First Box Break of the Year: 2008 Timelines - Packs 11-14

Good news! Reader DaveH as informed me that Brandon Boggs not only played at Georgia Tech, but also at Pope High School in Georgia! So that makes the auto out of this box pretty cool as far as I'm concerned. The other 40 bloggers who have pulled the same card will have to find their own bliss. Could there be bliss in these packs? Blisster packs, perhaps? Let's find out!

Pack 11:

26 Randy Johnson
35 Roy Halladay
94 Brent Lillibridge
125 Paul Janish RC '92
311 Evan Longoria RC '93 SP
151 BJ Upton '94
209 Steve Holm RC '95
292 Justin Ruggiano RC '04

Man, am I on a Randy Johnson run. I got three of the big galoot in two packs. I'm also pulling Rays like crazy. How many Longorias in this box so far? This one's a short print too... At least I got a Brave. That I already had. That isn't actually a Brave any more. I couldn't decide which card to post other than the unscannable Longoria, so I went with the Janish to taunt all the Reds fans out there who are jealous of this box break.

Pack 12:

17 Ken Griffey Jr.
76 Greg Smith RC
107 Corey Hart '92
358 Clayton Kershaw RC '94 SP
171 JR Towles RC '94 Gold parallel
160 Matt Holliday '94
200 Micah Hoffpauir RC '95
306 Russell Martin '04

BARF. I hate J.R. Towles. I've gotten a ton of his cards in every single set this year including THREE '95 short prints from Timelines. Now I get another stupid foil parallel. I've also gotten multiple doubles of Hart and Hoffpower er Hoffpure um Micah. The rest of the pack kicks ass though, five more for the set including Griffey and short printed Kershaw. Reds and Dodgers and Rays are all over this box aren't they? Where are the Braves?!?

Pack 13:

1 Jose Reyes
67 Justin Masterson RC
101 Bobby Wilson RC '92
YSL4772 Ron Guidry
382 Bobby Wilson RC '95 SP
142 Albert Pujols '94
210 Travis Hafner '95
216 John Smoltz '04

Lucky 13. I've gotten three straight packs with a base cards I needed, that's pretty lucky. I'm getting reaaaaly close to a complete base set now. I finally got a Brave in Smoltzie. OH WAIT. Hold on, what does that say on the back? The veteran lefty? Shoot, the Red Sox can have him if his shoulder is so bad that he has to pitch with his other arm. The '95 SP cards look really nice although I don't know who Bobby Wilson is (or why I got two of him). I'll take the Yankee cards as long as they have an short print like that along for the ride. Guidry looks really old in his photo however. Steinbrenner must've wore him out. The Reyes and the Pujols cards look mighty nice too.

Pack 14:

37 Grady Sizemore
85 Rico Washington RC
110 Edinson Volquez '92
USA-MG Micah Gibbs USA Autograph
320 JR Towles RC '93 SP
154 Magglio Ordonez '94
192 Jay Bruce '95
230 Alfonso Soriano '04

JR TOWELS!!!!! DUPLICATE!!!!! SHORT PRINT!!!!!! AAAARRRRGGGHHHH

I'm going on eBay, buying a "Who Shot JR" t-shirt, getting tickets for the Astros series at the Ted right behind home plate and I'm gonna just stare at him the whole damn series. JUST STARE AT HIM. GO AWAY AND TAKE YOUR CARDS WITH YOU. AAAAAHHHH


Oh hey! Look, an autograph. Of some USA Baseball guy. Looks like he plays for LSU. Well, we'll know if he's any good by 2015 I suppose. What's a future player doing in a retro product? Makes no sense. I got another base card I needed for the set, I need exactly one to complete it now. Two more Reds puts my total to 98 for the box.

Well, the box, she is dead. But there are four more packs to go! There could be a surprise yet!

Base cards - 21
Base Rookies - 14
1992 design - 14
1994 Heroes design - 14
1995 minors design - 14
2004 Timeless design - 14
1993 SP design - 5
1994 SP design - 4
1995 SP design - 3
Yankee Stadium Legacy - 3 - Don Baylor, Lou Piniella, Ron Guidry
Gold Parallel Base - 2 - Johan Santana, Justin Verlander
Gold Parallel 1994 - 2 - Max Scherzer, FRICKIN TOWLIE
Autograph - 2 - Brandon Boggs '95 Minors, Micah Bowie Owings Mouse Gibbs USA Baseball