tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37987239813565469862024-03-14T15:06:56.438-04:00Cardboard CollectionsBlogging about baseball cards, the Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets and trading cards/sports in general.flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.comBlogger1663125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-577039972331261202024-02-25T22:15:00.001-05:002024-02-25T22:20:29.816-05:00Grandmama - 90's NBA Marketing Genius?<p>If you were a fan of the NBA in the 90's, then you were exposed to a plethora of NBA stars and of course the products they endorsed. In a sports world seemingly dominated by the likes of Nike, Converse stepped up to the plate with their spokesman, Larry Johnson, forward of the Charlotte Hornets at the time. The Converse executives didn't just stop there however as they took it a step further. In their first commercial, Larry Johnson stated that you couldn't beat his Grandmama.</p><p>Long before Tyler Perry would unveil his Madea character, we had Larry Johnson and Grandmama. At the time there wasn't anything else like it on TV. The commercials stood out on TV and of course now in people's memories. Take a massive athlete like Larry and put him in a dress with pearls and a gray wig, playing basketball and you have the birth of a great marketing campaign. I would love to know who's idea this was and what was Larry's first reaction upon being introduced to it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h0M4NNYji7g" width="320" youtube-src-id="h0M4NNYji7g"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2024 do people still remember these Grandmama commercials? I don't follow the NBA like I used to, but I find these commericals to be just as hilarious now as I did then. I gotta say though I don't remember the last few that featured the Phoenix Sun's Kevin Johnson. None the less I loved watching Larry Johnson play, especially in those early years in Charlotte. While I have a good many 90's LJ cards in my Hornets collection, I never knew until recently that the card company Front Row manufactured a small 7 card set in 1993 that focused on the Grandmama character. I picked up a set not that long ago just out of sheer curiosity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFj8HZomKLAdRn8e2zcWFR1OEwfSwi2Z1dc8XvtY-OJcQjzvXnur73s2UVaPdjUim6LdpxCdRdz3fm8lH_Z6KKyDdYxh9UlU46PjUILj-j_o_pn08VtgOaBVrLWzVXz8nYO4Yg9zyOzlKAydwrcanY1kVoVNvcJfK325O_hdKnL38btk-c3eH8ISJfMu57/s3260/Grandmama.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3260" data-original-width="2358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFj8HZomKLAdRn8e2zcWFR1OEwfSwi2Z1dc8XvtY-OJcQjzvXnur73s2UVaPdjUim6LdpxCdRdz3fm8lH_Z6KKyDdYxh9UlU46PjUILj-j_o_pn08VtgOaBVrLWzVXz8nYO4Yg9zyOzlKAydwrcanY1kVoVNvcJfK325O_hdKnL38btk-c3eH8ISJfMu57/w462-h640/Grandmama.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /></div>I absolutely love this set! I never cared that much for the various colligate sets that Front Row produced in the early 90's, but this set brings back so many memories. Each card shares the same overall design with the Converse logo in the upper left corner and a simple "Grandmama" in the upper left corner, while the Front Row basketball logo adorns the bottom right corner. The back of the cards give as a simple write up with the 7th card featuring a checklist on the back. For additional info you can check out the <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/94230/1993-Front-Row-Converse" target="_blank">Trading Card Database listing</a> for this set.<div><br /></div><div>After I got into collecting baseball cards, it wasn't long before the NBA caught my attention with their cards. It was a great time to be a collector as all of the card manufactures of the time were releasing some great cards/sets. Discovering small sets like this 1993 Front Row Converse set makes collecting basketball cards fun again.</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-49274480028199624072023-12-28T17:39:00.001-05:002023-12-28T17:40:04.963-05:00Filling Those Want Lists Courtesy of Cardbarrel.com<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cardbarrel.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="157" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPISL5kjFjMv2R89J7oyuWj-6UH5yXwCEPX7ez5w8WlDlibYe2n-VsuUVDyWX3We5vXi7qIrO05C8bWTmt6hrDl1V6U4A5zQcVs_gC5sVrTTBhTI2WET67XGlTUWH0iVnVNVTzX-42i6pHowCO9nv4UW1uzF2viPmmOeSinlOl8KrUiPTnAadraG37xx_J/s1600/logo_sikf-0w.jpg" width="157" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The other day I ran across a thread in a Facebook card group where guys were talking about different methods they used to fill holes in their sets. Of course the usual suspects were mentioned, COMC and Sportslots, but then someone mentioned <a href="http://Cardbarrel.com">Cardbarrel.com</a>, which was a first for me. Well the other day I checked out the site and started looking around and was pleasantly surprised to find so many cards listed that I needed for some of my early 90's sets. On 12/23/23 I put together a small order to give their services a try and on the 27th my order was on my doorstep...talk about great service/fast turn around time!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-Gl6rjNz65Fqr1K8wa9rXrbMbQSbLDKE9ICNRZTDu-OVM0HLvQjjY5G0Zl5XB40zoLLxmI_UwD1ofr5H6PHIlVzTvmAwYe5027vwA_cxoAVV7PKD8KdR2C8KJXNND12RkkNxwLuSFvmeNzBhkAD4FGwqdAtas2SOC3qroke1o4GQEsDNoy15t_y2p8iY/s1751/IMG_0085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1751" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-Gl6rjNz65Fqr1K8wa9rXrbMbQSbLDKE9ICNRZTDu-OVM0HLvQjjY5G0Zl5XB40zoLLxmI_UwD1ofr5H6PHIlVzTvmAwYe5027vwA_cxoAVV7PKD8KdR2C8KJXNND12RkkNxwLuSFvmeNzBhkAD4FGwqdAtas2SOC3qroke1o4GQEsDNoy15t_y2p8iY/w400-h176/IMG_0085.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My order consisted of 133 total cards. 1991 Topps, 1994 Fleer Extra Bases, 1994 Pacific, 1994 Sportflics, 1995 Pinnacle Museum Collection and 1995 UC3, With shipping my total came to roughly $40.00. Most of the commons were priced around $.16 each with the Museum Collection parallels priced at $.50 each.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now that I've had time to unpack the order and catalog these cards to my collection in <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Collection.cfm/member/flywheels/collection/1" target="_blank">TCDB.com</a>, I have to say I'm very satisfied overall. Their listings aren't as detailed as what you'll find on TCDB, so some of the 1991 Topps cards were exactly what I ordered.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBXtgDRSYODN3oUbYYfksA9MHB762qCOhcxQMdwvCWxc4_BrVMR7X5zecr8Fmp3vKJRKOtgxoJzU6DEGHfs68SvBLTbzv_OCuMkkv-DcGFwAtz2lsc3hCqpELy_uQ9Z3jErlC1c9I8kHfcN8qgTfKNEvr9pTr2n9Qpsxm6NVxKWFJEHC6DAeIizzR09u0/s350/048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="350" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBXtgDRSYODN3oUbYYfksA9MHB762qCOhcxQMdwvCWxc4_BrVMR7X5zecr8Fmp3vKJRKOtgxoJzU6DEGHfs68SvBLTbzv_OCuMkkv-DcGFwAtz2lsc3hCqpELy_uQ9Z3jErlC1c9I8kHfcN8qgTfKNEvr9pTr2n9Qpsxm6NVxKWFJEHC6DAeIizzR09u0/w200-h141/048.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsav2XgIj5LMh230NErVdB8V9z_Zb9VMqOcwbRTD94BDWIODZYgtQVi6j6iWcpUQBq0tq1xcQAB1GdBRxkmBBdZv5Bc8B8eIlHHW1OnNKFDgKAQiOp-Wa_xco9ZIW33Rdynczt0vR_Ce29qRGQfmUwAIv6r6M7S0i2scoZtbzsybuXS5rnr4GczIqBGD6/s350/608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="350" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsav2XgIj5LMh230NErVdB8V9z_Zb9VMqOcwbRTD94BDWIODZYgtQVi6j6iWcpUQBq0tq1xcQAB1GdBRxkmBBdZv5Bc8B8eIlHHW1OnNKFDgKAQiOp-Wa_xco9ZIW33Rdynczt0vR_Ce29qRGQfmUwAIv6r6M7S0i2scoZtbzsybuXS5rnr4GczIqBGD6/w200-h143/608.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cards #048 and #608 that I needed for the set, I ended up w/ the glow back variant! This was a difference in the order that I was more than happy with.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0uM7jY8Czdfa4vKox5Hh5s_ytEvmD9_komNlN-caAhv5RhtfkmJv4o1qXJPPYN42o_KJNeAiJtVqJ7d0KFt1VqYZaGD4iAOBj9_JeRQD2KD9078a4FsKQj1krdzm__BLibYjsO5wiJKyU9900XWvompJLJ5uNcD9DdA_F5fev6Cspf6fIcJ26M24JBKB/s349/279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="245" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0uM7jY8Czdfa4vKox5Hh5s_ytEvmD9_komNlN-caAhv5RhtfkmJv4o1qXJPPYN42o_KJNeAiJtVqJ7d0KFt1VqYZaGD4iAOBj9_JeRQD2KD9078a4FsKQj1krdzm__BLibYjsO5wiJKyU9900XWvompJLJ5uNcD9DdA_F5fev6Cspf6fIcJ26M24JBKB/w141-h200/279.jpg" width="141" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQe9xytdRX53cAM41FXIhBCuSGJ6w3auuEETix2TVbMLxm18sMRBKVB7rtAn0zO53Ox1dEo4undRnhzIveY6Q2seggB-0B7rf_u1Tb2LUroJPNVAiVAIfe_0R5KL39sxTdgeBTSVapUPZyjWZgL3UVMzTunW0p1nwJKjGvmK_gonmNAR3840fQSwDJA9M3/s350/526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="350" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQe9xytdRX53cAM41FXIhBCuSGJ6w3auuEETix2TVbMLxm18sMRBKVB7rtAn0zO53Ox1dEo4undRnhzIveY6Q2seggB-0B7rf_u1Tb2LUroJPNVAiVAIfe_0R5KL39sxTdgeBTSVapUPZyjWZgL3UVMzTunW0p1nwJKjGvmK_gonmNAR3840fQSwDJA9M3/w200-h143/526.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a plethora of errors in 1991 Topps so unfortunately the card of Jose Gonzalez (#279) I was sent was the error that depicted Billy Ashley on the card front. Needless to say this card is still on my want list. #526 that I was sent was also an error, listing 37 runs scored for the Pirates in 1990. This one too is still on the want list. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again, I'm very happy w/ the service/cards I've received and I will be back to place more orders. I'm trying to give my early 90's sets a little more attention, finishing them off and fill up those binders I've made and I found this site to be a great help. Eventually I'll re-open myself to trading on TCDB, but for now it's nice to put some huge dents in some of these sets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Want List totals after purchase:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1991 Topps: 9 cards <i>(048, 097, 279, 526, 552, 570, 608, 661, 706)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1994 Fleer Extra Bases: 12 cards <i>(160, 177, 178, 180, 187, 193, 199, 229, 232, 258, 261, 345)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1994 Pacific: 136 cards <i>(I only grabbed a small amount of what I needed)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1994 Sportflics: base set completed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1995 Pinnacle Museum Collection: 238 <i>(I only picked up cards from Series 1 in this order)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1995 UC3: 3 cards <i>(035, 115, 125)</i></div><p></p>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-31159123887046415082023-10-25T16:17:00.001-04:002023-10-25T16:17:06.294-04:00Box Score Debut<div style="text-align: left;">In one of my recent Affordable Group Breaks we came across an image of a player holding an old camera on the card and one of the participants commented how they liked seeing a card featuring old tech. In 2002 Fleer released a set called Box Score which contained an insert set called Debut. Embedded in the card was a box score as it would have appeared in the newspaper US Today from that player's debut game. I happen to have this card of the Blue Jays' Eric Hinske. While I don't know if this clipping is manufactured for the set or an actual newspaper clipping, I find it cool none the less...bit it got me to thinking. Would collectors of this generation even be able to relate to a card like this? I guess if you were to "modernize" this set you'd have to insert a small phone screen! Hey, what can I say, I'm getting old.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, get off my lawn.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M5mNUqMiNP464Mdepstxm8y9n4E1sQKfVlCSEYr1B0O7CeIruggx4TJDnH2vXJsYnnYFweiIBUoNffsmcE-VewqgrImXrcz9JChEGNCmTQSRIngvBdi3OWfL8gYBJvxX3FblUdMJavVm17s5P71BriKhi_U2gNHomNkOCjJlABG2-eFGmfY1OazIcSrY/s1045/Box%20Score%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M5mNUqMiNP464Mdepstxm8y9n4E1sQKfVlCSEYr1B0O7CeIruggx4TJDnH2vXJsYnnYFweiIBUoNffsmcE-VewqgrImXrcz9JChEGNCmTQSRIngvBdi3OWfL8gYBJvxX3FblUdMJavVm17s5P71BriKhi_U2gNHomNkOCjJlABG2-eFGmfY1OazIcSrY/s320/Box%20Score%201.jpg" width="227" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumPDBIaqEi0FX__KC6pmUJMg6N83zDmpnyEz8osuLvO_5cfcwsX9g0StOXunAYt2GuktZAboFdGiNQNy8VdztD6tYVUEv7I9DU2xCzFohe6cc1yF3hMuFBl56cOHPuzoM7opWZS2VrSB3NGEZQiC_KOW5Tr6AcjkfDg9TaUYk0ACIermSQCGOWeSO8sxv/s1032/Box%20Score%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumPDBIaqEi0FX__KC6pmUJMg6N83zDmpnyEz8osuLvO_5cfcwsX9g0StOXunAYt2GuktZAboFdGiNQNy8VdztD6tYVUEv7I9DU2xCzFohe6cc1yF3hMuFBl56cOHPuzoM7opWZS2VrSB3NGEZQiC_KOW5Tr6AcjkfDg9TaUYk0ACIermSQCGOWeSO8sxv/s320/Box%20Score%202.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-52969938733808096142023-09-05T20:59:00.001-04:002023-09-05T20:59:11.157-04:00Catching Up...<div style="text-align: left;">I've done a much better job in 2023 at keeping my toy blog going, but this trading card blog has kinda fell to the side. After starting up a Facebook group to host my group breaks, I just haven't really thought much about utilizing this blog...which is a shame on many levels. I still like to read other card blogs so it's not like I left the hobby, but I guess at times it's easier to throw up a quick post on Facebook or Twitter/X than it is to try and craft a blog post.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My card collecting has really slowed down in 2023. My limited hobby funds have been allocated to other areas and I feel I've before a little jaded by the current collecting landscape. With what seems like everything shifting over to Fanatics soon, I'm just not sure what to think of current card releases. I try to be optimistic about things, but it's hard to at times. For now however I'm just enjoying casually working on putting together some early to mid-90's baseball sets and picking up cards here and there of some PC guys like Dansby Swanson, Hoy Park, Otis Nixon and some wrasslers too like R-Truth, Candice LaRae and Akira Tozawa.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaMU58yBLK6oK_x2-a7mB-UBwMzJdzVwrEWYYNMhOxTR20EfgMxO9PZGb8UXGW4v4gMGzqNt0o6U_G29UGJRtOasjNS01BIUKHbvXpts1ZmX12Gp-2PvMkY8Uf0chxtTmneRlE2AiLakfLDN0q6QdDGb8jiVo44a9ZofK95unsnB2bIIi4t7v6k0qW8RI/s1047/370119923_761192169350864_6371470596532411503_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaMU58yBLK6oK_x2-a7mB-UBwMzJdzVwrEWYYNMhOxTR20EfgMxO9PZGb8UXGW4v4gMGzqNt0o6U_G29UGJRtOasjNS01BIUKHbvXpts1ZmX12Gp-2PvMkY8Uf0chxtTmneRlE2AiLakfLDN0q6QdDGb8jiVo44a9ZofK95unsnB2bIIi4t7v6k0qW8RI/s1047/370119923_761192169350864_6371470596532411503_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgE6bwe4YjMjhrvX1r7JZ17xEbgq6Ejn1BU-7W4oHDRVr-DRwmZszibRPLPI2l-6bi_AwlD7uYnhFSPglmIt4Kb35S_JGvvIR1RwvZrz18-sYv-0RNm9brqwiKNTA0zwsuikr6-aAK5HDXDekVDqXCc1OBAvxF-3dvHM-_CPnyFPunJ54JY4zXg4gMj5v/s1043/370172718_761192032684211_7006961563189998402_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgE6bwe4YjMjhrvX1r7JZ17xEbgq6Ejn1BU-7W4oHDRVr-DRwmZszibRPLPI2l-6bi_AwlD7uYnhFSPglmIt4Kb35S_JGvvIR1RwvZrz18-sYv-0RNm9brqwiKNTA0zwsuikr6-aAK5HDXDekVDqXCc1OBAvxF-3dvHM-_CPnyFPunJ54JY4zXg4gMj5v/s320/370172718_761192032684211_7006961563189998402_n%20(1).jpg" width="227" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaMU58yBLK6oK_x2-a7mB-UBwMzJdzVwrEWYYNMhOxTR20EfgMxO9PZGb8UXGW4v4gMGzqNt0o6U_G29UGJRtOasjNS01BIUKHbvXpts1ZmX12Gp-2PvMkY8Uf0chxtTmneRlE2AiLakfLDN0q6QdDGb8jiVo44a9ZofK95unsnB2bIIi4t7v6k0qW8RI/s320/370119923_761192169350864_6371470596532411503_n.jpg" width="225" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pr8g_BFw0W3BjfCkoYhdzsDn0ugPDMGzkIvX2CYBKQ3j6DM2f-PhxyC6xE1F2Wnrj7CieaHUI5r9xu9TQFQvpzHs-BHPAv8XQPj2pmhGxOqu2_ZTYkz5x6mL4yDnVo0yr3KcMokIk4u_L7Oj_LCsma3VxligbeIAx7BE71RTuspUp0vXibR8WC7OMZ55/s1052/370061587_761192076017540_4560097030946491658_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pr8g_BFw0W3BjfCkoYhdzsDn0ugPDMGzkIvX2CYBKQ3j6DM2f-PhxyC6xE1F2Wnrj7CieaHUI5r9xu9TQFQvpzHs-BHPAv8XQPj2pmhGxOqu2_ZTYkz5x6mL4yDnVo0yr3KcMokIk4u_L7Oj_LCsma3VxligbeIAx7BE71RTuspUp0vXibR8WC7OMZ55/s320/370061587_761192076017540_4560097030946491658_n.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7V3KhnPWbt-upBqLcHrq82T_xh1b4vns3jPSOQhbva-h6Xp8DKc_Mj7oA_ZeK1GZkc1K0Mdnl6sStO7nCd2IXwSXVCZc1v9vq7j6CaOZ_GTonv4fTFDn7ds9cG9SWGX69VHZzbOTXQJ81vZsXgMB_7SGIWQlHAOCre-iAGN65HQG42W2PJoPp0V7QvCME/s1046/370172718_761192032684211_7006961563189998402_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7V3KhnPWbt-upBqLcHrq82T_xh1b4vns3jPSOQhbva-h6Xp8DKc_Mj7oA_ZeK1GZkc1K0Mdnl6sStO7nCd2IXwSXVCZc1v9vq7j6CaOZ_GTonv4fTFDn7ds9cG9SWGX69VHZzbOTXQJ81vZsXgMB_7SGIWQlHAOCre-iAGN65HQG42W2PJoPp0V7QvCME/s320/370172718_761192032684211_7006961563189998402_n.jpg" width="228" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Say what you will about Panini, but I'm going to miss them. While chasing rainbows can be frustrating and expensive, it can also be a lot of fun and Panini has a knack of producing some nice shiny colored parallels.<div><br /></div><div>My boy R-Truth hasn't been on WWE television in quite some time since being injured so I'm a little surprised to see him on the checklist for both 2023 Prizm (above) and Select...but I'm glad I have new cards to search for.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47C5CpdNJPSg-foGFR_fsyOo4f9R_nPzHwd7DSWPuUbMSmi4ul0i-UGI2PEmxfWwhRmMyr1gaLemwH3mcNhGJDdbIDEH-S0SmVR8N83G7P4cLu00AN7Rq98ZAzo91kCO49Ed5YYKxDlj8nLskGIgpdimno0amL-_pPlV_eaNm2qqlRSfkU0x4gHRCDSTw/s1037/344006176_762446488795990_7178557550435702343_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="734" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47C5CpdNJPSg-foGFR_fsyOo4f9R_nPzHwd7DSWPuUbMSmi4ul0i-UGI2PEmxfWwhRmMyr1gaLemwH3mcNhGJDdbIDEH-S0SmVR8N83G7P4cLu00AN7Rq98ZAzo91kCO49Ed5YYKxDlj8nLskGIgpdimno0amL-_pPlV_eaNm2qqlRSfkU0x4gHRCDSTw/s320/344006176_762446488795990_7178557550435702343_n.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hoy Park is a newer PC of mine. While his RCs were featured in most 2022 products as a Pittsburg Pirates, he's currently playing on the Braves' AAA team. With Atlanta's loaded infield and with the acquisition of Nicky Lopez, I doubt he'll have much of an opportunity to play in Atlanta. Hasn't stopped me from picking up some of his autos and numbered parallels.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My desire to set build has also diminished, at least for current product. The discounted blasters that have been showing up at Walmart stores has helped me have some desire to finish off the 2022 Archives set. I'm also looking forward to 2023 Allen & Ginter that is slated for release later this month. That's one set that I always look forward to no matter what.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh well, thanks for reading my ramblings...that is assuming you made it this far. While I'd love to say that this particular blog will have more activity in the later part of 2023, I don't like to make promises I can't keep. I'm still around...collecting and talking about cards...just not here as much. Take care!</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-31917794531325336262023-03-07T17:11:00.001-05:002023-03-07T17:11:21.033-05:00Pack Break: 2022 Topps Garbage Pail Kids x MLB Series 1<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXt8B75QzwmcxucSxu1sEJ87GBWD6OnT7hWpql1EdgQwQv2YEhiqIlX0LBvsvQBaeJ4SB2nbvgNyKXeoX1hOIDkXCgXqbUApzv9-aifgJTG4g-g6BoBXHe46ckpAFQ4EqbameUDgqSGYxEOQuVZcdZ4TmoCLeLh-WNcEbkVhT61u1jIomRcAngZvYFg/s330/765198_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="330" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXt8B75QzwmcxucSxu1sEJ87GBWD6OnT7hWpql1EdgQwQv2YEhiqIlX0LBvsvQBaeJ4SB2nbvgNyKXeoX1hOIDkXCgXqbUApzv9-aifgJTG4g-g6BoBXHe46ckpAFQ4EqbameUDgqSGYxEOQuVZcdZ4TmoCLeLh-WNcEbkVhT61u1jIomRcAngZvYFg/s320/765198_001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">One of the casualties of 2022's on demand products was this crossover of Garbage Pail Kids and MLB. I forget which month I ordered this, but the pack/box finally came at the end of February 2023. This set features exclusive art by Keith Shore, however I wasn't sure what to think as I didn't care for his take on previous on demand products like Project 2020. I'm glad I didn't try to cancel the order because once the pack/box came I was fairly happy with the cards in hand. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OtgtmnJz6CJY2bVL9ckc1kVQj8Y9-udNL_Bl0bw1dgfSf9Pe4fQEDBKtYubbLbe_U10ztDt0YV7B4gXZ-OYqu-DXY9SwWYkLqaBOCixEruNKgQPXKIqRA6vg_W4SINoUUP-h56ZwuDKeQhmekPkV2dZeNZxaxHaWlJxkcA0amZDe2zSu9OhOzR5D6g/s320/2022%20GPK%20Cruz%202.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of these cards are based off original GPK designs, just "touched" up by Keith. My favorite of this lot by far is the card of Albert Pujols. This is based off the card Roy Bot...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkY1IlXo0bYT9Y-lxn-UIv71IKn-rvuK4uCrNr2Q0HVf9tJ_a-H9q_d-L5Te6IrGNegKz_gEajN6fTKhyOHtf0Ug5YosJkgcvw5OXQ_3t8TZt0_AXfhGwInPC7vOz-UNaTgvEtGr7ZQqyAFFJeh15yRNTouxmHPi3N8RtAuCPlENXucupx5RzAKfg35w/s457/s-l500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkY1IlXo0bYT9Y-lxn-UIv71IKn-rvuK4uCrNr2Q0HVf9tJ_a-H9q_d-L5Te6IrGNegKz_gEajN6fTKhyOHtf0Ug5YosJkgcvw5OXQ_3t8TZt0_AXfhGwInPC7vOz-UNaTgvEtGr7ZQqyAFFJeh15yRNTouxmHPi3N8RtAuCPlENXucupx5RzAKfg35w/s320/s-l500.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't recall what the odds were on pulling a numbered parallel, but this Braves fan got lucky!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxhCoO3ajo4NRg_V4MZul8dWEk4Dm6qGDDCibUUyO2lQqW-hUHMK3C2-ssEkXm3wudANHOhVMrYAkAnguJDcCYDoL1T1Fiz9JhxXMWeoq_UwRsFOZawMjKxr5nFyL1f03QCPVZjfbMCH3U-fT0UjZQHdzHveEX2kmgkK8gDDoeqKJ1IRsoKOhem_anA/s1053/2022%20GPK%20Ronald%2001-50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxhCoO3ajo4NRg_V4MZul8dWEk4Dm6qGDDCibUUyO2lQqW-hUHMK3C2-ssEkXm3wudANHOhVMrYAkAnguJDcCYDoL1T1Fiz9JhxXMWeoq_UwRsFOZawMjKxr5nFyL1f03QCPVZjfbMCH3U-fT0UjZQHdzHveEX2kmgkK8gDDoeqKJ1IRsoKOhem_anA/s320/2022%20GPK%20Ronald%2001-50.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPvu9pMAsaELZdC89rKmZjljvBoF9mbB7EQTzdZ5NKzbIfcc61XpUYqarzMBUIFzNl-5aB9cbT4w-Bsf04lmCDS0n33Fed4wVX7ghLhhxzUT5HqfHEYIFhYW26wKapwCTyKUG5_-8X7fx1B8m7n5VnKyIikX4Y0rGb-weiX5erOX0JygkBJAPtqFo1w/s1037/2022%20GPK%20Ronald.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPvu9pMAsaELZdC89rKmZjljvBoF9mbB7EQTzdZ5NKzbIfcc61XpUYqarzMBUIFzNl-5aB9cbT4w-Bsf04lmCDS0n33Fed4wVX7ghLhhxzUT5HqfHEYIFhYW26wKapwCTyKUG5_-8X7fx1B8m7n5VnKyIikX4Y0rGb-weiX5erOX0JygkBJAPtqFo1w/s320/2022%20GPK%20Ronald.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bronze "Rinsed Off Ronald" 01/50!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a fan of most of the Garbage Pail Kids releases and this one is no different. The only thing I'm not a fan of is the price. Packs I believe were $20 when they first went on sale, which was already expensive, but now they go for about x2 to x3 times that...if you can find them. Series 2 I believe is coming, but I'm not sure I'm going to bother. While these are cool, my money can go further with other GPK sets like the current Vacation series.</div></div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-84699411657662633602023-02-26T10:03:00.000-05:002023-02-26T10:03:14.108-05:001999 Starting Lineup Extended Series: Greg Maddux<div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE_mu2IrBRRIRhA9W5PnoDQpQLMXMAWxhcLUEYJrenF-bQ28Nd9S0yYsH9NR7PAd3NI8hgEnJtvdnB38LXkHzrXZtIHgVCVDisT9xS4SMui849O2fXrKUx9vO-OcCNbZSlWe5NONls0T_VNiUp5Rw82K2W2awk_Ny3Gm9Ayz02cAmJF46TaZhH-aZ1g/s1766/IMG_1805.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE_mu2IrBRRIRhA9W5PnoDQpQLMXMAWxhcLUEYJrenF-bQ28Nd9S0yYsH9NR7PAd3NI8hgEnJtvdnB38LXkHzrXZtIHgVCVDisT9xS4SMui849O2fXrKUx9vO-OcCNbZSlWe5NONls0T_VNiUp5Rw82K2W2awk_Ny3Gm9Ayz02cAmJF46TaZhH-aZ1g/s320/IMG_1805.JPEG" width="305" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Being both a toy collector and a trading card collector with blogs for both hobbies, I wasn't sure which blog to share this figure...however since its sports oriented it landed here. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not a Starting Lineup collector, however I remember these figures vividly from card shows of the past. I don't want to knock them or anyone who collects these, they just never appealed to me. The only reason I have this one is because I got it for a $1 from a card shop that obviously wanted it gone. The blister bubble is heavily yellowed (my guess is from sunlight or old age), but didn't care as if I was going to buy it I was going to open it...at least for the included baseball card.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSsQL3i2xRzB6q5ax3rfVQAMHopZJJVcfjkiZtOm5TNOdhu8uHGFqSu7kkcUOV27bR5Agj5Q0rJGAhVi_8wxCPlvzagS7E39XNh8c53-XZc1pcuGFQNPcxRnpyhBEDkuYM-uv3B7j3uo9k8ilXfAQj5wrppFae0V-23Vp8o-WI68J9rbhlwbUudyY_g/s1777/IMG_1806.