2019 Score Box Break - Post 2 of 2

And the other 5 packs.

Pack 6:

Opening with some of the base card highlights. That Fletcher Cox has a background that looks like it could be used on some other base set of a product like Prizm.

I realize I haven't been showing the backs of the base cards, so here's one. A pretty decent attempt at a 1989 Score salute.

Speaking of 1989 Score, there's one buyback from that set per box. This one goes to the time when OL guys got cards. In fact, Newberry got both this All-Pro card and a regular base card.

And an auto of a guy (nick)named Deebo! Awesome! He was a 2nd rounder for the 49ers.

Pack 7:

It's another 2/14 appearance as Alshon makes his appearance. Another Bills appearance with again, a defensive player with the ball. And a kicker card! Fun pack!

Your inserts. Likely the last card to feature a Gronking.

Pack 8:

I'd probably call that Saquon my favourite of the base cards photo-wise, but there's just so many contenders for that title in this set.

The rookies/draft portion of the set is pretty bland, but I probably should show off the newest member of the 2/14 club. Welcome to the binders, Mack Wilson!

And this is what those backs look like.

Your inserts, and another great photo on the AHT card.

And here's another low numbered parallel, this time /20.

Pack 9:

Lots of great photos here. I love the 'oh crap' look on the intended receiver as Kuechley grabs the INT. Great framing.

There's a Bills insert this time as well. Sorry for the Jones card, Giants fans.

Maybe this card of another one of their first round picks, drafted one spot after yesterday's rookie auto of Brian Burns, will be a pick me up. The card isn't aligned at an odd angle, I just hosed up the scan.

Pack 10:

A kicker card mixed with a wee bit of the elements? That's a fun card to illustrate that position. There's a pair of Bills alum from the class of 2013 on the bottom with more outstanding photos.

More inserts/parallels.

And the final parallel is another low-numbered parallel. Even better - the blue of the design works perfectly with the Chargers uniform.

And that's it. I'm writing these two up before I go to the Expo on Friday, and am undecided whether I'll make an effort to get some damage to the rest of the set, or just maybe grab a pack or two. But at least I know one thing I'll show off when recap time starts.

2019 Score Box Break - Part 1 of 2

At least in terms of cards, the 2019 Football season is underway! Let's start with a nice box break of 2019 Score.

I don't think an in-game photo exists of Andrew Luck where he doesn't look either terrified or derpy.

Pack 1:

And here's my first card of the season. The colour on the bottom is a definite throwback to the 1989 release, and I always like it when the team helmet is part of the design.

And here's my first Bills card of 2019's releases. It also features one of my favourite football themes - a defender with the ball.

The photo game is really strong in this year's release with a nice variety of photos. Prior to opening the packs, I figured I'd just highlight the hits and inserts through the packs, but there's enough great base stuff that deserves a spotlight here.

Pack 1's inserts. All Hands team gives another chance for there to be some great photos.

Despite most of the autos being rookies/draftees, I beat the odds to get a veteran auto in the first pack. Amendola doesn't have a lot of autographs on the market compared to most, so this is a pretty nice pull to start off.

Pack 2's best photos.

And its inserts. The draft subset definitely has a 1998 Score vibe to it.

And here's my first numbered parallel of the box. Gaskin was a 7th round pick of the Dolphins.

There were some nice celebratory photos among the base cards in the third pack.

And your inserts. There's your #1 draft pick in insert form. They're probably (definitely) overdoing it with the foil on the signal-callers insert.

Pack 4 sees some great Bills photos make an appearance, but my favourite is the Marvin Jones as he just looks the ball into his hands.

Your inserts. A throwback jersey themed insert set? I'm there!

And here's auto #2 for the box. Burns was a first round pick by the Panthers, going 16th overall.

Outstanding catches highlight the photography in the 5th pack, along with Bradley Chubb having a happy moment.

And your inserts. It is always nice when the design of the parallel matches the team colours, like with the Raiders cards. The design of the AHT card looks great with that Hopkins photo.

There's 5 packs worth of the new football release. 5 more tomorrow!

2018 Adventures in Repacks - Part 3.1 - More Winter Baseball

This seems like a perfect time for another Dollarama baseball 80-card hanger. As usual, this will be done in 2 postings of one 40-card side each.

