Tribecards from Jonesboro, Ark (Day 2): ...all outta gum...

This is my second post from the hotel where I am staying while I get edumacated on all things Macintosh. Well, not all things. Just the things that get me to pass the exams. In any case, I am busting a bunch of wax again tonight.

I am starting with 5 packs of 1989 Topps. Seriously, I have so much of this '89 Topps stuff, it would drive you crazy. Well, I have 10 packs left total, so maybe not quite "crazy." I am opening five packs in one swoop. Kinda like ripping off the band-aid.  Hmm... All but one of these five were missing the gum and were already opened. I smell a rat at the CardsOne depot.

Marvin Freeman - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Mario Diaz - Mariners - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Don Pall - White Sox - 2x3 Heroes (Wahoo!!)
Gary Carter - Mets - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Mike Bielecki - Cubs - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Tony Oliva Turn Back The Clock - Twins - Wicked4Life (Wahoo!!)
German Gonzalez - Twins - Free Agent
Company Store Sweatshirt Promo
Jim Eppard - Angels - Free Agent
Tim Leary - Dodgers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Scott Bradley - Mariners - Free Agent
Jim Clancy - Blue Jays - Free Agent

Terry Taylor - Mariners - Free Agent
Terry Mulholland - Giants - Brauer144 (Wahoo!!)
Charles Hudson - Yankees - Night Owl (Wahoo!!)
Dave Smith - Astros - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Garry Templeton - Padres - Free Agent
Andre Dawson Record Breakers - Cubs - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Greg Walker - White Sox - Jccsst (Wahoo!!)
Jack McDowell - White Sox - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!! Are we even surprised anymore!? Haha!)
Denny Walling - Reds - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!!)
Ron Gant - Braves - Patrick Smith (Wahoo!!)
Dion James - Braves - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Company Store Puffy-letter Promo

Ron Robinson - Reds - Free Agent
Gary Ward - Yankees - BP_Weber (Wahoo!!)
Bill Wegman - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Pat Borders - Blue Jays - GoBlue2112 (Wahoo!!)
Kirk McCaskill - Angels - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
David Cone - Mets - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Craig Biggio - Astros - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!!)
Marvell Wayne - Padres - Free Agent
Frank DiPino - Cubs - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!!)
Craig Worthington - Orioles - DayF (Wahoo!!)
Floyd Youmans - Expos - Davidinark (Wahoo!!)
Candy Sierra - Reds - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)

Mike MacFarlane - Royals - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Trevor Wilson - Giants - Backstop Cards (Wahoo!!)
Carlton Fisk - White Sox - Ajpca (Wahoo!!)
Topps Glossy All-Stars and Hot Prospects Promo Card
Wayne Tolleson - Yankees - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!)
Fred McGriff - Blue Jays - Backstop Cards (Wahoo!!)
Pete Stanicek - Orioles - Free Agent
Mike LaValliere - Pirates - Free Agent
Dwight Evans - Red Sox - Ajpca (Wahoo!!)
Gene Nelson - A's - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Jose Bautista - Orioles - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Dave Stieb - Blue Jays - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)

Lance Johnson - White Sox - Scott Crawford on Cards (Wahoo!!)
Rafael Santana - Yankees - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Montgomery - Royals - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Dave Palmer - Phillies - Free Agent
Doug Jones Record Breaker - Indians (Wahoo!) - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Hank Aaron Turn Back the Clock - Braves - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Keith Atherton - Twins - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Mike Boddicker - Red Sox - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Company Store Collector Sheets Promo Card (ha, I wonder if Topps would honor THESE promos...)
Gerald Perry - Braves - Free Agent
Jack Clark - Giants - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Jim Gantner - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)

