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Thursday, August 12, 2010

They're Here - Contest results and 2nd chance contest

The package arrived, but nobody guessed correctly. There were a lot of guesses that were on the right track, but no one got it exactly right. I won't keep you in suspense anymore, here's the swag:


2010 Tristar Obak



Topps Heritage High Number Series Presented by Topps 2009 Baseball Updates & Highlights

Since no one guessed, I'll give you guys a second chance now that you know what you're dealing with. Answer the following questions. Whoever has the highest point total from answering correctly wins. Prize: A couple of relics and autos and a pile of cards from your favorite team or set. Your favorite set cannot be Ultimate or 1952 Topps or anything crazy. Got it? Good. Here's the questions.

Heritage Questions:

5 pts: Name one player on the Heritage three card strip box topper.

5 pts: Did I get a buyback card? Yes or no.
     If yes: guess the player for a bonus 50 pts, or the team for a bonus 10 pts.

5 pts: Is the hit a relic or autograph?


25 points: Name the player on the hit.

15 pts: Did I get the Tommy Hanson short print which was the whole reason I bought the box? Yes or no.
    
5 pts: Name the player on one Chrome card pulled.

5 pts: Name the player on one insert pulled.

10 pts: Total number of Braves pulled out of the box. This includes both cards with Braves logos and current Braves with other teams (including minor leaguers).

Obak Questions:

5 pts: Did I get a hot box?

25 pts: Name the team on the box topper.

10 pts each: Name 4 autographs in the box.
      100 bonus pts: choose a cut auto or a mini or one of the other case hits as one of the autos and choose the right player.

10 pts: Name a player on a mini card in the box.

5 pts: Name a player on a short print in the box.

5 pts: Name a player on a parallel in the box.

25 pts: Total number of Braves in the box.
       25 bonus points:  Total number of Heywards in the box.

Special Super Jeopardy question:  

Will I get a J-Hey autograph in the box?

If you answer YES:
If you are correct you get 50 points. Incorrect, you lose 25 points.

If you answer NO:
If you are correct you get 25 points. Incorrect, you lose 50 points.

If you don't answer at all, you're not much of a gambler, but a wise person.

If you need help, here's the checklists:

TriStar Obak

Heritage High



Some players get bonus points for their previous guesses. Here's the current standings:

Play at the Plate: First to guess Obak - 10 pts.
Don - First to guess Heritage High - 8 pts.
Hackenbush - For Obak shipping shenanigans - 6 pts.
Beardy - For being the first one to man up and gamble that there is a Heyward auto in my box. - 5 pts.
S - for picking Heritage High second - 4 pts.
BuckeyeState Cards - For picking Heritage third - 2 pts.

Good luck.... I am ripping the Heritage box tonight and will be videoing the Obak box this weekend. Deadline for entries is 10:00pm Eastern on Sunday night.

13 comments:

Unknown said...

Heritage answers:

1) Manny Ramirez on box topper
2) Yes on the buyback
3) Relic
4) Miguel Tejada
5) No Tommy Hanson SP
6) Luis Aparicio insert
7) 6 Braves pulled

Obak answers:

1) No hot box - sorry
2) Cubs on box topper
3) 4 autos are: Kyle Drabak, Brandon Jacobs, Johnny Bench, and Dustin Ackley
4) Cal Ripken Jr. Mini card
5) Walt Whitman SP
6) Starlin Castro Parrallel
7) 3 Braves in box, 1 Heyward

No Heyward auto. Sorry man, I don't see it happening - though I hope I'm wrong.

Slangon said...

I'm guessing the following.

Heritage:
1) Melky Cabrera on the Box Topper
2) No buyback
3) Relic
4) Jay Bruce on the Relic
5) Unfortunatly no Tommy Hanson for you.
6) David Aardsma on the Chrome
7) Elvis Andrus on the insert
8) 10 Braves

Obak:
1) No hot box
2) Colorado on the box topper
3) 4 Autographs = Slade Heathcott, Don Baylor, Zach Von Rosenberg and Austin Jackson
4) Rube Foster on the Mini
5) Walt Whitman for the Short Print
6) Jason Heyward on a parallel
7) 6 Braves and 2 of them are Heywards

I will abstain from the Super Jeopardy Question.

night owl said...