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="1777" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSsQL3i2xRzB6q5ax3rfVQAMHopZJJVcfjkiZtOm5TNOdhu8uHGFqSu7kkcUOV27bR5Agj5Q0rJGAhVi_8wxCPlvzagS7E39XNh8c53-XZc1pcuGFQNPcxRnpyhBEDkuYM-uv3B7j3uo9k8ilXfAQj5wrppFae0V-23Vp8o-WI68J9rbhlwbUudyY_g/w200-h199/IMG_1806.JPEG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fifj26XVXtCrUhhC-6InQvmmIwISzP81_hfLLmZc_4KHkD0JE0npp-KHv04tcaS0sC9OIVK1-viywNamHyfB9dtxqmbZTRVry9g9O33oYNpRPvMPBJpbcvHdIPxM6-nbi0F1Mjg6dK8EWUBC8wjSIYNnBCZnKJ2EEXkyeU8DVhoCUV-diDYNHg9RMA/s1879/IMG_1807.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="1674" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fifj26XVXtCrUhhC-6InQvmmIwISzP81_hfLLmZc_4KHkD0JE0npp-KHv04tcaS0sC9OIVK1-viywNamHyfB9dtxqmbZTRVry9g9O33oYNpRPvMPBJpbcvHdIPxM6-nbi0F1Mjg6dK8EWUBC8wjSIYNnBCZnKJ2EEXkyeU8DVhoCUV-diDYNHg9RMA/w178-h200/IMG_1807.JPEG" width="178" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I find it mildly fascinating that they would make a figure of Greg Maddux in mid-swing of all poses. Now that MLB has done away with pitchers hitting for themselves in the NL it makes this figure that much more unique. While some NL pitchers did make a name for themselves at the plate (from time to time), I don't recall Maddux doing much with a bat in his hands. None the less at the cheap intro price I couldn't pass it up. He now resides on display behind my baseball card bar in my mancave along with the only other Starting Lineup figure I own of Tim Salmon.</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-8140411602676436742023-02-14T12:19:00.000-05:002023-02-14T12:19:49.724-05:00Fright Rags: My Bloody Valentine (1981)<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0pmsW8euTG2XkgBo_PF0l8ycJSaY_grKB8ReoLsAwtTmXyM-EgGWsrpWH6Ww69w3Dk9Iv1xrrwE5LghAXNsZhV9esyrIykYYUi4C8wKOqCCP_kiCMLAGTdZlmVyRoPMBC6rGtvaEm9oxi5SKuvlLclI_-JIp86c5DKyVqH5_ymbx2M_PxX9LT0swwA/s277/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0pmsW8euTG2XkgBo_PF0l8ycJSaY_grKB8ReoLsAwtTmXyM-EgGWsrpWH6Ww69w3Dk9Iv1xrrwE5LghAXNsZhV9esyrIykYYUi4C8wKOqCCP_kiCMLAGTdZlmVyRoPMBC6rGtvaEm9oxi5SKuvlLclI_-JIp86c5DKyVqH5_ymbx2M_PxX9LT0swwA/s1600/download.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In 1981 Paramount Pictures released a great, often overlooked slasher horror movie, My Bloody Valentine. It's since been re-made, but like a lot of movies from the horror genre that have seen a new version the original is still the best. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Flash forward to 2023, the movie is receiving a set of trading cards from <a href="https://www.fright-rags.com/collections/my-bloody-valentine" target="_blank">Fright Rags</a>. I've been on their mailing list for awhile now, more specifically after I discovered they released horror movie trading card sets. I've purchased a few sets from them so when they put up pre-orders for My Bloody Valentine I jumped at the opportunity to buy a box set. Fright Rags sells the cards by the wax pack, complete set or wax box.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're not familiar with these offerings, they are done up in an old school style. Fright Rags even does their logo on the packaging to mimic the old style Topps logo. Reminiscent of old Topps movie trading cards like Star Wars or Indiana Jones, these cards feel right at home with grown up collectors. Each card features a still from the movie along with a caption. The back of the card features a small description of the scene pictured on the front. The box set comes with the base set, a few parallels and two stickers. The rear of the stickers features a puzzle image of the movie poster...which look awesome once put (backwards) in a 9 pocket page. Wax Box features two sets, all the stickers and an autograph. They can be pricey ($120) so I opted for the box set.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This images can be a spoiler if you've not seen the movie, so with Valentine's Day coming up I urge you to watch the movie first! If you've seen the movie, then enjoy the card scans. 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Now days collectors are literally chasing the parallel rainbow for their favorite player. Do card companies today get carried away with this? Yes, but it still can be fun. However can you remember a time when parallels weren't as plentiful in each set? Gold parallels were hit when Topps first introduced them in their 1992 baseball set. Other card companies would follow suit with their own gold parallel, but one company excelled in this department...at least in my opinion. Fleer. Fleer Ultra to be more exact. First released in their 1996 Ultra set, the parallel started off with just a small gold medallion logo stamped on the front of the card. Each year though this parallel would change.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Recently I've been working on bolstering my NC State collections across basketball and football and I ran across several Gold Medallion parallels of former Rams WR, Torry Holt. Looking at several years of these parallels in my hands all at the same time made me appreciate them that much more. There are a few of his Gold Medallion cards I've yet to find, but I've got the majority of them so let's take a look at what I currently have.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1999</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke_UCScaYzWfURselhuZhGO8haXFCg3hS6hoPuXtaV1DzUBTkEkfdF0ySWLGy8hgDpT6oGqZmCUaTK4I7UrHH4QQZl0OAUTMR7DVlPpdPWc_fn6x-udwsU65sDIuqcm_DJTGeBmEtHoIvwHUvP95PkCCyIM8uhM3Dhwsck3OZrZmxXLLAhnMkLm_X_w/s500/1999%20Holt%20GM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="500" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke_UCScaYzWfURselhuZhGO8haXFCg3hS6hoPuXtaV1DzUBTkEkfdF0ySWLGy8hgDpT6oGqZmCUaTK4I7UrHH4QQZl0OAUTMR7DVlPpdPWc_fn6x-udwsU65sDIuqcm_DJTGeBmEtHoIvwHUvP95PkCCyIM8uhM3Dhwsck3OZrZmxXLLAhnMkLm_X_w/s320/1999%20Holt%20GM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This was Torry's rookie year and with him pictured in his NC State Wolfpack uniform, it's one of my favorite images. For this version of the popular parallel the entire background image was covered in a gold metallic ink. The holographic silver foil that wraps around the player's name was also changed out for gold holographic foil. Not my favorite Gold Medallion parallel, but it works.</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2000</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTaNtITUKBcGHzL8ipYDuitdB0ZIZv0UItnOQAwdLJ5dykIchEGpGVksJY1V2PgxRH2Hzl_OZw3FSL6M684fPQrii6E1UMUPgVtsA3YRii9MyyWaTJ02SHLLnJ29M6KZaYnsOWS0xPjBhvUtFxtz2yG4faFcSDd2UzOjTPjN_iGFCU7xgGx-rK9NhUA/s350/2000%20Holt%20GM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="350" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTaNtITUKBcGHzL8ipYDuitdB0ZIZv0UItnOQAwdLJ5dykIchEGpGVksJY1V2PgxRH2Hzl_OZw3FSL6M684fPQrii6E1UMUPgVtsA3YRii9MyyWaTJ02SHLLnJ29M6KZaYnsOWS0xPjBhvUtFxtz2yG4faFcSDd2UzOjTPjN_iGFCU7xgGx-rK9NhUA/s320/2000%20Holt%20GM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've always been a sucker for die-cut cards so I like the 2000 version of this parallel. The top of the card has a dome shape cut, which works well for football since several teams play in dome stadiums. Like with the 1999 set, the silver holographic foil is swapped out for gold. Gold Medallion Edition lettering also adorns the top of the card. One of my favorite versions!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2002</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijurvcQ51suE1Mz3vz6ejyRtMUfREer1Xjwd6Af1bBE2tf_E03tRl54TyNhg6Bb57mF8kW-mZP3LFRSrXLh1OE-hulyUxgL6lfPluMYHi9XaqZVg8OhiUd-t_BP_fpOrHvmIg0TTrxOH_fFVC7keIHs6KES3zFAPmNa1kG1URjZX2SH0F91mAfbaqpoQ/s1036/2002%20Holt%20GM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijurvcQ51suE1Mz3vz6ejyRtMUfREer1Xjwd6Af1bBE2tf_E03tRl54TyNhg6Bb57mF8kW-mZP3LFRSrXLh1OE-hulyUxgL6lfPluMYHi9XaqZVg8OhiUd-t_BP_fpOrHvmIg0TTrxOH_fFVC7keIHs6KES3zFAPmNa1kG1URjZX2SH0F91mAfbaqpoQ/s320/2002%20Holt%20GM.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Skipping 2001 since that's one of the few I don't own, in 2002 I feel like Fleer got a little lazy with basically using the same idea they first used in 1999. The entire background photo has been covered in gold, which looks OK, but it's been done before. Pass.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2003</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfM3-AHRUsl8ywPlbcbAk8CA4yLfdxfQL9lcB9tEsZsQbvTFVVceDosbNisubTvq7tr2CF-O9IVeY3nGmJWLWJriJBPuPvHORdwKHYiLnwLuLdmTAbWAApYmbT5FESrzG_MqcSJ1OQsJk_SJSwzaB9-GTv-kDJV15ISpQOqiNHZxDoXE0I6A1yM3OoFA/s1042/2003%20Holt%20GM%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1042" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfM3-AHRUsl8ywPlbcbAk8CA4yLfdxfQL9lcB9tEsZsQbvTFVVceDosbNisubTvq7tr2CF-O9IVeY3nGmJWLWJriJBPuPvHORdwKHYiLnwLuLdmTAbWAApYmbT5FESrzG_MqcSJ1OQsJk_SJSwzaB9-GTv-kDJV15ISpQOqiNHZxDoXE0I6A1yM3OoFA/s320/2003%20Holt%20GM%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now one could say Fleer continued their laziness with the 2003 version of the Gold Medallions, but where as the 2000 set's cut covered one whole side of the card, they opted to just round off one corner of the card. I like it, I think it stands out. It also combines the 1999 and 2002 sets with the gold background. I think it looks pretty good, what do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2004</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUJbnyZyQCDT6VsJXXVjjCYWD-ONuWru4IMesvkwFldLRZqlb0P0TjsRgcjA68YOElMTBjLvab-XdNmm4SO0-ewn8Do2uwvHpRQ95ghM8jmaV-3BtzFO4LYFWiNAETc9vTMiBuSgvX223DHuPtloO9T9t1_gp9mfn8ItfeiJGo2uQxLzlwGBEnwPYmQ/s1000/2004%20Holt%20GM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUJbnyZyQCDT6VsJXXVjjCYWD-ONuWru4IMesvkwFldLRZqlb0P0TjsRgcjA68YOElMTBjLvab-XdNmm4SO0-ewn8Do2uwvHpRQ95ghM8jmaV-3BtzFO4LYFWiNAETc9vTMiBuSgvX223DHuPtloO9T9t1_gp9mfn8ItfeiJGo2uQxLzlwGBEnwPYmQ/s320/2004%20Holt%20GM.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I may have been able to give Fleer a pass in previous years, but in 2004 they basically did the same thing they did in 2003. Rounded off corner, gold background...been there, done that. I like the base design of the card and that is what saves this for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2005</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDo20E-IFCq1xI27aMV7xSUcRP_5guqlyV2RQEZp0tErcUTgAdaNkT5kr79JH0uhqu6FKYG6PtefgSfJmcuDhCtdq8apQodawXdMBwoVjeFxy6jclFWZ8OLck7Rv4rNJSbkXTnR3KmutlSQhGv2zbvdgc-lFMAPUV6wPtsB5ek-CGxJoWq6HIc34C3A/s1050/2005%20Holt%20GM%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDo20E-IFCq1xI27aMV7xSUcRP_5guqlyV2RQEZp0tErcUTgAdaNkT5kr79JH0uhqu6FKYG6PtefgSfJmcuDhCtdq8apQodawXdMBwoVjeFxy6jclFWZ8OLck7Rv4rNJSbkXTnR3KmutlSQhGv2zbvdgc-lFMAPUV6wPtsB5ek-CGxJoWq6HIc34C3A/s320/2005%20Holt%20GM%201.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Are you starting to notice a trend here? Not only does 2005's Gold Medallion cards look a lot like 2004, so does the base design! I think I prefer the font used in 2004 over this one, but these parallels are starting to get boring...which is sad.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2006</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQpzTfzdr8Jl2oOcFHfc-P_he_doK3zT-i6jNNLaXLBAu2dWtc0ThVNEcpdF5YnHWGpYpqhhiEHnyMN_60nW3c4_jk53SNOw6FBqtHrQbY3cBG11APV-F-tpOuPZoJEoJ1lIvELPY27oms4WM_Tv8xM5M7ZVHlIQxuGig607KMIj4jGuqykLGH9n7mg/s350/2006%20Holt%20GM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQpzTfzdr8Jl2oOcFHfc-P_he_doK3zT-i6jNNLaXLBAu2dWtc0ThVNEcpdF5YnHWGpYpqhhiEHnyMN_60nW3c4_jk53SNOw6FBqtHrQbY3cBG11APV-F-tpOuPZoJEoJ1lIvELPY27oms4WM_Tv8xM5M7ZVHlIQxuGig607KMIj4jGuqykLGH9n7mg/s320/2006%20Holt%20GM.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In Fleer's 2nd to last year producing an annual football set, their Gold Medallion parallels are once again boring a previous idea in that the card's silver foil and background are switched out for gold. *yawn*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't picked up Torry's 2007 Gold Medallion version yet and while I plan too, that design is more of the same as well. Looking back at what they did with this parallel set in baseball, I feel like they were much more innovative. I especially liked 2006's full blown thick gold cards with the embossed logo. Where companies borrow designs across sports, I'm surprised Fleer didn't bring over some of their ideas from baseball into their football sets. Regardless of how lazy Fleer may have been with the Gold Medallion parallels in football, they still are a fun parallel to chase. Every time I see them, regardless of the sport, it takes me back to the 90's when I collected the heaviest. Fun times. Fun cards.</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-38075309188813251302023-02-06T21:44:00.000-05:002023-02-06T21:44:18.385-05:00Topps Sure Loves Chrome<div style="text-align: left;">Hey! It's been awhile, hasn't it? While my blogging activity has been scant to say the best, I've still been chugging along, picking up cards and ripping packs & boxes every now and then. While my hectic life makes it hard to keep up with what's going on in the new hobby, Topps released yet another Chrome set in late 2022 that (initially) flew under my radar.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXNAp8w1e_tVVARpbiDFJ6aZDb5rABaFH5SawdFc0wU7pMxOFGXDF1lr7mDjIuR6TcM4osUEqHHoHTgaFaad7zvWBZxr4-B90--zDexwkxwfcqmOObRl7cWIASRPr7cnpcQ7i62EXy0WZSP_8bvPLR53dKjq_GJrcRfjApvCrBL5zsAATUYLticRjSw/s1052/Dansby%20Blue%20Moon%20Refractor%2021-99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="738" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXNAp8w1e_tVVARpbiDFJ6aZDb5rABaFH5SawdFc0wU7pMxOFGXDF1lr7mDjIuR6TcM4osUEqHHoHTgaFaad7zvWBZxr4-B90--zDexwkxwfcqmOObRl7cWIASRPr7cnpcQ7i62EXy0WZSP_8bvPLR53dKjq_GJrcRfjApvCrBL5zsAATUYLticRjSw/s320/Dansby%20Blue%20Moon%20Refractor%2021-99.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At first glance I thought this was just another "throw away" set. Looking more like a Panini set than Topps, I wasn't sure what to think about the set...but I knew I still wanted the few Braves' represented in the set, especially the Dansby Swanson cards since they would be some of the last to feature him in a Braves' jersey. I sought out to find some online and one of the first purchases I made was this Blue Moon Refractor which is numbered 21/99. When it finally came in the mail I was very impressed with the way the card looked. It's still a crazy design, but wow, it looks fantastic in hand.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojUlauvoRzCZRhnqAFbEnhtxdeQm5I5yeTaA39x8xz1TXfHAOe6AH6O_WdndtZG9exWsGNQ5yS-Gho9hRf9KOX-FJRSK_iXcD3GBsxzLg_lDZTdYr_CTDnA1JXj3W4O1i7HBKXHU8xKTgcP_lGjuC7VqSF1CVn_u44eu5dzBvzIHaeiuMt7920kdIew/s1046/Dansby%20Gold%20Intergalactic%2014-50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojUlauvoRzCZRhnqAFbEnhtxdeQm5I5yeTaA39x8xz1TXfHAOe6AH6O_WdndtZG9exWsGNQ5yS-Gho9hRf9KOX-FJRSK_iXcD3GBsxzLg_lDZTdYr_CTDnA1JXj3W4O1i7HBKXHU8xKTgcP_lGjuC7VqSF1CVn_u44eu5dzBvzIHaeiuMt7920kdIew/s320/Dansby%20Gold%20Intergalactic%2014-50.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I kept looking to see what else I could find. I ended up with a few base Refractors and a Matt Olson insert, but I wanted more Dansby. A few parallels came up, but the sellers wanted more than I was willing to pay so the search continued. As the "hype" of Cosmic Chrome started to die off a few weeks after it's release, I was finally able to pull the trigger and grab the Gold Intergalactic Refractor card above. Numbered 14/50, this one just barely edges the Blue Moon in terms of awesomeness.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2kctp-Tu04KkepmV3o1c659ECFF8EriAwSCu3CwO27SEX9MphXoDgDHhzzH1XEDKJ-JoPxQpeR5bKzQZEmDPSER1FP6-68xW-3SmLAxdUSH6cDj6RFs8kd5BvZYFRp7-W82ANNX9yfT8KsDcmy4HwO8fTUcu0gNA7T2YVTFrDGbeSxsJXu7fvsYFTQ/s350/Dansby%20Orange%20Galactic%2009-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="249" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2kctp-Tu04KkepmV3o1c659ECFF8EriAwSCu3CwO27SEX9MphXoDgDHhzzH1XEDKJ-JoPxQpeR5bKzQZEmDPSER1FP6-68xW-3SmLAxdUSH6cDj6RFs8kd5BvZYFRp7-W82ANNX9yfT8KsDcmy4HwO8fTUcu0gNA7T2YVTFrDGbeSxsJXu7fvsYFTQ/s320/Dansby%20Orange%20Galactic%2009-25.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The last parallel of Dansby I was able to score is this Orange Galactic Refractor, numbered 09/25. While my scan doesn't do this card justice, it's just as beautiful as the other two...if not more. I believe there is another one or two for me to track down and at this point I'll be keeping my eye out for them as I'm really impressed with Topps' latest Chrome offer. I know it may not float everyone's boat, but I'm impressed.</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-8269703143227141172023-01-06T17:16:00.001-05:002023-01-06T17:16:22.276-05:00Box Break: 2022 Panini WWE Chronicles<div style="text-align: left;">It's been awhile since I've posted anything of meaning on the blog. It's been awhile since I've posted anything wrestling/WWE related. the last WWE related post was a box break and it seemed to do fairly well in the "click department" so I decided the other night that it was time to do another box break post. This time around I busted a hobby box of the new WWE Chronicles. This is an anthology type release, the first for WWE. The Chronicles set in itself isn't new as Panini has been churning out the set in other sports for a few years now. While much of the same formula still exists for it's debut in WWE, there are some small changes made.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4-FeXUHrepgnQwVEvlt5NIhr1i1cfHWJ4g6UqxCJwwxcYuy3w66Oz2sMDZS5bkNJHJZr6E7XWB6EdtjrDTuiAz8dtbPYbxEBW_Yff4jtMLMWh8Vi4ZapMN2gq-ZPcTMZ4rEdo88FOZmqWFKS1U5MZVuCY24XCGhjKz4o_iS8Gr2X2FKdiXO-Pr5tiw/s2719/Chronicles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="2719" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4-FeXUHrepgnQwVEvlt5NIhr1i1cfHWJ4g6UqxCJwwxcYuy3w66Oz2sMDZS5bkNJHJZr6E7XWB6EdtjrDTuiAz8dtbPYbxEBW_Yff4jtMLMWh8Vi4ZapMN2gq-ZPcTMZ4rEdo88FOZmqWFKS1U5MZVuCY24XCGhjKz4o_iS8Gr2X2FKdiXO-Pr5tiw/s320/Chronicles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>While trying to figure out the layout for this post and which cards pulled from the box to share, I realized that the newly created checklist for the set on <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/333280/2022-Panini-Chronicles-WWE" target="_blank">TCDB</a> was absent of any card images. I decided at that point that I'd scan every card I pulled and upload them to the TCDB site and do a play by play breakdown of each pack. Needless to say it took a few hours to get everything prepped and ready, but it was fun. I miss blogging at times so this was the perfect excuse to blow the digital dust off the somewhat dormant blog. Now, shall we take a look at the contents of the box?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Now if you aren't familiar with any of the Chronicles sets that Panini has released, the basic idea of the set is the sets within the set. What I mean is Panini uses designs from across their brands and sports to make one large set. There is a "base" set, who's design really hasn't changed since the set's inception in 2017, but this set ditches the individual numbering of each design as it's own set. Instead you have set that is numbered 001-400, which the first 100 cards being the "base" Chronicles set. Other brands featured in cards 200-399 include Absolute, Black, Certified, Contenders, Elite, Flux, Illusions, Legacy, Luminance, Origins, Optic, Phoenix, Playoff, Prestige, Rookie & Stars, Score, Spectra and XR. The last 100 cards feature brands such as Crown Royale, Gala Rookies, National Treasures, Noir and one One. With the exception of the Gala Rookies, these final 100 cards are serially numbered to /99. Gala are numbered to just 8 copies each. Man, is that ever a sharp stick to the eye of set builders?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Speaking of set building, I think I've decided I'm just going to aim for the first 300 cards for my set. While I'd love to pick up those final 100, it's going to be pretty tough to to build the partial set. Hobby boxes only yield 6 packs, 8 cards per pack. With a Panini product you know there will be a ton of colored parallels so the 48 cards you get in each Hobby box won't get you very far. In fact, I was surprised at how many different parallels my box yielded. More on that later, shall we move onto pack 1?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b><i>PACK 1:</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET7mDMWNiNgsu4pk496HQyLxG4pwcCd9rO7MLu__gfXV4RtNChJm2Exrc2ikZkFLEBk4wR7MbGPlRTllRBWokI36SjzmwF4jOw_FIQE7q6po68s0-Jj_UBW1DDkZt-oCnQ93YOBGxJ8ASvMY4Ne8Zw0_7QnUUeFgqWK_GP9WAiyl-Y3Tl6iTO2qub4w/s1040/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET7mDMWNiNgsu4pk496HQyLxG4pwcCd9rO7MLu__gfXV4RtNChJm2Exrc2ikZkFLEBk4wR7MbGPlRTllRBWokI36SjzmwF4jOw_FIQE7q6po68s0-Jj_UBW1DDkZt-oCnQ93YOBGxJ8ASvMY4Ne8Zw0_7QnUUeFgqWK_GP9WAiyl-Y3Tl6iTO2qub4w/w226-h320/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%201.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4A6vEA1oTZcoxkwQ0em4FCKxXpHtg1zcJ0U6vLuzcI59I1_DjXIYIgDvVlDx99YyhqeVCQZEUzSGBOF0Qxc6GQpGzgKvkNUInlidq8hSsWQ4JkESpiG-UWfA8g8ftC_30YNuecFHNkyLbdzQRK85AlAldWIFmXPKUbd493Y3jWYh8Ju2jEDP7ieWZjw/s1049/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4A6vEA1oTZcoxkwQ0em4FCKxXpHtg1zcJ0U6vLuzcI59I1_DjXIYIgDvVlDx99YyhqeVCQZEUzSGBOF0Qxc6GQpGzgKvkNUInlidq8hSsWQ4JkESpiG-UWfA8g8ftC_30YNuecFHNkyLbdzQRK85AlAldWIFmXPKUbd493Y3jWYh8Ju2jEDP7ieWZjw/w227-h320/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%202.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the "base" set if you will, the first 100 cards feature this basic Chronicles design. If you've seen any other Chronicles set before, then this design should look familiar. Parallels and autos do exist of all 100 cards. The checklist for this part of the set is quite diverse and features NXT, current and Legends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb4jWkBt4UQyQ4c3o5BGwnjHVxV6FT5-k4n-oIGF4HwJXohPtD5I0KyIEhl27ilsdVp2rCtGQVFxsYBCycFsd5nLp2iiMNJA85qKQOM_5nlf7_iq1icNCews9X31NRZZ-nFH9KoW40e0pK5XH-kYJsfHAhE1rQ8VuclGZ2IQU_a_h1gz5lfp_sOnVPA/s1036/2022%20Chronicles%20Gable%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb4jWkBt4UQyQ4c3o5BGwnjHVxV6FT5-k4n-oIGF4HwJXohPtD5I0KyIEhl27ilsdVp2rCtGQVFxsYBCycFsd5nLp2iiMNJA85qKQOM_5nlf7_iq1icNCews9X31NRZZ-nFH9KoW40e0pK5XH-kYJsfHAhE1rQ8VuclGZ2IQU_a_h1gz5lfp_sOnVPA/w229-h320/2022%20Chronicles%20Gable%201.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shoooosh please! Chad Gable's new tag line may be a tad irritating, but I like that a talented, smaller guy is getting the push that he is. While I like him teamed with Otis as part of the Alpha Academy, I really liked Chad and Jason Jordan as a tag team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RDVyb3YluDMC1gvrt56KvCiHjE99S3HCR0Uz90LazD9aT6FlQZS9bE47LcMQyzf_LO8SQ91iLP00wvGSACZuC4_sM8kR3PZLbH8h0xqlyRue_YIKFefKZRztJWSXmZSK_nfsS9tgsybumNGOk4Dgg3X2Cx3EGO-NSPzwx_Y4bTKwqA11l_qgyO1CQA/s1045/2022%20Chronicles%20Batista%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RDVyb3YluDMC1gvrt56KvCiHjE99S3HCR0Uz90LazD9aT6FlQZS9bE47LcMQyzf_LO8SQ91iLP00wvGSACZuC4_sM8kR3PZLbH8h0xqlyRue_YIKFefKZRztJWSXmZSK_nfsS9tgsybumNGOk4Dgg3X2Cx3EGO-NSPzwx_Y4bTKwqA11l_qgyO1CQA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Batista%201.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G03W-7B3UM4MSC4yH6HSLq4V-XVHDmOX2VBQI9uCH_mmEWecKKvFkXQOqsVtiO8fmbYkUGhJubiFCuODkedOBsybYRWX_3lTZLbPUHEapMQbdgvbib31Msd9UpoCbB_WB8emI1_hRWkHBh_l54s95RJD7dkzOHIeDp_db2N5sxqPpOJOQEX5L6NrGQ/s1054/2022%20Chronicles%20Trish%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G03W-7B3UM4MSC4yH6HSLq4V-XVHDmOX2VBQI9uCH_mmEWecKKvFkXQOqsVtiO8fmbYkUGhJubiFCuODkedOBsybYRWX_3lTZLbPUHEapMQbdgvbib31Msd9UpoCbB_WB8emI1_hRWkHBh_l54s95RJD7dkzOHIeDp_db2N5sxqPpOJOQEX5L6NrGQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Trish%201.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not a huge fan of Panini's Legacy brand so I could take or leave these if I'm being honest. There are only 10 total cards that use this design and as the brand's name implies, all of the wrestlers are retired Legends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Trish Stratus card hails from the chrome Phoenix set which features 25 different wrestlers from across the years. These don't particularly scan well, but look beautiful in hands. These are also some of the best looking parallels in the set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpzrJytMJy3i8EoNvsB125PYxVwXtu1BA5bZK4t_Qh6QdAlzEfiqZOApeU--SK1d5S27wTRvZrJVfAZHFqKbcqDCL7Vr7lcD5dq0Ms4xfzWPopT9sOr0V7vvGBzaLueaezx8cjngZzdvSSmX0inONfDmfhPat0eToej9FpqZ37Y2L0NgctIS-HnS3Fw/s1046/2022%20Chronicles%20Gene%20Blue%2042-99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpzrJytMJy3i8EoNvsB125PYxVwXtu1BA5bZK4t_Qh6QdAlzEfiqZOApeU--SK1d5S27wTRvZrJVfAZHFqKbcqDCL7Vr7lcD5dq0Ms4xfzWPopT9sOr0V7vvGBzaLueaezx8cjngZzdvSSmX0inONfDmfhPat0eToej9FpqZ37Y2L0NgctIS-HnS3Fw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Gene%20Blue%2042-99.jpg" width="224" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVkXL-g4xenca5mH5UFqb9wzXlApj-jl8h3Y9YzMR-NU5ke6IPmIwOt954nHJvSbTEUHD4rj3t7PqYhvysdkh1Q1alI6-J76o2lOIgcrPhKH_JbgRJ4Gfr8_AWNMfIdsaAcIzB3GoLwMt8QToYZ_8nZ3WMPrMtALSqLdXdEZqtW3snoyvBdtBcU1qGg/s1036/2022%20Chronicles%20Gene%20Blue%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVkXL-g4xenca5mH5UFqb9wzXlApj-jl8h3Y9YzMR-NU5ke6IPmIwOt954nHJvSbTEUHD4rj3t7PqYhvysdkh1Q1alI6-J76o2lOIgcrPhKH_JbgRJ4Gfr8_AWNMfIdsaAcIzB3GoLwMt8QToYZ_8nZ3WMPrMtALSqLdXdEZqtW3snoyvBdtBcU1qGg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Gene%20Blue%202.jpg" width="229" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Optic is a chrome version of the annual Donruss set. I found that scanning these also can be tough, but again look great in hand, especially this blue Prizm parallel. I was glad to pull a card of good ole' "Mean Gene"...I can just hear Hulk Hogan's voice in my head.... "Let me tell you Mean Gene"! All of the blue parallels are numbered out of /99.