Moose Stubing - Angels - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Brian Downing - Angels - Scott Crawford on Cards (Wahoo!!)
Randy St. Claire - Reds - Free Agent
Les Straker - Twins - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Dan Quisenberry - Cardinals - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Kelly Downs - Giants - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Ken Williams - White Sox - BP_Weber (Wahoo!!)
Luis Medina - Indians (Wahoo!) - Free Agent
Julio Franco - Indians (Wahoo!) - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Bruce Hurst - Red Sox - Trhdds (Wahoo!!)
Devon White - Angels - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Glossy All-Stars and Hot Prospects Promo Card
Walt Weiss - A's - Free Agent
Tracy Jones- Expos - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Charlie O'Brien - Brewers - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Charlie Puleo - Braves - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Tony Fernandez - Blue Jays - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Dave Righetti - Yankees - Free Agent
Ron Tingley - Indians (Wahoo!) - Free Agent
Jim Synder - Mariners - Free Agent

Whew! That was a lot of cards! Many of these we have seen before. I promise, next season, we'll have some kind of trade meet going!  Congrats to everyone who managed to add a player they needed and to those who added a player, even if they didn't need him.

Next up, 2013 Topps Series 2 Hobby. 10 Cards per pack.

Tommy Hanson - Angels - Dan Houck (Wahoo!!)
John Buck - Mets - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
R.A. Dickey - Mets - Mark Aubrey (Wahoo!!)
Peter Bourjos - Angels - Free Agent
Glen Perkins Shiny Green Card - Twins - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
David Freese Mini - Cardinals - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
2013 Chipz/Big League Minis Promo Card
Justin Wilson - Pirates - Free Agent
Brian Dozier - Twins - Free Agent
Travis Wood - Cubs - Community Gum (Wahoo!!)
Aramis Ramirez - Brewers - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)

Those Green inserts are phenomenal! They are green and shiny and just reach out and grab ya. Hopefully, we'll pull a bunch of those next season! Congrats to everyone pulling cards. The Freese Mini is a nice addition, too!

Let's try a pack of 1991 Premiere Edition Stadium Club 1st Series. 12 cards per pack.

Chuck Finley - Angels - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Frank Tanana - Tigers - BP_Weber (Wahoo!!)
Felix Fermin - Indians (Wahoo!) - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Cecil Fielder - Tigers - Don Sherman (Wahoo!!)
Stadium Club Bars Cards
Robin Ventura - White Sox - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Dan Plesac - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Danny Gladden - Twins - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Jason Grimsley - Phillies - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Kevin Elster - Mets - Free Agent
Pete Incaviglia - Rangers - Trhdds (Wahoo!!)
Ron Darling - Mets - Stealing Home (Wahoo!!)
Gregg Jefferies - Mets - Dominicfdny (Wahoo!!)

So close! We almost hit for the cycle, but it was not to be. Well, how about a hearty "Way to go!" to all the managers who pulled players then!

Okay, last pack for the night goes to 2008 UD First Edition. 10 cards per pack.

Jesus Flores - NAtionals - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Jose Contreras - White Sox - 2x3 Heroes (Wahoo!!)
Travis Hafner - Indians (Wahoo!) - Davidinark (Wahoo!!)
Gary Sheffield - Tigers - Scott Crawford on Cards (Wahoo!!)
Jamie Moyer - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Tom Glavine - Mets - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)
Chin-Lung Hu - Dodgers - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Heath Phillips - White Sox - Free Agent
James Shields - Rays - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Vladimir Guerrero Starquest Common - Angels - gcrl (Wahoo!!)

Well, dang! Almost pulled off a cycle, but denied again!

 Thanks for stopping by and checking out what we've got going on tonight! I can't believe how many packs we still have left! Awesome!!

Tribecards from Jonesboro, Arkansas: Gold in them thar hills!

Good evening, everyone! I am in Jonesboro for training. When all is said and done, I hope to pass the tests which will make me an Apple Certified Mac Tech! Then, my office will take measures to become a self-service center and eventually a full-blown service center so I can service the Macs in use at my area schools!

Enough about all that techy stuff. We're here to bust some wax! And if it is wax ya want, it is wax we got! I will be here until Friday and then back again all next week. I know, the season will be over. But, as I mentioned, I have LOTS of packs to bust and loose cards to divvy up.

The final player draft will run late because I want everything busted and accounted for in the last draft of the season. We should have nothing left to do but plunder the spoils!

Let's get to it.

