BIRTHDAY BOOLSHEET BLASTER: PART 7 - TIGERS

BACK TO THE JUNK BOX AFTER LIFE GOT DERAILED A SMIDGE. THE TIGERS PILE IS PRETTY BIG AT 92 CARDS TOTAL

THE TRADED SET GIVES US SOME PRETTY GOOD TIGERS. BILL MADLOCK IS A VERY UNDERRATED PLAYER AND WAS THE LAST CARD I NEEDED FOR MY 1992 KELLOGG'S SET. EMPHASIS ON WAS - MY COMC SHIPMENT IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE ON JANUARY 3RD. HENNEMAN AND ROBINSON ARE DECENT PITCHERS AND THAT MATT NOKES CARD HAS TO BE WORTH A BUNCH NOW, RIGHT? BECKETT'S HOT LIST WOULDN'T LIE TO ME

1987 TOPPS TRADED COUNT: 11/132

THE TIGERS ALSO ADD A BIG CHUNK TO MY SECOND 2002 SET, PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T MANY STARS TO PICK OUT. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE JOSE LIMA, ASTROS RADIO GUY STEVE SPARKS AND MANAGER PHIL GARNER 

2002 TOPPS COUNT: 63/718

THERE WERE A COUPLE SURPRISES IN THERE TOO. FIRST HERE'S A SHINY GOLD DAMION EASLEY

CHECK OUT THE PLACEMENT ON THAT SERIAL NUMBER. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE DESIGNERS KNEW TO SAVE A BUNCH OF DEAD SPACE ON EACH CARD FOR SERIAL NUMBERING, RELICS AND AUTOGRAPHS

THE OTHER BIG SURPRISE IS THIS FACTORY SET EXCLUSIVE DRAFT PICK CARD OF SCOTT MOORE. THIS ADDS TO MY SUSPICION THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS BOX BOUGHT A FACTORY SET TO STRIP FOR PARTS. WE'LL HAVE TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE OTHER FOUR DRAFT CARDS FROM THIS SET AS NONE OF THE PLAYERS PANNED OUT ENOUGH TO BE CHERRY PICKED OUT OF THE BOX

CECIL FIELDER JUST CHILLIN WHILE THE SAN DIEGO CHICKEN WORSHIPS AT HIS FEET. FIND ME A BETTER CARD PRINTED THIS YEAR, I DARE YOU

I WAS NOT A FAN OF TOPPS KIDS WHEN IT CAME OUT BUT I'VE COME AROUND ON IT. IT'S NICELY GOOFY

YEAAAAAH SHINIES! LOVE FINDING THE PACIFIC PRISM CARDS

TONY CLARK ON THE MLB SHOWDOWN COMMON CARD BEFORE HE STARTED WITH ALL THE UNION BUSINESS

MOAR PACIFIC! THE 2001 FLAGSHIP DESIGN IS PRETTY OK BUT I BOUGHT WAY MORE OF THE NFL VERSION BACK IN THE DAY CHASING MICHAEL VICK CARDS

SOME MORE JUNKBOX GOLD WITH A 1985 DONRUSS CARD OF DARRELL EVANS.  A GUY WITH 400 HOMERS AND 1600 WALKS WOULD BE WAY MORE RESPECTED IN TODAY'S GAME. DARRELL ALSO BOOKENDED HIS CAREER IN ATLANTA

CROWN CARD OF DEAN PALMER. GOTTA SHOW OFF ALL THE PACIFIC

70S CARD IN THE JUNK BOX! I LOVE 1978 TOPPS BUT BECAUSE I LOVED IT SO MUCH I COMPLETED THE SET A FEW YEARS AGO AND NOW WHEN I SEE ONE I AUTOMATICALLY THINK 'GOT IT' AND MOVE ON LOOKING FOR 77S AND 75S. I AM TRYING TO BREAK OUT OF THIS HABIT AND APPRECIATE THE NICE CARDS FROM SETS I HAVE LIKE THIS ONE WITH A VERY HAPPY AURELIO RODRIGUEZ

