Conger	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Astros	Brian Bogusevic	Dimwit
2011 Topps Bowman	Astros	Jonathan Villar	Dimwit
2011 Topps Bowman	Astros	Hunter Pence	Dimwit
2011 Topps Bowman	Astros	Brett Myers	Dimwit
2011 Topps Bowman	Blue Jays	Sean Ochinko	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Blue Jays	Adonis Cardona	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Braves	Tim Hudson	Capt Canuck
2011 Topps Bowman	Braves	Dan Uggla	Capt Canuck
2011 Topps Bowman	Braves	Brandon Beachy	Capt Canuck
2011 Topps Bowman	Braves	Mike Minor	Capt Canuck
2011 Topps Bowman	Braves	Jason Heyward	Capt Canuck
2011 Topps Bowman	Brewers	Prince Fielder	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Cardinals	Deryk Hooker	Alec
2011 Topps Bowman	Cardinals	Jaime Garcia	Alec
2011 Topps Bowman	Cardinals	Matt Carpenter (Chrome)	Alec
2011 Topps Bowman	Checklist	Checklist	Mark A
2011 Topps Bowman	Checklist	Checklist	Mark A
2011 Topps Bowman	Cubs	Matt Garza	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Cubs	Tyler Colvin	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Cubs	Kosuke Fukudome (gold)	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Diamondbacks	Thomas Layne	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Diamondbacks	Wagner Mateo	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Diamondbacks	Daniel Hudson	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Dodgers	Matt Magill (Chrome)	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Dodgers	Allen Webster (Chrome)	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Giants	Buster Posey	Matt R
2011 Topps Bowman	Giants	Miguel Tejada	Matt R
2011 Topps Bowman	Giants	Matt Cain (Map Backgound)	Matt R
2011 Topps Bowman	Giants	Brandon Belt (Bowman's Best)	Matt R
2011 Topps Bowman	Indians	Chun-Hsiu Chen (Chrome)	David/Hiflew Split
2011 Topps Bowman	Mariners	Kevin Mailloux	Ryan C
2011 Topps Bowman	Mariners	Kevin Rivers (Chrome)	Ryan C
2011 Topps Bowman	Marlins	Hanley Ramirez	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Marlins	Josh Johnson	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Marlins	Tom Koehler	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Marlins	Marcell Ozuna	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Marlins	Logan Morrison	Matt P
2011 Topps Bowman	Mets	James Fuller	Paul H
2011 Topps Bowman	Mets	Johan Santana	Paul H
2011 Topps Bowman	Mets	Ike Davis	Paul H
2011 Topps Bowman	Nationals	Stephen Strasburg (Finest Futures)	Ryan C
2011 Topps Bowman	Orioles	Jonathan Schoop	Kevin B
2011 Topps Bowman	Padres	Will Venable (Gold)	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Padres	Ryan Ludwick	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Padres	Erik Davis (Chrome)	Group Pool
2011 Topps Bowman	Phillies	Roy Halladay (Bowman's Best)	Dan
2011 Topps Bowman	Phillies	Jarred Cosart	Dan
2011 Topps Bowman	Phillies	Dominic Brown (Finest Futures)	Dan
2011 Topps Bowman	Pirates	Andrew McCutchen	Joe C
2011 Topps Bowman	Rangers	Jurickson Profar	Matt J
2011 Topps Bowman	Rangers	Mike Olt (Topps of the Class)	Matt J
2011 Topps Bowman	Rangers	Joseph Wieland	Matt J
2011 Topps Bowman	Rangers	Engel Beltre (Bowman's Brightest)	Matt J
2011 Topps Bowman	Rays	Jeremy Hellickson	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Rays	Stephen Vogt (Chrome)	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Rays	Wade Davis (Gold)	Greg Z
2011 Topps Bowman	Red Sox	Jon Lester	JackPlumstead
2011 Topps Bowman	Red Sox	David Ortiz (Gold)	JackPlumstead
2011 Topps Bowman	Red Sox	Garin Cecchini	JackPlumstead
2011 Topps Bowman	Red Sox	Carl Crawford	JackPlumstead
2011 Topps Bowman	Reds	Joey Votto	Joe C
2011 Topps Bowman	Reds	Jay Bruce	Joe C
2011 Topps Bowman	Reds	Drew Stubbs	Joe C
2011 Topps Bowman	Rockies	Jorge De La Rosa	Hiflew
2011 Topps Bowman	Rockies	Ben Paulsen (Chrome)	Hiflew
2011 Topps Bowman	Rockies	Carlos Gonzalez (Gold)	Hiflew
2011 Topps Bowman	Royals	Brian Fletcher (Chrome)	Matt F
2011 Topps Bowman	Royals	John Lamb (Topps 100)	Matt F
2011 Topps Bowman	Tigers	Justin Verlander (Gold)	Joe C
2011 Topps Bowman	Tigers	Alex Avila (Blue)	Joe C
2011 Topps Bowman	Twins	Joe Mauer	Matt F
2011 Topps Bowman	White Sox	Gordon Beckham	Jeff L
2011 Topps Bowman	Yankees	Phil Hughes	Kevin M
2011 Topps Bowman	Yankees	Robinson Cano (Gold)	Kevin M
2011 Topps Bowman	Yankees	Adam Warren (Chrome)	Kevin M
2011 Topps Bowman	Yankees	Manny Banuelos	Kevin M