Cello pack of mixed Topps cards. I have no idea.

Jack McDowell - White Sox - 1994 Topps Finest - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Jack McDowell - White Sox - 1994 Bowman - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
Jack McDowell - White Sox - 1994 Stadium Club (Gold perhaps?) - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!! Triple-Play!)

Well, we all got hosed on that one - except for Bo, who walked away with the whole pack! This must have been some kind of a promo that came with the 1994 Topps Factory Set. I say that because a 1994 Topps Factory set was donated by my son's girlfriend! She might not have meant for the whole thing to go to the cause, but that's how I took it. :-) In any case, congrats, Bo!

Okay, let's try this again and see if we can bring a few more managers into the fray.

1993 Donruss Series 1. 14 cards per pack.

John Jaha - Brewers - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)
Royce Clayton - Giants - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!)
Mike Piazza - Dodgers - Patrick Smith (Wahoo!!)
Ron Gant - Braves - Patrick Smith (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
Dave Hansen - Dodgers - Free Agent
Rick Aguilera - Twins - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Frank Thomas - White Sox - Brauer144 (Wahoo!!)
Travis Fryman - Tigers - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Pat Borders - Blue Jays - GoBlue2112 (Wahoo!!)
Dave Burba - Giants - Free Agent
Dean Palmer - Rangers - Free Agent
Paul Quantrill - Red Sox - Free Agent
Rickey Henderson - A's - Patrick Smith (Wahoo!!)
Reggie Jefferson - Indians (Wahoo!) - Free Agent

Congrats, Patrick! Nice pulls in there. Heck, many of the pulls from this pack were good. And, we unveiled a Triber to boot! Congrats, everyone.

That's just two packs so far, so let's keep rolling! I have eleven (yes, 11!) packs of 1988 Donruss. Let's knock a few of these puppies out.

Stan Musial Puzzle 61, 62, 63 - Stealing Home (Wahoo!!)
Jamie Quirk - Royals - Free Agent
Willie Upshaw - Blue Jays - Free Agent
Bob Knepper - Astros - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Bobby Meacham - Yankees - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!)
Jack McDowell - White Sox - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!! How many JMacs can one guy get!?)
Kevin Elster - Mets - Free Agent
Jim Gantner - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Scott Garrelts - Giants - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!)
Gene Larkin - Twins - CattleRustler (Wahoo!!)
Gerald Young - Astros - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!!)
Dave Winfield - Yankees - Backstop Cards (Wahoo!!)
Charlie Puleo - Braves - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Dwayne Murphy - A's - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Randy Bush - Twins - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Mike Jackson - Phillies - Free Agent

I hope Bo needs some Jack McDowell cards, 'cause he is certainly getting some tonight. I was surprised Upshaw was still available, and Quirk, too, for that matter. Wow. It's been fun finding players we forgot about!

Stan Musial Puzzle 31, 32, 33 - Stealing Home (Wahoo!!)
Dennis Eckersley - A's - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Thad Bosley - Royals - Free Agent
Larry Parrish - Rangers - Free Agent
Kevin Elster - Mets - Free Agent
Bob Brower - Rangers - Free Agent
Tim Raines - Expos - 2x3 Heroes (Wahoo!!)
Tony Bernazard - A's - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Jim Eisenreich - Royals - Free Agent
Mel Hall - Indians (Wahoo!) - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Jose Gonzalez - Dodgers - Free Agent (? Thought he was picked up.. hmmm)
Mike Greenwell - Red Sox - Dominicfdny (Wahoo!!)
Claudell Washington - Yankees - DayF (Wahoo!!)
Greg Brock - Brewers - Night Owl (Wahoo!!)
Mike Heath - Tigers - BP_Weber (Wahoo!!)
Billy Ripken - Orioles - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)

Nice to see a star or three in there! Congrats to each of you scoring cards for your respective stacks!

Okay, one more 1988 Donruss...

