Blaster Break - 2012 Topps Series 2

Call me cheap, but it's not often that I buy blasters anymore.  I guess it's parting w/ a 20 spot that is hard to do.  I much rather grab a few loose packs or the occasional rack pack here and there.

I started to build the 2012 set so I might as well at least work on Series 2.  That said these blaster boxes from Target & Walmart have 2 packs of nothing but parallels.  As a set builder I hate these.  As a PC collector I like them.  I think I'd rather chase those parallels of the players I want rather than sacrifice 2 packs of cards.

Oh well.  I grabbed one blaster from Walmart to give it a try...hoping to pull the John Smoltz Historical Stitches patch card.


Pack 1:
#528 Bryan Petersen
#406 Juan Rivera
#437 Yoshinori Tateyama
#575 Garrett Richards
#ACA-19 Robinson Cano - A Cut Above
#MD-5 Dennis Eckersley - Mount Dominance
#598 Reid Brignac
#478 Rajai Davis

Pack 2:
#623 Clint Barmes
#612 Carlos Beltran
#464 Joe Savery
#480 J.J. Putz - Gold parallel
Golden Giveaway code
#643 Chris Young
#628 Sean Rodriguez
#501 Matt Capps

Pack 3:
#386 Ryan Zimmerman
#622 Daniel Hudson
#393 Manny Ramirez
#CD-22 Mickey Mantle - Career Day
#TM-62 Tim Lincecum - 1987 Mini
#608 Paul Goldschmidt
#605 Jason Bartlett
#430 Felix Hernanez

Pack 4:
#523 Jim Johnson
#582 Shin-Soo Choo
#362 Dayan Viciedo
#396 Yoenis Cespedes
#GM-39 Willie Mays - Golden Moments
#4801 J.J. Putz
#533 Ian Stewart
#444 Rafael Betancourt

Pack 5:
#564 Jose Valverde
#421 Heath Bell
#389 Alexi Casilla
#657 Dave Sappelt
#GS-35 Chipper Jones - Gold Standard
#429 Michael Bourn
#486 Jerry Sands
#521 Ruben Tejada

Pack 6:
#449 Shane Victorino
#369 Huston Street
#616 Tyler Pastornicky
#429 Michael Bourn - Gold parallel
#GF-37 Jordan Walden - Gold Futures
#565 Dan Uggla
#627 Justin Smoak
#462 Brett Lawrie

Pack 7:
#481 Matt Harrison
#650 Prince Fielder
#423 Colby Rasmus
#AGA-25 Troy Tulowitzki - A Cut Above
#TM-52 Miguel Cabrera - 1987 Mini
Topps Bunt card
#399 Brian McCann
#649 Brandon Crawford
#354 Jeremy Hellickson

Pack 8:
#355 Mark Buehrle
#442 Johnny Giavotella
#427 Rafael Dolis
#GM-30 Mark Teixeira - Golden Moments
Golden Giveaway card
#368 Carl Crawford
#503 Tyler Clippard
#609 Lorenzo Cain

Walmart Pack 1:
#636 Chris Heisey
#576 Jonathan Herrera
#554 Raul Ibanez
#341 Edwin Encarnacion - Gold parallel
Golden Giveaway code
#354 Jeremy Hellickson
#503 Tyler Clippard
#609 Lorenzo Cain

Walmart Pack 2:
#421 Heath Bell
#389 Alexi Casilla
#621 Scott Hairston
#ACA-10 Miguel Cabrera - A Cut Above
#TM-64 Jose Reyes - 1987 Mini
#368 Carl Crawford
#539 Andrew Bailey
#453 Garrett Jones

Patch Pack:

#HS-NR Nolan Ryan - Historical Stitches