Buck-A-Box: 1990 Topps Heads-Up

The first break of the day: 1990 Topps Heads-Up!  There were only 23 packs (box says 24), and based on the fact I had NO DUPLICATES, I can only assume Topps sold these such that one could buy a single box and get the whole set of 24 "cards."

Here are the results:

Year, Brand, Set Name	Team Name	Player on card	Participant Name (or alias)
1990 Topps Heads-Up	A's	Dennis Eckersley	Nathan
1990 Topps Heads-Up	A's	Mark McGwire	Nathan
1990 Topps Heads-Up	A's	Jose Canseco	Nathan
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Angels	Jim Abbott	Group Pool
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Astros	Craig Biggio	Dimwit
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Brewers	Gary Sheffield	Group Pool
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Cubs	Jerome Walton	Matt P
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Cubs	Dwight Smith	Matt P
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Cubs	Ryne Sandberg	Matt P
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Giants	Will Clark	Matt R
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Giants	Kevin Mitchell	Matt R
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Mariners	Harold Reynolds	Ryan C
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Mariners	Ken Griffey, Jr	Ryan C
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Mets	Doc Gooden	Paul H
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Orioles	Gregg Olson	Kevin B
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Orioles	Craig Worthington	Kevin B
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Padres	Tony Gwynn	Group Pool
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Rangers	Rafael Palmeiro	Matt J
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Reds	John Franco	Joe C
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Royals	Bo Jackson	Matt F
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Royals	Bret Saberhagen	Matt F
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Twins	Kirby Puckett	Matt F
1990 Topps Heads-Up	Yankees	Don Mattingly	Kevin M

Buck-A-Box Group Break Happens TODAY!

NOTE: It looks like the ANGELS slipped through cracks somehow. I do not see anyone claiming the Angels.  They will be added to the "group pile."

The Buck-A-Box group break is happening today!  I will post results during various stages of the five-box break during the day.

There are three teams that had no takers (Brewers, Padres, Blue Jays) so those teams will be placed in a pile to be divided up randomly among everyone.

Here is the list of folks playing along!

• $3 - Arizona Diamondbacks - Greg Z (PAID)
• $4 - Atlanta Braves - Capt Canuck (PAID)
• $5 - Baltimore Orioles - Kevin (PAID)
• $4 - Boston Red Sox - JackPlumstead (PAID)
• $4 - Chicago White Sox - Jeff L (PAID)
• $5 - Chicago Cubs - Matt P (PAID)
• $5 - Cincinnati Reds - JoeC
• $3 - Cleveland Indians - Hiflew (PAID)
• $3 - Colorado Rockies - Hiflew (PAID)
• $4 - Detroit Tigers - JoeC
• $3 - Florida Marlins - Matt P (PAID)
• $5 - Houston Astros - Dimwit (PAID)
• $5 - Kansas City Royals - Matt F (PAID)
• $5 - Los Angeles/Anaheim/California Angels
• $4 - Los Angeles Dodgers - Greg Z (PAID)
• $5 - Milwaukee Brewers
• $5 - Minnesota Twins - Matt F (PAID)
• $5 - New York Mets - Paul H (PAID)
• $5 - New York Yankees - Kevin M (PAID)
• $5 - Oakland Athletics - Nathan (PAID)
• $4 - Philadelphia Phillies - Dan (PAID)
• $4 - Pittsburgh Pirates - JoeC
• $5 - San Diego Padres
• $5 - San Francisco Giants - Matt R (PAID)
• $5 - Seattle Mariners - Ryan C. (PAID)
• $4 - St. Louis Cardinals - Alec (PAID)
• $3 - Tampa Bay Rays - Greg Z (PAID)
• $5 - Texas Rangers - Matt J (PAID)
• $4 - Toronto Blue Jays
• $4 - Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos - Ryan C. (PAID)
• $3 - Non-team cards/non-current team cards (negro leagues, hoaxes, etc) - Mark A (PAID)

Know What This Is?

Have you ever seen the card pictured above?  No?  Perhaps taking a walk over to my post on "Things Done to Cards" will enlighten you...  (Here ya go...)