Stan Musial Puzzle 22, 23, 24 - Stealing Home (Wahoo!!)
Bryn Smith - Expos - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Ken Williams - White Sox - BP_Weber (Wahoo!!)
Jack Howell - Angels - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!! It *rhymes* with McDowell!? You kiddin me!? Haha!)
Larry Anderson - Astros - Free Agent
Bill Dawley - Cardinals - Free Agent
Mike Schmidt - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Dave Concepcion - Reds - Free Agent (WHAT!? Wow.)
Tim Flannery - Padres - Padrographs (Wahoo!!)
Jeffrey Leonard - Giants - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Barry Bonds - Pirates - Sngldddy (Wahoo!!)
Jeff Dedmon - Braves - Free Agent
Rafael Palmeiro - Cubs - JRBeasley (Wahoo!!)
Dave Magadan - Mets - Free Agent
Mike Kingery - Mariners - Free Agent
Kent Hrbek - Twins - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)

How is a member of the Big Red Machine still a free agent!? Well, okay, other than the fact we obviously hadn't pulled his card yet... Still, wow. Congrats to the managers raking in cardboard!

Okay, let's do one more. This one also came out of the 1994 Topps Factory Set.

Travis Fryman Topps Black Gold - Tigers - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Ken Griffey Jr Topps Black Gold - Mariners - Patrick Smith (Wahoo!!)
Matt Williams Topps Black Gold - Giants - Workman (Wahoo!!)
Duane Ward Topps Gold - Blue Jays - Free Agent
Dante Bichette Topps Gold - Rockies - Pedresej (Wahoo!!)
Joe Oliver Topps Gold - Reds - Free Agent
Tim Mauser Topps Gold - Padres - Free Agent
Lenny Webster Topps Gold - Twins - Night Owl (Wahoo!!)
Candy Maldonado Topps Gold - Indians (Wahoo!) - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Darrin Fletcher Topps Gold - Expos - Free Agent
Will Clark Topps Gold - Giants - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!)
Frank Thomas Topps Gold - White Sox - Brauer144 (Wahoo!!)
Jose Mesa Topps Gold - Indians (Wahoo!) - Workman (Wahoo!!)

Wow, Workman walks away with the gold prize for most gold cards! Congratulations, guys! Those are pretty slick cards. Plus, we've added some gold to the final free agent draft!

If you didn't pull any cards from tonight's pack break, don't worry! We have plenty more to go before we wrap things up for the 2013 season! Stay tuned and thanks for reading and playing along!

Tribecards from Outer Space: Two, Three, I dunno how many - for - Tuesday

Hey, everyone! Normally, we have something close to a "2-for-Tuesday" around here on Tuesdays, but tonight, I am ripping a bunch. These will be packs. Remember, we've had a TON of loose cards donated and I'll do a special "break" of those at some point (this weekend, most likely) which will break all previous records for the sheer number of cards "busted" in one post.

You may recall that my goal is to have EVERYTHING busted by the end of the season. At one point, I was down to a few packs. Thanks to your generosity, I've got quite a surplus! So, let's get ripping!

2013 Topps Archives Promotion Week 2. We've seen a pack of these already. So, will these be the same cards?

Alejandro De Aza - White Sox - Free Agent (Nope! Not the same cards!)
Chris Herrmann - Twins - Free Agent
Kelly Johnson - Rays - Free Agent
Ryan Dempster - Red Sox - Community Gum (Wahoo!!)
Homer Bailey Blue Sparkly Card - Reds - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)

Holy cow! That Homer Bailey is one sweet-lookin' shiny card! Congrats to Jafronius and Community Gum for pulling players out of this pack!

1992 Stadium Club Series 1. 15 cards per pack.

Lee Smith - Cardinals - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Pat Kelly - Yankees - Free Agent
Edgar Martinez - Mariners - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Jay Buhner - Mariners - Fan of Reds (Wahoo!!)
Mark Gardner - Expos - Free Agent
Walt Terrell - Tigers - Free Agent
Jimmy Key - Blue Jays - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Mike Boddicker - Royals - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Dave Eiland - Yankees - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Mark Lee - Brewers - Free Agent
Harold Reynolds - Mariners - Cardanathema (Wahoo!!)
Stadium Club Bars Card
Mark Grace - Cubs - Community Gum (Wahoo!!)
Mike Flanagan - Orioles - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Francisco de la Rosa - Orioles - Free Agent
Craig Grebeck - White Sox - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)

I was wondering if both managers would score cards in back-to-back packs. Yes, they did! And, congrats to everyone else that racked up some cards from this pack.

