Gint-A-Cuffs: The Hits

Here are the 3 box hits. All totalled up they netted me 5 points. That's almost impossible.

I just thought that these 3 ridiculous hits desrved to be preseved in one place. A place where people can come to pay homage to the worst Gint-A-Cuffs box in the history of man.

People will leave comments just to be a part of it. Future generations will point to this post and tell their friends "My dad was there. He witnessed the whole thing and lived to tell the tale". Kids will use this post for show and tell.

Wars will be waged and peace will be accomplished, all due to this box, and this post.

There has truly never been anything like it.

Ever

AGR-JW Jered Weaver Relic -5


AGA-BY Brock Yates Auto +15


AGR-CP Corey Patterson Relic -5


Dry your eyes. We will carry on.

Together.

Somehow.

Gint-A-Cuffs Take 2: 21 - 24 Race To The Finish

On to the Final, much anticipated conclusion of the second Gint-A-Cuffs box. Can I pull off the trifecta for lame hits? Could this possibly be the worst box of Ginter in the known universe?

I think we all know the answer to that.

Behold:

Pack 21:

230 Torii Hunter
148 Brad Lidge
112 Millito Navarro +2 Negro League Player


295 Brett Gardener -1
AGR-CP Corey Patterson Relic -5


HHB8 Ferdinand Waldo Demara +5


NP53 Vladimir Guerrero

Pack Total: 1
Box Total: 181

Pack 22:

222 Akinori Iwamura
245 Todd Helton
157 Jason Motte
276 Michael Phelps
270 Josh Outman
341 Edgar Gonzalez +5 SP


272 Brad Nelson +2 Ginter Back


NP46 Carlos Ruiz

Pack Total: 7
Box Total: 188

Pack 23:

118 Scott Olson
106 Mike Jacobs
33 Florence Nightingale
104 Jeff Francoeur
208 Michael Young
305 Javier Vazquez +5 SP


52 Aaron Hill Mini +2 Ginter Back


NP66 Joba Chamberlain -1

Pack total: 6
Box Total: 194

Pack 24:

46 Brian Roberts +2


117 Blake DeWitt
234 Wyatt Earp
120 Edwin Moreno
320 BJ Ryan +5 SP


AGHS17 Chipper Jones +5 Sketch/Favorite


79 Electron Mini -1


NP44 Yuniesky Betancourt

Pack Total: 11
Box Total: 205


THERE IT IS!!!! A Corey Patterson Relic! We picked 3 relics to ding people for and I pulled 2 of them. Phenominal! Oh, what I would give to change my Brock Whatever auto to the Eric Gagne Relic. That would have been astounding.

My only regret is breaking 200 points. This has to be the worst box. This is historically bad.

I love it. I wouldn't trade this box for anything. Well, that's not true. I'd trade it for lots of stuff.

But it really is something to behold, isn't it?

Gint-A-Cuffs Take 2: 17 - 20 Beardy's Gaze

I'm starting to think that I may not beat Beardy or the Nacho Cheese Man. This doesn't surprise me. Beardy made the rules. And, look at that guy. Look at his eyes. Those beautiful blue eyes that you can get lost in for days. And that beard that just begs to be touched. Rough, but silky smooth at the same time...uhh...wait...uhh...I mean...You can just tell that he's up to something and not to be trusted.

See. He hypnotized me or something.

Anyway:

Behold:


Pack 17:

255 Aramis Ramirez
88 Brad Penny
298 Dan Haren
243 Alexander Cartwright
AGA-BY Brock Yates Auto +15


196 Joey Votto Mini +5 Black Border/Favorite


NP61 Mark Teahen

Pack Total: 20
Box Total: 168

Pack 18:

62 Dan Uggla
123 Barry Zito
246 General Custer
90 Bobby Crosby -1
277 Kerry Wood +1


330 Cristian Guzman +5 SP


256 Jose Lopez Mini
NP64 Francisco Liriano

Pack Total: 5
Box Total: 173

Pack 19:

189 Casey Kotchman
141 Carlos Zambrano
24 Steve Weibe
194 Brandon Morrow
212 Mariel Zagunis
95 David Patton
HHB15 The Bathtub Book +5 World's Biggest Hoaxes


NP65 Carlos Delgado

Pack Total: 5
Box Total: 178

Pack 20:

175 Alfonso Soriano
283 Mike Aviles
173 Francisco Rodriguez
57 Frank Evans +2 Negro League Player


21 Robinson Cano
42 Mark Beuhrle
100 Ichiro
NP43 Jose Lopez

Pack Total: 2
Box Total: 180


YES!!! A Brock Yates Auto!!! Just the very one that I was trying to pull. So in 2 boxes I've gotten 2 autos. One is the horse guy, the other is the guy who won the Cannonball Run. Don't get me wrong, I love the Cannonball Run more than most. But if I'm getting a Cannonball Run auto, is it too much to ask that it's Jack Elam?

So that's 2 autos, zero ballplayers.

And, I know at this point a shouldn't complain about a 5 point card, but, A Bathtub? Really? Are you freakin' kidding me with a bathtub card?

And my second hit of the box is a guy named Brock that's not Brock Landers. Not good times.

I guess that you are all starting to see the "historic nature" of my box.

It gets better. Oh, it gets much better.

