Gint-A-Cuffs: Packs 1-4

Welcome to my own little personal Allen & Ginter's Week here on my blog. Seven straight days of nothing but A&G as I bust open my box for Gint-A-Cuffs VII.  For those of you not in the know, Gint-A-Cuffs is a friendly competition amongst bloggers to see who can open the best box.  Seventeen of us are competing this year.  The rules and scoring system have been published and I'm ready to get crackin'.  And who knows, I may even win this crazy contest. 

Pack #1 = Justin Hot Pack

266 – Drew Storen

015 – Justin Verlander

287 – Jon Lester (Cubs) +1

041 – Brandon Finnegan

Mini 103 – Salvador Perez (regular back)

AA-11 Ancient Armory – Claymore +2

310 – Justin Morneau

097 – Kendall Graveman

Pack Total = +3

Running Total = 3

Average Per Pack = 3.00

Comments: Hmmm.  Last year’s winner scored 207.5 points.  Considering there are 24 packs in a hobby box I’ll be lucky to break triple digits at this pace.  Ugh.   But, Hey!  It’s early!

Pack #2

002 – Nick Markakis

033 – Michael Wacha

098 – Yimi Garcia

SP-89 Starting Points – Yu Darvish +2

Mini 297 – Magna Carta (A&G back) +3

320 – Dallas Keuchel

154 – Rusney Castillo

056 – Apollo Creed

Pack Total = +5

Running Total = 8

Average Per Pack = 4.00

Pack #3 = Escobar Hot Pack

106 – Yunel Escobar

028 – Jayson Werth

286 – Addison Reed

MM-6 Menagerie of the Mind – Pegasus +2

Mini 346 – Shin-Soo Choo (SP, A&G back) +5

331 – Alcides Escobar

093 – Kelia Moniz

079 – Grant Miller

Pack Total = +7

Running Total = 15

Average Per Pack = 5.00

Comments: Obviously, that Choo mini SP with A&G back really helped.  I figure that’s just some Choo’s way of saying thanks for eating a Choomongous Boom Stick when I was in Arlington last year. 

Pack #4

288 – Robinson Cano

237 – Hyun-Jin Ryu

105 – Daniel Norris

264 – Matt Kemp

SP-52 Starting Points – Jacob DeGrom +2

Mini MM-6 Mythological Menaces – Wisakedjak +2

343 – Angel Pagan

299 – Brian Quinn

Pack Total = +4

Running Total = 19 (projected total = 114)

Average Per Pack = 4.75

Comments: Not sure how I feel about the Mythological Menaces AND the Menagerie of the Mind inserts both being labeled with MM.  #confusing

I’m four packs in and off to a pretty slow start.  I have pulled one Cub and I haven’t suffered a Yankee penalty yet though.  So, there's that.  Onwards and upwards.