Tribecards from Outer Space: Repack Superpost

Okay, let's finish out the rest of the Repack box I bought over the weekend. This should generate a lot of hits and, hopefully, a slew of new names for the Free Agent Draft later this week!

Scans will be posted later tonight, as I am doing this on my lunch break at work. :-)

First up, 2010 Topps Series 1. 12 cards per pack.

Giants Franchise History
Wade Davis - Rays - FREE AGENT
Tim Hudson - Braves - James.A.Haynes (Wahoo!!)
Texas Rangers Team Card
Jeff Baker - Cubs - FREE AGENT
Houston Astros Team Card
Randy Johnson Cards Mom Threw Out Topps 2000 - DBacks - GoBlue2112 (Wahoo!!)
Ozzie Smith Flips Out Tales of the Game - Cardinals - Kerry Biggs (Wahoo!!)
Justin Upton Toppstown - DBacks - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Eric Byrnes - DBacks - von.spalding (Wahoo!!)
Kurt Suzuki - Athletics - Cattlerustler (Wahoo!!)
Juan Uribe - Giants - FREE AGENT

Wow, three DBacks in one pack. Nice distribution of players to managers, though! Congrats, folks.

Next up: 1989 Donruss. puzzle and 15 cards.

Warren Spahn puzzle 34, 35, 36 - Braves - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Ed Hearn - Royals - FREE AGENT
Diamond Kings Checklist No. 27
Mark Langston - Mariners - FREE AGENT
Alex Sanchez - Blue Jays - FREE AGENT
Charles Hudson - Yankees - FREE AGENT
Danny Darwin - Astros - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Musselman - Blue Jays - FREE AGENT
Floyd Bannister - Royals - FREE AGENT
Mike Schmidt - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Fred McGriff - Blue Jays - Backstop.Cards (Wahoo!!)
Shane Mack - Padres - FREE AGENT
Jim Walewander - Tigers - FREE AGENT
Cecil Espy - Rangers - FREE AGENT
Tony Armas - Angels - Ajpca (Wahoo!!)
Andres Galarraga Diamond King - Expos - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)

I have to admit, I have never heard of Walewander. What a great name! Nice pull on the Crime Dog and the Schmidtty, too!  Congrats to all the managers taking players this pack!

We still have several packs to open, so let's go with 2012 Topps Opening Day. 7 cards per pack.

Bobby Abreu - Angels - FREE AGENT
Freddie Freeman - Braves - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Sergio Santos - Blue Jays - FREE AGENT
Fredbird - Cardinals Mascot - FREE AGENT
Alex Rodriguez - Yankees - Matthew.T.Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Buster Posey - Giants - CommunityGum (Wahoo!!)
Mike Stanton - Marlins - Wicked4Life (Wahoo!!)

Not a bad split between takers and free agents. We've got a mascot up for grabs this time, too. That reminds me, I need to add the mascots to the manager/player list. Hopefully, I will remember to do that tonight.

How about TWO packs of 2007 Fleer Ultra? Each pack has 5 cards. I will list all 10 here:

Derrek Lee - Cubs - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Carlos Lee - Astros - FREE AGENT
Bill Hall - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Chris Young - Padres - FREE AGENT
Cal Ripken Jr Ultra Iron Man 13 - Orioles - Workman41 (Wahoo!!)
Jared Weaver - Angels - FREE AGENT
Greg Maddux - Padres - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)
Chase Utley - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Baker Ultra Rookies - Rockies - FREE AGENT
Hector Gimenez - Astros - FREE AGENT

Man, that Ripken card is cool. The Baker Ultra Rookies is also a nice-looking bit of cardboard, too! Congratulations to the managers who scored some Fleer Ultra for their collections.

The last pack of the repack box comes by way of Topps 1989. 15 cards in the cello pack.

Gregg Jefferies - Mets - FREE AGENT
Joey Meyer - Brewers - FREE AGENT
Frank Robinson - Orioles - Andr340 (Wahoo!!)
Dallas Green - Yankees - FREE AGENT
John Candelaria - Yankees - BConrad (Wahoo!!)
Roberto Kelly - Yankees - FREE AGENT
Mel Hall - Indians (Wahoo!) - Workman41 (Wahoo!!)
Jay Buhner - Mariners - FREE AGENT
Mike Schmidt Phillies Leaders - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Brad Moore - Phillies - FREE AGENT
Dave Meads - Astros - FREE AGENT
Dave Parker - Athletics - Prowlingcat (Wahoo!!)
Gregg Olson - Orioles - P-Town Tom (Wahoo!!)
Dave Otto - Athletics - FREE AGENT
Mickey Brantley - Mariners - FREE AGENT

And, yet ANOTHER Schmidt card. This repack seemed pretty full of them! Nice pulls for Dawgbones.  On top of that, we had some names that brought back memories for me. One of the best parts of this whole experience is looking through packs and finding cards/players I hadn't thought of in years. Of course, finding players you've never heard of before is always fun, too.

Thanks for playing along today as we wrapped up the repack box. I'm sure there be another before this is all said and done.

Tribecards Free Agent Draft #5

Hey everyone!  I've run the draft for the week, and the results are shown here.  I have a much better grasp on the collapsing snake draft, so all drafts will be run that way from now on. This ensures that every manager gets at least a first-round pick assuming they ultimately pick a name someone before them hadn't. Trust me, that is a huge assumption. As you will see by looking at the results, the random selection order runs the show...