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc03icCkMzPcTpZnmnnKI3lwmJIrkcKgl2OtYGa5lz5w24uhk-EXD9H0K05g3qaTcCEcv19BTGR4Jc2jIIxr1uKSPGVl26Wdy4WMyBc9XSXwCVJCZKbACN32K0Ymg38sHv5IeXSDOoq3u8W8cn8FOXs_cPbp5pcvUHG2zEXQAw2b-NH9HVMc500baibw/s1038/2022%20Chronicles%20Orton%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc03icCkMzPcTpZnmnnKI3lwmJIrkcKgl2OtYGa5lz5w24uhk-EXD9H0K05g3qaTcCEcv19BTGR4Jc2jIIxr1uKSPGVl26Wdy4WMyBc9XSXwCVJCZKbACN32K0Ymg38sHv5IeXSDOoq3u8W8cn8FOXs_cPbp5pcvUHG2zEXQAw2b-NH9HVMc500baibw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Orton%201.jpg" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfifPvjgGi3nZp0_dxfPslCLR77cds02XTn_u07eNwt23Q2AO-XaDWFFgCAzdGoCi-9wyosfhN9r66lo-ZlkcQ4j7DppPHXW3GwSLQyQuCx21jzfT7Tu-3heCoAzqW11DWGCpksFOb3fMDSpBOuo7w-4I1WQq7DALES_qf_2rPVPfFQAsV4ShcHU7SCQ/s1043/2022%20Chronicles%20Theory%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfifPvjgGi3nZp0_dxfPslCLR77cds02XTn_u07eNwt23Q2AO-XaDWFFgCAzdGoCi-9wyosfhN9r66lo-ZlkcQ4j7DppPHXW3GwSLQyQuCx21jzfT7Tu-3heCoAzqW11DWGCpksFOb3fMDSpBOuo7w-4I1WQq7DALES_qf_2rPVPfFQAsV4ShcHU7SCQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Theory%201.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Origins gets a big thumbs up from me. Illusions, not so much. Origins has a simple, artistic look while Illusions has a very busy look that hurts my eyes. Plus I'd take Orton over Theory any day of the week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>PACK 2:</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcDxddXrpYCzp0Aj8HNduM-y4KqL2JPxgYD7fItB0IlbmEc8oqZ5lPKjyY-MRMG2GjttGPSt3IvnZWAfhiTPRZsFjK5CBJ1Y-JNdfEnXjw8G8IjnkeYUpRWdUNhk3UegKLB5jpfZ0ze0oFw8bnOyObBpMu2w6YcGMkjMqsRmg-BfpOv1ak8ELo1PKpQ/s1040/2022%20Chronicles%20Uso%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcDxddXrpYCzp0Aj8HNduM-y4KqL2JPxgYD7fItB0IlbmEc8oqZ5lPKjyY-MRMG2GjttGPSt3IvnZWAfhiTPRZsFjK5CBJ1Y-JNdfEnXjw8G8IjnkeYUpRWdUNhk3UegKLB5jpfZ0ze0oFw8bnOyObBpMu2w6YcGMkjMqsRmg-BfpOv1ak8ELo1PKpQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Uso%201.jpg" width="231" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq9uGgJGnHIHZxI7Il65LDLcJzhM_79gsqf5VJq-prB05TC3uOhQrLeENRMou3evYJ1kkjF6LokvRrWw3krdhMmvWpXMKhAVDnYQHBpQiZCFosQjyebqov9zRK0MV1e750_BzwHZTsnDOqqmqAttbzG5yvZp6m8rwIvHseJij64XQ5khNmI9QZz-C2g/s1055/2022%20Chronicles%20Briggs%20Blue%2007-99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq9uGgJGnHIHZxI7Il65LDLcJzhM_79gsqf5VJq-prB05TC3uOhQrLeENRMou3evYJ1kkjF6LokvRrWw3krdhMmvWpXMKhAVDnYQHBpQiZCFosQjyebqov9zRK0MV1e750_BzwHZTsnDOqqmqAttbzG5yvZp6m8rwIvHseJij64XQ5khNmI9QZz-C2g/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Briggs%20Blue%2007-99.jpg" width="227" /></a><br /><br /></div>I may be in the majority here, but I'm getting tired of the Usos and the Bloodline. The Josh Briggs card is another blue parallel. You'd think the large foil blue Chronicles lettering would help signify it's parallel status, but I didn't even catch it until I started to collate the cards. I like Briggs and his partner(s) in NXT...I hope they stay as a team and get a decent push in the tag team division upon their eventual call up.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7B2TTdP0Cwlm1T3hrn865KbCkz3nqXUdbqm6FbhzkVJ_ePDU_FbLKQToCc9w8yUaBYJm8tqAl97xZlUy72l9mfhd5zCk8m3c2LX9eW291a-1bQY_2CDn7jcsgMi20fu7_gxdAD7J0dO-jtDOzOYyuLOSLnlWmXRRQePIsFk_klkOjCJqf9uF2yLMZw/s1045/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7B2TTdP0Cwlm1T3hrn865KbCkz3nqXUdbqm6FbhzkVJ_ePDU_FbLKQToCc9w8yUaBYJm8tqAl97xZlUy72l9mfhd5zCk8m3c2LX9eW291a-1bQY_2CDn7jcsgMi20fu7_gxdAD7J0dO-jtDOzOYyuLOSLnlWmXRRQePIsFk_klkOjCJqf9uF2yLMZw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%201.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF5TLUvUGc8pSWblHgfVjj5vV23LOsUryxdTzq_PoyXSYPiHEL1e2D0AH3QWL6m_l6Fi1qbmDxDdzr_pjkpsPzJ-kqRZePn_EFVd29vXbL_8hNdXcJvO5zu10Y2RnKfgc0VZng9E0eWqskvehCVahxW3WzychucB-XZC6BfivaAAVWGdg974dsh3GMw/s1027/2022%20Chronicles%20Valkyrie%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="732" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF5TLUvUGc8pSWblHgfVjj5vV23LOsUryxdTzq_PoyXSYPiHEL1e2D0AH3QWL6m_l6Fi1qbmDxDdzr_pjkpsPzJ-kqRZePn_EFVd29vXbL_8hNdXcJvO5zu10Y2RnKfgc0VZng9E0eWqskvehCVahxW3WzychucB-XZC6BfivaAAVWGdg974dsh3GMw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Valkyrie%201.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Contenders design has never been a favorite of mine and I disliked the cards in the 2022 Chronicles baseball set (which I'm also working on building), however for whatever reason this design works with wrestling. It also doesn't hurt that its a card of AJ Styles! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Certified has a mirror like shine finish to the card front. The design stays true to the Certified brand, looking better in hand than on screen. Aoife Valkyrie just recently made her debut on NXT programming so I was little surprised to see her included on the checklist. However I don't understand the hype associated with her debut thus far.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLDQWWyx2D5N3EcJb9WDbClkisakIhj25sjs5o2G1644Sf5iSWX5loIEPqKN38qgkW13OKB5S4QZjGHbTI6YgcCHwuoKpgJkcd_RmFELD49yjjpB_9vtVSH-cVRBu_FJibD_DHdzY0mEUdxppp_n5K3uUK1QHE__dltm-1yzG2bnmb56jqRNk2nATdg/s1041/2022%20Chronicles%20Andre%20Red%20114-199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLDQWWyx2D5N3EcJb9WDbClkisakIhj25sjs5o2G1644Sf5iSWX5loIEPqKN38qgkW13OKB5S4QZjGHbTI6YgcCHwuoKpgJkcd_RmFELD49yjjpB_9vtVSH-cVRBu_FJibD_DHdzY0mEUdxppp_n5K3uUK1QHE__dltm-1yzG2bnmb56jqRNk2nATdg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Andre%20Red%20114-199.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What's this, another parallel in the same pack? This time we have a red parallel of the legend himself, Andre the Giant. Red parallels are numbered out of 199. This is another that I almost missed because the red foil blends in well w/ the bronze color used on the Legacy cards. I'd also like to mention that the photo selection for most of the cards is rather good. Here we have Andre getting ready to slap the chest of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Can't you already hear the slap and see the giant red hand print he'll leave on Savage's chest?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWAigUoRdXrN4sRWm9duIaX3U7oiSPZ6XFnOc-VLiNGwKrMap99fCkoY363Zrg-XIBHWdkk_cBaabHr95ymwFE52tKyURfbsseQSrqdgIjHd5puA64iGo-kDZ06Zu4Q_6opi7VLQcfb5RfwAyq4JuTQxT3txTFVjVHF16v4GjApa6aYFH8Hs8KmRedg/s1044/2022%20Chronicles%20Cactus%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWAigUoRdXrN4sRWm9duIaX3U7oiSPZ6XFnOc-VLiNGwKrMap99fCkoY363Zrg-XIBHWdkk_cBaabHr95ymwFE52tKyURfbsseQSrqdgIjHd5puA64iGo-kDZ06Zu4Q_6opi7VLQcfb5RfwAyq4JuTQxT3txTFVjVHF16v4GjApa6aYFH8Hs8KmRedg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Cactus%201.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXZwQXPcy_bbWptVyA_n1zLvjR72BLraOCGOwuVh2-1fRd9OvmwTauodf8IsIQs3qpm_okdFnIrXhWlvZS-xAQ5A_XRM9fiYUFZ1e5JzYekRzlfLI8JUFVcN7ToQlOoC1iOeNOACDbOMZBHnBoxA9J3lKrkWbw-WukMxk5fLnSQxqVAJ9Uy_MtMD4Jg/s1037/2022%20Chronicles%20Io%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXZwQXPcy_bbWptVyA_n1zLvjR72BLraOCGOwuVh2-1fRd9OvmwTauodf8IsIQs3qpm_okdFnIrXhWlvZS-xAQ5A_XRM9fiYUFZ1e5JzYekRzlfLI8JUFVcN7ToQlOoC1iOeNOACDbOMZBHnBoxA9J3lKrkWbw-WukMxk5fLnSQxqVAJ9Uy_MtMD4Jg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Io%201.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm only familiar with the XR design thanks to the last two years of the baseball Chronicles set. XR cards are printed on a slightly thicker cardstock and feature a foil front like Certified. There are a total of 20 XR cards in the set.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Flux I believe started as a NBA set, which is why I wasn't all that familiar with it. These cards are printed on a chrome stock, but feature monochrome images of the player, or wrestler in this case. I don't think they look all that great, yet they still intrigue me. Like with the other chrome cards in the set, these didn't scan all that well. There are a total of 25 different cards with the Flux design.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyddPXCAZJ7op0dLh78esgysjR_IOCp9YqVp6ExmIEFpbhMUbGW0NW8Z7iel5RBBSE__onrYo1xTfl_gnw3tT-4iB05o026VlSS9b7JO4Il2jpqA2JF5fmcBvRQezWnRDufC2NrNgqwrDYILO6oC7DdlqElQeGOPBL_rnEL_hEPSY_GbIJjI9a-IqV7w/s1032/2022%20Chronicles%20Giovanni%20auto%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyddPXCAZJ7op0dLh78esgysjR_IOCp9YqVp6ExmIEFpbhMUbGW0NW8Z7iel5RBBSE__onrYo1xTfl_gnw3tT-4iB05o026VlSS9b7JO4Il2jpqA2JF5fmcBvRQezWnRDufC2NrNgqwrDYILO6oC7DdlqElQeGOPBL_rnEL_hEPSY_GbIJjI9a-IqV7w/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Giovanni%20auto%201.jpg" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82tdIAiYcquyo-joOw6ybWDP0HSeSu078LHfIYBTfD1zi-SFAACFD6ikZgNsDBJyoj4JfkXsmrw-t6pMqVPxljvl13Hqi8tYzIDaZolQ9nB5sGEuT-VvBZOQWv_w54_bpqxwBu8SBbWo-SdafnfR4k1I4IeSGeLuoWmI8up6ZvZS_OoK4s0pO6cbOZw/s1043/2022%20Chronicles%20Giovanni%20auto%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82tdIAiYcquyo-joOw6ybWDP0HSeSu078LHfIYBTfD1zi-SFAACFD6ikZgNsDBJyoj4JfkXsmrw-t6pMqVPxljvl13Hqi8tYzIDaZolQ9nB5sGEuT-VvBZOQWv_w54_bpqxwBu8SBbWo-SdafnfR4k1I4IeSGeLuoWmI8up6ZvZS_OoK4s0pO6cbOZw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Giovanni%20auto%202.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Early in my pack ripping I hit my first of two guaranteed autographs. I'll have to admit that this card of Imperium member, Giovanni Vinci didn't move the needle too much. At least he has a cool auto. Keep reading to discover who or what the last hit was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>PACK 3:</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSabuGu6dgtSwuKtkz6RKtm2UCyNDTjP5Ry42Q8cwtoBgN9emf9rxULuXlCgS71UeXlEFuzMmLiyHZTSxDcbZA4iglLWz3B4xpT9SDq1M5QAfbX6h0cwy937iH2t2887lbWdw0tOtuAmd813cRQ8mOBrMG-sAj0cec5IJchjzBqp0UHGBbs6jsZxxdA/s1050/2022%20Chronicles%20Briggs%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSabuGu6dgtSwuKtkz6RKtm2UCyNDTjP5Ry42Q8cwtoBgN9emf9rxULuXlCgS71UeXlEFuzMmLiyHZTSxDcbZA4iglLWz3B4xpT9SDq1M5QAfbX6h0cwy937iH2t2887lbWdw0tOtuAmd813cRQ8mOBrMG-sAj0cec5IJchjzBqp0UHGBbs6jsZxxdA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Briggs%201.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuuSOVq72jDpFVk8mxYfmwEDJkRuPPlq4iXQ65eWihLbGoGpsBJtK-gFyOSpGSDqnud-nqdQ1cA1mNpDDw6dr3V3hmdNWtRROvmtYUL0sGdsaRjILVsuejpFcDRPAyggwXRIuXipLZYxF_8ZZnAi8rmwpiFQFyeAc_XvgJV9FeQBeDVRgEIlA_9s3Ow/s1033/2022%20Chronicles%20MVP%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuuSOVq72jDpFVk8mxYfmwEDJkRuPPlq4iXQ65eWihLbGoGpsBJtK-gFyOSpGSDqnud-nqdQ1cA1mNpDDw6dr3V3hmdNWtRROvmtYUL0sGdsaRjILVsuejpFcDRPAyggwXRIuXipLZYxF_8ZZnAi8rmwpiFQFyeAc_XvgJV9FeQBeDVRgEIlA_9s3Ow/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20MVP%201.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey, this Josh Briggs card looks awfully familiar?! MVP, Montell Vontavious Porter...he may not have had a lot of ring action in 2022, but did receive his fair share of television time as Bobby Lashley and Omos' manager.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqYsym7KEi6u-nYniaCl92M3TGdVOnqiSudJdp2spiOmyWUJCsOVs2QLdubS7XW0SA9X7jJ65NMd0TtOYN78yyPzvI0iwiINsu9HGmVVC0LdHjav01XA14Ns_IFlMTKMDdEtHeKPOm4eoWF7ahUIS46yfVnA5PBUDemplBME4MrDjbcYKkCtz7owqNA/s1040/2022%20Chronicles%20Diesel%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqYsym7KEi6u-nYniaCl92M3TGdVOnqiSudJdp2spiOmyWUJCsOVs2QLdubS7XW0SA9X7jJ65NMd0TtOYN78yyPzvI0iwiINsu9HGmVVC0LdHjav01XA14Ns_IFlMTKMDdEtHeKPOm4eoWF7ahUIS46yfVnA5PBUDemplBME4MrDjbcYKkCtz7owqNA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Diesel%201.jpg" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DmgP4xd4fEkkIaO55xnJMFkDAFS-EP6LJl1On_DKnvTQM1V_PrVcSYsM8wnBVyYKH5Uomr5IHZMJMV_GlV8noT-khP_fUVSsYPHSapemJVQ6I2WPze-c7XvDfxN2HEefartTiEeWsZlfm0vLFxTxpCPdAka97A9JPYnRscriMhkMuA1wUVBZVOXP4w/s1060/2022%20Chronicles%20Gacy%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DmgP4xd4fEkkIaO55xnJMFkDAFS-EP6LJl1On_DKnvTQM1V_PrVcSYsM8wnBVyYKH5Uomr5IHZMJMV_GlV8noT-khP_fUVSsYPHSapemJVQ6I2WPze-c7XvDfxN2HEefartTiEeWsZlfm0vLFxTxpCPdAka97A9JPYnRscriMhkMuA1wUVBZVOXP4w/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Gacy%201.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up we have a base Optic card of Kevin Nash...excuse me, Diesel. In the 90's and 2000's I was more of a WCW fan so he'll always just be Kevin Nash to me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One the other side we have a Donruss Rated Rookie of Schism's "leader", Joe Gacy. Never card for this NXT guy much, but since they rolled out the Schism faction he and his creepy persona is starting to grow on me. The 10 card Rated Rookies checklist is quite good with some great talent currently on display in NXT.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhG66vlwynd5YZEIYbp1WMObGzkcJfjgC80hTvXvkUUudRc4B2Qw2LAp5JQ3zDhPm8RexxrAS1YQJjVP5jZhfyIt32sQWLUBdakK7isbs2MKnC0nKJ-Vd_x3XCUOE1gZ8L1X9mlSSrrqB15isomi2cDSQk9X4DwROjQyIhgCXtAPF4lMcz59k4s95EQ/s1045/2022%20Chronicles%20Goldberg%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="754" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhG66vlwynd5YZEIYbp1WMObGzkcJfjgC80hTvXvkUUudRc4B2Qw2LAp5JQ3zDhPm8RexxrAS1YQJjVP5jZhfyIt32sQWLUBdakK7isbs2MKnC0nKJ-Vd_x3XCUOE1gZ8L1X9mlSSrrqB15isomi2cDSQk9X4DwROjQyIhgCXtAPF4lMcz59k4s95EQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Goldberg%201.jpg" width="231" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9tE-iTNxwg8fF3gynpr_K6fdD8YVBR_v-oJ0nAt56Ie7bON9dt5vID-CjZfMWD2y7Uzue06jH-ZmX1VCaj3LtT8oENd0nwpzibPhB-6iiaGNQYMVImEVS-ZniN5BjkZLzZRO4Ywr6_CDIARdftL4NhiILTzwx_oJldR-dqRlRJ5-dG0tJFfcLZQggA/s1046/2022%20Chronicles%20Omos%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9tE-iTNxwg8fF3gynpr_K6fdD8YVBR_v-oJ0nAt56Ie7bON9dt5vID-CjZfMWD2y7Uzue06jH-ZmX1VCaj3LtT8oENd0nwpzibPhB-6iiaGNQYMVImEVS-ZniN5BjkZLzZRO4Ywr6_CDIARdftL4NhiILTzwx_oJldR-dqRlRJ5-dG0tJFfcLZQggA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Omos%201.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Talk about a pair of boring wrestlers! It could only be worse if we had also pulled a card of Karrion Kross! This year's Absolute design is pretty nice. While the card subject isn't my favorite, it is a better (recent) photo of Goldberg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Elite cards feature a lot of silver holofoil coupled with another color, in the case of Omos it's red. At first I thought this was a red parallel, but nope, it's just card #248 in the set. 20 cards make up the Elite set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6s6LDNFXA3jAlJ9ccMFDq5gf_M_CiSBHs5OHaPWgCNx-GfrWooSMbQqCJLiNC9WB5FBGsy7pknsHG0ZPHw9__Nr-23cdbjQWM26BNANBlNMNVMoZ-bAq_Sj9ZiZ6gtYv8Enpucm-UZ8CmWIZqrZf-WVTTZaHawuT6mG2eD3IjM-OSSa8xLA2c2M3MA/s1048/2022%20Chronicles%20Theory%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6s6LDNFXA3jAlJ9ccMFDq5gf_M_CiSBHs5OHaPWgCNx-GfrWooSMbQqCJLiNC9WB5FBGsy7pknsHG0ZPHw9__Nr-23cdbjQWM26BNANBlNMNVMoZ-bAq_Sj9ZiZ6gtYv8Enpucm-UZ8CmWIZqrZf-WVTTZaHawuT6mG2eD3IjM-OSSa8xLA2c2M3MA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Theory%201.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0knJWFdJ2N36eR0_-EOiQZT_fHIDIIebgjFgsVqbMEAhZ_VoKhoGBtRueWTBcPEAyDgwczO4GebSK5Euzvvpgie52STOLGdmf86wLRSYboKq4niBygzvL-kUvKArnhesgcmbvJDiNtpveyqmVZoc2t32epmUPE7ccQAIcmtaXNMuZSMKX-NHv7S1QNw/s1051/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%20Purple%2022-49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0knJWFdJ2N36eR0_-EOiQZT_fHIDIIebgjFgsVqbMEAhZ_VoKhoGBtRueWTBcPEAyDgwczO4GebSK5Euzvvpgie52STOLGdmf86wLRSYboKq4niBygzvL-kUvKArnhesgcmbvJDiNtpveyqmVZoc2t32epmUPE7ccQAIcmtaXNMuZSMKX-NHv7S1QNw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%20Purple%2022-49.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I typically like Spectra, but the Spectra cards in the WWE set seem to fall a little flat compared to the same design in the baseball set. For starters these Spectra cards aren't printed on the same thicker cardstock that their baseball brethren are on. Perhaps its that and Theory on the card I pulled that bring this set down.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Black is a decent looking design as-is, but the colored parallels look great as the various colors look great against the holofoil black background and design. Here we have a Purple parallel numbered to /49 of AJ Styles...doesn't it look rather sharp?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>PACK 4:</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdeUuYjInIuUB5fAWQ-VY9U_Bv8SZHKwDFHGGyQyIX9xPFvlJxSHs9PA2gfIaU7d_8RG9-DguT4Re4NsRxYcNltoAjWyJ61HRSTQaaC6qwrg6AA1KPzSSWE83ulNWPzdez9ODkONr8YrW64qWqgZL_gQ_Ku7YT8GcXw8LA75YuYxAJCrwvonPVQTuuQ/s1031/2022%20Chronicles%20Bob%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdeUuYjInIuUB5fAWQ-VY9U_Bv8SZHKwDFHGGyQyIX9xPFvlJxSHs9PA2gfIaU7d_8RG9-DguT4Re4NsRxYcNltoAjWyJ61HRSTQaaC6qwrg6AA1KPzSSWE83ulNWPzdez9ODkONr8YrW64qWqgZL_gQ_Ku7YT8GcXw8LA75YuYxAJCrwvonPVQTuuQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Bob%201.jpg" width="232" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZSVmlNO1krKYoLdJ6etW9MR4fwJGn57_sl5tOtTjc-TvW8sXUqzt6dTdoCIP8d2R_MUEBgozzhENs9tSEboEsSwTeKmXI5CXvTPHr6xAXqFbnaeGdBa-BufmELiCw-vKbjGlJcd4LaSDeNQuQzTdf622pg3AUWvGjJpUPsSE_k31kiUUAw50Y0WoHA/s1043/2022%20Chronicles%20Vader%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZSVmlNO1krKYoLdJ6etW9MR4fwJGn57_sl5tOtTjc-TvW8sXUqzt6dTdoCIP8d2R_MUEBgozzhENs9tSEboEsSwTeKmXI5CXvTPHr6xAXqFbnaeGdBa-BufmELiCw-vKbjGlJcd4LaSDeNQuQzTdf622pg3AUWvGjJpUPsSE_k31kiUUAw50Y0WoHA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Vader%201.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I opened this box with my oldest daughter who has taken a liking to wrestling and wrestling cards. When I told her that "Cowboy" Bob Orton was Randy Orton's dad she was a little shocked. "It's time! It's time! It's Vader time"! RIP big guy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheeR3HT0HNM19Gt5K5ur5tvWRW2li-Kucj7w1RXrWn0B2ioSQUuirOBjCyrAzLfxarm7UrR-Y69isTuZ7ZXmTi0sCyoenV0ABtg5At_GAMbJyIzYL2XlyEa9uWmEWmF3MnSoOqm1dhcjWjCJRVKt-7_000iW5Z2YzZjj0HcL5MqVf-RcQPL5IzWEzdw/s1038/2022%20Chronicles%20Belair%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheeR3HT0HNM19Gt5K5ur5tvWRW2li-Kucj7w1RXrWn0B2ioSQUuirOBjCyrAzLfxarm7UrR-Y69isTuZ7ZXmTi0sCyoenV0ABtg5At_GAMbJyIzYL2XlyEa9uWmEWmF3MnSoOqm1dhcjWjCJRVKt-7_000iW5Z2YzZjj0HcL5MqVf-RcQPL5IzWEzdw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Belair%201.jpg" width="232" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzYiTfiIyxta_9cpHKNwOEtyrbsaSEf4WgaMAb7fa4ghE_Uf1id2mNRp-d6dQXgnnba9RHHyidrlGqo-Do8pXjNYj-Ozd5LjaHMSOlVw8VSnHvQTvs2DJd0aqZB6F7AUp7u1ndn7-f6l1YqXwzEr-2J5Rzn3J_kzBZs9D0S_bmkdADl2i3NP6NV392Q/s1049/2022%20Chronicles%20Ivy%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzYiTfiIyxta_9cpHKNwOEtyrbsaSEf4WgaMAb7fa4ghE_Uf1id2mNRp-d6dQXgnnba9RHHyidrlGqo-Do8pXjNYj-Ozd5LjaHMSOlVw8VSnHvQTvs2DJd0aqZB6F7AUp7u1ndn7-f6l1YqXwzEr-2J5Rzn3J_kzBZs9D0S_bmkdADl2i3NP6NV392Q/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Ivy%201.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm ready for someone to take the belt off of Belair and who better than another female powerhouse like Ivy Nile? Belair is sporting this year's Score football design, which is just decent at best when compared to previous years. Ivy is from the Rookie & Stars set. Both of these sets are comprised of 10 cards each and follow each other in the main checklist.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGHFcRPGsHQsLtQrph4pdPyY_7QZHENxzBzl84w7zXCe9gWi5tnQIS4Clsn2wNKZHxVPg0TjO2GnWsrby7u-78XMau7eLM8ir9eunqYpckb5h6hc4f_LCqYg3EDNexUPFoC703_dcKQfHjfmfuCFa-umQPgZ0m9FHhIlLwr3AtedOcFwyCVI5v9CvXg/s1033/2022%20Chronicles%20Curt%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGHFcRPGsHQsLtQrph4pdPyY_7QZHENxzBzl84w7zXCe9gWi5tnQIS4Clsn2wNKZHxVPg0TjO2GnWsrby7u-78XMau7eLM8ir9eunqYpckb5h6hc4f_LCqYg3EDNexUPFoC703_dcKQfHjfmfuCFa-umQPgZ0m9FHhIlLwr3AtedOcFwyCVI5v9CvXg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Curt%201.jpg" width="233" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hPDqaXaCiNLfvZO3PSI33s03QHDhSJoy0aPomZTjBc5cdUSjcmIAO33C4WW0GLrUvaaeuB1CcOplQ33tvx-YR4y6k72dYXSm1HtvRQDC8dtfc9_7GcUgCPTn5fOwy1mSFuRYcM-8wiUG5ANpsStGI1GhHey2CUN4VgAULZUzE2oh2gHg1DsFZiSq_w/s1038/2022%20Chronicles%20Shinsuke%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hPDqaXaCiNLfvZO3PSI33s03QHDhSJoy0aPomZTjBc5cdUSjcmIAO33C4WW0GLrUvaaeuB1CcOplQ33tvx-YR4y6k72dYXSm1HtvRQDC8dtfc9_7GcUgCPTn5fOwy1mSFuRYcM-8wiUG5ANpsStGI1GhHey2CUN4VgAULZUzE2oh2gHg1DsFZiSq_w/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Shinsuke%201.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Past versus the present. I wonder who'd win a match between "Mr. Perfect" and Shinsuke?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jlhbb33XiH83240pSW0O_CSGrGkq48yOBU6vICYhyVkJaFzDBjY3TSb4qib0nceLPTCyqmRHyKliD_suQFcIAwVZ-mQhLLBQ_nS7hxhhb7xzyshVJi9zsDah001O30I6KQ4ncjvF7EqIXbsj10vKbJhtQ5yI6GgZqM_nGUiXiAZGzfzJBoCBuQ1iyQ/s1052/2022%20Chronicles%20Liv%20Red%20198-199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jlhbb33XiH83240pSW0O_CSGrGkq48yOBU6vICYhyVkJaFzDBjY3TSb4qib0nceLPTCyqmRHyKliD_suQFcIAwVZ-mQhLLBQ_nS7hxhhb7xzyshVJi9zsDah001O30I6KQ4ncjvF7EqIXbsj10vKbJhtQ5yI6GgZqM_nGUiXiAZGzfzJBoCBuQ1iyQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Liv%20Red%20198-199.jpg" width="227" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKB1vCEUc7KpTLN87LWbzLR7DkWjI9E7GkYZSPVEu8If_pXlihGsptRFSyGkwfmf5ceMyiCuSdsIt2GOgqmfdxFuBupVCMV-ZRfP_3gmyjgkkEGVUUjRDuMXQv6i50db0gtZSk2vA0_5qQM4u6l9l3JTNaz8dArYg1lWdkqMsDLKqyzb2QFapy1Hy8_Q/s1058/2022%20Chronicles%20Liv%20Red%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKB1vCEUc7KpTLN87LWbzLR7DkWjI9E7GkYZSPVEu8If_pXlihGsptRFSyGkwfmf5ceMyiCuSdsIt2GOgqmfdxFuBupVCMV-ZRfP_3gmyjgkkEGVUUjRDuMXQv6i50db0gtZSk2vA0_5qQM4u6l9l3JTNaz8dArYg1lWdkqMsDLKqyzb2QFapy1Hy8_Q/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Liv%20Red%20back.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">By this time in the box I believe this was our third Red parallel pulled. The red surprisingly pops well on the Flux design which is aided by the Prizm technology.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR2WQJUkFDt0LBC3bmfUfSfmTsEbdWAmTdy0xptXgkA84WER80xlMLm7iSl7RN68czYyjBarDoNlwW_YPzgfbe4cmgewcKN8a8whGG5Z9PxFzpDxH4UftradueuvblVwYKHZCjriNWpEijq3udGI6WcLmdBZKURnSZK6JgJFTzdAysIYsLbPnFaRfRQ/s1042/2022%20Chronicles%20Doudrop%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR2WQJUkFDt0LBC3bmfUfSfmTsEbdWAmTdy0xptXgkA84WER80xlMLm7iSl7RN68czYyjBarDoNlwW_YPzgfbe4cmgewcKN8a8whGG5Z9PxFzpDxH4UftradueuvblVwYKHZCjriNWpEijq3udGI6WcLmdBZKURnSZK6JgJFTzdAysIYsLbPnFaRfRQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Doudrop%201.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">When she fought in NXT UK she was know as Piper McNiven. She was repackaged a Doudrop when she was brought over the WWE main roster. I feel sorry for her and by the look of her face in this photograph she doesn't appear to be all that happy herself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>PACK 5:</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1opy55pSePx2Yu-QInJNnlFWQ5IcM-8MQF2MkXgIAypWwRLhdCj_20gtZcIGXYZ7ZJ_KuiPCE8c7SWAprRCnGp832eVKT5DZI7OKqqVBl1oh7BBL-SRS6rvCxs_uu-158gKvNmucsOb1uz5YlibkAn1nzvZmDeJykcf2akHlJPBBp1h6L-NMlekjxnw/s1043/2022%20Chronicles%20Mansoor%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1opy55pSePx2Yu-QInJNnlFWQ5IcM-8MQF2MkXgIAypWwRLhdCj_20gtZcIGXYZ7ZJ_KuiPCE8c7SWAprRCnGp832eVKT5DZI7OKqqVBl1oh7BBL-SRS6rvCxs_uu-158gKvNmucsOb1uz5YlibkAn1nzvZmDeJykcf2akHlJPBBp1h6L-NMlekjxnw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Mansoor%201.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">OK, the 5th pack is <i>not</i> starting off that good...sorry to all the man.soor fans out there. This new gimmick of his as part of the Male Models is just not working.