1990 Donruss. Puzzle and 15 cards.

Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle 28, 29, 30 - BConrad (Wahoo!!)
John Smiley Diamond Kings - Pirates - BConrad (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
Benito Santiago All-Star - Padres - Backstop Cards (Wahoo!!)
Jay Howell - Dodgers - Free Agent
Bret Saberhagen - Royals - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!!)
Bill Schroeder - Angels - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Mark Carreon - Mets - Free Agent
Oddibe McDowell - Braves - Free Agent
Kevin Mitchell MVP - Giants - Adam Smith (Wahoo!!)
Mike Schmidt All-Time Great - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Tim Raines MVP - Expos - 2x3 Heroes (Wahoo!!)
Pedro Guerrero - Cardinals - Stealing Home (Wahoo!!)
Wes Gardner - Red Sox - Free Agent
Ken Patterson - White Sox - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Candy Maldonado - Giants - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
Mike Heath - Tigers - BP_Weber (Wahoo!!)
Carney Lansford - A's - Padrographs (Wahoo!!)

Wow!! Two managers with back-to-back player pulls! Looks like our same-manager hit streak has come to an end for some and starts up for others! Congratulations to everyone that increased their pile a bit with this pack.

2008 Topps Series 2. 10 cards per pack.

Sean Marshall - Cubs - Free Agent
Randy Winn - Giants - Free Agent
Jeff Francis - Rockies - Free Agent
Brian Bocock - Giants - Free Agent
Gregor Blanco - Braves - Josh Denhartog (Wahoo!! Whew! I was worried there.) 
Oliver Perez - Mets - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Alex Gonzalez 50th Anniversary - Marlins - Akgonzolyn (Wahoo!!)
Checklist 2 of 4
Topps All-Star Rookie Vote Promo Card
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Rangers - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Aramis Ramirez - Cubs - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Josh Fields - White Sox - Free Agent

That Fields card is one of the coolest shots I've seen: hat off for the National Anthem. That's 3 packs-in-a-row for Josh! Glad we ended up with a handful of hits! I was a bit worried after we had 4 new free agents in the pack!

1989 Topps. 15 cards and 1 stick of gum per pack.

Eddie Whitson - Padres - Dayf (Wahoo!!)
Ivan Calderon - White Sox - Dayf (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
Greg Maddux - Cubs - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)
Rob Deer - Brewers - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Keith Moreland - Padres - Patrick Smith (Wahoo!!)
Mark Grace All-Star Rookie - Cubs - Community Gum (Wahoo!!)
Ruben Sierra - Rangers - JRBeasley (Wahoo!!)
John Costello - Cardinals - Free Agent
John Smiley - Pirates - BConrad (Wahoo!!)
Orel Hershiser Record Breaker '88 - Dodgers - Mark Aubrey (Wahoo!!)
Steve Bedrosian - Phillies - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)
Carlos Quintana - Red Sox - Scott Crawford on Cards (Wahoo!!)
Greg Swindell - Indians (Wahoo!) - Irish Tribe Fan (Wahoo!!)
Gary Carter All-Star - Mets - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Luis Alicea - Cardinals - Free Agent
Topps Company Store Baseball Cap w/plush Ball Promo

With all the 1989 Topps we've opened this season, it's hard to believe we still have free agents coming to light. Man, our final draft will be the biggest yet, I'm betting. Either way, hats off to all the managers listed here and a special congrats to Dayf for his back-to-back snag.