The list of names after being run though Random.org's list randomizer. I was shocked to be first! Wahoo!

Here is the spreadsheet of picks, randomized before the draft starts:

And here is the aftermath. Man, going first in the draft didn't help me much... Then again, it looks like a lot of us picked many of the same players. Ouch:

On the upside, almost everyone got somebody. The shut-outs basically picked only a couple players and the lords of the dice got them locked out in the first round. This is where even a collapsing snake can't save the day.

Here is the updated manager/player list.

Tribecards from Outer Space: Repack Revenge

The Free Agent Draft will be later this evening. In the meantime...

Continuing from yesterday's post, I am opening the packs of cards found in a 10-pack repack I picked up at Target on Saturday. I have noticed that many of these packs have the Target $1.59 UPC sticker on them. I have a feeling the local distro guy opened the boxes, searched the packs, then replaced the packs with target bargain bin jobbies.  Please not that I have no proof nor am I accusing. I'm just making an observation.

How about we open a pack of 2011 Topps Lineage Value Pack. 14 cards per pack.

Aramis Ramirez - Cubs - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Brett Anderson - Athletics - Wicked4Life (Wahoo!!)
Frank Thomas Diamond Anniversary Chrome - White Sox - Brauer (Wahoo!!)
Mariano Rivera Stand-up - Yankees - Brownpg (Wahoo!!)
Chipper Jones - Braves - James.A.Haynes (Wahoo!!)
Ty Cobb - Tigers - Bp_weber (Wahoo!!)
Paul O'Neill - Yankees - Brownpg (Wahoo!!)
Evan Longoria - Rays - Tim_Gretchen (Wahoo!!)
Mike Schmidt - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Logan Morrison - Marlins - Wicked4Life (Wahoo!!)
Tony Perez - Reds - FREE AGENT
Kevin Youkilis - Red Sox - Ajpca (Wahoo!!)
Albert Belle - Indians (Wahoo!) - davidinark (Wahoo!!)
Shin-Soo Choo - Indians (Wahoo!) - FREE AGENT

Well, look what we have here! Only two of the cards came up as free agents! And, two of the cards in the pack are Tribers! Repack or not, I call that a very nice pack of cards! A mix of today's hit and yesterday's favorites.

How about another one? 2008 UD Spectrum. 4 cards per pack.

Cole Hamels - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Brian Roberts - Orioles - James.A.Haynes (Wahoo!!)
Ian Snell - Pirates - FREE AGENT
Russell Martin - Dodgers - gcrl (Wahoo!!)

Sweet! Another pack with a majority hit ratio! Congrats, managers!

But, wait! There's more:

2007 Upper Deck Series One. 8 cards per pack.

Jimmy Rollins - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Anibal Sanchez - Marlins - FREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn Jr - Brewers - FREE AGENT(?)*
Cla Meredith - Padres - FREE AGENT
Khalil Greene - Padres - FREE AGENT
David Ross - Reds - James.A.Haynes (Wahoo!!)
Akinori Otsuka - Rangers - FREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte - Yankees (shown in Astros uni) - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!!)

Way to go, folks!! Congrats to those that snagged more cards for the collections. A special congrats goes to James and Dawgbones for pulling a card for EACH of the packs today! Nice!

*There was a discussion some time ago about Sr's and Jr's (Ripken, Gwynn, etc). I do not remember what was decided about Gwynn Jr (if anything).

Tribecards from Outer Space: The (card collector's) Cardinal Sin

While shopping with my wife and daughter today, I committed the cardinal sin of card collectors: I bought a 10-pack repack box. I know, I know, but I was caught up in a moment of weakness. I had actually gone to snag a few $1.59 packs, but I saw the repack box, and well, I gave in. So, the next few posts will be the results of those packs. Since it is already 11:35pm CST on Saturday night, I will just open the first pack.

2008 UD Artifacts - A piece of history. 5 cards per pack.

Derek Jeter - Yankees - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Jim Thome - White Sox - davidinark (Wahoo!!)
Lewis and Clark Historical Moments
Mitch Setter - Brewers - FREE AGENT
Chad Cordero - Nationals - FREE AGENT

Wahoo! Not only did I pull a card for myself, it is a Jim Thome! Congrats to Jaffy for the Jeter, too! Looks like we've got a couple free agents for next week's draft as well. Not too shabby.

Tribecards from Outer Space: Better Nate than Lever - A Pack and a Draft

Well, my son's team lost 12-1, putting them out of the contest for state. It was a hard way to go out for his final game of his high school career. For what it's worth, the whole team suffered from poor batting and an ump that couldn't decide where the strike zone should be. In his defense, the ump blew calls on both sides, so at least he was consistent in his ridiculousness.

Let's open a pack and get the Free Agent Draft going to help turn this evening around!

I've got a pack of 2013 Gypsy Queen. 6 cards per pack.

Fergie Jenkins - Cubs - P-Town Tom (Wahoo!!)
Joe Mauer - Twins - BSnider (Wahoo!!)
Ty Cobb Mini - Tigers - BPWeber (Wahoo!!)
Cliff Lee - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Matt Garza - Cubs - FREE AGENT
Starlin Castro - Cubs - Community Gum (Wahoo!!)

Wow, three Cubs in the same pack. That's a little weird, don't ya think?  Congrats to the managers!

Here is a link to the Free Agent Draft #5:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w8jfO5hBy0RoKBdA1PZIYfaTp3xix0XgEpbxy3eu9q0/viewform