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJI8v8BqP4EMA7SLU6JW0B08u7Ybf2XYjzDVDS-4qobEPKOY2GogX_AUoywfPf-XuWTbT023e9CfIyByJ-Q17VhUjubVHh1VB2UEf3ZGBYJzMgjVHoRwC5MxKzDXdUikQ-L_WJFBQD70MOPOKsBckNHLrkCUkBnCtTGLbgulRXHy-tT5I6H891lPCwFw/s1049/2022%20Chronicles%20Perez%20Red%20037-199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJI8v8BqP4EMA7SLU6JW0B08u7Ybf2XYjzDVDS-4qobEPKOY2GogX_AUoywfPf-XuWTbT023e9CfIyByJ-Q17VhUjubVHh1VB2UEf3ZGBYJzMgjVHoRwC5MxKzDXdUikQ-L_WJFBQD70MOPOKsBckNHLrkCUkBnCtTGLbgulRXHy-tT5I6H891lPCwFw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Perez%20Red%20037-199.jpg" width="229" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZjnlgYB41CISNA6bjz4NiDXm--sPY8aSdKELS36gzMQrpTG8E4yyVzi6pBCEYvhym8dqIDMW8IPQMpbvgdqNLRfx69vrJnfi74ZU_TCw-x2EH2jicqRYNZBDY3qtONU_6QvuqQAhLVh7tYl4nFwzSfkm5-QVk8iIrVh6gc2pQJT5iOkynpvCNT-_kg/s1043/2022%20Chronicles%20Perez%20Red%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZjnlgYB41CISNA6bjz4NiDXm--sPY8aSdKELS36gzMQrpTG8E4yyVzi6pBCEYvhym8dqIDMW8IPQMpbvgdqNLRfx69vrJnfi74ZU_TCw-x2EH2jicqRYNZBDY3qtONU_6QvuqQAhLVh7tYl4nFwzSfkm5-QVk8iIrVh6gc2pQJT5iOkynpvCNT-_kg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Perez%20Red%20back.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Alright Panini, you've redeemed yourself! A Red parallel of the new NXT Women's champion, Roxanne Perez! This young girl has been receiving a tremendous push ever since her debut. She was front and center of the recent Mandy Rose controversy and received a winning pin fall over the former champ a little earlier than planned from what I hear. Roxanne is a lot of fun to watch in the ring. I wonder how long it'll be before she gets called up to either RAW or Smackdown?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislmhYeo96hGjKFdeX7HMQO2T0almrnnGHHR3FYT6Tq8CTrNHfAo01h_Vy7p2hNGIITBYCM9Rueb3KWQtfQTszfSfgFqu9A02L9q24Xio2Em8tXvYBh5mSC5MHejnzlu_b9qSmaA6BERySAgJQP8XJmEQSmcDnzi9WvR6uzHrrqJrX-_h0Box-o048Gw/s1055/2022%20Chronicles%20Edris%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1055" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislmhYeo96hGjKFdeX7HMQO2T0almrnnGHHR3FYT6Tq8CTrNHfAo01h_Vy7p2hNGIITBYCM9Rueb3KWQtfQTszfSfgFqu9A02L9q24Xio2Em8tXvYBh5mSC5MHejnzlu_b9qSmaA6BERySAgJQP8XJmEQSmcDnzi9WvR6uzHrrqJrX-_h0Box-o048Gw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Edris%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All ten of the cards from the Luminance brand feature a horizontal orientation and are some of my favorite photos in the set. Sadly this is the only Luminance card I pulled, but I've seen some of the others and they look great. Panini used a great image of Edris Enoff here. He and his partner, Malik Blade, make a up a good, young and raw tag team on the NXT brand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5peiFY_5xdTbtmIYGXIhMo_GpCqkwsqUHT91WgjA_-KYC4wTEX8xfaePZ0nprxLKxney13_bu25lghFWlbW4t7m7rt44buofowjDXnbAUlDqQemNUFhMyIlJ-yfmdGVCJmi6cob2mc-A4yF5WrGTSHtyDBhbnX8k-XpV63que6AnoqocL_PmJR18Jg/s1041/2022%20Chronicles%20Big%20E%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5peiFY_5xdTbtmIYGXIhMo_GpCqkwsqUHT91WgjA_-KYC4wTEX8xfaePZ0nprxLKxney13_bu25lghFWlbW4t7m7rt44buofowjDXnbAUlDqQemNUFhMyIlJ-yfmdGVCJmi6cob2mc-A4yF5WrGTSHtyDBhbnX8k-XpV63que6AnoqocL_PmJR18Jg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Big%20E%201.jpg" width="229" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt9zKqhDsie6UPmpOXGxG9Rb6iWE-_-oIwb94l6PEkEXjVQnWpo4oJl5oHN4bQF4Bn-XMObqLbcTaP2qDJPWesIWwnXkAcrXCHmSfVhva3R2isbCvVemIMBkyjbSJvMXq1rXoGjZnQJqNkiQWN963DxxCwmiid5a-tXAjlprMTcpfMyXWk9f22_AggA/s1044/2022%20Chronicles%20Tommaso%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt9zKqhDsie6UPmpOXGxG9Rb6iWE-_-oIwb94l6PEkEXjVQnWpo4oJl5oHN4bQF4Bn-XMObqLbcTaP2qDJPWesIWwnXkAcrXCHmSfVhva3R2isbCvVemIMBkyjbSJvMXq1rXoGjZnQJqNkiQWN963DxxCwmiid5a-tXAjlprMTcpfMyXWk9f22_AggA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Tommaso%201.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I enjoy watching both of these talents perform in the ring so it's a little saddening that neither are on TV right now. Big E I understand, but Tommaso Ciampa has just disappeared. At least he got his first name back...although that's not represented on this XR card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Lr9TddLo_W5u4hHW1CKP1SalYNjwNhkA8SnZhooXjOXcvRnvwvEm17n0X8e_f8Q3OhJjY6AWy5EuZiFy02dWrtqYRvTmFIOkWGziU44WGYWFBDlc3xNfeU92Kj46wgmy6cnIsTGCcxztfZq-Lp6wPyXPT9hz06DKFvP1w6xMyHJMJD8YsKphRTJdZQ/s1044/2022%20Chronicles%20Boogs%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Lr9TddLo_W5u4hHW1CKP1SalYNjwNhkA8SnZhooXjOXcvRnvwvEm17n0X8e_f8Q3OhJjY6AWy5EuZiFy02dWrtqYRvTmFIOkWGziU44WGYWFBDlc3xNfeU92Kj46wgmy6cnIsTGCcxztfZq-Lp6wPyXPT9hz06DKFvP1w6xMyHJMJD8YsKphRTJdZQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Boogs%201.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpckfapznxESXJ14q4tvTINwOMtCMoMoId1gEuDJ8c4DymTfPBYfPxNTuiQnuOw22QiJnUKOWc1JRRU0YO9z8QtdO7-c5DqOMStriXxCT2BssL9TeohC607CyTuBdn3-msxVjqVgWQWDQ8b0l6zmqieCesQ1IXh2ueIT6ZhUkQm1bpCHNJbS-GaPC0A/s1042/2022%20Chronicles%20Boogs%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpckfapznxESXJ14q4tvTINwOMtCMoMoId1gEuDJ8c4DymTfPBYfPxNTuiQnuOw22QiJnUKOWc1JRRU0YO9z8QtdO7-c5DqOMStriXxCT2BssL9TeohC607CyTuBdn3-msxVjqVgWQWDQ8b0l6zmqieCesQ1IXh2ueIT6ZhUkQm1bpCHNJbS-GaPC0A/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Boogs%202.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rick Boogs is yet another wrestler that has been MIA and on the shelf for awhile now. He was last used as a glorified hype man for Shinsuke Nakamora, but I feel he's far more talented. Let's pair him up w/ Elias so the two can form a legit rock band! This Silver Prizm parallel of his Optic card is beautiful in hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>PACK 6:</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHaeVZYP89K2pcdqD7dUSBJQFZg_Ff4QDiV_-iqPxBmMNOrnHA8RuQUs_IRHkmzIcIgKRLfoH6EQR7cSD_ZcyQwyIdGdmVArJ88l2ZDA4Ur2n5Qj9gyQQ9Ql4iRGX0yxwrkwNx182jZtSGrxCXwCYU6XZ03ymte92Z1_HSQs9HjRA9BL0TZHnnsN_HQ/s1047/2022%20Chronicles%20British%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHaeVZYP89K2pcdqD7dUSBJQFZg_Ff4QDiV_-iqPxBmMNOrnHA8RuQUs_IRHkmzIcIgKRLfoH6EQR7cSD_ZcyQwyIdGdmVArJ88l2ZDA4Ur2n5Qj9gyQQ9Ql4iRGX0yxwrkwNx182jZtSGrxCXwCYU6XZ03ymte92Z1_HSQs9HjRA9BL0TZHnnsN_HQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20British%201.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoT6fSYQy3Sx4I9bUP4BuSROEQDSFLMTjNMDJKK6FtIDbrjiKSR5SDBa85m6KsWMcMFNaMOVQmOZrk2qopBPveMAQj8k9BZAZzI64T4dJqxOo5Er-Fz-nVqxgujoMwmWwPYsEN3zv_01znK8ji4047lug9sm6o4ZJvaQLgRQmuL4JSbLhJiYG6jobRQ/s1038/2022%20Chronicles%20Valentine%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoT6fSYQy3Sx4I9bUP4BuSROEQDSFLMTjNMDJKK6FtIDbrjiKSR5SDBa85m6KsWMcMFNaMOVQmOZrk2qopBPveMAQj8k9BZAZzI64T4dJqxOo5Er-Fz-nVqxgujoMwmWwPYsEN3zv_01znK8ji4047lug9sm6o4ZJvaQLgRQmuL4JSbLhJiYG6jobRQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Valentine%201.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My last pack in the box started off with two great retired legends in The British Bulldog and Greg "the Hammer" Valentine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurHp01DQfFimDY27LCX1XOby6n8lgNkkX9h6B9BFWtTMtkg-uNSq67pky01sz1UFu7PKfM05bJhrdwWE2TJ1MlkMfM5KLWdrNlOy5zqlVS_eqNlyTbdoW83Irqxxldo29YmXQt-ez8OD7SmJwPHWJ6EcRZncuIz-XLb4LUXcUxgDvX_4JJs-UFM_XIg/s1045/2022%20Chronicles%20Owens%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurHp01DQfFimDY27LCX1XOby6n8lgNkkX9h6B9BFWtTMtkg-uNSq67pky01sz1UFu7PKfM05bJhrdwWE2TJ1MlkMfM5KLWdrNlOy5zqlVS_eqNlyTbdoW83Irqxxldo29YmXQt-ez8OD7SmJwPHWJ6EcRZncuIz-XLb4LUXcUxgDvX_4JJs-UFM_XIg/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Owens%201.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_e3VoI_N6THra08f1FpCIFF03xbj2QNimu_LoCHaV8T4RIxTcz3h7v-NjARPW1PTbrmUn4XNRtyH5Z1A7IocXgLlZqd7sKlmVz1PW6Sns4Jcgqq4XhBixsjrQvUaclOgbOf5aOl5WedrbdhP7yJ-kC-3jo1I6ISxrXa5qdCQKDZtRUPwTofQjdXRlw/s1050/2022%20Chronicles%20Shotzi%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_e3VoI_N6THra08f1FpCIFF03xbj2QNimu_LoCHaV8T4RIxTcz3h7v-NjARPW1PTbrmUn4XNRtyH5Z1A7IocXgLlZqd7sKlmVz1PW6Sns4Jcgqq4XhBixsjrQvUaclOgbOf5aOl5WedrbdhP7yJ-kC-3jo1I6ISxrXa5qdCQKDZtRUPwTofQjdXRlw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Shotzi%201.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These Prestige and Playoff cards were the only ones pulled from the box. I give Prestige the slight nod in the design category, but both sport some pretty good images. Each of these brands are represented by 10 different subjects and follow each other in the numbering of the main set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAaFAFqewHJzNXHkgZc3gwkHO_4x8CPsIu1mUhocdI6OFJkqhX0j7t9x_EkxcxKkr5hvAwa7cOsv5UgU8fera5rkyzQcYo2Twm8D6k63pJT3Sc4KE1Rqay8L-dMMSW42lejEWwjYaGyCFS_YImTgp0qj4w3p7nLmW0h7a5aYn6TW1j6E61z9c6EV0bQ/s1041/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAaFAFqewHJzNXHkgZc3gwkHO_4x8CPsIu1mUhocdI6OFJkqhX0j7t9x_EkxcxKkr5hvAwa7cOsv5UgU8fera5rkyzQcYo2Twm8D6k63pJT3Sc4KE1Rqay8L-dMMSW42lejEWwjYaGyCFS_YImTgp0qj4w3p7nLmW0h7a5aYn6TW1j6E61z9c6EV0bQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%201.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtomhiSxZIc2cidN-TzFvDKW924GiI32oELqd4hS-3DAjmLY-HI7wgsy_2YUux-DPJ_kGgshMKdN0XbOmdicxSmWAXOiy8kdXg4lUFui-Z7wft1rTBodA3uVEzrSfwMuD0pgBk342gI4Wb5wVbv4Cu_zrb8KxoYYK8hC465aD5Pe-FhBwSz8F9QD-K_A/s1053/2022%20Chronicles%20Gable%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtomhiSxZIc2cidN-TzFvDKW924GiI32oELqd4hS-3DAjmLY-HI7wgsy_2YUux-DPJ_kGgshMKdN0XbOmdicxSmWAXOiy8kdXg4lUFui-Z7wft1rTBodA3uVEzrSfwMuD0pgBk342gI4Wb5wVbv4Cu_zrb8KxoYYK8hC465aD5Pe-FhBwSz8F9QD-K_A/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Gable%201.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I believe this Spectra card of AJ Styles was the 3rd card of his pulled thus far. I'm not complaining. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gable Steveson hasn't done much since signing w/ the WWE, but many think he's destined for greatness in the coming years. I guess only time will tell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxVOgih07T427Wp32NnY0m5GKmjgn2wgOLw0TsAxUsDd3-jN3yKPI5H3b1uWnC3z8yAatho2qJYoorro3VzmNosWAb491nfd6ASknZH8pQvWkmK06Nn4-aFhD9XxdDVt-_vLIXS71VOFRL-oROGhD-5-9PQr86L116_GYtfZ3ngrKDJq2-YmhDDs5sw/s1051/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%2032-49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxVOgih07T427Wp32NnY0m5GKmjgn2wgOLw0TsAxUsDd3-jN3yKPI5H3b1uWnC3z8yAatho2qJYoorro3VzmNosWAb491nfd6ASknZH8pQvWkmK06Nn4-aFhD9XxdDVt-_vLIXS71VOFRL-oROGhD-5-9PQr86L116_GYtfZ3ngrKDJq2-YmhDDs5sw/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%2032-49.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8FlMVJZazB6vOKBlS0-z8LJ3mFnzLQLv2VrFhJpc-cCr_cMFa0jlKM84YeFEtkodZqCe4CENHWe6yklagL5jsFRfxIi7KWn8n6Q9u5CSmvKP2b_nvFIqU7Fub1mN6Xo0EZY9P2HHjxdHOAbKnnlYzsB0-y_Tf_wduB7XxmOYceQYx3qc5JJAsLmKjQ/s1035/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8FlMVJZazB6vOKBlS0-z8LJ3mFnzLQLv2VrFhJpc-cCr_cMFa0jlKM84YeFEtkodZqCe4CENHWe6yklagL5jsFRfxIi7KWn8n6Q9u5CSmvKP2b_nvFIqU7Fub1mN6Xo0EZY9P2HHjxdHOAbKnnlYzsB0-y_Tf_wduB7XxmOYceQYx3qc5JJAsLmKjQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20Brock%20back.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now this I was not expecting. In the 5th pack there was a dummy thick card in the pack, but I also noticed there was a similar thick card in this pack so I didn't know what to expect. This National Treasures card is not part of the base set, but what a card it is! Numbered to /49 with an embedded piece of ring mat complete with a auto sticker. I've seen some really nice National Treasure hits on eBay already, but I'm more than happy w/ this card. This is a nice "upgrade" if you will over the first hit I pulled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzd8AErROyH9e_5OW6bXdZxGrZ4a3RCNPWfdaVIw6PRknTFfDoyEvyxD1SJW6U4mblJasvNgs3emNSiZLTSBQiEyIY9QW6o8NahGB9LN8lPkanIgS2Y-m3cLmn04gE-5MHYr5Bl3DlMHS0hmYr3AElfhmA86_Qk6QDquHsq3qQnc5iIAE-H3nUUpfiA/s1042/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%20Red%20174-199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzd8AErROyH9e_5OW6bXdZxGrZ4a3RCNPWfdaVIw6PRknTFfDoyEvyxD1SJW6U4mblJasvNgs3emNSiZLTSBQiEyIY9QW6o8NahGB9LN8lPkanIgS2Y-m3cLmn04gE-5MHYr5Bl3DlMHS0hmYr3AElfhmA86_Qk6QDquHsq3qQnc5iIAE-H3nUUpfiA/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%20Red%20174-199.jpg" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleJhLoauRd7IPZ9YaP0heoYhVdkbk4PMYJYijeBsHS27qZhFhUCxo3_5ktNTiq-efw7MxAXXVB5qgyVVlOkWYx72vP0DZkGb_2IiDJ13cTp4bQrdn5dicFHZ3Mpl0SNnCDD9ffs5nyhY827njHCpIgHhjRs7k5UMjaUtLQSs0uupKZmCDCDlGmNxkDQ/s1039/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%20Red%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="753" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleJhLoauRd7IPZ9YaP0heoYhVdkbk4PMYJYijeBsHS27qZhFhUCxo3_5ktNTiq-efw7MxAXXVB5qgyVVlOkWYx72vP0DZkGb_2IiDJ13cTp4bQrdn5dicFHZ3Mpl0SNnCDD9ffs5nyhY827njHCpIgHhjRs7k5UMjaUtLQSs0uupKZmCDCDlGmNxkDQ/s320/2022%20Chronicles%20AJ%20Red%20back.jpg" width="232" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why of course the very last card I'd pull would be another AJ Styles card! This makes the 4th AJ card and the 2nd Black parallel of his...all from the same box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall I had a blast opening his Hobby box of WWE Chronicles. I'd love to open a 2nd box, but I'll have to wait to see how successful the breaks I run over in my Facebook group are this month! I believe there will be a retail component to this set released at some point, but judging from how I could never find much of Panini's other WWE sets at local retail I'm not holding my breath that I'll get to experience much of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Regardless, Panini has done a great job in my opinion at catering to both the player (or wrestler) collector and set collectors. There is a great checklist featuring wresters from all eras, lots of cool brands/designs and of course parallels and autos to chase. It also offers a challenge to set builders, like myself, especially if they want to go for all 400 cards. So far the set seems to have a good reception from fans and collectors alike so it'll be interesting to see if boxes hold their price (currently about $120) or if they'll slowly decline like Prizm, Revolution and NXT 2.0 boxes have.</div></div></div></div></div></div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-7092078758832738822022-12-06T21:45:00.000-05:002022-12-06T21:45:14.263-05:00Pack Break: 1996 Pinnacle Denny's Hologram<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCI3eVd7UXo2b_mE_W_Oc_hrZs3emdZ8bMUlsgasu5xqC7TWLhIuMbFq5onlt_THn_1gZU5G9cuHUqPL6m9tr7hdDuuSxVfay0FUVOS_VBu75C0BE1D19j0EByyTmqe8rNEHgFTnDYazJ/s2048/IMG_E6668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCI3eVd7UXo2b_mE_W_Oc_hrZs3emdZ8bMUlsgasu5xqC7TWLhIuMbFq5onlt_THn_1gZU5G9cuHUqPL6m9tr7hdDuuSxVfay0FUVOS_VBu75C0BE1D19j0EByyTmqe8rNEHgFTnDYazJ/w202-h320/IMG_E6668.JPG" width="202" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQd2PN9v5LKvbnWjQ-gtB4bs1IUdRmB9FhrbJK3779Kyf1yiDe6NM3btuCB9w7GaCG5B-QVT3bQa0KLRTrohdyzy_QM9zUjVqNlRaeI0qswA_9ayngWeL79IgXUlwmuHW3_0pC_db4FoX/s2048/IMG_E6669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQd2PN9v5LKvbnWjQ-gtB4bs1IUdRmB9FhrbJK3779Kyf1yiDe6NM3btuCB9w7GaCG5B-QVT3bQa0KLRTrohdyzy_QM9zUjVqNlRaeI0qswA_9ayngWeL79IgXUlwmuHW3_0pC_db4FoX/s320/IMG_E6669.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div>The things you find in your office once you start putting away stacks of cards and opening old card boxes. I recently unearthed a sealed pack of 1996 Pinnacle Denny's Hologram that I swear I don't remember acquiring. Back in the 90's these were some of my favorite food related sets and even today are sets that I'm working on completing. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k_FM8iFCsq57KvFpAtYjSzyCgyRJceQijw17pvUFv5yD6GrLPsrj_V4NlWnvA02nEpDlFqb-YcPmRSJ3tn3jposz4QNehHMGxaCg7pGm4etM7VsIJC6mKOKUiodxdPLI_QJEAX7zBg05/s1987/IMG_E6670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="1987" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k_FM8iFCsq57KvFpAtYjSzyCgyRJceQijw17pvUFv5yD6GrLPsrj_V4NlWnvA02nEpDlFqb-YcPmRSJ3tn3jposz4QNehHMGxaCg7pGm4etM7VsIJC6mKOKUiodxdPLI_QJEAX7zBg05/s320/IMG_E6670.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepWTqFKeUqJ4r3AVqYstm-VV4l8TZL6ZX1QlgUHVB7toG5yEUOhBOqBY0VHiVsyE8hycRKJjwdfF3RVsDJ-QB8fy6VbfPiV68WnmOkfGV_KFDGLwiWJRbb4Ip-xWcqR6mTbWZLNgN8f1_/s2048/IMG_E6671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepWTqFKeUqJ4r3AVqYstm-VV4l8TZL6ZX1QlgUHVB7toG5yEUOhBOqBY0VHiVsyE8hycRKJjwdfF3RVsDJ-QB8fy6VbfPiV68WnmOkfGV_KFDGLwiWJRbb4Ip-xWcqR6mTbWZLNgN8f1_/s320/IMG_E6671.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Upper Deck kicked off the Denny's hologram cards, but Pinnacle took over the duties in 1996. Gone were the standard holograms and replaced with full motion holograms! The technology at the time was pretty fascinating, though like most holograms hasn't aged well. When you tilted these cards just right you got to see the player pictured in motion...whether it was swinging the bat or hurling a pitch.<div><br /></div><div>I prefer 1997's lenticular design over 1996, but this was still a beautiful set and a nice change of pace from the previous Upper Deck sets. Thankfully most of these Denny's sets are easy to pick up and are cheap as well because they are still some of the more "funner" cards from the 90's.</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-71523089625775224742022-09-20T20:19:00.000-04:002022-09-20T20:19:55.407-04:00Box Break: 2022 Panini WWE Revolution<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtFEKl8lNoJ3-EX-4vJOQpmv4lR8yg81DcO8nnnGawuwVBXJCdg-cSAZN7G98yXjd9eqgc7c3r9XC2WrsMhj3zDrvR7-OZ0YDihhWRqGvLmauuBLciLWM8oYw8W2mH-o2PR8FybL4Y6GAi-vlWfBarrejrdgqSFc_bHEs3VL5-BGy_HO7JX1zsATPrA/s894/Revolution.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="894" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtFEKl8lNoJ3-EX-4vJOQpmv4lR8yg81DcO8nnnGawuwVBXJCdg-cSAZN7G98yXjd9eqgc7c3r9XC2WrsMhj3zDrvR7-OZ0YDihhWRqGvLmauuBLciLWM8oYw8W2mH-o2PR8FybL4Y6GAi-vlWfBarrejrdgqSFc_bHEs3VL5-BGy_HO7JX1zsATPrA/w200-h184/Revolution.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">Panini's second WWE trading card release in 2022 happened to be the Revolution brand. I have to admit that I wasn't too thrilled with the news. I was still looking for WWE Prizm at retail and having mixed results so one one hand it was nice to have something else to chase. Hobby boxes weren't cheap (as expected), but the price didn't hold for very long before boxes could be had for as cheap as $65.00. The boxes don't guarantee an autograph so I'm guessing the speculators or flippers bypassed this product all to together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was familiar with the Revolution brand thanks to their NBA & NFL licenses. The design even showed up in 2021 Chronicles (baseball) as an insert set. I've never been wild on the design or the parallels, but I've seen some cool/wild inserts and designs. After paying my bills associated with hosting my breaks, I had enough to grab a box during a Labor Day sale so I thought I'd take a chance. My oldest daughter enjoys opening wrestling card boxes/packs with me so I thought if nothing else it'd be fun for the two of us.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlPq4w4zq7dpz3IraRZ08BLooLEaOo70CyiVZ74NOPlZdJG20GmmpDRMBG7Jyn59U7XMhO4Nn8XzQYUq_aqG7OLb-6lrpf4wTvF2yirOOSrmrZOafFkZbRYWk7dq--NFkjQbfWVd2XkW5yVE6MgB9Bk-3qD-lzepAc0YQXKh8g2GFwOmZE1FvyLlU-A/s350/Bron.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlPq4w4zq7dpz3IraRZ08BLooLEaOo70CyiVZ74NOPlZdJG20GmmpDRMBG7Jyn59U7XMhO4Nn8XzQYUq_aqG7OLb-6lrpf4wTvF2yirOOSrmrZOafFkZbRYWk7dq--NFkjQbfWVd2XkW5yVE6MgB9Bk-3qD-lzepAc0YQXKh8g2GFwOmZE1FvyLlU-A/s320/Bron.jpg" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGgvvhfbSv3emr8ixTqtemyB4L7w88eXoVghBPnHo2ADUJw2VQaWbhClGuPm_hV7PMusU4ODsl_KUjF0Mz9WvRR7ysJT3pif8HcIejLp_5mr7ORscFq9c1NS3igGzDqr1vZvaZZipMiJ0jWZKgvFjDZLY1aeVtt6GtunK-iS_PXt9gDUdQ1jf1OrSHw/s1000/Bron%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGgvvhfbSv3emr8ixTqtemyB4L7w88eXoVghBPnHo2ADUJw2VQaWbhClGuPm_hV7PMusU4ODsl_KUjF0Mz9WvRR7ysJT3pif8HcIejLp_5mr7ORscFq9c1NS3igGzDqr1vZvaZZipMiJ0jWZKgvFjDZLY1aeVtt6GtunK-iS_PXt9gDUdQ1jf1OrSHw/s320/Bron%202.jpg" width="230" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vd1qTLPHNXSjtUGlTq3nhc2PbhRL88uJPIHI8KpFtBMCCP3QaPM9djGIarGtS55CWoZKLOFweVXwddYsWkKglcv7c308qBHnwXa_4VHpj9ZfdoIeCmr-SYtnGV4IPYeOs4vAekX1BHb3ct7Inyv1Bh_3BVx4ECZKSxir8KTJcAWgkOv_LLWeEu2L1g/s350/Indi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vd1qTLPHNXSjtUGlTq3nhc2PbhRL88uJPIHI8KpFtBMCCP3QaPM9djGIarGtS55CWoZKLOFweVXwddYsWkKglcv7c308qBHnwXa_4VHpj9ZfdoIeCmr-SYtnGV4IPYeOs4vAekX1BHb3ct7Inyv1Bh_3BVx4ECZKSxir8KTJcAWgkOv_LLWeEu2L1g/s320/Indi.jpg" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SWmyHEdhMB4opBUYir2_Q_VNMYLxctQrvvI4KomHdQj_Oa26EP9SQeHpL-yXxl6_86h7iZxjS-r3h7GSIAteeJ2C-0ZFk5pu3jS3En10cVbOyfyl04AJ-CL07J6B2q8phKHcYHu9H5-WOUNLWu05x31p4mVp8PAcjTXMLK6dhJ0b-369R3ozNkTw0A/s1000/Indi%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SWmyHEdhMB4opBUYir2_Q_VNMYLxctQrvvI4KomHdQj_Oa26EP9SQeHpL-yXxl6_86h7iZxjS-r3h7GSIAteeJ2C-0ZFk5pu3jS3En10cVbOyfyl04AJ-CL07J6B2q8phKHcYHu9H5-WOUNLWu05x31p4mVp8PAcjTXMLK6dhJ0b-369R3ozNkTw0A/s320/Indi%202.jpg" width="230" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here you have two examples of the base card design. It features a silver sheen holographic background with colored waves and angles layered on top. Black, Red, Gold are the main foil colors used on the front. The wrestler's name and the Revolution logo are in gold foil.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The back of the card features the same photo from the back, but outlined with white and a think black border. There is a bio box that lists where the wrestler is from and little about their in-ring career or persona.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>PROS:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">* The design actually works, much better for WWE than for traditional sports</div><div style="text-align: left;">* Most of the photos used are great action shots. The photo of Indi Hartwell has to be my favorite photo of her on any of her cards thus far released.</div><div style="text-align: left;">* A small and manageable set at just 150 cards</div><div style="text-align: left;">* A good mixture of main roster talent, NXT 2.0 and Hall of Famers</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>CONS:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">* The photo is duplicated on the back</div><div style="text-align: left;">* At just 5 cards per pack & 8 packs per Hobby box, it won't be easy (or cheap) to build the set unless you have help in the trade department</div><div style="text-align: left;">* No guaranteed hits</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTf_ZXByjqzPOKgINbxTgp41oNsF3r0FF53VK99gRZHjB5p6cThZ2_oukvORaFsxs1P5ecNnApDbojPiaJixbPTXN5AufvHzi2YGwSlMQsQusUHPajdACJLVZhyWKRuL6EA9zhw0-mrfI_jEP5UOmEGkfS2IcVIvFHmgqmdmidnc_yzUtM3aeSurcUQ/s1037/Becky%20Astro%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTf_ZXByjqzPOKgINbxTgp41oNsF3r0FF53VK99gRZHjB5p6cThZ2_oukvORaFsxs1P5ecNnApDbojPiaJixbPTXN5AufvHzi2YGwSlMQsQusUHPajdACJLVZhyWKRuL6EA9zhw0-mrfI_jEP5UOmEGkfS2IcVIvFHmgqmdmidnc_yzUtM3aeSurcUQ/s320/Becky%20Astro%201.jpg" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpazXJlKzpDbkdkjUs3llzQwUTRmxwIMBSo8KghRHY-JyR_EvnGWr1RjvrBzFkMhV5cpYyS7bn49rn5BAnfgSrJFt6AUv1VmsJvxn7I6Hr1DSRzwO90vVdKmNMsfAAGrhgy9guYXC_-v9eHYfbeJJ8qlGmVFxKIK0ec-U9qhE1xCMCsiNvsO4HoxEGaA/s1034/Becky%20Astro%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpazXJlKzpDbkdkjUs3llzQwUTRmxwIMBSo8KghRHY-JyR_EvnGWr1RjvrBzFkMhV5cpYyS7bn49rn5BAnfgSrJFt6AUv1VmsJvxn7I6Hr1DSRzwO90vVdKmNMsfAAGrhgy9guYXC_-v9eHYfbeJJ8qlGmVFxKIK0ec-U9qhE1xCMCsiNvsO4HoxEGaA/s320/Becky%20Astro%202.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Astro parallel seemed to be the most common as we pulled 3 from our box. The Astro cards feature small stars in the holographic silver background. In a very welcome move, Panini actually listed the parallel name underneath the card number on the rear of the card. I hope they continue to do this for all of their releases moving forward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WdabH9_21XOmL8kXV1sHA75G-JmIyKXdcmFfMabbuhUmUPAj2SzUcCvc4VRqSt2ZRMj3Abm4pUAOqAxTyLfyKYYFkr_DsmYDpcIyMgezkzXQOLhNhqNPVhkUe16mgkq3_6f8T4UYzaDRfzNBWp_ZdVKNWhYxCg_keBw5oC1wngfCl6TUmwtwixpZVQ/s1051/Doudrop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WdabH9_21XOmL8kXV1sHA75G-JmIyKXdcmFfMabbuhUmUPAj2SzUcCvc4VRqSt2ZRMj3Abm4pUAOqAxTyLfyKYYFkr_DsmYDpcIyMgezkzXQOLhNhqNPVhkUe16mgkq3_6f8T4UYzaDRfzNBWp_ZdVKNWhYxCg_keBw5oC1wngfCl6TUmwtwixpZVQ/s320/Doudrop.jpg" width="227" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8PMKnmkcIg9O-75QgkobbDqRagN4mW7HWCeQ_cj0TsU4e6fcIQ-vCjjM-cDMJNHsWImf2Fz0s8bYRLU_RV15tkaaiLk0Ke0-5ROhroT7BQj00Ft-5pc6ErPkxF7kw18B3oiMQv1ewAI1zSZwQOSiFbda9DiO_o1HUUoRqwi71ZMBsxVN9hm9Sf3vqA/s1050/Doudrop%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8PMKnmkcIg9O-75QgkobbDqRagN4mW7HWCeQ_cj0TsU4e6fcIQ-vCjjM-cDMJNHsWImf2Fz0s8bYRLU_RV15tkaaiLk0Ke0-5ROhroT7BQj00Ft-5pc6ErPkxF7kw18B3oiMQv1ewAI1zSZwQOSiFbda9DiO_o1HUUoRqwi71ZMBsxVN9hm9Sf3vqA/s320/Doudrop%202.