Heritage:

1. Andruw Jones on the box topper
2. Yup, you got a buyback. Dick Stuart. Pirates.
3. Something relicy
4. Eric Byrnes (I'm sorry).
5. Yes on the Hanson SP.

(I'll wait for you to calm down).

6. Milton Bradley (sorry again)
7. Bobby Richardson

Obak:

1. Nope
2. N.Y. Giants
3. Bobby Borchering, Jared Mitchell, Michael Trout, Jeff Burroughs
4. Jose Canseco mini!
5. William Taft
6. Crash Davis
7. 4 Bravos. 1 Heyward

Phew, now I have to call in sick to work.

Don said...

Heritage answers:

1) Scott Rolen
2) No buyback
3) Relic
4) Alexei Ramirez
5) You will get a Tommy Hanson
6) I will put a qualifier in here. If you count each player on a then and now: Roger Maris. If not: Ichiro. Your ruling
7) 8 Braves pulled

Obak answers:

1) No hot box - sorry
2) Phillies for the team
3) 4 autos are: Bob Horner, Tom Paciorek, Robert Stock, and K.C. Hobson
4) Jason Heyard Mini card
5) Walt Whitman SP
6) Crash Davis Parrallel
7) 4 Braves* in box, 1 Heyward

I don't think you get a Heyward auto. Would love to see you get it, but I am just playing the odds.

*I am counting the Durham Bulls as a Braves card as they were a minor league affiliate at the time the movie was filmed. You will get one Bull.

beardy said...

Heritage

1.) Ryan Zimmerman on the topper
2.) No on the buyback
3.) Relic
4.) Adrian Gonzalez
5.) YES on the Tommy
6.) Gary Sheffield insert
7.) 4 Braves pulled

Obak

1.) YES! Hot box!
2.) Pirates topper
3.) 10 autos
Jose Canseco parallel, Jeff Burroughs, Matt Hobgood, Jason Heyward
4.) Mini: Jefferson Burdick
5.) SP: William Howard Taft
6.) Parallel: John McGraw
7.) Braves: 3, 2 Heywards including the auto

Bonus: YES! HEYWARD!

Ryan H said...

Heritage:
1. Ichiro
2. No
3. Relic
4. Evan Longoria
5. No Hanson, Sorry!
6. Jhoulys Chacin
7. Brooks Robinson
8. 9 Braves

Obak:
1. No
2. Detroit
3. Doc Gooden, Wayne Terwilliger, Daniel Fields, Tyler Matzek
4. Connie Mack
5. Joe Tinker
6. Jason Heyward
7. 8 Braves, including 2 Heywards


SSJQ: No Heyward Autograph, sorry for the letdown.

Captain Canuck said...

you're holding a CONTEST?!?!?!?!

at a time like this?!?!?!?

I'm in mourning! Black arm bands need to be distributed, all of the mirrors covered... a National Day of Mourning/Rememberance needs to be called...

and you're holding a contest!??!

Dustin said...

High Numbers:
1) Miguel Cabrera
2) No buyback
3) The hit is a relic of
4) Ryan Braun
5) Yes on the Hanson SP. Good work, sir.
6) Rick Porcello chrome
7) David Wright insert
8) 11 Braves pulled

Obak:
1) Yes on hotbox
2) Orioles on topper
3) Autos: Austin Jackson, Drew Storen, Tommy John, Harmon Killebrew
4) Smead Jolley mini
5) Walt Whitman SP
6) Jim Abbot
7) 5 Braves and 1 one of is Heyward

Super Jeopardy:
No Heyward auto, sorry.

Anonymous said...