SKYBOX MOLTEN METAL IS A WEIRD ONE BECAUSE IT WAS A HIGHER-END PRODUCT BUT LOOKED NOTHING LIKE THE COOL METAL UNIVERSE CARDS SO IT WAS A BIT OF A LETDOWN. UNLESS YOU PULLED ONE OF THE ACTUAL METAL CARDS OUT OF A PACK, WHICH WERE REALLY COOL. THESE CARDS ARE PRETTY COMMON IN DISCARDED BOXES OF TRASH SINCE THEY WERE HEAVILY RIPPED FOR THE INSERTS

DEAN MAKES ANOTHER APPEARANCE ON A FINEST CARD. I REALLY LIKED THIS DESIGN AND BOUGHT A LOT OF IT AND AM STILL NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO EVEN BEGINNING TO ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THIS SET. GETTING MY FINEST IN ORDER NEEDS TO BE A 2024 COLLECTING GOAL

YOU MAY BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO NOT THROW ALL THE JUNK IN THE TRASH AND HAVE INSTEAD PUT THEM AWAY BACK IN THE BOX SO THEY DON'T CAUSE ANY NEW CATASTROPHES. SADLY ONCE AGAIN I NEED NONE OF THESE CARDS. HOWEVER I FOUND A FEW MORE SECOND CHANCE GOODIES TO SHOW OFF

A 1990 UPPER DECK CARD OF ALAN TRAMMELL MADE THE JUNK PILE BECAUSE AS MUCH AS MY BRAIN BLIPS BY 1978 TOPPS NOW IT DOESN'T EVEN PERCIEVE 1990 UD ANYMORE, A TONY CLARK ULTRA CARD TO REPLACE MY CURRENT WATERLOGGED ONE, JIM WALEWANDER, FOREVER THE DEAD MILKMEN GUY THANKS TO THE BACK OF A SCORE CARD AND THE LATE GREAT WILLIE HERNANDEZ. YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND GEMS IF YOU JUST KEEP DIGGING 

ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 5

ONE PRODUCTIVE THING I GOT DONE THIS YEAR IS CATALOGUING A BUNCH OF MY 90S INSERT SETS. I LOVE 90S INSERTS AND THEY ARE USUALLY EASILY FOUND AND AFFORDABLE IF YOU KNOW WHICH ONES YOU NEED. NOW I DO FOR A DECENT CHUNK OF THEM. I USED THIS KNOWLEDGE TO WIPE OUT A BUNCH OF THE LEAF GOLD ROOKIES ON THE SITE

1992 LEAF PAT MAHOMES GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THE REST OF THE CARDS WILL BE IN ORDER OF THE YEAR, BUT I CAN'T NOT LEAD OFF WITH A 'OMG PAT MAHOMES ROOKIE!!1' JOKE. THE ELDER MAHOMES DOESN'T HAVE AN MVP AWARD BUT WAS AN EFFECTIVE RELIEVER IN THE BIGS FOR OVER A DECADE WHICH ISN'T TOO SHABBY

1991 LEAF ANDUJAR CEDENO GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

I LIKE THE 91 VERSION OF GOLD LEAF ROOKIES BETTER THAN ALL THE OTHERS. THAT BIG CHONK OF GOLD FOIL AT THE BOTTOM JUST LOOKS GOOD TO ME. ANDUJAR WAS THE ONLY ONE I FOUND THAT I NEEDED BUT IT'S A NICE LOOKING CARD

1992 LEAF RICK TRLICEK GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

I HAD A LOT BETTER LUCK ON 92 GOLD ROOKIE INSERTS. THE FULL BLEED BORDERS ARE NICE BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE GOLD FOIL FRAMES. EXPECIALLY ON THIS CARD WHERE WE HAVE A NICE PICTURE OF A BALL BEING PITCHED AND IT'S HALF COVERED UP BY THE FOIL. I STILL AM UNSURE ON HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE LETTERS TRL ALL IN A ROW