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Groove parallels have small "disco" balls if you will scattered across the background of the card. This card of Doudrop was the only Groove parallel pulled. Not my favorite parallel if I'm being honest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5bw03Z8lJV0mVItFj9WM_V5sj9gt3JRCgWmw-wU7sUo2tQzKPtWF9_stB3JhpLG1WoYbem5ilB2enMqWaYDF-sqhEKsWBGuzXASMf2MCY-EgH4LvHkOPLBExq8asgH0GOQMM-vO-NgrKqAL3blp1uD3N2VPZ5DhFm2QHGJnF4thoR5a8dBsrfOktEg/s1045/Khali%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5bw03Z8lJV0mVItFj9WM_V5sj9gt3JRCgWmw-wU7sUo2tQzKPtWF9_stB3JhpLG1WoYbem5ilB2enMqWaYDF-sqhEKsWBGuzXASMf2MCY-EgH4LvHkOPLBExq8asgH0GOQMM-vO-NgrKqAL3blp1uD3N2VPZ5DhFm2QHGJnF4thoR5a8dBsrfOktEg/s320/Khali%201.jpg" width="229" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsYgqDAmxvee3var_eivnJ8_GZO-wKc02y6BHRuVwFGuNmj27UOxUCL63SgZLMmzKhosAc4W2H6KtS3KCuC4NGJDFCbGC_NtTUgjcEvHXCDE2oVdFySSxWEVL7Uc0l99P44QvUa56iBzsjrreyUcwhP6UwaRmm5WacyswEKHi_HtqY_CUk6E72n00pw/s1040/Khali%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsYgqDAmxvee3var_eivnJ8_GZO-wKc02y6BHRuVwFGuNmj27UOxUCL63SgZLMmzKhosAc4W2H6KtS3KCuC4NGJDFCbGC_NtTUgjcEvHXCDE2oVdFySSxWEVL7Uc0l99P44QvUa56iBzsjrreyUcwhP6UwaRmm5WacyswEKHi_HtqY_CUk6E72n00pw/s320/Khali%202.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fractal parallels have a "cracked ice" look across the back o the card. This technology or design has been used by several card companies over the years and isn't something I care for. I know some collectors love these type of parallels, but for me they are just "meh".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1VXqtr5jacUouF8a120o27taA6zhPx0F7Yezs1SCY7uC8mvsuD-ZN8h2LRnYORqVwGMPYvnoIspW9Zyr3YbAhGg36_SvV5GfyUxiBd4irqwZB8hUvMujENlWZ7tuOw_qUxyVUulKsRrVVWFJBTsCz-xu7a6MnpgMFB5LUP_PiJZcbBU-Z0FmJe399g/s1043/Jacy%20Angular%20144-199.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1VXqtr5jacUouF8a120o27taA6zhPx0F7Yezs1SCY7uC8mvsuD-ZN8h2LRnYORqVwGMPYvnoIspW9Zyr3YbAhGg36_SvV5GfyUxiBd4irqwZB8hUvMujENlWZ7tuOw_qUxyVUulKsRrVVWFJBTsCz-xu7a6MnpgMFB5LUP_PiJZcbBU-Z0FmJe399g/s320/Jacy%20Angular%20144-199.jpg" width="229" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCZInPJbZOrU_cLZFcbzsZMg9Z-wg59b4HF8fVBqenjlivtzmEVpqOURAGaUZWNqogW7Re_FrPemDpLeO7NfIqQoEGHyCN7WCZGwmhcP43Tn4pxNBGHFE6FaJFU1xVaXGWcxNCduOKgu6gV4_jLmvRvxjTITRVZU93m5T5YnfnpHZi1skhVnV1tuBIg/s1047/Jacy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCZInPJbZOrU_cLZFcbzsZMg9Z-wg59b4HF8fVBqenjlivtzmEVpqOURAGaUZWNqogW7Re_FrPemDpLeO7NfIqQoEGHyCN7WCZGwmhcP43Tn4pxNBGHFE6FaJFU1xVaXGWcxNCduOKgu6gV4_jLmvRvxjTITRVZU93m5T5YnfnpHZi1skhVnV1tuBIg/s320/Jacy%202.jpg" width="228" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Angular parallels are probably my favorite thus far, I just like how the angled pattern in the background of the card meshes with the main design. The teal foil is also a nice touch. These cards are numbered out of /199. Jacy here is 144/199.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhR3RvbQ06mDOx8SPcEIjKUyIeH5LJnZaZott51hYYGdHpxUqwYSZvtuo4NW78-cZB_RCCnfYlZ_UUr3Dt3jbuIzGnEIzdK2SQH3YT721UQkO9ymEAqKmuuz3xV8-nJSzmmynIgBFjY7pRbTEyFhfs4jZEUWCSbqMsgtHr4-00HRU73-B9H_ptdUQOA/s1047/Bret%20Hart%20Lava%2010-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhR3RvbQ06mDOx8SPcEIjKUyIeH5LJnZaZott51hYYGdHpxUqwYSZvtuo4NW78-cZB_RCCnfYlZ_UUr3Dt3jbuIzGnEIzdK2SQH3YT721UQkO9ymEAqKmuuz3xV8-nJSzmmynIgBFjY7pRbTEyFhfs4jZEUWCSbqMsgtHr4-00HRU73-B9H_ptdUQOA/s320/Bret%20Hart%20Lava%2010-10.jpg" width="229" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdxRdopfIpBGiFLjmA1MRTnWQtRKgS8d_m7iHtt-hgPJ_GbgxKVpD-vMBevoVKRq2av4Dh0sQpeuUHuGlgBBcM0rFDb8VP00xyPKF-tHk3XRb4ZdvL-2Qv2dV4QuPXhKR4_0hovjEV4wK8WSYXU61lUbCShy5nrOwYdkxjiwI_k7WS0AA4KqbicFfRw/s1041/Bret%20Hart%20Lava%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdxRdopfIpBGiFLjmA1MRTnWQtRKgS8d_m7iHtt-hgPJ_GbgxKVpD-vMBevoVKRq2av4Dh0sQpeuUHuGlgBBcM0rFDb8VP00xyPKF-tHk3XRb4ZdvL-2Qv2dV4QuPXhKR4_0hovjEV4wK8WSYXU61lUbCShy5nrOwYdkxjiwI_k7WS0AA4KqbicFfRw/s320/Bret%20Hart%20Lava%202.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lava parallels are one of the toughest to pull as these are numbered to just 10 copies. These have a angled sheen in the background that kinda looks like lava...hence the name of the parallel. I was shocked to pull this 10/10 Bret Hart card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking at the checklist on <a href="http://TCDB.com">TCDB.com</a>, there are also Cosmic, Cubic, Galactic and Sunburst parallels of the 150 card base set. Good luck if you are chasing these for your favorite wrestler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrusUJA4PUMw9UYw_7NtT6EVkoDmHtubRNUlCcdJNX4iu7JPXHkwi6nQbdx7qFABXVokdkhRG7g6rVkvF86Z6btblVJiGKW4Og8rml4riMlq7sE_izzcuIbXsj1AuGHU0toedilhFiU3ZSf1KNeKMheQg8U-h_j5hFl4Ip2Mm9ps-0CnLP-fgIOVcAQ/s997/Sasha%20Shock%20Wave.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrusUJA4PUMw9UYw_7NtT6EVkoDmHtubRNUlCcdJNX4iu7JPXHkwi6nQbdx7qFABXVokdkhRG7g6rVkvF86Z6btblVJiGKW4Og8rml4riMlq7sE_izzcuIbXsj1AuGHU0toedilhFiU3ZSf1KNeKMheQg8U-h_j5hFl4Ip2Mm9ps-0CnLP-fgIOVcAQ/s320/Sasha%20Shock%20Wave.jpg" width="231" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a few insert sets, but again with the small pack out of Hobby boxes you'll probably only pull a few. We ended up with 4 inserts I believe, including this Shock Wave card of Sasha Banks. Like with the base cards, inserts also have several different parallels to chase. While I don't mind parallels of the base set, making additional parallels of inserts is a bit much for my taste.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgttHRhfv11Jt3bXUsYll32MQ2elVw8Ic0gs2OsDXqqf5bNe6QVmhXVjsOad-pnj3s2QrCdYf9W9ntwk68Dw8Bekrhk-eQDGz8PEVvvazzyZEp9bchp_PxZ08d1G5Ti_MnxO9VUC6inOkT3UUiH2ynH007OHsSix0xK3WEBRFfK54OffduhQAUWUZ3Q/s350/Becky%20Supernova.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="251" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgttHRhfv11Jt3bXUsYll32MQ2elVw8Ic0gs2OsDXqqf5bNe6QVmhXVjsOad-pnj3s2QrCdYf9W9ntwk68Dw8Bekrhk-eQDGz8PEVvvazzyZEp9bchp_PxZ08d1G5Ti_MnxO9VUC6inOkT3UUiH2ynH007OHsSix0xK3WEBRFfK54OffduhQAUWUZ3Q/s320/Becky%20Supernova.jpg" width="229" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIKFTVMOsqM5YO3-Az42cBrXVA5Is2aBwlFTmYz4inClF2wJjTyGQJX0lW-4WMlSoUAMwwWmobOPzOLxSWZqkMJ1J8yaBj3Wvaqjr9ZlsFnNmu5RBWMQZe2uzdLruFI9KGsXdIKM7PvTldum5L_lWtVKx5o4y7gXKk0LHheQPpXoSlbpBkCJtx1Cl7A/s1050/Becky%20Supernova%20Sunburst%2095-99.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIKFTVMOsqM5YO3-Az42cBrXVA5Is2aBwlFTmYz4inClF2wJjTyGQJX0lW-4WMlSoUAMwwWmobOPzOLxSWZqkMJ1J8yaBj3Wvaqjr9ZlsFnNmu5RBWMQZe2uzdLruFI9KGsXdIKM7PvTldum5L_lWtVKx5o4y7gXKk0LHheQPpXoSlbpBkCJtx1Cl7A/s320/Becky%20Supernova%20Sunburst%2095-99.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of insert parallels, we ended up with a Sunburst parallel of the Becky Lynch Supernova insert. The base design of the Supernova card is pretty cool in its own right, but the Sunburst version looks equally cool. I would have like to have seen a Sunburst parallel for one of the base cards. This Sunburst parallel is numbered 95/99.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboLziAd3Cj9RgP1mmEtIRAUTRkGWUCtUVQR5Tgar2tQUGfiXAUZyr07WfqPSpk47a-t7HJjlovr322sC9Lz4yY14KE-Bk1uzXowBCN5SXiRnEu7Z_hieYb6CoL6vc0KGY4MXgcOLFQs3vrBfn2WBjtghkGz5D_Cu10blijL3A5qmxxPiCGlUfV_2rcQ/s998/Ronda%20Vortex.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="724" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboLziAd3Cj9RgP1mmEtIRAUTRkGWUCtUVQR5Tgar2tQUGfiXAUZyr07WfqPSpk47a-t7HJjlovr322sC9Lz4yY14KE-Bk1uzXowBCN5SXiRnEu7Z_hieYb6CoL6vc0KGY4MXgcOLFQs3vrBfn2WBjtghkGz5D_Cu10blijL3A5qmxxPiCGlUfV_2rcQ/s320/Ronda%20Vortex.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm rather fond of these trippy looking Vortex inserts. I can only imagine some of the various parallels that exist make this design look even more wild.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The one insert set that wasn't represented in my box was the die-cut Liftoff! The few I've seen from this set look great.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall I enjoyed ripping this box. I wish there were more cards/packs per each box as it didn't take by maybe 10 minutes to rip the whole box. I was pleased with the cards in hand however. They scanned surprisingly well, but they still look much better in hand. Even though each box didn't yield many cards, I'd be prepared to buy another as I'd love to build this set. I don't believe I pulled any doubles, but I have plenty of other wrestling cards listed on my TDCB profile so if you are a user there and want to work up a trade, hit me up...my user ID is <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Profile.cfm/flywheels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">flywheels</a>.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS82jSaoiHOihHBnlTEP6hatLWggWa9x9H48--TO3na59Sh_QNX5gixWYFhqu8LmKINy3y1l-_KEAfSg_g0rU0I-eVbCGEAyrQtpdFMBsPnU-bjw-Upl3pBo6y1-lSYetN9Q53KV9pykiRjhusfUuuzxPPuwAEIba-obzIzrPHLxKS0ow7ugXiqEFDg/s1046/Jinder%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS82jSaoiHOihHBnlTEP6hatLWggWa9x9H48--TO3na59Sh_QNX5gixWYFhqu8LmKINy3y1l-_KEAfSg_g0rU0I-eVbCGEAyrQtpdFMBsPnU-bjw-Upl3pBo6y1-lSYetN9Q53KV9pykiRjhusfUuuzxPPuwAEIba-obzIzrPHLxKS0ow7ugXiqEFDg/s320/Jinder%201.jpg" width="227" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE69mFywrQLU3ru8ZaiCSTLRKW9kUcPXzFdyvMOg88tFY_85fTMOz0qIlEcOsWRFdCXDxvx0ziBsN1YMSmJ-6_FVFBPSrTEcP9iFBN-2B6b9314_6GESxzKmonX_oGOTlqi2qFYBEW8JnA417rt7BvmoHmW2HFMk8BOiP0JKVqb1VpAD7Z4I5hp_y6qg/s1043/Sonya%20Ice%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE69mFywrQLU3ru8ZaiCSTLRKW9kUcPXzFdyvMOg88tFY_85fTMOz0qIlEcOsWRFdCXDxvx0ziBsN1YMSmJ-6_FVFBPSrTEcP9iFBN-2B6b9314_6GESxzKmonX_oGOTlqi2qFYBEW8JnA417rt7BvmoHmW2HFMk8BOiP0JKVqb1VpAD7Z4I5hp_y6qg/s320/Sonya%20Ice%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8by9OfTxs6krFIQK4IhLy8Jl4d0aQIaH_EKNFKJBq3mjHCy0kjTjadrFPQzNHd5T4jDBbdxzRvUNkcVWPstDLA_yDpurwwjJky8J9XuZ2mFXPuAJRfnCtziFddEGoOYk_4PONR2V4sOw5tK7ZTTcg8wufrmjLTnJCB09JSiDC0PlTevAOItXCwzh5TQ/s1042/Usos%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1042" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8by9OfTxs6krFIQK4IhLy8Jl4d0aQIaH_EKNFKJBq3mjHCy0kjTjadrFPQzNHd5T4jDBbdxzRvUNkcVWPstDLA_yDpurwwjJky8J9XuZ2mFXPuAJRfnCtziFddEGoOYk_4PONR2V4sOw5tK7ZTTcg8wufrmjLTnJCB09JSiDC0PlTevAOItXCwzh5TQ/s320/Usos%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-78472860965897378772022-09-19T15:15:00.000-04:002022-09-19T15:15:26.146-04:002022 Topps Now - #688 Vaughn Grissom<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMlYTsmJQuCQR_bkeEgDmUDk6lNAlwhyCpmnIowvE-A_ABFNNopHcAMqZ93qDnhYiLwuaT97QC2rHhHl7pkKm27HLz8Ihk9omg9CJazC3Dk-X8wJueZHaWu1Ee_c_-YacOvvK1zAnQTMbw1fy-2Xc0qRRoCiQBHlvuFSB0E27m-wl61oBvSt6OcVLaw/s1051/Vaughn%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMlYTsmJQuCQR_bkeEgDmUDk6lNAlwhyCpmnIowvE-A_ABFNNopHcAMqZ93qDnhYiLwuaT97QC2rHhHl7pkKm27HLz8Ihk9omg9CJazC3Dk-X8wJueZHaWu1Ee_c_-YacOvvK1zAnQTMbw1fy-2Xc0qRRoCiQBHlvuFSB0E27m-wl61oBvSt6OcVLaw/s320/Vaughn%201.jpg" width="226" /></a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicJaREARQ3XfC7-R257vbc5RAA-QgRH-u2sRivxR23bvzKy7OA-2z2c3cXLmflV03CxhNaxum7TF9D7IBh_fAi_zmL0YDHsgWHcsnqK9YdX4vIvbykZgyTrhOgrgnFN0lOrpwJ602VRBtM9wKIJgax8hRBzSVvk2QeL1V8ZAzYi5uWGAfxT9brpVb4g/s1047/Vaughn%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1047" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicJaREARQ3XfC7-R257vbc5RAA-QgRH-u2sRivxR23bvzKy7OA-2z2c3cXLmflV03CxhNaxum7TF9D7IBh_fAi_zmL0YDHsgWHcsnqK9YdX4vIvbykZgyTrhOgrgnFN0lOrpwJ602VRBtM9wKIJgax8hRBzSVvk2QeL1V8ZAzYi5uWGAfxT9brpVb4g/s320/Vaughn%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the Braves' second baseman, Ozzie Albies, went down with an injury a lot of Braves fans weren't sure what would happen next. Backup veteran, Orlando Arcia would eventually take Ozzie's place in the line up, however when he too went down with injury the Braves looked to their minor league system for an answer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On August 10th, Vaughn Grissom made his MLB debut at Fenway Park. He was promoted from AA, the second player this season on the team to receive the call up. For some young players the bright lights of the big stage can be too much, but not for Grissom. The 21 year old collected his first career hit and a home run in his debut. He also stole a bag during the game, making him the youngest player in MLB history to hit a home run and still a base in their debut game. The Braves would go on to win the game against the Red Sox 8-4.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With Topps giving this card the Call-Up designation means his true rookie cards won't be seen until 2023 Topps Series 1. I hate having to wait that long to get more cards of Vaughn, but the way he's been playing at least he has a good chance at receiving another Topps Now card before the 2022 season wraps up!</div><p></p>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-70279912856098741562022-09-08T16:40:00.000-04:002022-09-08T16:40:51.615-04:00TCBD Trade Completed w/ Too Many Verlanders<div style="text-align: left;">While I may not be as active on the blog and the trades via the blog have all but shriveled up, that doesn't mean that I'm not still making trades online. All of my trading now consists with the aid of the awesome resource site of <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/" target="_blank">Trading Card Database</a>. Not only can I track my collection there, but also easily facilitate trades. One recently completed trade was with Dennis from <a href="http://toomanycg.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Too Many Verlanders</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtht5IKmAkfZNBoWvKpUKn8sKjelFxfHwbRZ4DGOd57D4HxLdkY4xVG3nFe-tPDyou7LFzSQt7wj5YgGT5SCEW9pJc8mNaZ_LfpspKzO3rtzMXXoUDJMiT7dQhO59aeAYsSm9PIJmb9n3Hv2Ja3n4vamUR7pHSDHNmS1TThkDya2e5etDWmDsCRykfQ/s1925/IMG_1797.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1925" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtht5IKmAkfZNBoWvKpUKn8sKjelFxfHwbRZ4DGOd57D4HxLdkY4xVG3nFe-tPDyou7LFzSQt7wj5YgGT5SCEW9pJc8mNaZ_LfpspKzO3rtzMXXoUDJMiT7dQhO59aeAYsSm9PIJmb9n3Hv2Ja3n4vamUR7pHSDHNmS1TThkDya2e5etDWmDsCRykfQ/w400-h339/IMG_1797.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've been pretty busy lately and fell behind on my TCDB activity, including pouring over the details of the trade Dennis proposed to me, but I'm pretty sure he tossed in these various Braves cards just because he's a swell guy. I love the 3 MLB Showdown cards, oddball stuff like this is what makes collecting fun. The Ryan Klesko jersey was a nice surprise, as was the Bowman Chrome Xfractor auto...even if I have no idea who the player is!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_WUdd87kWMsvgNbOCm9DQgld2uZaA42qyrR1wsEmYvl2BDLCJAbaGa7lvz5tiPS5BmDHkpQZ5SdwzgZ1D3C3xNxxt3I6SjC0PjR0yzV-ukSxZM5aqh0f1w9wlaQAx_bCdJkDXuiliEI2rZuPYILttzhYv1M6dGb_aMSazQPoCcEItawEgUSxS9qr7Q/s2118/IMG_1789.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2118" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_WUdd87kWMsvgNbOCm9DQgld2uZaA42qyrR1wsEmYvl2BDLCJAbaGa7lvz5tiPS5BmDHkpQZ5SdwzgZ1D3C3xNxxt3I6SjC0PjR0yzV-ukSxZM5aqh0f1w9wlaQAx_bCdJkDXuiliEI2rZuPYILttzhYv1M6dGb_aMSazQPoCcEItawEgUSxS9qr7Q/w400-h280/IMG_1789.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6 more cards for the Vladimir Guerrero PC. All but 2 of these are super shiny and one of the others is a super cool Topps HD card!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2Af0oirGt7geM3TagAGhowsQKbc-Xm4JYW3ThZM1JmN1rx7UanwiUQCHJQGNCtnrdiEpoQIdYRCQ7b-Mfk-fTNXglugonSbt0Om0oHVTWolGsvVQY6m18OsydhyiCcOsZlS-N1IlxNHd0pM1hGAywgZ4QLReWG0PynHwzGSR-Ehg3cwac5W-4pc-QQ/s1856/IMG_1790.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1856" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2Af0oirGt7geM3TagAGhowsQKbc-Xm4JYW3ThZM1JmN1rx7UanwiUQCHJQGNCtnrdiEpoQIdYRCQ7b-Mfk-fTNXglugonSbt0Om0oHVTWolGsvVQY6m18OsydhyiCcOsZlS-N1IlxNHd0pM1hGAywgZ4QLReWG0PynHwzGSR-Ehg3cwac5W-4pc-QQ/w400-h365/IMG_1790.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The next PC Dennis filled update is that of Brian Jordan. Being a two sport star, I mainly focus on his baseball playing days so it was nice to receive 9 new cards. This season Brian has taken on more opportunities with Bally Sports' coverage of Atlanta Braves cards, stepping in the booth from time to time to call the game w/ Chip Carey. I've heard some people think he talks about himself too much on the telecasts, but I enjoy what he brings to the table.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6HwAsYoC5Pm5JZ5uF1-jU5v4itQu58EtqHHIuTsNWPzZXH0E2hahI0aYS5FAkPM8pvnlhdMgn0FYw9UPfzwvQ0SRQH85VoSH3yzl2hTXbn6CE1cm_gqT9oK9XbXB8pYn4f5cF4YwFtqLt4Cct6sPt2M8u_DjgLqbmv9HKrvTlgTwJkFIYKY13wuPwQ/s1915/IMG_1791.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1915" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6HwAsYoC5Pm5JZ5uF1-jU5v4itQu58EtqHHIuTsNWPzZXH0E2hahI0aYS5FAkPM8pvnlhdMgn0FYw9UPfzwvQ0SRQH85VoSH3yzl2hTXbn6CE1cm_gqT9oK9XbXB8pYn4f5cF4YwFtqLt4Cct6sPt2M8u_DjgLqbmv9HKrvTlgTwJkFIYKY13wuPwQ/w400-h343/IMG_1791.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Kevin Seitzer is a relatively new PC of mine and I've been overwhelmed by the response after I got my want list updated on TCDB. Seitzer is the current hitting coach of the Atlanta Braves and is a part of the offensive numbers the Braves have been putting up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KEaBMCWZTP2wfHUKU7vPIaAzDaEkNf3plMBrnXvH9-6JY79PG-p7yB2Llarz09hTNbGox4fBE1887piOXk2UyeOcljQpT9ZZrV1S-GN2ocIDb34egQwE5mcFG1bubvcUw55C8hCaT2v9vJY4q-7Xb4MiTQfNARRBiAfjUbrAcDdvNra0oGz3ZALh3Q/s2332/IMG_1792.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2332" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KEaBMCWZTP2wfHUKU7vPIaAzDaEkNf3plMBrnXvH9-6JY79PG-p7yB2Llarz09hTNbGox4fBE1887piOXk2UyeOcljQpT9ZZrV1S-GN2ocIDb34egQwE5mcFG1bubvcUw55C8hCaT2v9vJY4q-7Xb4MiTQfNARRBiAfjUbrAcDdvNra0oGz3ZALh3Q/w400-h231/IMG_1792.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For Atlanta Braves' fans Sid Bream's historic slide into home plate during the 1991 NLCS will forever be etched into our hearts and minds, but my PC of Sid isn't because of that play or that he played for the Braves, but that is a fellow believer of the Christian faith. Sid routinely inscribed various Bible verses with his autographs, which I do own a few. Sid has been one of those guys I already had a good many cards of, but recently decided to pump up the PC by adding every card of his that I didn't already own to my TCDB want lists. Yet another player I've received a lot of in recent months via TCDB trades.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBH9Lj_G56Z4I4Bs28n85SpFu_zgJ-0xxFvLwDcs-vS7ouhfF-0j62BluldZ5BtlAn-pW7fJzYYXjzhQh0iG_wj1FunoOeDNst9mb01SSaSytGnjX9rMoIzgkQpwqDhQXC53lQR2k-xX0XpfWHQb_BDvu6ubixlW2kSpOn4wy-tyK3o1QWQ92Qrbqdw/s2266/IMG_1793.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2266" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBH9Lj_G56Z4I4Bs28n85SpFu_zgJ-0xxFvLwDcs-vS7ouhfF-0j62BluldZ5BtlAn-pW7fJzYYXjzhQh0iG_wj1FunoOeDNst9mb01SSaSytGnjX9rMoIzgkQpwqDhQXC53lQR2k-xX0XpfWHQb_BDvu6ubixlW2kSpOn4wy-tyK3o1QWQ92Qrbqdw/w400-h245/IMG_1793.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">When I was first getting into collecting I heard a lot about Darryl Strawberry. As time would pass his name would stay in the news, but usually for the wrong reasons. Darryl will be the first to admit he's made some bad decisions, but it seems that life is behind him now. I may be a little late in starting a collection, but it's been a fun ride thus far since I added more of his cards to my TCDB want lists.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfwaLFD047GpVPiuXuQougMTSfuUnouE32y_bYUhutck_1HPGjlrhpTEjShnIS22SUp0jWno2jmatxIpahvdAeRA-kZedTOyApvhp9GBo3NIlfJbqzQe7_6DM4ExSuNFNMC8qQGISWFsX8vcpRylQ-vcV-n0vRzV46byF-k_Fdu6T_F47hQJyUFP_hw/s1905/IMG_1794.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1905" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfwaLFD047GpVPiuXuQougMTSfuUnouE32y_bYUhutck_1HPGjlrhpTEjShnIS22SUp0jWno2jmatxIpahvdAeRA-kZedTOyApvhp9GBo3NIlfJbqzQe7_6DM4ExSuNFNMC8qQGISWFsX8vcpRylQ-vcV-n0vRzV46byF-k_Fdu6T_F47hQJyUFP_hw/w400-h346/IMG_1794.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ray Durham played ball at a local rival high school of mine in my hometown of Charlotte, NC. Like some of the players I collect, I just casually collected him, putting aside cards of his as I'd pull them from packs or find them at shows. I'm grateful for these 5 new cards, especially the Finest. First things first however, that protective peeling on the Finest card has got to go!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov3dV9GYvJlNMxqPqlr91JVgUe8sbaALwM2MtDFtFZHA-IMeUBUGz2lHvB06toO8ptitEuLTA6aOPnhf704_Wl1syna5lCha0cBhzir7KHUdOIlWPp8sM0TVVe_bA1FBn0Qk5Bf9-JGo4pHL3EhQJjj2diqjV-0IboUMK0qIceSimbw08p3zpf5Dqmw/s1864/IMG_1795.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="1686" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov3dV9GYvJlNMxqPqlr91JVgUe8sbaALwM2MtDFtFZHA-IMeUBUGz2lHvB06toO8ptitEuLTA6aOPnhf704_Wl1syna5lCha0cBhzir7KHUdOIlWPp8sM0TVVe_bA1FBn0Qk5Bf9-JGo4pHL3EhQJjj2diqjV-0IboUMK0qIceSimbw08p3zpf5Dqmw/w361-h400/IMG_1795.JPEG" width="361" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've got a pretty good size PC of the ageless wonder, Julio Franco, yet Dennis was able to find 4 cards off my want lists for me. Again, that Finest covering will be peeled!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HQxTnWo6TPjUegMc8Bp6h2uSiRsG_blhJoHTmpnZOmoMj3Qslq5iNVy34Wj9fdDZtwiyPwazs3Ehr6fG3h1KPE0m1wqLDs4A-9MJNMMNeP3VyMWSgBXJad-wrM3r-cZlUm3n-6muDeFWhvQaga_CwDTlFdRe8dwbFyj9-9S2yet4x4biSX9PEhIbOw/s1955/IMG_1798.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="1609" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HQxTnWo6TPjUegMc8Bp6h2uSiRsG_blhJoHTmpnZOmoMj3Qslq5iNVy34Wj9fdDZtwiyPwazs3Ehr6fG3h1KPE0m1wqLDs4A-9MJNMMNeP3VyMWSgBXJad-wrM3r-cZlUm3n-6muDeFWhvQaga_CwDTlFdRe8dwbFyj9-9S2yet4x4biSX9PEhIbOw/w329-h400/IMG_1798.JPEG" width="329" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">While I'm moving away from building modern sets, there are enough other sets I'm working on and all of these cards above will help fill holes. The Sportflics Double Take is a much welcome addition...I'm such a sucker for lenticular cards.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6XTMi2r0vBJAh_KIWfRxbrTPQxpQ-wQKcpvwukRen9ll8GmDNOT8H5SmV1K5OzuEaLvEcgNe1iI-zyX2toi9UIJP_gmVfJwKFJCZVAxFvDQNpACiMnzamM6reXJJiMgBJuKiUVdldkJoNsvJ5ohqzySRqJhl2BoGJXjV-m--ARmvr02wpD3VgTpFzg/s1926/IMG_1799.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="1631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6XTMi2r0vBJAh_KIWfRxbrTPQxpQ-wQKcpvwukRen9ll8GmDNOT8H5SmV1K5OzuEaLvEcgNe1iI-zyX2toi9UIJP_gmVfJwKFJCZVAxFvDQNpACiMnzamM6reXJJiMgBJuKiUVdldkJoNsvJ5ohqzySRqJhl2BoGJXjV-m--ARmvr02wpD3VgTpFzg/w339-h400/IMG_1799.JPEG" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of Finest cards, I decided to try and build the 1997 set (for whatever reason) even though I knew it wouldn't be the easiest task. While I've been able to cobble together some cards, I welcome the opportunity to obtain more!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZrM3mVSkxYMk-F6lf_UBczPr2Vvi2Ej3UxulmpzF6WyFXB7YkWtWOXodiulu3XFvsrh45akgrXurvIKrkIVDdDpWfpKAVUzkzxJdKtRFYA1SOHUN_81p452Xg7ZffG8JKkD2T6esII2by72rbKTUYwne8sVFM4t4q8-Xm8qGNmNZSH2oVpU-7HfTvQ/s2072/IMG_1796.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="2072" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZrM3mVSkxYMk-F6lf_UBczPr2Vvi2Ej3UxulmpzF6WyFXB7YkWtWOXodiulu3XFvsrh45akgrXurvIKrkIVDdDpWfpKAVUzkzxJdKtRFYA1SOHUN_81p452Xg7ZffG8JKkD2T6esII2by72rbKTUYwne8sVFM4t4q8-Xm8qGNmNZSH2oVpU-7HfTvQ/w400-h293/IMG_1796.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">While baseball is my main jam, I am excited to see my Carolina Panthers take the field this Sunday against the Browns. That said I was happy to add 4 new Panthers to the collection, along with a new Mike Glennon to my NC State alumni collection.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't say thank you to Dennis enough for proposing a trade to me. It was one of the largest trades I've pulled off in awhile, but I'm glad we each had things the other could use. If you've not taken the time to familiarize yourself w/ the Trading Card Database platform, you really ought to as it's a great site that helps bring collectors together.</div><p><br /></p>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-15865542074138040912022-08-09T18:01:00.002-04:002022-08-09T18:01:39.143-04:00Can We Talk About What Happened Last Weekend in NY?