How about a random 20-card repack? Let's see what's inside:

Joe Carter - 1987 Topps - Trhdds (Wahoo!!)
Joe Hesketh - 1988 Donruss - Free Agent
Joe Hesketh - 1988 Donruss - Free Agent (Back-to-Back... really, people?)
Hubie Brooks - 1988 Topps - Scott Crawford on Cards (Wahoo!!)
Brett Butler - 1988 O-Pee-Chee - Free Agent
Mitch Webster - 1988 O-Pee-Chee - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Gerald Young - 1988 O-Pee-Chee - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!!)
Frank DiPino - 1988 Fleer - Samuel Pair (Wahoo!! Back-to-Back!)
John Franco - 1986 Topps - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Barbaro Garbey - 1986 Topps - Free Agent
Dan Plesac - 1990 Topps - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Lonnie Smith - 1990 Topps - Matthew Wilson (Wahoo!!)
Ronn Reynolds - 1987 Topps- Free Agent
Alex Trevino - 1987 Topps - Free Agent
Tom Herr - 1989 Topps - Free Agent
B.J. Surhoff - 1989 Topps - Thorzul (Wahoo!!)
Rafael Ramierz - 1989 Topps - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)
John Shelby - 1989 Topps - Free Agent
Jose Guzman - 1989 Fleer - Pedersej (Wahoo!!)
Dave Johnson - 1988 Topps 1987 All-Star - Captain Canuck (Wahoo!!)

Way to go Samuel - nice Back-to-Back! Interesting mix of cards in there. I feel like Forrest Gump: never know what we're gonna get.

Next up, we have a cello pack of what looks like 2013 Topps Archives:

David Wright - Mets - Paul Hadsall (Wahoo!!)
Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers - Sngldddy (Wahoo!!0
Prince Fielder - Tigers - Tim-Gretchen (Wahoo!!)
Justin Morneau - Twins - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Brandon Beachy - Braves - Day (Wahoo!!)

Hot dog, we hit for the cycle on this one! Way to go, folks! I realize you have no "control" over the pulls, per se, but if you hadn't picked these players, they would still be free agents. That is why I congratulate the managers.

Thanks for stopping by tonight! There will be more to come as we wind down the regular 2013 MLB season!

Tribecards from Outer Space: Draftin' Along

Hello folks! We've reached it, haven't we? The last Monday of the regular season. I can't believe it. Seems like not all that long ago, we just started the season and had just begun this year's pack-busting fun. And now, we inch closer to post-season mark.

Well, we have two drafts to go: tonight's and next week's.  Let's see how we did this week:

• Plouffe's shiny card had 16 managers clamoring to claim it.
• Ripken came in a close second with 13 managers wanting his "non-embellished" card.
• Kerry Biggs was the only shut-out this week. He banked it all on Plouffe and barely got nudged out by Workman.

Here is how things went down:

The initial draft requests:

Names in random order:

 Picks arranged based on the random order:

When the dust settled, here is what we've got:

Congrats everyone who snagged a player or two or six!

Tribecards from Outer Space: Chasing It Down

Hello, readers!! Thanks for tuning in for tonight's pack break. As it turns out, I had read my schedule incorrectly, so I will be at the house for at least part of this week to finish out the regular season. When I am away, I'll have packs to bust and post. It's all good.

Tonight, we're opening a pack of 2013 Topps Series 2 Hobby. 10 Cards per pack.

Steve Cishek - Marlins - Free Agent
Carl Crawford - Dodgers - Fan of Reds (Wahoo!!)
Miguel Gonzalez - Orioles - Free Agent
Pedro Alvarez - Pirates - BConrad (Wahoo!!)
Jon Jay Chase It Down - Cardinals - E_Rose (Wahoo!!)
Liam Hendriks - Twins - gcrl (Wahoo!!)
Miguel Cabrera MVP - Tigers - Jafronius (Wahoo!!)
Placido Polanco - Marlins - Bo Rosny (Wahoo!!)
Koji Uehara - Red Sox - Play at the Plate (Wahoo!!)
Brandon McCarthy - DBacks - Free Agent

The Jon Jay card is one pretty cool little piece of cardboard. I like the design and scheme used on those. We also managed to find a few players we haven't seen yet. Oh, that reminds me: I was sorting cards into manager stacks and came across several that were scanned (Indians mostly) but weren't drafted. Those will be in the next (and final, I believe) draft. I'll get into the post-season action later.