Heritage:

1) Pat Burrel on the box topper
2) Yes, Bill Short/Yankees
3) Relic
4) Ian Kinsler
5) No Tommy Hanson SP
6) Homer Bailey Chrome
7) Todd Helton Insert
8) 6 Braves pulled

Obak:
1) No Hot Box
2) Cardinals Box Topper
3) Autos: Drew Storen,Austin Jackson,Alex Liddi,Ron Blomberg
4) Darryl Strawberry Mini
5) Todd McFarlane
6) Frank Howard Parallel
7) 4 Braves, 1 Heyward

and no Heyward auto

dayf said...

Don: Ruling on the insert - either player on the T&N counts. So Maris it is. Also - By Braves I do mean minor league affiliates of the Braves, so Durham Bulls in the '80s counts.

Canuck: Tell me about it. I posted this obliviously thinking that it was just a sprain, hopped in my card and heard the news on the radio. Been offline since 12:30 'till now so I haven't had time to put on the sackcloth and ashes yet.

Beardy: You sir, have cojones. Five points for Gryffindor.

Play at the Plate said...

I saw this early, but couldn't look at the checklist so I'm glad it's still open.

Heritage answers:
1. Joe Mauer on topper
2. Yes on buyback, Senators
3. auto
4. Gio Gonzalez
5. No SP Hanson--although I hope you got it.
6. Chrome Elvis Andrus
7. Roger Maris on insert
8. 5 Braves

Obak answers:
1. No hot box, although I hope I'm wrong here too.
2. Topper--Washington
3. Autos: Austin Jackson, Kyle Drabek, Tommy John, cut auto of Eddie Cicotte
4. Mini-Rube Foster
5. SP Eddie Plank
6. Parallel: Johnny Bench
7. 4 Braves, 1 Jason Heyward
SSJQ--No Heyward Auto pulled

madding said...

Jesus, this is almost worse than an SAT. Okay, maybe not. I don't even remember what those were like.

Heritage:

1: Brett Cecil
2: No
3: Relic
4: Justin Upton
5: No
6: Jason Kubel
7: 10

Obak:

1: No
2: Cubs... oops, I mean "Chicago N.L."
3: K.C. Hobson, Andre Dawson, Howard Cassady, D'Vontrey Richardson
4: Tommy John
5: William H. Taft
6: Carlos Santana
7: 3, no Heyward

Also, in doing some research about 2010 Obak I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/2010-TriStar-Obak-Baseball-Cabinet-45-50-S-Strasburg-/250681592004?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0#ht_500wt_928

He looks like a ghoul! Or Detlef Schrempf...

No Heyward auto.

CamHartman said...

5 pts: Name one player on the Heritage three card strip box topper. PUJOLS

5 pts: Did I get a buyback card? Yes or no. NO
If yes: guess the player for a bonus 50 pts, or the team for a bonus 10 pts. NO

5 pts: Is the hit a relic or autograph? RELIC


25 points: Name the player on the hit. MIGUEL CABRERA

15 pts: Did I get the Tommy Hanson short print which was the whole reason I bought the box? Yes or no.YES

5 pts: Name the player on one Chrome card pulled. ERIC BYRNES

5 pts: Name the player on one insert pulled. JETER

10 pts: Total number of Braves pulled out of the box. This includes both cards with Braves logos and current Braves with other teams (including minor leaguers). 8


Obak Questions:

5 pts: Did I get a hot box? NO

25 pts: Name the team on the box topper. OAKLAND

10 pts each: Name 4 autographs in the box. DREW STOREN, JIOVANNI MIER, ALEX LIDDI, CUT AUTO- FRANK ROBINSON
100 bonus pts: choose a cut auto or a mini or one of the other case hits as one of the autos and choose the right player.

10 pts: Name a player on a mini card in the box. MOE BERG

5 pts: Name a player on a short print in the box. JOHNNY EVERS

5 pts: Name a player on a parallel in the box. KYLE DRABEK

25 pts: Total number of Braves in the box. 5
25 bonus points: Total number of Heywards in the box. 1

Special Super Jeopardy question:

Will I get a J-Hey autograph in the box? NO

If you answer YES:
If you are correct you get 50 points. Incorrect, you lose 25 points.

If you answer NO:
If you are correct you get 25 points. Incorrect, you lose 50 points.

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