<div style="text-align: left;">As much as it pains me to say, the NY Mets were the better team last week/end when the Braves and Mets played 5 games over 4 days.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I felt pretty good about the Braves' chances going into the long series against the our divisional rival (?), even after losing the first game of the series Thursday night. The following night felt even better as the Braves' offense came to life in the first inning giving starting pitcher Ian Anderson more than enough run support to shake off any jitters he may have had. Credit to the Mets though as they didn't give up and made a nice push towards the end of the game to turn a blow out into a two run game.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I knew the Mets meant business and they proceeded to show that with a sweep on Saturday. Ugh. That divisional lead they had just kept growing and growing, adding another game between the two teams with another win on Sunday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite what NY Mets fans may think, the season isn't over. As horrible as the Braves played, their season isn't over and winning the Division again isn't out of the question, but last week/end sure didn't help either.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll give credit where credit is due. This Mets have a good team. This isn't the 2021 team so anyone waiting for an "evitable Mets collapse" may be waiting for awhile. The Mets are built different than the Braves. They are able to play "small ball". put the ball into play more than a lot of the other teams in the league. Despite the Braves' normal stellar defense, when you put the ball into play anything can happen. We say that last week in New York. Call it luck, call it whatever you want, the Mets put the ball into play, the Braves made some errors and the Mets got on base and some scored. That's how the cookie crumbles. I do have to mention however that some Mets fans I saw posting online after the weekend were...well finally glad they were winning after Chipper Jones owned them?! I saw one fan say they were happy with a 4 1/2 game lead. "Happy"? Others made fun of pitcher Max Fried's hard fall to the ground on a hustle play. Did I expect anything else from their fan base? Nope.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Braves however are a different team and score in a different way. Sometimes I feel like its a "feast or famine" approach. When their bats are alive, the ball is jumping out of the stadium. We saw that this past Friday night. However if the ball lands on the warning track instead of the stands, it's rough to watch sometimes. They just have a hard time manufacturing runs. Ronald Acuna hasn't been himself. Ozzie Albies is gone. We've got a different beau at first base. This isn't your 2021 Braves...but I'm not counting them out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are still a lot of things to like about this team and I will remain optimistic that they can still catch and surpass the Mets. It won't be easy...the Braves I'm told have the second hardest schedule over the remaining 50 odd games. It starts tonight in Boston against a struggling Red Sox team...which they can't overlook. Both the Phillies and Padres are on their heels for one of those Wild Card spots. I *think* I'm ready for the ride. I was nice having last night "off" however and I hope the team got their needed rest because if they want to have a chance of repeating as World Series champs, it's go time!</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-8144500525987165212022-07-28T19:16:00.000-04:002022-07-28T19:16:33.815-04:00Getting Priced Out of the Hobby?<p>While the trading card hobby saw new heights during the worldwide pandemic, my collecting enthusiasm started to wane (at least for baseball). Everyone and their brother it seemed jumped into the hobby and the demand seemed to far outweigh supply. It also didn't help that the speculation game also seemed to be at an all time high. Some of the people gobbling up all the cards at their retail outlets weren't necessarily collectors or set builders, but looking to either flip them and make a quick buck, or put them away thinking the product will put their kids through college one day.</p><p>During the these times I felt my desire to collect (specifically baseball cards) just wasn't the same. It didn't help that the product I wanted to buy were always sold out at local retail or that the overall costs of hobby boxes were going up in price. It also seemed as if our purchasing power was decreasing. Packs had fewer cards, boxes had fewer packs. More manufactured "relics" started to become the norm with some of the nicer cards getting harder to pull. Let's not even go down the road of Topps being the sole licensed card manufacturer either. The hobby just felt different and I couldn't wait for things to get "back to normal".</p><p>Fast forward to 2022, the year after my Atlanta Braves won the World Series. I was excited about baseball cards again and even looked forward to the possibly of some cardboard love being shown to my Braves from Topps. After all the Dodger blue I saw the year after they won it all, why would I expect anything less? Topps Series 1 was fast approaching and I was excited. I kept checking local retail and nothing. The shelves were still as bare as they were for most of 2020 and 2021. I told myself I'd be patient, but instead of waiting I bought a hobby box for my break group just so I could rip some new Topps. I liked what I saw for the most part. Good design, decent photography and a checklist that you'd come to expect to series 1...even though Topps omitted my guy Dansby Swanson from that series 1 checklist.</p><p>As I have become more active on the <a href="http://tcdb.com" target="_blank">Trading Card Database</a> site and with their community, I've found that I'm purchasing less and less of certain product, especially flagship Topps. I've found that many people will fill my want lists for new stuff in exchange for older stuff that I have a lot of. While making trades and pulling/packing/shipping can be tedious at times, it's made be appreciate and enjoying the card hobby that much more. There is just something more satisfying about getting that envelope in the mail w/ the cards you need to put a dent in your set or better yet complete that set versus ripping packs and getting double after double.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGE08J35USAIrLfZwHRWtg6uxb22Am16mgZ8ZGaHd_GiG0rMhAnNNsN6YuDMcqdtoxLDcnArLPDOn8wTLI-h30Gw6-ZSzYB1xMiagkhYWWr5BXvn19ClgEJkPjzUQSljY5iaNCZ2o_uR9E4nfde5kxwcwDa_Gu9F3pC4kh6LVnc_c9UhL0kCRBLiiYw/s299/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGE08J35USAIrLfZwHRWtg6uxb22Am16mgZ8ZGaHd_GiG0rMhAnNNsN6YuDMcqdtoxLDcnArLPDOn8wTLI-h30Gw6-ZSzYB1xMiagkhYWWr5BXvn19ClgEJkPjzUQSljY5iaNCZ2o_uR9E4nfde5kxwcwDa_Gu9F3pC4kh6LVnc_c9UhL0kCRBLiiYw/w400-h225/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now here we are half way through 2022 and everyone is paying stupid prices for gasoline, a dozen eggs, etc. Inflation is nothing new, but with everything going up, except wages, times are getting a little tighter. Surely I'm not the only card collector starting to feel the pinch. For me, cards are just one of many hobbies I have so at least I have other things to fall back on, but those hobbies are getting expensive too. Since the pandemic started, I've found myself stepping back from set building modern cards and moving to buying singles. I've also stepped up my wrestling card game (after all, I am the self-professed #1 WWE R-Truth super collector on <a href="http://twitter.com/flywheels" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!). I still love the thrill of ripping packs, but man it's getting harder and harder. First Panini increased their blasters to $25-$35 depending on the product. This meant flippers started to back off and you could actually find product on the shelves, but that higher price tag made it a harder swallow...at least for me. I thought Topps would keep their blasters at $20...and they did for series 1 flagship. I knew products like Gypsy Queen went up, but I didn't realize series 2 flagship blasters hit $25 until the other day I picked up one to check out what all the commotion was over the manu-relic batting helmet cards was all about. Then just today while at Walmart picking up a few items for work, I noticed the 2 pack blister carded series 2 flagship packs were ringing up for $19.97. What?! Seriously Topps/Walmart? $20 for two packs?! All the sudden that $25 dollar asking price for a blaster didn't seem so bad.</p><p>So now I ask the myself the question, where do I stand? Am I done ripping packs? Am I done set collecting via the traditional method of buying packs/boxes to get the majority of the set before moving to trading? I know for some the inflated prices don't bother them as much. Inflation is real, I get that. I know that prices aren't necessarily going to come down. I've seen comic books go from $.75 each to $4. Everyone has a call to make and while I've not made that final call yet, I do seem to be inching closer and closer to moving away from modern (minus some Dansby Swanson singles) and sticking to the cards/years I was first introduced to...which just happens to be during the now inexpensive junk wax era. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSQIlo5oVbKpZWfR0Z2gE-Hq8frn9rjDkU_DEYfyfVRDVxL2oImpwl0TSJ-ve0DWgDijftwGbn4qG3MKV1WM-pQ2b8ouQ8KNrvdxc24Rc8q4rJLzYYAWq2PunRi-Uo_xWMHW5EDpv0eSfec3zKmzQe7cHu9GNcH9RFgSXvJXfa5u5c9B9bhxPNZnSHg/s720/294409873_463544105782340_7901661352670737589_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSQIlo5oVbKpZWfR0Z2gE-Hq8frn9rjDkU_DEYfyfVRDVxL2oImpwl0TSJ-ve0DWgDijftwGbn4qG3MKV1WM-pQ2b8ouQ8KNrvdxc24Rc8q4rJLzYYAWq2PunRi-Uo_xWMHW5EDpv0eSfec3zKmzQe7cHu9GNcH9RFgSXvJXfa5u5c9B9bhxPNZnSHg/w400-h300/294409873_463544105782340_7901661352670737589_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Just last weekend I took most of my Saturday to completely re-arrange my massive IKEA Kallax unit I use for my bindered card collection. Everything was just tossed up there when I moved into the house last summer and it drive my OCD crazy...but not crazy enough to do anything about it until recently. Now I have plenty of space for my junk wax collections. Most of it is still sitting in sealed boxes, but I left room for the eventual binders, organized by year of course. I still have a lot of custom binder spines that will need to be made, but I'm happy. Just the idea of sitting down with those boxes of 1991 Donruss Triple Play and ripping the packs and organizing the cards brings a smile to my face. This is something I haven't been able to say about modern cards in awhile. Nostalgia is real. The cards of my youth are cheap. That's a combination that I can cling too!</p><p>Ultimately I still love this hobby, but man has the landscape changed a lot since I got my start in 1990. I miss those days of old. I miss Fleer, Donruss, Score and especially Pacific. Perhaps this is why in my breaker group I tend to feature boxes of these older products versus the hot, new stuff? I'm a collector, there is no denying that. I'll probably always collect cards in some fashion, I'm just not sure I can continue to collect the way I have over the last 10-15 years. Outside of the annual Allen & Ginter set which I so dearly love, as long as I can continue to trade with other collectors to fill in holes on my want lists and open the occasional pack of cards here and there (which may be junk wax the way things are looking!) I'll be just fine.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>The Not Quite Sponsor Section</i></b></p><p>If you're not familiar with the <a href="http://tcdb.com" target="_blank">Trading Card Database</a> site, well shame on you. It's an invaluable resource for trading card collectors (all sports plus non-sports too) where you can find checklists and card images as well as track your own collection. One of the best parts however is the ability to get matched up with other collectors and trade. Create your account and add all those doubles you have sitting around, then add your want lists and get to trading. They are called <i>trading</i> cards for a reason! After every break I host, I'm always looking at the set checklist to see if any of the cards we pulled need scans. I want to give back to the awesome community there as much as I can. I betcha most of the R-Truth card images were submitted by yours truly! Like a lot of places on the web/social media, my handle at TCDB is flywheels. If you ever want to trade or just have questions on how the site works, don't ever hesitate to propose a trade or reach out.</p><p>Lastly, I have a break group. It started right here on the blog many, may years ago, but now that activity has migrated over to Facebook, specially a group I created that is simply called "<a href="http://facebook.com/groups/affordablegroupbreaks" target="_blank">Affordable Group Breaks</a>". This is a public group that anyone can join. Currently we have about 120 members, some more active than others, but just about every Friday evening we go live on our accompanying YouTube channel and break some older, yet fun trading card boxes. Baseball heavy, though we'll break the random football box or once in a blue moon a hockey box. I aim to keep it fun, lighthearted and most importantly, affordable! I encourage you to drop by the FB group sometime to check out what we have going on over there and if you see something that intrigues you, jump in and grab a team. I usually post sign ups every Sunday evening. Consistency in the dates/times of postings & breaks is important to me as I know we all live crazy, hectic lives.</p>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-62503141901624326582022-06-19T21:15:00.017-04:002022-06-24T23:05:55.783-04:00Affordable Group Break: 1997 Donruss Preferred (Hobby)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGcyr0D5mTTo5WeBKKybCQfg9lnmWewQ8RnO2_Fka41AXXTlvqlc1KEtb7Zdq9rPHME7RjSe9PeHKbzk6tOeqb8e4IHBxoKqqN93c4W1uipaLcGVwSDHgsmAGp0pfbQgYuUw8f7-0H_vSXvRi28vKlZBe3bVzMqFVhWzAuQu6GloyQkI9sDawQTKqvw/s1798/1997%20Donruss%20Preferred.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="1798" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGcyr0D5mTTo5WeBKKybCQfg9lnmWewQ8RnO2_Fka41AXXTlvqlc1KEtb7Zdq9rPHME7RjSe9PeHKbzk6tOeqb8e4IHBxoKqqN93c4W1uipaLcGVwSDHgsmAGp0pfbQgYuUw8f7-0H_vSXvRi28vKlZBe3bVzMqFVhWzAuQu6GloyQkI9sDawQTKqvw/s320/1997%20Donruss%20Preferred.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9bFHPFOmYTEJaYt9vVLcOMy9gWEX4q9yIewsqTeZNqToKpIQC9uNWew26Bx8NMHVQshrqClrQbBbkh_wmVbGKigHIuTKvn4yRts0CGkKN3-5Z-D-Gh7_FNar5OL-o6B9JzmtTvFl_xN65NQrrd-sGkKlcAEI3Wo_4DuMCmvomBmnMrk-kPnDnNFD3w/s2153/IMG_0569.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2153" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9bFHPFOmYTEJaYt9vVLcOMy9gWEX4q9yIewsqTeZNqToKpIQC9uNWew26Bx8NMHVQshrqClrQbBbkh_wmVbGKigHIuTKvn4yRts0CGkKN3-5Z-D-Gh7_FNar5OL-o6B9JzmtTvFl_xN65NQrrd-sGkKlcAEI3Wo_4DuMCmvomBmnMrk-kPnDnNFD3w/s320/IMG_0569.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This break will feature a hobby tin of 1997 Donruss Preferred. 24 packs/tins / 5 cards per pack. Prices listed beside each team. All cards ship. Stacking applies so the price does <u>not</u> include shipping. If you have questions on how this works please let me know. We'll break this box Live on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/flywheels" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a> on <b><i>Friday, 06/24/22 at 10 PM eastern.</i></b></div><div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">To claim your team(s) please comment with your request and submit your payment at that time. If you haven't participated in one of my breaks, please <a href="mailto:flywheels@yahoo.com" target="_blank">email me</a> (flywheels@yahoo.com) your name & mailing address. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Please send your payment as Friends & Family</i>: <a href="http://paypal.me/flywheels86">http://paypal.me/flywheels86</a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Additional information specific for this break:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: start;">* I do not plan on reducing prices as I'm building this set so I'll glad buy any unsold teams</div><div style="text-align: start;">* The player on the pack/tin will be given to that respective team (we have 16 of the 25 possible teams)</div><div style="text-align: start;">* Each team purchased will get you an entry for the large Gold Mark McGwire tin which is numbered 254/299. All paid entrants will be loaded into the Random.org and randomized to assign a winner.</div><div style="text-align: start;">* One tin was opened inside the box (see pic below) and the contents of that pack will be given to those teams</div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzsUzMmY1F8jZsUAqq9H_gsD0IUs9nMYKPnrz2D543J3t5KcOFEO4nUBct9wTePnjkVIpsBOuf8gzja1sJPnIYaN1XXH5Bd9uhpvWUkmF1iCmeUC7iYGONtr12NlRLexB588mFaiXVXQoMYzQr4Hg6ewrIWcHIk82L9jb0iVOyb8Kay7nsbpXM0VblQ/s2725/IMG_0570.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="1153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzsUzMmY1F8jZsUAqq9H_gsD0IUs9nMYKPnrz2D543J3t5KcOFEO4nUBct9wTePnjkVIpsBOuf8gzja1sJPnIYaN1XXH5Bd9uhpvWUkmF1iCmeUC7iYGONtr12NlRLexB588mFaiXVXQoMYzQr4Hg6ewrIWcHIk82L9jb0iVOyb8Kay7nsbpXM0VblQ/s320/IMG_0570.JPEG" width="135" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Anaheim Angels - Colbey <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div>Atlanta Braves - Colbey <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Baltimore Orioles $12 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Boston Red Sox $8 - Shane Salmonson <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Chicago Cubs $9 - Andrew Rein <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Chicago White Sox $12 - Chad Pacey <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Cincinnati Reds $8 - Chris Reed <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Cleveland Indians $10 - Adam McKenzie <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Colorado Rockies $8 - John Donovan <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Detroit Tigers $8 - Ben Morris <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Florida Marlins $10 - Adam McKenzie <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Houston Astros $10 - Denny Wagner <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Kansas City Royals $7 - Jonny Watt <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div>Los Angeles Dodgers $12 - Rick Mantz <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Milwaukee Brewers - Colbey <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Minnesota Twins $9 - John Klimavicz <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div>Montreal Expos - Colbey <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div>New York Mets $8 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />New York Yankees $15 - Victor Negron <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Oakland Athletics $9 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Philadelphia Phillies $7 - Jonny Watt <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Pittsburgh Pirates $7 - Zachary Chakan <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />San Diego Padres $12 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div>San Francisco Giants $8 - Roy Altherr <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Seattle Mariners $12 - Adam McKenzie <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />St. Louis Cardinals $8 - Kerry Biggs <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div>Texas Rangers $10 - Ben Morris <b><i>PAID</i></b><br />Toronto Blue Jays $8 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After taking off several months from offering my breaks here on the blog, they are coming back this weekend...well at least for one week. I've decided to take a gamble and opt to break a more expensive product than normal, that being...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9559437TvTOzHJv_l-Ok9WnYSaUCdx15WJ51ycaDU3ZnU02fK9bAGAaxhOk3PZInEQ6mK5_lhN7FYTO2A-JgaBIHsqdipcqwknBK4QELtNvBJ0Zhxr-T6xA0IT01y1_8jUbv-_DvkodxtokjmPptpJqW6Rf_OB3wU5r8z_r8x8wO6APTBjWsb3xujg/s1798/1997%20Donruss%20Preferred.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="1798" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9559437TvTOzHJv_l-Ok9WnYSaUCdx15WJ51ycaDU3ZnU02fK9bAGAaxhOk3PZInEQ6mK5_lhN7FYTO2A-JgaBIHsqdipcqwknBK4QELtNvBJ0Zhxr-T6xA0IT01y1_8jUbv-_DvkodxtokjmPptpJqW6Rf_OB3wU5r8z_r8x8wO6APTBjWsb3xujg/s320/1997%20Donruss%20Preferred.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1997 Donruss Preferred</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sign ups for this break will go live this Sunday evening, 06/19/22, around 9 PM Eastern both here on the blog and in my Facebook group. I'll do my best to update the posts as quickly as teams are claimed, but if this is a break you'd like to participate in this is your heads up. If you aren't familiar with this awesome set, check out the Trading Card Database's <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/906/1997-Donruss-Preferred" target="_blank">page</a> for the set.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Prices per team will range from $7 on the low end to $12 on the high end. This does <i>not include</i> shipping as I offer to hold your cards ("stack") and ship everything when you're ready.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Each team claimed will get you one entry for the large Gold Mark McGwire tin which is numbered to /299. Random.org will be used to assign the winner after all teams claimed have been paid for.</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-87020261999583101992022-03-21T22:39:00.000-04:002022-03-21T22:39:02.703-04:00WWE SmackDown! Charlotte 3:16<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjabyVsl7AOodzsu1Ajm0340ORzEmYFQbwRjT5vxoWF08HmgYqb8LdocV8CB7ILRQNbQkSwcSdqoScHegUKM8VCr3ZrAnBdgSyBnZnNSsQyQTXsADqZac56_gqUgVG6qVbMCNK96A8Szrgam9X-VLml5KNByq2KOP9wVj7EC37j34BQVr4LsziMhtG4BA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjabyVsl7AOodzsu1Ajm0340ORzEmYFQbwRjT5vxoWF08HmgYqb8LdocV8CB7ILRQNbQkSwcSdqoScHegUKM8VCr3ZrAnBdgSyBnZnNSsQyQTXsADqZac56_gqUgVG6qVbMCNK96A8Szrgam9X-VLml5KNByq2KOP9wVj7EC37j34BQVr4LsziMhtG4BA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Last Friday night I took my oldest daughter up to Charlotte, NC for WWE SmackDown! We both have been looking forward to this event for many months. This was her first wrestling event and my first in a very long time. Once we got to Spectrum Arena and found our sets, I was surprised at just how good the seats were. I don't think I've ever sat that low in the arena before. My wife and I were at the arena not that long ago for a Charlotte Hornets game, but our seats weren't nearly as good as these. I think our tickets were like $30 or $35 each? I can't remember exactly, but we both were happy with the view.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJRlXOkL1BJ3V3Umah5-SnvXttZAPbR0JfjP7B2GouhBVsBefUKp0_YxOYLSvW2KjqS9wMeehmdIwyPapFfyAQTNjgi2pnP3Ahrs8KM9QnfEHYMhZdeDn_yVRFwLyrPicWWSU6Nnu765UIDLbWvwDY4Q5Jzax1s-uNEZE1q9HVSDjIJaL9YC9uK9ABjQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJRlXOkL1BJ3V3Umah5-SnvXttZAPbR0JfjP7B2GouhBVsBefUKp0_YxOYLSvW2KjqS9wMeehmdIwyPapFfyAQTNjgi2pnP3Ahrs8KM9QnfEHYMhZdeDn_yVRFwLyrPicWWSU6Nnu765UIDLbWvwDY4Q5Jzax1s-uNEZE1q9HVSDjIJaL9YC9uK9ABjQ=w150-h200" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXh_t3lMT6O2cv4qthcL5nTHL1m1gV6mGoo8iEyBGrhVNt_WVaPEiR9rp7aWOjBROSUlupgASvLmflozuTTMl1lgiw2VSJshBARfL7kwOfyycpdEKrI7p9VJhZo0sg8PKuhvqOGwTb8ZZAzV8by4O5Pv3BYjSp7X1-NxPngrqC9_43qWLv7AoTuCIi8w=s226" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="226" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXh_t3lMT6O2cv4qthcL5nTHL1m1gV6mGoo8iEyBGrhVNt_WVaPEiR9rp7aWOjBROSUlupgASvLmflozuTTMl1lgiw2VSJshBARfL7kwOfyycpdEKrI7p9VJhZo0sg8PKuhvqOGwTb8ZZAzV8by4O5Pv3BYjSp7X1-NxPngrqC9_43qWLv7AoTuCIi8w" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We hit the merch tables pretty early after getting into the arena and the lines were already long. It was hard to tell what exactly they had for sale as far back as we were, but as we got closer we got a better view of at least the various t-shirts they were selling. My daughter narrowed her choices down to a Women's Championship title belt and a stuffed bear...well as you can see she went w/ the bear. I ended up with a shirt similar to the one pictured, however this shirt was exclusive to our live event. The famous Stone Cold Steve Austin skull was on the back of the shirt, but the smoke coming from the eyes was teal and purple...Charlotte Hornets colors! Across the front of the shirt was simply "Charlotte 3:16". My shirt is in the laundry and I couldn't find an image of the shirt online. I was shocked there weren't any listed on eBay Saturday morning.