2011 A&G - Luke Scott - Off and running with some Ginter, and that's always a good place to start.
1989 Topps - Gary Thurman
1991 UD - Alex Cole
1991 UD - Geronimo Pena

1994 UD - Mike Devereaux - A rare moment where both the front and back of the card deserves a highlighting, especially since they're probably from the same play.

1989 Topps - Tom Henke - Jays content!
1988 Topps - Gerald Perry

1999 Tradition - Antonio Osuna - Sorta Jays content, as he's Roberto Osuna's uncle.
1987 Topps - Kevin Bass
1987 Topps - Chuck Finley
1989 Topps - Rickey Henderson
1992 Topps - Ray Lankford
1988 Topps - Fernando Valenzuela

2008 Bowman - Matt Holliday - It is rare that an interesting photo appears on a Bowman card, so I'll call that worthy of a highlight.
2007 UD - Gabe Kapler
2008 UD - Ty Wigginton
1990 Fleer - Jim Gott

1989 Topps - Chuck Finley - 2nd Chuck Finley, so I might as well highlight one of them.
1993 Fleer - Lonnie Smith
1988 Topps - Mark Thurmond
1988 Topps - Alan Ashby

1991 Topps - Bud Harrelson - Mets content!

1985 Topps - Jody Davis - Even if all he did was pop the ball out of play, I like 'moment of impact' baseball photos.
1988 Topps - Mark McLemore
2010 Bowman - Matt Heidenreich
2006 UD - Andy Green
2007 Bowman - Matt McBride
1988 Topps - Ken Phelps
1991 UD - Craig Worthington

1982 Topps - Alan Bannister - Anyone for hockey?
1989 Topps - Rafael Palmeiro

1992 Score - Kevin Bass - 2nd Kevin Bass, so I might as well highlight one of them.

1987 Topps - Kent Tekulve - A blue Phillies uniform on the side-arming Tekulve? That's a keeper.
1989 Topps - Rod Nichols
1987 Topps - Frank Viola
1989 Topps - Don Slaught

1987 Topps Traded - Scott Bankhead - Random Traded card.
1988 Topps - Mark Gubicza

1982 Topps - John Curtis - More hockey, as these 1982s were the oldest card on this side of the repackage.

2013 Topps Update - Prince Fielder - And this ends this half. Fielder on the bases is a kinda obscure photographically as well.

2016 Topps Update Jumbo Box Break - Packs 1 and 2

Time to dig into an end-of-season box. 2 packs at a time.

Pack #1:

My first card of update is...

Byung-Ho Park

All-Star photos can be bland at times, but this one nicely recreates Bartolo Colon's entry from 2013.

But in terms of casual photos, nothing beats AJ Ramos, since the card gives you a chance to see his ASG socks.

As expected, the big winners photographically in this pack are the horizontal entries. Celebratory photos. There are a couple great catches in there, including a beauty with the Wrigley ivy as a co-star, but I love the Trout, as it is beautifully framed and everything seems placed just perfectly to work with the smoke effect.

Blue Jays content, much like their offense in the ALCS, was absent in Pack #1. Fortunately, I did get a trio of Mets. Not sure if Niese really belongs in this, though. He had a Mets card in Series 1, and his only Pirates card seems to have been in Heritage. Jose Reyes' return makes it in, and Hansel Robles makes back-to-back appearances in Update.

And the inserts and parallels. Pink parallels are 1:51 packs, so getting one of those /50 cards is a nice pull. It is of Derek Law, for those that don't want to risk their eyes on the foil. Golds are 1:2 (Adam Duvall), but I ended up with 8 from this 10 pack box. It is interesting that two media types from other sports, both of whom are famed for gaudy attire, have shown up in First Pitch sets dressed in a relatively understated style. The set is 10 cards deep, and each pack has that as the final card. Complete subset in this box! WOO-HOO! Fire makes its move over from football with an insert set that falls 1:2. I can see myself chasing this insert set once prices drop.

Pack #2:

Starting this pack off with what will likely be Jose Fernandez in his final Topps base card.

Much like with the Trout in pack 1, there's a card here that works perfectly with the smoke effect.

Finally, a Blue Jays card.

And here's a Met card to keep it company.

Ji-Man Choi is the gold among these. Jeff Bauman, who did get a first pitch card of his own, is shown alongside Jake Gyllenhall on his card. The Padres are yet another team that I totally blanked on Rickey Henderson spending time with.

2 packs down! 8 more to go!