MANDATORY RONALD & TRAE

EVERY TIME I GO TO THE CARD SHOP I PICK UP ONE CARD OF RONALD ACUÑA AND ONE OF TRAE YOUNG. I WOULD PROBABLY GET THESE CARDS WAY CHEAPER ONLINE BUT IT'S MORE FUN TO HUNT MY PREY IN THE WILD. ON THE MOST RECENT TRIP* WHERE I WENT ON THE FIFTY CENT BINGE THESE WERE MY ATLANTA SUPERSTAR CARDS OF CHOICE

2022 PANINI CHONICLES OBSIDIAN RONALD ACUÑA

SO NORMALLY WHEN I CHOOSE A CARD FOR MY ACUÑA COLLECTION I PICK UP A CHEAP CARD I DON'T ALREADY HAVE WHICH MEANS LOTS OF FLAGSHIP BASE CARDS. MONEY IS TIGHT AND IF THE CARD COSTS MUCH MORE THAN A BUCK I HAVE TO THINK THRICE ABOUT IT. THERE'S BEEN A DONRUSS PARALLEL WITH TINY STATUES OF LIBERTIES ON THE BORDER IN THE BOX FOR MONTHS I REALLY WANT FOR THE LOL VALUE BUT IT'S NOT FUNNY ENOUGH FOR FOUR BUCKS WORTH OF LOLS. THIS ONE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BUCKS AND HAS HAS AN EXCELLENT DOLLAR TO SHINY RATIO. I HAVE STATED MY LOVE FOR THIS PRODUCT BEFORE AND I'LL TAKE ANY OF EM THAT I CAN GET

AS WITH MOST PANINI PRODUCTS I LOVE THE FRONT, NOT THE BACK. I LIKE THAT THEY COMPARE RONALD TO A VIDEO GAME CHARACTER THOUGH. TECMO BO OF BASEBALL, GET READY FOR A 70-70 SEASON FROM ACUÑA THIS YEAR NOW THAT HE'S 100%

2021-22 OPTIC TRAE YOUNG T-MINUS

FINDING A CARD WITH TRAE YOUNG AND A GODDAMN SPACE SHUTTLE BLASTING OFF TO THE MOON MADE ME REACT LIKE A TEX AVERY WOLF. AWOOOGA! OOH DADDY. THAT'S ONE THING ABOUT PANINI, WHEN THEY HIT ON A DESIGN THEY HIT HARD. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CARD AND IT'S PROBABLY MY FAVORITE TRAE THAT IS NOT A SLABBED ROOKIE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN OPTIC-ONLY INSERT AND I HONESTLY WOULDN'T MIND PICKING UP A FEW CHEAP PARALLELS FOR A MINI RAINBOW

FOR AS TRASH AS MOST PANINI CARD BACKS ARE, THIS ONE IS EXTRA AMAZING. THERE'S A WHOLE ASS ROCKETSHIP CONTROL PANEL FROM A 50'S SCI-FI MOVIE ON HERE. POWER LEVEL, BLINKY LIGHTS, MANDATORY LOGOS, SHINY RED CANDY-LIKE HISTORY ERASER BUTTON. THIS GOOFY-ASS CARD MAKES ME SO, SO HAPPY. THIS ONE ALSO WASN'T THE CHEAPEST IN THE BOX BUT I'VE LEARNED THAT SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA SPLURGE ON THE GOOD GOOD STUFF EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TUMULTUOUS FOR THE HAWKS BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE TRAE'S READY TO BLAST OFF

*WHICH IS NOW NO LONGER THE MOST RECENT TRIP AND THIS IS NOW BECOMING A SERIES OF POSTS