Gint-A-Cuffs Take 2: 13 - 16 Protection In My Wallet

Half way done and the only hit is Jered Weaver Relic worth -5 points. to tell you the truth, I feel fortunate that is was only a 5 point deduction.

Just skim these packs. Nothing really to see here.

Behold:

Pack 13:

127 JD Drew
3 Manny Parra
202 Conor Jackson
87 Aaron Cook
266 Johnny Cueto
319 Gary Sheffield +5 SP


155 Yadier Molina Mini
NP54 Carlos Zambrano

Pack Total: 5
Box Total: 118

Pack 14:

204 Casey Blake
11 Jacoby Ellsbury
181 Aaron Rowand
14 Troy Tulowitzki
348 Justin Masterson +5 SP


AGHS18 Derek Jeter +4 Sketch/Favortie Player Minus Yankee


LMT7 Medusa Mini +7


NP50 Jair Jurrjens

Pack Total: 16
Box Total: 134

Pack 15:

167 Jim Thome
79 Electron -1


264 Carlos Pena
186 Adrian Beltre
312 AJ Burnett +4 SP Yankee


AGHS19 Albert Pujols +3 Sketch


273 Jason Bay Mini +2 Ginter Back


NP56 Edinson Volquez

Pack Total: 8
Box Total: 142

Pack 16:

8 Matt Cain
67 Ian Kinsler
257 Heinrich Hertz
27 Chien Ming Wang -1
251 Carl Crawford
315 Andy LaRoche +5 SP


14 Troy Tulowitzki Mini +2 Ginter Back


NP60 Stephen Drew

Pack Total: 6
Box Total: 148


I'm not giving up. I have 8 more packs and 2 HUGE hits coming.

Is there anyone else like me? I refuse to look straight at the Medusa card. I know it's kind of silly, but it doesn't really pay to take chances. I've actually started carrying it in my wallet. You just never know when you might run across a Kracken. Especially in Cleveland.

Gint-A-Cuffs Take 2: 9 - 12 The First Big Hit

The first hit shows up in this pack and it's a doozey. Right about now you can begin to see the truly historic nature of this break beginning to take hold.

Behold:


Pack 9:

131 Richie Weeks
286 Matt Kemp
111 Jason Giambi
265 Paul Konerko
188 Chris Davis
98 Josh Whitesell
NH10 Gandhi Mini +5 National Heroes


NP47 Ryan Howard

Pack Total: 5
Box Total: 95

Pack 10:

5 Luke Hochevar
233 John Lackey
219 Nate McLouth
235 Roy Oswalt
AGR-JW Jered Weaver Relic -5


84 Justin Upton
NP45 Evan Longoria +4



Pack Total: -1
Box Total: 94

Pack 11:

180 Russell Martin
275 Vlad Guerrero
240 Hank Blalock
278 Herb Simpson +2 Negro League Player


151 Cole Hamels
344 Chris Young +5 SP


206 Miguel Tejada +2 Ginter Back


NP48 Jorge Cantu

Pack Total: 9
Box Total: 103

Pack 12:

1 Jay Bruce +2


236 Edgar Renteria
232 Everth Cabrera
250 Grady Sizemore + 3


177 David Freese
332 Curtis Granderson +5 SP


117 Blake DeWitt
NP52 Daisuke Matsuzaka

Pack Total: 10
Box Total: 113



Jered Freakin' Weaver Relic. Can you believe it? No matter, I have more than enough left in the guns. Plus, Grady Sizemore showed up in this batch. So I've got that going for me...which is nice. Stay tuned.

Also, the Curtis Granderson reminds me. I'm thinking of starting a blog dedicated solely to getting Grandersone to grow a big Oscar Gamble style afro. Who's coming with me?

Gint-A-Cuffs Take 2: 5 - 8 Cruise Control

After setting the stage with the first 4 packs I will continue to bring the pain. I'm saving the good stuff for a future pack. I'm well ahead of the Beardmeister (possibly) and still haven't gotten to the hits. This things just about over and I'm just warming up.

Behold:


Pack 5:

69 James Loney
135 Jeff Suppan
244 Carlos Beltran
55 Alex Rios
273 Jason Bay
214 Adam Dunn
338 Jason Wong Mini +7 SP


NP55 Kosuke Fukudome +4



Pack Total: 11
Box Total: 71

Pack 6:

174 John Lannan
268 Andy Pettite -1
10 Chone Figgins
197 Jhonny Peralta +1


26 Charles Goodyear
85 Jason Jaramillo
252 Lastings Milledge Mini
NP57 Victor Martinez +2



Pack Total: 2
Box Total: 73

Pack 7:

217 Jorge Cantu
300 David Ortiz
23 Kristin Armstrong
105 Kurt Suzuki
161 Justin Morneau
1 Jay Bruce +4 Crack The Code/Favorite Player


119 Scott Lewis Mini +1


NP63 Carlos Beltran

Pack Total: 5
Box Total: 78

Pack 8:

44 Freddy Sanchez
43 Koji Uehara
28 Ervin Santana
209 St Patricks Cathedral
310 Old Faithful +5 SP


AGHS20 CC Sabathia +3 Sketch Card


116 Charles Darwin Mini
NP62 Ryan Braun +4


Pack Total: 12
Box Total: 90



I'm so pumped right now that I won't even let Andy Pettite get me down. No, the only thing that could get me down now would be if Jason Wong wanted my mini and then everyone acted as if I somehow owed it to him.