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg22-jv9dDJZytHNqmO5gqj1oOmQlsVnpHqoUK3ndn76tvnH1eHkHvLNdDwFHny6VJTEqqBrlH-NefQKrZX_qBHGyLdzDU3_5ZHppLd_lQ2eotw5gZ2GoK--gNcH-cCXtmVhQ_CdX5eWOwqo1Yca2HIuuuHfQmPDUZgzOqioyWlRBC57NR9BC3abj1DEw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg22-jv9dDJZytHNqmO5gqj1oOmQlsVnpHqoUK3ndn76tvnH1eHkHvLNdDwFHny6VJTEqqBrlH-NefQKrZX_qBHGyLdzDU3_5ZHppLd_lQ2eotw5gZ2GoK--gNcH-cCXtmVhQ_CdX5eWOwqo1Yca2HIuuuHfQmPDUZgzOqioyWlRBC57NR9BC3abj1DEw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Before the live telecast on Fox kicked off at 8 PM, the music hit and the announcers (Michael Cole and Pat McAfee) came out to take their positions. I had no idea that this was a thing, but it was cool none the less. Pat McAfee is golden on the microphone and is quickly becoming the next Bobby "the Brain" Heenan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAem-rL4jnOSaDWsjUUsBSSU9fHZRC3ho002FqCEALL29Ry7e16t99hL0i5x7wM8bW6NSzMpkyIzE0ZE3MQlM_ngo2HhK4S9dkTNP_sYhQ_UFtzdj8I2ZKmRgfwRI2oBuNvcxze1cgwLyJraL4ryoRrCthybQlNvLqa1GXoxFg3pFX9C68uKkxc3FXyQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAem-rL4jnOSaDWsjUUsBSSU9fHZRC3ho002FqCEALL29Ry7e16t99hL0i5x7wM8bW6NSzMpkyIzE0ZE3MQlM_ngo2HhK4S9dkTNP_sYhQ_UFtzdj8I2ZKmRgfwRI2oBuNvcxze1cgwLyJraL4ryoRrCthybQlNvLqa1GXoxFg3pFX9C68uKkxc3FXyQ=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_EiT2_WNveeUVinD7uxl7TI7dKbFV8eW99PvF8BSSDU0KuevhPvs3L_YxTy6as1n3YRrpzOR147Qgftrood2tX14SxdgurrA3xWE7Q-I6Dz8X-7udFEVx3RwPsZaNkJIOYYaSl6CjYxd0N9x6JS7UjxNwVrJxecoWeYEHXuxZPDhK9xsOImTgMTOu1A=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_EiT2_WNveeUVinD7uxl7TI7dKbFV8eW99PvF8BSSDU0KuevhPvs3L_YxTy6as1n3YRrpzOR147Qgftrood2tX14SxdgurrA3xWE7Q-I6Dz8X-7udFEVx3RwPsZaNkJIOYYaSl6CjYxd0N9x6JS7UjxNwVrJxecoWeYEHXuxZPDhK9xsOImTgMTOu1A=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Roman Reigns and the Usos were the first come out once the show got underway. In typical fashion the "Head of the Table" took his time making his way down to the ring, playing to the crowd's loud cheers (and boos). Once he got the mic his entered his normal diatribe, including "Charlotte, NC...acknowledge me". Yeah, I can't stand the guy. He was running his mouth about how Brock Lesnar was scared of facing him and how sad he was that Brock wasn't going to be there that evening. Once Paul Heyman interrupted and told him Brock was on the way, they high tailed it out of the ring and out of the arena. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXNn1n0FsmvbctzwUcOgk7pLYl2dULxkHBF1M50xeQ9izkFyh7y1Oi7uKfjuszl-McMllWmHpVzI_8bq4sZwPTCthk7WqyI6zTJ5hh1s3Po5B4CoBB0ZpDKD2FM-AwhksgPWavec4LdYRncupsPlVgrhDIh9LQTe2Ije5QIQ9tH3Jy7s5m0pVzhcJWpA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXNn1n0FsmvbctzwUcOgk7pLYl2dULxkHBF1M50xeQ9izkFyh7y1Oi7uKfjuszl-McMllWmHpVzI_8bq4sZwPTCthk7WqyI6zTJ5hh1s3Po5B4CoBB0ZpDKD2FM-AwhksgPWavec4LdYRncupsPlVgrhDIh9LQTe2Ije5QIQ9tH3Jy7s5m0pVzhcJWpA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtnlYYnIF-xf965Qug96l8DElpsOzPh62TnXUHFjS8qiRBwS_zJ2AKrX315keMtABfi2a7nSsxpjPJ6ARAk8zwV-n924YlFt3ZiRp2bPPrBTWYvKuzzyaHU8c51nWV1ojK91YGnr6HC-8uxrcRRjXuBcNGpcE5A9s1gDVgtSBhdlxA2y4V6A4gfWkYfw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtnlYYnIF-xf965Qug96l8DElpsOzPh62TnXUHFjS8qiRBwS_zJ2AKrX315keMtABfi2a7nSsxpjPJ6ARAk8zwV-n924YlFt3ZiRp2bPPrBTWYvKuzzyaHU8c51nWV1ojK91YGnr6HC-8uxrcRRjXuBcNGpcE5A9s1gDVgtSBhdlxA2y4V6A4gfWkYfw=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqr5IIb1IJ8yXg-e41yPeh9ek4cq8pFSk-QRZYOnGcjPSTlJv06YJAVpUqtgQUB1p59A34WCa8mn0NxbBoAtMlWJhsx_Ewa4Rko-x17gO2DfnMrT41k5amWgpNuIXrOuoR3Taewx8-ox42e4tvGBjC_YIlpND6lhslkbG3yJPvMkViBNawu17ypxe6Eg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqr5IIb1IJ8yXg-e41yPeh9ek4cq8pFSk-QRZYOnGcjPSTlJv06YJAVpUqtgQUB1p59A34WCa8mn0NxbBoAtMlWJhsx_Ewa4Rko-x17gO2DfnMrT41k5amWgpNuIXrOuoR3Taewx8-ox42e4tvGBjC_YIlpND6lhslkbG3yJPvMkViBNawu17ypxe6Eg=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfo3IsFhzkxTZK-LK_FDSYa-rYN8lwWrDlhADxqyrApJYi-sjUaR0bh2gIMJ4AwmZizUaP4xCDTWMWPSVxBDfhTJVejGUgNbBgioef6Fznp4QHAk1i27nE1ffTWSqigHib04pJftpn6QnHqyeivi3qT-v1eYMwHWxUyGnh7JJlvCl8aQrYDxQ4ELjpDg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfo3IsFhzkxTZK-LK_FDSYa-rYN8lwWrDlhADxqyrApJYi-sjUaR0bh2gIMJ4AwmZizUaP4xCDTWMWPSVxBDfhTJVejGUgNbBgioef6Fznp4QHAk1i27nE1ffTWSqigHib04pJftpn6QnHqyeivi3qT-v1eYMwHWxUyGnh7JJlvCl8aQrYDxQ4ELjpDg=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We then were shown the same footage that aired on television from the back, where Roman and the Usos were getting in their SUV only to have Brock show up driving large forklift that he used to impale the vehicle! While Brock was having fun tipping the SUV, the guys moved onto a pick up truck to make their escape...but not before Brock was able to rip off the side door as the truck peeled away.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Brock then showed up, truck door in hand, and made his way out to the ring. Of course all of this is to set up their big match at WrestleMania in a few weeks. These promos have been pretty good and it's got me looking forward to the match.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAYRoE9uivWwajql3Hb4TZvcGwNLB5r1Czy6-ExEZbdq7Exr11YnY75qPLdc34pPIV61uXryUkyv898fhNrCVkD1d-SLBuEj1KbrruruoKIvyG5IBySIXtqVnA-2CfnH_D19Bl9um95mlJk_6XFO3Knch8QX1vddC06WMC6vLNZEOarQFyV5z9PNOk3g=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAYRoE9uivWwajql3Hb4TZvcGwNLB5r1Czy6-ExEZbdq7Exr11YnY75qPLdc34pPIV61uXryUkyv898fhNrCVkD1d-SLBuEj1KbrruruoKIvyG5IBySIXtqVnA-2CfnH_D19Bl9um95mlJk_6XFO3Knch8QX1vddC06WMC6vLNZEOarQFyV5z9PNOk3g=w200-h150" width="200" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first match of the evening featured two tag teams, Los Lotharios (Angel Garza & Humberto Carillo) versus Rick Boogs and Shinsuke Nakamura. I love Shinsuke's entrance music so I had to record his entrance. This was a short match, but pretty good. Rick Boogs is quickly becoming more and more fun to watch and not just known for his guitar playing. Shinsuke and Rick would be victorius.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjViZxSc1w0wNl1UTcCwf8qH_kxaVye5nVSxkfVtAKacA7Xl60huespiQRSWdWv9X0SjqblMI3PYR5kOM7AvjpQ8TcWZR4qM_1Y4_2QXPISiCLQQxPZeO4C412z_EeVfqZtfV-U0psHBggOBnK4vaZy-4oERHx-xpfiNyR_e57f4x5NFmjSy7XGnddqow=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjViZxSc1w0wNl1UTcCwf8qH_kxaVye5nVSxkfVtAKacA7Xl60huespiQRSWdWv9X0SjqblMI3PYR5kOM7AvjpQ8TcWZR4qM_1Y4_2QXPISiCLQQxPZeO4C412z_EeVfqZtfV-U0psHBggOBnK4vaZy-4oERHx-xpfiNyR_e57f4x5NFmjSy7XGnddqow=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhReMVReDwKX97OR4X-hLTl6JZUgj1AHzVpDJ9o2zPGfBe3V-KaLuvrSdcweX-mkwgtFjobKjOgcxyqa6ysXIRq6NZGvsduYVB7T-o4EYgW3Rp16xwpA79LTNptuw6y7MoAf4FtsNzxh8Bh6aN_x8RnY2-VE8a1Pvb0PXylJGyZeJegc9fuP-cFW1cDeA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhReMVReDwKX97OR4X-hLTl6JZUgj1AHzVpDJ9o2zPGfBe3V-KaLuvrSdcweX-mkwgtFjobKjOgcxyqa6ysXIRq6NZGvsduYVB7T-o4EYgW3Rp16xwpA79LTNptuw6y7MoAf4FtsNzxh8Bh6aN_x8RnY2-VE8a1Pvb0PXylJGyZeJegc9fuP-cFW1cDeA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xfFi2Q-8ilPqRNsr0wSRbeHMTzVhUw2BcFOv2Xo5dlUWkSgMajhEzuEuNDDK9zcuNK1QwmgXgXQHfgqyF5RMI1xOGic8ZxPbGm6RtDvPoS_w9HlzuUMrOXiaKF-LWy_NYEEmXcf6KSzSBqUaIJvcUKZeP6GVUfdjU5WQkjq0dS7HDzwQA8_YdYZh_Q=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xfFi2Q-8ilPqRNsr0wSRbeHMTzVhUw2BcFOv2Xo5dlUWkSgMajhEzuEuNDDK9zcuNK1QwmgXgXQHfgqyF5RMI1xOGic8ZxPbGm6RtDvPoS_w9HlzuUMrOXiaKF-LWy_NYEEmXcf6KSzSBqUaIJvcUKZeP6GVUfdjU5WQkjq0dS7HDzwQA8_YdYZh_Q=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEvC_eWfOO8AJ3aHabUNfCP2FrJUJG796m4b61k-fipAOzsq_rF5I4JgP657K0ZILsKcILuTkpnvfEAjy2Fg_mS4-pH-6_ZTmrwdPG6EuYak19ASuMZbMjCj7tKJiD-IosbQ7zGxsVusTRGrl5JIsq1hB1TLKzPqHkrxyOPlX2uY0IuaVsF-Zvt2ArWQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEvC_eWfOO8AJ3aHabUNfCP2FrJUJG796m4b61k-fipAOzsq_rF5I4JgP657K0ZILsKcILuTkpnvfEAjy2Fg_mS4-pH-6_ZTmrwdPG6EuYak19ASuMZbMjCj7tKJiD-IosbQ7zGxsVusTRGrl5JIsq1hB1TLKzPqHkrxyOPlX2uY0IuaVsF-Zvt2ArWQ=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLhEahX8yYE8CJeo5Sxq5rsJEhZJQWBM-DxYfmb44L8no_GDNAtrl6RHMd5BnWIJDza6SSHQP1lrIN4N5ViWKnMTVqy8vagrF_txKNj5CqJ6mD9pa2EwWbmqr1C2gy2SlSqqgsNLAww97Fl3q3UvVGdugMZWFPw2lV4FrzTVjIjuYiFOVPPo-z_gRJnA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLhEahX8yYE8CJeo5Sxq5rsJEhZJQWBM-DxYfmb44L8no_GDNAtrl6RHMd5BnWIJDza6SSHQP1lrIN4N5ViWKnMTVqy8vagrF_txKNj5CqJ6mD9pa2EwWbmqr1C2gy2SlSqqgsNLAww97Fl3q3UvVGdugMZWFPw2lV4FrzTVjIjuYiFOVPPo-z_gRJnA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvTBkhrgmSEymNLhCT1xxAIwUzFVVuv9n8MZ9PWtuMu_AWvPwNsKeAPc0fXVpv-iiKF7KtV2nKUCnI_PUK5f5ayh7wzphG_aaGp7WavLu4sOoyA8wnBaJxqQE9YyYAAa0OhRZwzv_sx5SezagQoOQhO9NvjX0ikMxiZUiub7s5j7F1bhDyQEP-z6Ei5g=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvTBkhrgmSEymNLhCT1xxAIwUzFVVuv9n8MZ9PWtuMu_AWvPwNsKeAPc0fXVpv-iiKF7KtV2nKUCnI_PUK5f5ayh7wzphG_aaGp7WavLu4sOoyA8wnBaJxqQE9YyYAAa0OhRZwzv_sx5SezagQoOQhO9NvjX0ikMxiZUiub7s5j7F1bhDyQEP-z6Ei5g=w150-h200" width="150" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were treated with a 6 man tag team match next that featured the Viking Raiders and Drew McIntyre versus Happy Corbin, Jinder Mahal and Shanke. As much as I love watching McIntyre wrestle, this was a snooze fest. The Viking Raiders should get a better push than they do, but neither one of them did much in match and were boring. Same goes for their opponents. Drew and the Raiders would be victorius.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBgBmmUyh89N_38bW4DyDrtJfVA2Fto0ZIB3FPRLOL_4ez8Gl2fZwB0s4_TntERc678e5UbeHnXZ16o_k_l1Uwam040vvWIuNtNrDM8EkHdZbnS6-OhBb7sOv09l0e-RItAP8opAk2-f2XFymxkilRx4c0w6BwLG5hv5PDdh6vEhozrCV_maW5QF_QAA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBgBmmUyh89N_38bW4DyDrtJfVA2Fto0ZIB3FPRLOL_4ez8Gl2fZwB0s4_TntERc678e5UbeHnXZ16o_k_l1Uwam040vvWIuNtNrDM8EkHdZbnS6-OhBb7sOv09l0e-RItAP8opAk2-f2XFymxkilRx4c0w6BwLG5hv5PDdh6vEhozrCV_maW5QF_QAA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgad1UvyjGG-JgKEvevfsegJT9BTDoeNDzEB3SV0wTaCEn4ptJXUVHX39IB6XUK1BDpJLP-zAuB_KgAhnXnNzg3p1JiU77ND_PdZCmfvxjd27RPIeMXOPADXEJvriRvFbCdLM-4QmsNEJM6vXx-rSDs8yuzqGtRMle7fIVqMUqwKgjHsMDeQOtL7DIR2A=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgad1UvyjGG-JgKEvevfsegJT9BTDoeNDzEB3SV0wTaCEn4ptJXUVHX39IB6XUK1BDpJLP-zAuB_KgAhnXnNzg3p1JiU77ND_PdZCmfvxjd27RPIeMXOPADXEJvriRvFbCdLM-4QmsNEJM6vXx-rSDs8yuzqGtRMle7fIVqMUqwKgjHsMDeQOtL7DIR2A=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSrfQ4dx1zZvy1-4sJ_kQ-UGIc2Jc4o4RifM1WRHGzimQQCAvM6z5-EBD5NeOLStTw8xm8ZOoo_vopatF0Pw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had no idea what the card looked like for the evening so each match was a surprise. The 3rd match of the night was the one that most interested my daughter as it would feature Naomi and Sasha Banks versus Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley. Next to Alexa Bliss, I think Liv Morgan is my daughter's favorite wrestler. I'm just glad they are actually doing something with the women's tag titles, even if they are having to pair up individuals to make new tag teams. All of this is a build up to WrestleMania of course where Carmella and Queen Zelina will be defending their titles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcMFM7k9fR03HYI7nEno4_GESCpdkCBLg_C45wleZYlS2OM_70zYp_U9LC5HMvlUqTyC3ulHY9xb0eFEKzd1D_mUJAK8FoNSM8lHT8FGnEFDbF4xO9e0Lg39L6fTR6qLFvV-_qhTQoThR3H7BF9NSbOMGKsN8l6QUkGYEC1Ikob2Q2RogFHtzzdKV4_w=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcMFM7k9fR03HYI7nEno4_GESCpdkCBLg_C45wleZYlS2OM_70zYp_U9LC5HMvlUqTyC3ulHY9xb0eFEKzd1D_mUJAK8FoNSM8lHT8FGnEFDbF4xO9e0Lg39L6fTR6qLFvV-_qhTQoThR3H7BF9NSbOMGKsN8l6QUkGYEC1Ikob2Q2RogFHtzzdKV4_w=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiFb41nB34SkWAskL6hUf_uimMx0yelwzIy3g3W2oohBZXsrdOxl2VxQnGynBVwpe16BHNRUuFS6rOGGWsZqnMnWUOPC8AplZJC0HOdiiAYVkjUFLAxPPwmoHrMgi-ZYgGXOfpVgLBfXQKL0ZsbGc03K9INqocPOhkoRY0E6uWjHlZjDFwauBuKigJKg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiFb41nB34SkWAskL6hUf_uimMx0yelwzIy3g3W2oohBZXsrdOxl2VxQnGynBVwpe16BHNRUuFS6rOGGWsZqnMnWUOPC8AplZJC0HOdiiAYVkjUFLAxPPwmoHrMgi-ZYgGXOfpVgLBfXQKL0ZsbGc03K9INqocPOhkoRY0E6uWjHlZjDFwauBuKigJKg=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of Carmella and Queen Zelina, they made their way out to the announce table during the match. Of course we couldn't hear their commentary during the match, but we did get to see Carmella strut her stuff outside the ring. The match would eventually end in a disqualification as Shayna Bazler and Natalya would enter the ring and interfere with the match. As a result, the women's tag team belts will be defended in a fatal four way match at WrestleMania.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisPA9gHo1A0KtLLdek13ecIO0O7hHk_3FU8tkG_jr2f4zF0Aw_QAoAx8TrAzrvPo9V7a8Y7JGFG8oto7vY_FZ9Z9rB1zLd6y9ajq1ptRDLgI5EklW5oJ1V7PiWXzsuiKyX2jgDzYgw40puTuPCSAWb7CYe7CFLaVhGwDOYaf9IiScN78LFlit3lCcsdQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisPA9gHo1A0KtLLdek13ecIO0O7hHk_3FU8tkG_jr2f4zF0Aw_QAoAx8TrAzrvPo9V7a8Y7JGFG8oto7vY_FZ9Z9rB1zLd6y9ajq1ptRDLgI5EklW5oJ1V7PiWXzsuiKyX2jgDzYgw40puTuPCSAWb7CYe7CFLaVhGwDOYaf9IiScN78LFlit3lCcsdQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Austin Theory would make his way out to the ring next to accept an apology from Pat McAfee for his attack from the previous week. Pat was shown leaving Vince's office backstage and out to the right. Of course the apology wasn't quite what you thought it would be...or maybe it was exactly the way you thought it would be. Pat is great on the mic and this was a fun build up segment to their match at WrestleMania. I have no idea how this match will go, but I'm looking forward to it none the less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiafdEH4OKFI-XLMi2Ntv2VSsnIORoGQubnYAU3O5QCql5xjE51C7TY7Kg70TQYudx5BYX5XLOCsj7UJBOjc1j09E7uqvsuSfVZKPLfn3Sa8vensLKXS8SeUY9x8dLoI66WdBESIe0rcqotPa409gQYjEmcAv_z0Xn5OwVG-tl_qiQxoOc_rMJyhhk5gQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiafdEH4OKFI-XLMi2Ntv2VSsnIORoGQubnYAU3O5QCql5xjE51C7TY7Kg70TQYudx5BYX5XLOCsj7UJBOjc1j09E7uqvsuSfVZKPLfn3Sa8vensLKXS8SeUY9x8dLoI66WdBESIe0rcqotPa409gQYjEmcAv_z0Xn5OwVG-tl_qiQxoOc_rMJyhhk5gQ=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrbsLBoS-7KgHVhBBdHh0fi7rWjif7Op2BhomXCKAoX6r-2nuxrAVwYiAwabX6Zoq1soDHaLRkpD6WC5JqZ3dwmNMb8H9pokbcPMVMSvf4EAL-g15EcIy9aDMPIjAkphs0ULCkmJlzxzmgWl0atAfzQobh7wO5fbowrrHuS8GyFpSKuncWPM9sm4Hliw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrbsLBoS-7KgHVhBBdHh0fi7rWjif7Op2BhomXCKAoX6r-2nuxrAVwYiAwabX6Zoq1soDHaLRkpD6WC5JqZ3dwmNMb8H9pokbcPMVMSvf4EAL-g15EcIy9aDMPIjAkphs0ULCkmJlzxzmgWl0atAfzQobh7wO5fbowrrHuS8GyFpSKuncWPM9sm4Hliw=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYDrN80h5bauNQxrUfWxZcWRffqqVgao7ElwQDXvUtGKyMb2ct_OZ8x7zsZE59x6xNuDenR2xh9UXXQrwqykk3rkrJCyaHBIcGUb-G2apr_JKKVi8zWA2cLjzimPPpE6FK5GTIWmf6He5hOEB4m43jFHtAFUcdCu4-oiWX-wDqooxYFhzZWxAjom7vww=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYDrN80h5bauNQxrUfWxZcWRffqqVgao7ElwQDXvUtGKyMb2ct_OZ8x7zsZE59x6xNuDenR2xh9UXXQrwqykk3rkrJCyaHBIcGUb-G2apr_JKKVi8zWA2cLjzimPPpE6FK5GTIWmf6He5hOEB4m43jFHtAFUcdCu4-oiWX-wDqooxYFhzZWxAjom7vww=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The previous week's SmackDown! episode featured the New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) versus Sheamus and Ridge Holland. While I didn't watch the episode, I'm kind of glad I didn't as Big E would have his neck broken during the match as a belly to belly suplex went horribly wrong. As a result, Kofi would get his revenge on Ridge Holland. Kofi would go on to win the match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYvdaA_KAFVwugwA7qvuzxMXCDZGYYUgyBoO60s14Q66QdzFmbW3LU2XQ6miim34hYStEqsQl16kPrQKn-8BzD0M2_H4plIgvZcEN2kLPnGP_EUW7z61Y091bM6Sk81ya7D93hJB6422JOfy7iY2mR1s2bWppuC9VjjHT9ZHLU6ch7M-QXJuiVPlsL3A=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYvdaA_KAFVwugwA7qvuzxMXCDZGYYUgyBoO60s14Q66QdzFmbW3LU2XQ6miim34hYStEqsQl16kPrQKn-8BzD0M2_H4plIgvZcEN2kLPnGP_EUW7z61Y091bM6Sk81ya7D93hJB6422JOfy7iY2mR1s2bWppuC9VjjHT9ZHLU6ch7M-QXJuiVPlsL3A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By this time it was getting late and my wife and I weren't sure how well my daughter would fair. I snuck a picture of her, bear clutched in her arms as she watched the Kofi match. Spoiler, she did great! She never once complained or told me she was tired...I was shocked...and pleased at the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFkvtriGjpurXxZZRyPgEBGVq9wVY21G3kBEtcKkZAUfo8gn5MCqUvqebTeB3YOvA4F9LBoowbGm_72HkTdsHxMR0o5T5XEGNhI89_MWX7jUb_bleBWwcJRV9SaeFF_oFymUmcswfaHOaGyn0Ry-68p_XgL0YdOiHR_wIl1mEJWZsO3bXdhX__llEzQA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFkvtriGjpurXxZZRyPgEBGVq9wVY21G3kBEtcKkZAUfo8gn5MCqUvqebTeB3YOvA4F9LBoowbGm_72HkTdsHxMR0o5T5XEGNhI89_MWX7jUb_bleBWwcJRV9SaeFF_oFymUmcswfaHOaGyn0Ry-68p_XgL0YdOiHR_wIl1mEJWZsO3bXdhX__llEzQA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVPsTvWk1mc-Ng7uW6TiGJHEnsJr2L5y45yKlclqg7rj7y51F7vKPy7nPDXpKXX0Yqos0SNjlm-SqHQX5rtcWduqwx2vjghrLWtEZmXin-ZpayUYb28Xo7HKsqAz4mCIzT279i8QiQhEDo6Jl7CawH8ybUTy3JepHBPwr-6rDyaj_k_71dPEUEwqc6ww=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVPsTvWk1mc-Ng7uW6TiGJHEnsJr2L5y45yKlclqg7rj7y51F7vKPy7nPDXpKXX0Yqos0SNjlm-SqHQX5rtcWduqwx2vjghrLWtEZmXin-ZpayUYb28Xo7HKsqAz4mCIzT279i8QiQhEDo6Jl7CawH8ybUTy3JepHBPwr-6rDyaj_k_71dPEUEwqc6ww=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgftJ-xXIUF8EvbbEZcjBaAuBWiuZATiMoCeSbth3_k8y4ahrOxZ-Llk-iZTejCY2jWAIK1dHaougKDTO4nm5fkTQRJtHfroowh_T35z2V7Lg4248C0EDfKzxtRHAgx_xxn8i6O1WEI4BzEtnhiZ6TtXAJsYAOLwvFEcovYrsiMpdfy3GRZ0NukUZ0ypA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgftJ-xXIUF8EvbbEZcjBaAuBWiuZATiMoCeSbth3_k8y4ahrOxZ-Llk-iZTejCY2jWAIK1dHaougKDTO4nm5fkTQRJtHfroowh_T35z2V7Lg4248C0EDfKzxtRHAgx_xxn8i6O1WEI4BzEtnhiZ6TtXAJsYAOLwvFEcovYrsiMpdfy3GRZ0NukUZ0ypA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTYn3GzNLsev7dTvRH3ZeZNp2mZb5HS0uLKE0bggMuB-4UQ-cwHpkVKT3Dd5CdY3pbgH3pOhAlwER52afAJ2MfA1D_Fg0XU7Gv_U3CkFxnWEHYn8cfGU4DiOtjMFDm_RiEXnMS6gVGKAYbJ3WjQraDzB2VvZeSbLXUHCJHenC4AeJRFXq34cljRi5A-Q=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTYn3GzNLsev7dTvRH3ZeZNp2mZb5HS0uLKE0bggMuB-4UQ-cwHpkVKT3Dd5CdY3pbgH3pOhAlwER52afAJ2MfA1D_Fg0XU7Gv_U3CkFxnWEHYn8cfGU4DiOtjMFDm_RiEXnMS6gVGKAYbJ3WjQraDzB2VvZeSbLXUHCJHenC4AeJRFXq34cljRi5A-Q=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Being in Charlotte, NC I felt there was a good chance we'd see Charlotte Flair. Sadly she wasn't in a match, but in typical fashion she was there to promote her upcoming WrestleMania match with Ronda Rousey. Charlotte would make her way out to the ring in her fancy attire and speak to the fans, before Ronda would come out. Charlotte grabbed a kendo stick and "greeted" Ronda as she got into the ring. They would brawl for a bit before it was time to end the show with the camera focusing on Charlotte gloating on the ring's apron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTv-bag24op7BC13xgsfMDQqgcgiEMG_KdJ6lX3Wrrp6cSZZEoZqXhTulByJmWfRtDWcOU_JjhV2JFR7E-rwLNWlgn8Q8mmeWphF1fFDrWFkzPFqLMiImJXShXPzBU7_3fGWxAPO6JXNYcZQTstt_joRfejoKx1JUWawXoOyhER08SGzKEq65tUHPiNQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTv-bag24op7BC13xgsfMDQqgcgiEMG_KdJ6lX3Wrrp6cSZZEoZqXhTulByJmWfRtDWcOU_JjhV2JFR7E-rwLNWlgn8Q8mmeWphF1fFDrWFkzPFqLMiImJXShXPzBU7_3fGWxAPO6JXNYcZQTstt_joRfejoKx1JUWawXoOyhER08SGzKEq65tUHPiNQ=s320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz4RZYJbfZBswe8CMESNm8LFJurtDlzdq-J7VOmuUV_vrsJHQ6uHQNaGujnFrYLgfY3RJVemaH7G7wyjeoqLcuacpQNQ0cthQFgzuQPkjmln_9smOX5eJ9H4f_V2OVv6_5j7aL2UZsGZZh0hiYKeSMYp6Dh_2-D317VLa1mduMnVOLdIGpBFzqdbF0Sg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz4RZYJbfZBswe8CMESNm8LFJurtDlzdq-J7VOmuUV_vrsJHQ6uHQNaGujnFrYLgfY3RJVemaH7G7wyjeoqLcuacpQNQ0cthQFgzuQPkjmln_9smOX5eJ9H4f_V2OVv6_5j7aL2UZsGZZh0hiYKeSMYp6Dh_2-D317VLa1mduMnVOLdIGpBFzqdbF0Sg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We thought the night was over since the televised portion was over, but then Roman's music hit. His whole crew came out to the ring to take on Drew McIntyre, Shinsuke and Rick Boogs. This was an odd match as it was low key and there was a lot of standing around. This was in large part due to a fan that came down to the wall around the ring, talking smack to Roman and Paul Heyman. At this point Paul would remove his sports jacket and try to go over the wall at the fan. One of the Usos was holding Paul back...which I have to admit was pretty hilarious. All the while this was going on outside the ring, Shinsuke was sucking wind while the other Uso just stood there watching the commotion outside. Towards the end of the match, Roman would make his way into the match to give everyone a Superman punch, though the babyfaces would end up with the 1-2-3.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall this was a fun night. Most importantly my daughter had a great time. We stayed at a hotel across the street from the arena and when we got back to our room my daughter jumped into bed to tell my wife all about it. She was running on adrenaline and told me she wished it had gone on longer. She was ready for her next event that same night! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As of this post WrestleMania is just two weeks away. I know my oldest is looking forward to watching, but I'm secretly hoping we all can at least watch Saturday night's event as a family. Call it cheesy, but I grew up watching wrestling with my grandfather so I find it cool that at least one of my daughters can enjoy this with me.</div></div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-85537145760575762612022-03-20T21:58:00.001-04:002022-03-20T21:58:37.538-04:00Box Break: 2021 Topps WWE Women's Division (x2!)<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLGkImscBdK1litFZ9txaX9zp1QkVyCA_6nSJeN0hlpX58w93VRsPO-P8PKzGkJwBojxL742lxRSxVkQ9rHZo2AqQlNP-CrVc4xWxZkYtSpsdYF0wvxXMsgMagP3cWVrhKsyH3nkbrBujVqtKfVDGTZLqQWb-kBSrxwyXCf6_mgBQZoXt73CvRwD-53A=s988" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLGkImscBdK1litFZ9txaX9zp1QkVyCA_6nSJeN0hlpX58w93VRsPO-P8PKzGkJwBojxL742lxRSxVkQ9rHZo2AqQlNP-CrVc4xWxZkYtSpsdYF0wvxXMsgMagP3cWVrhKsyH3nkbrBujVqtKfVDGTZLqQWb-kBSrxwyXCf6_mgBQZoXt73CvRwD-53A=s320" width="207" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to the good folks over at Midwest Cards, I grabbed a two boxes of 2021 Topps WWE Women's Division for my daughter and I to open. Since she has taken a liking to wrestling cards it's been even more fun to rip product like this. I figured she'd want to build her own set too so it made sense to grab two boxes before the prices rose. With Topps losing the WWE license there was a lot of uncertainty of what was going to happen with these last few products that have been delayed. The Women's Division came out just a few days before 2021 Topps Finest WWE which marks the end of Topps' run with the WWE license.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Like in past years, the set is made of up of action cards that are dated from previous episodes of RAW, SmackDown and pay-per-view events. There is also a set of 55 cards that depicted the various women on the rosters. These part of the set I would find to be tougher to complete. Several different levels of parallels exist, but I found them hard to point out initially. A few insert sets also exist, though I forgot to hold out a few of them for photos. The draw of course are the two guaranteed hits in each box. One is an auto while the other will be a relic. Manufactured relics count as a hit so if you don't like those, what out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQQ_1pKW4tt_7qm_-bu8Y0v0q1WzlarysTis7YXsAzUu3DfrPLqOyGGuU5hgzwLRIl-24VizCbvs78HIu7X32BAp90B1rgGt4u91dPZxFdMPkLSp6XJBeEXxl3y3gWdVPyQQ7gJsb45VcbZ7a3HkCcKWyzoX6SjSoy15uMwekUEJnAAMD8vpHRzPxmbg=s3220" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="3220" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQQ_1pKW4tt_7qm_-bu8Y0v0q1WzlarysTis7YXsAzUu3DfrPLqOyGGuU5hgzwLRIl-24VizCbvs78HIu7X32BAp90B1rgGt4u91dPZxFdMPkLSp6XJBeEXxl3y3gWdVPyQQ7gJsb45VcbZ7a3HkCcKWyzoX6SjSoy15uMwekUEJnAAMD8vpHRzPxmbg=w400-h333" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first box was probably the better of the two, though it wasn't great either. We did hit a green parallel of Auska & Bailey (02/50), but I didn't know it until I sorted the cards. All of the base cards have white bars of light in the lower left corner and the parallels change that up with different colors. The serial numbering is on the back so it's really easy to pass these up as you're thumbing through the packs. The Diamond die-cut inserts are really nice so I was glad to pull 3 of these, especially Indi Hartwell. The two hits were a mat relic of Sasha Banks (162/250), which was event used in the 2021 Royal Rumble on 01/31/21. If Topps can name the date of the event the memorabilia piece is from in wrestling, why can't they do that with their sports cards? The other hit of the box was an on card autograph of Piper Niven...or now as she is called Doudrop (075/199). What's odd about this card is that all of the base cards depicting her are labeled as Doudrop. Whatever, Topps made a few lazy mistakes with this set such as backs of the cards printed upside down. I guess I can let it pass since I know they were rushed to get this set out the gates before the license expired.