Gint-A-Cuffs: Packs 21-24

Hey, it's the set of four packs!  I've already found the three guaranteed hits, but I'm still short a mini framed buyback card.  Maybe a rip card or something else fun is in my future?  Let's see . . .

Pack #21

027 – Maikel Franco

024 – Appomattox Court House

037 – Mike Mills

AA-1 Ancient Armory – Catapult +2

Mini MBT-4 Magnates, Barons, & Tycoons – Andrew Carnegie +4

338 – Mike Napoli

278 – Cliff Lee

222 – Gregory Polanco

Pack Total = +6

Running Total = 121

Average Per Pack = 5.76

Pack #22 = The Iceman!

240 – Trevor May

174 – Joe Mauer

228 – Robb Wolf

046 – Andrew McCutchen

SP-41 Starting Points – Jimmy Rollins +2

Mini 103 – Salvador Perez (black border) +3

328 – Val Kilmer

244 – Jason Kipnis (favorite player) +2

Pack Total = +7

Running Total = 128

Average Per Pack = 5.81

Comments: I think we need a scoring check.  Shouldn't Val Kilmer be worth at least fifteen points?  He's the Iceman AND he's Batman!

Pack #23 = The Last Buyback.

075 – Brandon Phillips

080 – Joe Gatto

Mini 281 – Cory Spangenberg (regular back)

GS-7 Great Scott – Continental Drift +2

2008 Yuniesky Betancourt Framed Mini (#207, regular back) Buyback +4

322 – Mark Melancon

210 – Starling Marte

Pack Total = +6

Running Total = 134

Average Per Pack = 5.83

Comments:  That should just about do it as far as box “hits” are concerned, if you consider a mini buyback to be a hit.  Yuniesky Bentacourt?  Eesh.

Pack #24 = One More Cardinal for Good Measure!

188 – Shelby Miller

294 – Adam Wainwright

185 – Gus Malzahn

SP-55 Starting Points – David Wright (fav. player) +4

Mini 254 – Alex Gordon (A&G back) +2

314 – Ian Desmond

125 – Nori Aoki

004 – Wilmer Flores

Pack Total = +6

Running Total = 140

Average Per Pack = 5.83

Comments:  I’ll have to go back and count to be sure, but I think I pulled thirty-one different St. Louis Cardinals cards. 

So, that does it for the twenty-four packs in the box. Each of the last four packs helped increase my average card per pack number.  Not bad, not bad.  Although, my overall point total at this point is not good.

Tomorrow I’ll rip open the box loader, post a final score, and look at some other numbers.  Stay tuned!