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG_vny_uJNmyST8csh143dgHhltN-u3b7lFUasK2A7xFTrqVajmj0x6-DYsArfCQFlYZtN4GH06TBIm_T9qefMmRg_XU8iCuDzLQlQs31Cuz-mxNgUsO8Gk6cGBOTBQySqWTxzyXdseSxJZpzFguIEZz8zMASvDJE6BhhBG96ubyes7Wf0S5WuRISg-Q=s2777" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="2544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG_vny_uJNmyST8csh143dgHhltN-u3b7lFUasK2A7xFTrqVajmj0x6-DYsArfCQFlYZtN4GH06TBIm_T9qefMmRg_XU8iCuDzLQlQs31Cuz-mxNgUsO8Gk6cGBOTBQySqWTxzyXdseSxJZpzFguIEZz8zMASvDJE6BhhBG96ubyes7Wf0S5WuRISg-Q=s320" width="293" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqA8suV5ernj5tVhJD5u2YQGlKSMqb2_iHfs4wE_kHuVPEBCo5on86ZOaAN56Ck0cY9GQ0km5LOcRW3J9wHbwGo7A098n7igzq-loUSve839StdFEbSlffHWWjwhwcdizP3xfI7u9Ilp5955tLNH6uJr5pTLKiFegofCpgjjN2WvnPgIKQDuZNF3UCMQ=s1714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="1301" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqA8suV5ernj5tVhJD5u2YQGlKSMqb2_iHfs4wE_kHuVPEBCo5on86ZOaAN56Ck0cY9GQ0km5LOcRW3J9wHbwGo7A098n7igzq-loUSve839StdFEbSlffHWWjwhwcdizP3xfI7u9Ilp5955tLNH6uJr5pTLKiFegofCpgjjN2WvnPgIKQDuZNF3UCMQ=s320" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The second box I thought initially was a dud...mainly because of the horrible manufactured logo relic of Nia Jax (071/150) we pulled as one of our two hits. I was holding out hope that the auto would make up for the other hit, but nope...it was of Alyse Ashton. I was the WWE pretty regularly and even I didn't know who this was. Turns out she was a former interviewer. Yeah...*yawns*. Only bright side I could find with the card was that it was her "RC" and she has a nice autograph. We rounded out the box with two more die-cut Diamond cards. Like with the previous box, I found a colored parallel when I was sorting the cards in my sorting tray...thought it was a double of Io Shirai and Candice LeRae then I noticed the serial number on the back...1/1! Alright, that helped redeem what I thought was a stinker of a box.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall I wasn't as impressed with the Women's Division set this year. I'm glad it was back to a standard 24 pack style box over the blaster box/fat pack packaging of 2020. The quality control of some of the cards wasn't the way you wanted to see this set go out, though any time autos are on card it's a plus. Even the mat relic design was pretty nice...which is a little surprising. I was able to complete one base set and came close to a second. The collation of the roster cards though wasn't great and left me about 6 cards shy from my set and a whole lot for my daughter's set. I'm going to post what few doubles I have left on my Trading Card Database profile page in the hopes I can make some trades to finish out both my daughters set and my own. Maybe I can strike up some trades on Twitter as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm sad to see this set go away after 6 years as it's been a fun set to collect. Once I upgrade to a 4" binder I'll have all the WWE Women's Division sets (2016-2021) all together in one place.</div></div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-65772955868573236512022-03-18T16:14:00.002-04:002022-03-18T16:14:31.746-04:00Care Package from SMG<div style="text-align: left;">The other day I had a package waiting for me in the mail box and it was simply addressed to "Hops". I knew immediately who the sender was without even looking at the return address. Larry, the Sewing Machine Guy had sent me a bubble mailer with cards for no other reason than him just being a cool guy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisM1VxdXut55smLYxk1VcWeUaw-VQl0Gq7u7Lei6P-wTDr2yJwxYUrR0u0bC2OALaaSQGuh3-0_4QxxdfALMZr8TO9-wbwZa7sC_dl1f1wvo_hDMP9VbesNAPCKQZ2mkvq22Qez1jKiFQClSXk0Xqw53ONN4Nzq-5KTDc1AR6M9pBpXS8SZZdlDQ-s-w=s1659" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="1510" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisM1VxdXut55smLYxk1VcWeUaw-VQl0Gq7u7Lei6P-wTDr2yJwxYUrR0u0bC2OALaaSQGuh3-0_4QxxdfALMZr8TO9-wbwZa7sC_dl1f1wvo_hDMP9VbesNAPCKQZ2mkvq22Qez1jKiFQClSXk0Xqw53ONN4Nzq-5KTDc1AR6M9pBpXS8SZZdlDQ-s-w=w364-h400" width="364" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Of course inside the bubble mailer were several Braves cards. This Detroit Tigers fan knows what I like after all! There were far more cards than the ones pictured, but these were some of my favorites. Dansby Swanson is one of my favorite Braves players so it was pretty sweet to get his Archives and Heritage RCs. Ian Anderson is another up and coming young player so finding another one of his RCs was also nice to see.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you so much Larry for the nice little Braves care package...I'll make sure to put these cards to good use!</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-20110690493061594752022-03-14T22:35:00.000-04:002022-03-14T22:35:05.027-04:00The End of the Freddie Freeman Era in ATL<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPdGFE6mj7DDV9yfpeN1-LtKZYm2M4ptpiEaXmjxK-5uq3Ts-cVsf5BfxbM0ByU2QFUABblNNdj7Gcdjhue2Qw3V_CP94NoUQkPl7p6OXPHaKWf-GlGnL4hKOTRbyoJUQ_e77WlszTHKe7WjcWBu6S2x3Zpbe8HvWZnFp461cRXjTVv8X3Jt1RGBiiZg=s794" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPdGFE6mj7DDV9yfpeN1-LtKZYm2M4ptpiEaXmjxK-5uq3Ts-cVsf5BfxbM0ByU2QFUABblNNdj7Gcdjhue2Qw3V_CP94NoUQkPl7p6OXPHaKWf-GlGnL4hKOTRbyoJUQ_e77WlszTHKe7WjcWBu6S2x3Zpbe8HvWZnFp461cRXjTVv8X3Jt1RGBiiZg=w242-h320" width="242" /></a></div><br />What roller coaster this MLB off season has been since the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series. All the fans knew that Freeman would enter the season as a free agent, what we didn't know was that a lock out was on the horizon. This caused zero negotiations through the winter causing many fans to panic at the thought the long tenured first baseman wouldn't return for the 2022 season. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">During the off season there was chatter that Freddie wasn't going to re-sign. Multiple team names started to enter the conversation of different suitors for the first baseman. Could Freeman really go to the rival Dodgers? While I hate to think about it, he is from California and I could see him going "home". After all, he's spent the whole off season there...could that have effected his decision? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Could Freddie end up in Yankee pinstripes? New York loves to spend and could possibly compete with the amount of money LA could offer. While I'm not a fan of the Yankees, I'd rather see him go to NY than LA any day of the week.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9IYw0GmG1ISQgRqTD92glX-C-Lw9pab-zY3VsrQr7dCiey0cEYOJlV5Q2OAw3f9DWwnrkH6UCGRyykbgiFGT_YeSwOX9b69XgnRhW4pA33deHFjWqwqpK8GZ8p-4Jv536sE2NlPhPelwsqMwCRXRy3wqJwLyZnMBVNYR8VibJpGJGDfAF2yL7T6ajUQ=s350" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="247" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9IYw0GmG1ISQgRqTD92glX-C-Lw9pab-zY3VsrQr7dCiey0cEYOJlV5Q2OAw3f9DWwnrkH6UCGRyykbgiFGT_YeSwOX9b69XgnRhW4pA33deHFjWqwqpK8GZ8p-4Jv536sE2NlPhPelwsqMwCRXRy3wqJwLyZnMBVNYR8VibJpGJGDfAF2yL7T6ajUQ=w141-h200" width="141" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaqusn2LD1oNN_124TC81NIvj8UdzYm54p_-uGD8R4OQk45gGEw21YvgHfPnjtKiUvS67qxXIgv3sUYpfcSbITveoztMtOoKX_qWoL7luXzm4Nz2-y9EXJFJ42ofMkyLSajq1XJrvs9jf5LmpqCNAawfkubmsTguCR-9IrIo943T3ikwxvuTcObU65Pw=s350" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaqusn2LD1oNN_124TC81NIvj8UdzYm54p_-uGD8R4OQk45gGEw21YvgHfPnjtKiUvS67qxXIgv3sUYpfcSbITveoztMtOoKX_qWoL7luXzm4Nz2-y9EXJFJ42ofMkyLSajq1XJrvs9jf5LmpqCNAawfkubmsTguCR-9IrIo943T3ikwxvuTcObU65Pw=w143-h200" width="143" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then today happened. I was on my way out the door to head to Home Depot to look at carpet with my wife and I saw the news on Twitter...the Braves had traded a plethora of young prospects for the A's Matt Olson. I had heard earlier that this was plan B. Plan A of course was to re-sign Freeman, but if that didn't work plan B was to bring in a younger, less expensive slugger. The tweet mentioned Cristian Pache, Sean Langeliers and two other pitchers were headed to Oakland for Olson. Braves nation was divided. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDOYnTqJlrBThL2Bci9NnKEvIhhgIiyaFs8T3TUtTUnQeSaAsWYaHF9wR1TX3oZEZ_0g2PIEnPy5yf_wjgEFp4P_RY9ZH8BQ9XrlyjZWsZl5x-SxgRY4lPFSVAB0VNDRijMWBbdU-bdJdulYKYipke-rZbjsyttDUmyA7Oeu-jCDkkMVy7r1SJjDsbog=s350" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDOYnTqJlrBThL2Bci9NnKEvIhhgIiyaFs8T3TUtTUnQeSaAsWYaHF9wR1TX3oZEZ_0g2PIEnPy5yf_wjgEFp4P_RY9ZH8BQ9XrlyjZWsZl5x-SxgRY4lPFSVAB0VNDRijMWBbdU-bdJdulYKYipke-rZbjsyttDUmyA7Oeu-jCDkkMVy7r1SJjDsbog=w143-h200" width="143" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiebxoXhlD49_b2zTeOIFh7m4F30Rw0nvBh71cbNIjv2mcVkj79_hcYb1Tw10polVGH8bTMpC1JDZY1lOE8R8G3FHdKO2_2K4bruUeDLPBTxOkdA56yZCSF0l0URZ3gvfKRruD68iqCOPLZtIHr29fhLM_LdH2iaMqDRkstaFlKVP-rRT3hv-Mer3kJgA=s350" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="252" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiebxoXhlD49_b2zTeOIFh7m4F30Rw0nvBh71cbNIjv2mcVkj79_hcYb1Tw10polVGH8bTMpC1JDZY1lOE8R8G3FHdKO2_2K4bruUeDLPBTxOkdA56yZCSF0l0URZ3gvfKRruD68iqCOPLZtIHr29fhLM_LdH2iaMqDRkstaFlKVP-rRT3hv-Mer3kJgA=w144-h200" width="144" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Where do I fall? While I don't want to sound like a bad fan, I'm actually OK with the trade. Yes, I hate to see Freddie go for a lot of reasons. Let's be honest though, the days where players play their whole career for one team are long gone. The fact that Chipper Jones and Derek Jeter did it still amazes me. I've heard that Freddie wanted to stay in Atlanta. I've also heard he really wanted to go home. I'm sure money was part of the equation, we're talking professional sports after all. I've heard and read a lot of comments/tweets today where fans were bashing the front office for letting Freeman go. I think after winning the World Series Freddie's price went up and essentially he priced himself out of Atlanta. Had the Braves lost the World Series I think he would have stayed and the Braves would've re-signed him. This is a business though and the decision to not bring him back is just that...business. However I don't really care who's "at fault" here. I'm going to miss him...but I'm also looking forward to seeing what Olson can do. I already saw a tweet today that effectively said Braves country will be OK after the first time Olson launches a homer across the Chop House...and they are probably right. Players change teams. It's a part of modern day sports. Wherever Freddie lands, I wish him the best.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How does this move effect my collecting? Not much. I'll still collect Freeman...even if he's in Dodger blue *shudders* or Yankee pinstripes. Heck, I'm already looking at some of Olson's 2017 cards on eBay...which is a mistake because the prices are ridiculous. There will be plenty of 2022 cards coming out w/ Freddie in a Braves uniform and I'll try to gobble up as many as I can...but I don't plan stopping just because he'll (eventually) have another logo on his chest. I still collect Dale Murphy, David Justice, and Jeff Francouer...regardless of the team.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-0IbXzfzAzJnQONDOlFPfWF5E-ab9ox9q-P8NdUWdARJSt_50E8jXDgvDqjif2Ryim-Enjheig0IKCWZ6fqa3iq3m5UrklXhIBb8O0RQGjJ80CNCwVjovd2ySm9B_k2f9qxmA91n9YpSWCuA0aghk9sfbB7L4-6IFNFH3qm8btlaXhAcIjM5iACcmYg=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="722" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-0IbXzfzAzJnQONDOlFPfWF5E-ab9ox9q-P8NdUWdARJSt_50E8jXDgvDqjif2Ryim-Enjheig0IKCWZ6fqa3iq3m5UrklXhIBb8O0RQGjJ80CNCwVjovd2ySm9B_k2f9qxmA91n9YpSWCuA0aghk9sfbB7L4-6IFNFH3qm8btlaXhAcIjM5iACcmYg=w144-h200" width="144" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5ksqXfZLKyFIGMHC7DcgQsgsaKV1_K7b5z5OOJBPOo1uOK4JbJkdOOpj7qWLjaro_H9q02JHEBOaRVgy3j7tCCm-YD2mTNmrip3aCu-XiLfBLPz0a39E4s6n6twctpmjRTGzA0eStDX-lkUMwryHwPiGjPwyPMnudV2oqLotQlq61Gfb3qglZI6OXuQ=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="353" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5ksqXfZLKyFIGMHC7DcgQsgsaKV1_K7b5z5OOJBPOo1uOK4JbJkdOOpj7qWLjaro_H9q02JHEBOaRVgy3j7tCCm-YD2mTNmrip3aCu-XiLfBLPz0a39E4s6n6twctpmjRTGzA0eStDX-lkUMwryHwPiGjPwyPMnudV2oqLotQlq61Gfb3qglZI6OXuQ=w141-h200" width="141" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you Freddie for everything. It was a blast having you anchor the line up as well as first base for all of these years. We'll miss your hugs as much as your bat and that stretch at first. We'll miss seeing Charlie on television broadcasts and during the All-Star festivities. Best of luck wherever you go...just not against the Braves!</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-56123592791324464592022-02-13T08:32:00.005-05:002022-02-13T08:33:10.210-05:00Sunday Verse<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><table align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5896177379device-width-wrapper" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px auto; table-layout: fixed; width: 570px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; word-break: normal;"><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">John 3:16</span></h2></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; word-break: normal;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5896177379device-width-content" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0px auto; table-layout: fixed; width: 540px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; word-break: normal;"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; word-break: normal;"><p><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">New International Version</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-70196353283648431962022-01-31T21:12:00.013-05:002022-02-04T22:40:28.933-05:00Affordable Group Break: 1999 Upper Deck HoloGrFX football<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkSHigClaUQ1prbbb4_9_SoEASz2qw0_hmyH9rY8vT47pz9l5QQOrqZ9MenNIfvxLY_7szqqjw2q0DaG9Awo3COJq_Blzg4Cuf6bRorVXHergyWxgnEAD5eMqDkfdVaL_OpHZbrizLkOMe6U9BZVIRGkCN4hAt7Lsp0m8R8e28jk2M7ScMxTexiilCpQ=s2261" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="1390" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkSHigClaUQ1prbbb4_9_SoEASz2qw0_hmyH9rY8vT47pz9l5QQOrqZ9MenNIfvxLY_7szqqjw2q0DaG9Awo3COJq_Blzg4Cuf6bRorVXHergyWxgnEAD5eMqDkfdVaL_OpHZbrizLkOMe6U9BZVIRGkCN4hAt7Lsp0m8R8e28jk2M7ScMxTexiilCpQ=w123-h200" width="123" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This break will feature a box of 1999 Upper Deck HoloGrFX. 36 packs per box, 3 cards per pack. A chance at some really nice <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/35632/1999-Upper-Deck-HoloGrFX---UD-Authentics-Signatures" target="_blank">autographs</a>. Prices listed beside each team. All cards ship. Stacking applies so the price does <u>not</u> include shipping. If you have questions on how this works please let me know. We'll break this box Live on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/flywheels" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a> on <b><i>Friday, 02/05/22 at 10 PM eastern.</i></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">To claim your team(s) please comment with your request and submit your payment at that time. If you haven't participated in one of my breaks, please <a href="mailto:flywheels@yahoo.com" target="_blank">email me</a> (flywheels@yahoo.com) your name & mailing address. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Please send your payment as Friends & Family</i>: <a href="http://paypal.me/flywheels86">http://paypal.me/flywheels86</a></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><o:p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Arizona Cardinals $2 - Chad Butler <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Atlanta Falcons $2 - Chad Butler <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Baltimore Ravens $2 - Jonny Watt <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buffalo Bills $4 - Hal Sauceman <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Carolina Panthers - Colbey <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chicago Bears $5 - Diego Torres <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cincinnati Bengals $2 - Diego Torres <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cleveland Browns $2 - Rick Mantz <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dallas Cowboys $6 - Shane Salmonson <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Denver Broncos $5 - Chad Butler <b><i>PAID</i></b> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Detroit Lions $6 - Paul Dionne <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Green Bay Packers $6 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Indianapolis Colts $5 - Rick Mantz <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jacksonville Jaguars $2 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kansas City Chiefs $4 - Jonny Watt <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Miami Dolphins $6 - Chad Butler <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Minnesota Vikings $5 - Shane Salmonson <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">New England Patriots $4 - Ben Morris <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">New Orleans Saints $5 - Ben Martin <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">New York Giants $4 - Victor Negron <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">New York Jets $4 - Joseph Inzirillo <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oakland Raiders $2 - Diego Torres <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Philadelphia Eagles $5 - Paul Dionne <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pittsburgh Steelers $5 - Chad Butler <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">San Diego Chargers $4 - Diego Torres <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">San Francisco 49ers $6 - Hal Sauceman <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Seattle Seahawks $4 - Ben Morris <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">St. Louis Rams $7 - Ben Martin <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tampa Bay Buccaneers $2 - Diego Torres <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tennessee Titans $5 - Denny Wagner <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Washington Redskins $2 - Jonny Watt <b><i>PAID</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was happy with the contents of my first box, but I thought the contents of this box outperformed the previous box...take a look!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidx6wY_UUrbroLLGoui-k-evFrBxJ9K3yqqlTz7IwtmqmQ6C45qcniuT6NOO4UVJpjWn9P3PMvzK3tJrqOHIB08fTo2vb0lSQFfrh2h-RGlgXumeQpmS_W0Z4Y0qinjgJsrvh35k77-TPB64gJ9qRFUBa3ysdqUYEJ0HxSY4S2Ae5sDF_ZXyF-LNE8IA=s3436" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="3436" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidx6wY_UUrbroLLGoui-k-evFrBxJ9K3yqqlTz7IwtmqmQ6C45qcniuT6NOO4UVJpjWn9P3PMvzK3tJrqOHIB08fTo2vb0lSQFfrh2h-RGlgXumeQpmS_W0Z4Y0qinjgJsrvh35k77-TPB64gJ9qRFUBa3ysdqUYEJ0HxSY4S2Ae5sDF_ZXyF-LNE8IA=w400-h341" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to a nice selection of base cards, I pulled some good Refractors, low numbered parallels and a few inserts. My autos weren't that bad either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmDcAT2XYQca0MvcU_jlzizwxVASu25hYZWzjQL8xuc8gxCfPJMN2xigwp4_9scs4R3_oG9P_hQwnK_E_T_eGz5E3N7moRMAexNhvihxwB4FbT0e8en6nW-9zo4ev-lWR413bsGu1GGJD0X7_TOu0aIhWPSJ-QX9E9wT9y8upnDrl33N-AZs9dnPg77w=s3214" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3214" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmDcAT2XYQca0MvcU_jlzizwxVASu25hYZWzjQL8xuc8gxCfPJMN2xigwp4_9scs4R3_oG9P_hQwnK_E_T_eGz5E3N7moRMAexNhvihxwB4FbT0e8en6nW-9zo4ev-lWR413bsGu1GGJD0X7_TOu0aIhWPSJ-QX9E9wT9y8upnDrl33N-AZs9dnPg77w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm still not too sure how I feel about these image variation cards, but they are shiny so that is a plus!I forgot to scan the card individually, but I also pulled a numbered Orange parallel of the Seth Rollins image variation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7bOKBr3x4zPnfKRYRHQZRow1wbWmJP43SXq3wkFfy3qVwrSa9BSldecrUTbuRN0olV-IJWgGUMtNAIBBD96w95MuNYqckz6W58nGY7LkIFYzVl_BXOhlRwSe_wD2Q5Zsd-TxsaVvZsojYIMhHuQUp1QSGyXVZK2Mh2-qysv7XDpYZ4eEfrAFh1dGSLg=s3848" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="3848" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7bOKBr3x4zPnfKRYRHQZRow1wbWmJP43SXq3wkFfy3qVwrSa9BSldecrUTbuRN0olV-IJWgGUMtNAIBBD96w95MuNYqckz6W58nGY7LkIFYzVl_BXOhlRwSe_wD2Q5Zsd-TxsaVvZsojYIMhHuQUp1QSGyXVZK2Mh2-qysv7XDpYZ4eEfrAFh1dGSLg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Tommaso Ciampa red Refractor was numbered to just /5 while the Cesaro gold Refractor was numbered to /<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmw94GnhW7rXz2ckK_VWdK60xGlXvCMgnmY_KILoS_bqgSV6CWNbYxup3xxRJPDQFzLor0d1NXi79l88iVv2CHYIFCirO5dTpH1W4zXTCOPdyUQI_rP70YTLkbzAxPAbu_fKLHg9dJVd1UlaZOoFKbg0W0BwY8prlV6GY4ulMmACo-VlXe6_Ijq3FH7w=s2728" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2728" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmw94GnhW7rXz2ckK_VWdK60xGlXvCMgnmY_KILoS_bqgSV6CWNbYxup3xxRJPDQFzLor0d1NXi79l88iVv2CHYIFCirO5dTpH1W4zXTCOPdyUQI_rP70YTLkbzAxPAbu_fKLHg9dJVd1UlaZOoFKbg0W0BwY8prlV6GY4ulMmACo-VlXe6_Ijq3FH7w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Die-cut Chrome Refractor cards are so nice looking...I'm glad Topps did another set like this after 2020's Stone Cold die-cut themed set. Eventually I'll track down the missing cards to complete this insert set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjecsWeVJUm5yXA69RxCVtL4Vg552d0kzRhPlf0KdM12IvdP_Tlu_Du6xDRG6sCBnwHVuSF3eWQgcIDGFgQdqrKTxackEJHSc1Tke4yT0Zjv6_QXxfsyHd62rzXTdInFTr1xjyt1YZFEnjMmZnsMY52JQfEwaltTM4QotZrjdGkEHXcTdDEj_xXwW3WAw=s3090" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="3090" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjecsWeVJUm5yXA69RxCVtL4Vg552d0kzRhPlf0KdM12IvdP_Tlu_Du6xDRG6sCBnwHVuSF3eWQgcIDGFgQdqrKTxackEJHSc1Tke4yT0Zjv6_QXxfsyHd62rzXTdInFTr1xjyt1YZFEnjMmZnsMY52JQfEwaltTM4QotZrjdGkEHXcTdDEj_xXwW3WAw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like the idea behind the 5 Timers Club inserts and the design isn't bad either. These come in several different parallel colors that are numbered. I myself am chasing the R-Truth rainbow from this set and recently picked up the black parallel numbered 01/10!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOVA5MmB4wQtjA1BMlgskn_FRNhrf7AAw-couVzn21BDq1bFlZnScgs019eR2MR4NCJJQsVaxoh9VgRcTipjznn9fQOb6MpwRIGXy3Ozu-rp5nDa-Md-nETZ33j7cBaXz12SAvyIENUoVCjbt7b3MfgaaKYH85GIQaxV-DatjdVbKX75GUk5WbHx386g=s2186" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="1595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOVA5MmB4wQtjA1BMlgskn_FRNhrf7AAw-couVzn21BDq1bFlZnScgs019eR2MR4NCJJQsVaxoh9VgRcTipjznn9fQOb6MpwRIGXy3Ozu-rp5nDa-Md-nETZ33j7cBaXz12SAvyIENUoVCjbt7b3MfgaaKYH85GIQaxV-DatjdVbKX75GUk5WbHx386g=s320" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like these Cruiserweight Greats inserts, but these seem to fall one per box. Sad that only one of the 3 wrestlers depicted on this card is still with the company as of this post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJtKYPqqIDWgEXwJC4EJdHpYHcULSWY7XtL15yW3EipdJEUt-vOfZ4B7A4sHcnlhTNc7ZLs3hjLhKYMsjmTLUqJV5cdNkBQz6u8c4RQo1yb9uxXP6_bQ9C3oC_fwkpXwNIBcIAAjLWLrlvz_ucmAgddXCrzbdY7LNLvgXCBlcMHoSG2_PHAezms2uoag=s3637" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="3637" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJtKYPqqIDWgEXwJC4EJdHpYHcULSWY7XtL15yW3EipdJEUt-vOfZ4B7A4sHcnlhTNc7ZLs3hjLhKYMsjmTLUqJV5cdNkBQz6u8c4RQo1yb9uxXP6_bQ9C3oC_fwkpXwNIBcIAAjLWLrlvz_ucmAgddXCrzbdY7LNLvgXCBlcMHoSG2_PHAezms2uoag=w400-h208" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the time I was really happy with the Scarlett auto as I thought the WWE had big plans for her. Well that didn't quite work out, but it's still a nice auto. The other auto was the dreaded redemption...for a wrestler not even on the roster...Gran Metalik. With Topps losing the WWE license I redeemed this card as quick as a I could. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes and if I'll even get the card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 2021 Topps WWE products have been hit and miss, what with all the delays suffered and the news that Panini would be taking the card right reigns in early 2022. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited to see what Panini does with the brand. Nonetheless, Chrome was a strong release and one of the better 2021 WWE products in my opinion.</div>flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.com3