1992 LEAF GARY DISARCINA GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

ANOTHER DUDE WHO PLAYED FOR OVER A DECADE IN THE BIGS, GARY WAS AN ANGEL LIFER AND EVEN MADE AN ALL STAR TEAM. YOU DON'T SEE GUYS PLAYING THEIR ENTIRE CAREERS FOR ONE TEAM MUCH ANYMORE. HERE'S ANOTHER REALLY GOOD PHOTO AWKWARDLY FRAMED. GARY'S BUTT JUST COULDN'T FIT

1992 LEAF JOHN DOHERTY GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

JOHN PITCHED A COUPLE STRONG SEASONS FOR THE TIGERS BUT ONLY LASTED UNTIL 1996. MORE GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FROM LEAF HERE

1992 LEAF DAVE SILVESTRI GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

DAVE PLAYED FOR TEAM USA AND MANAGED TO HANG AROUND IN THE BIGS FOR EIGHT SEASONS WHICH IS PRETTY DANG GOOD

1992 LEAF MARK HUTTON GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THEY CAN'T ALL BE GOOD PICTURES I GUESS. THE EXTREME CLOSE UP IS UNIQUE IN THE SET AT LEAST

1992 LEAF SALOMON TORRES GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

MY MAIN MEMORY OF SALOMON TORRES IS HIM MAKING HIS DEBUT WITH THE GIANTS IN THE GREAT DIVISION RACE IN 1993. HE WAS OUT OF THE LEAGUE IN 1998 BUT MADE A COMEBACK WITH THE PIRATES AND PITCHED UNTIL 2008

1992 LEAF TURK WENDELL GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

YEAAAAH TEETH BRUSHING GUY. I WILL ALWAYS THINK OF TURK AS A BRAVE BUT HE NEVER PITCHED AN INNING FOR ATLANTA. HE GOT US DAMON BERRYHILL AND MIKE BIELECKI THO

1992 LEAF ED MARTEL GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN THIS SET THAT DIDN'T ACTUALLY MAKE THE BIGS. ED'S CAREER GOT DERAILED BY INJURIES

1992 LEAF KENNY LOFTON GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THE SECOND BEST PLAYER IN THE SET AFTER PEDRO MARTINEZ, KENNY LOFTON IS HALL OF FAME CALIBER BUT GOT SCREWED BY THE RIDICULOUSLY JAMMED 2013 BALLOT WHERE THE WRITERS DIDN'T VOTE FOR ANYONE. I PULLED THIS CARD FROM A PACK IN 1993 AND PLACED IT DOWN ON A COFFEE TABLE WHERE IT GOT WRECKED BY MOISTURE FROM A DRINK. I'M HAPPY TO GET AN UPGRADE ON MY WRINKLY INSERT

1992 LEAF BRET BOONE GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

BRET WAS A REALLY GOOD PLAYTER FOR A LONG TIME BUT I GUESS HE GOT UPSTAGED BY HIS YANKEE MANAGING BROTHER. I FORGOT HE PLAYERD FOR THE BRAVES FOR ONE SEASON OUT OF NOWHERE

1992 LEAF DAVID NIED GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

SPEAKING OF BRAVES, HERE'S DAVID NIED. THE FIRST PITCHER SACRIFICED TO THE ALTAR OF COORS FIELD

1993 LEAF TROY NEEL GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THE LAST GOLD LEAF ROOKIE IS FROM THE 1993 SET. I ALREADY HAD A TON OF THESE FROM RIPPING PACKS IN 93 SO TROY WAS THE ONLY ONE I NEEDED. I COULD'VE SWORN THAT TROY NEEL PLAYED MORE THAN THREE SEASONS IN THE BIGS BUT NOPE, HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME OVERSEAS

NOW THAT THESE ARE ALL IN HAND I CAN SHOW OFF THE REAL GOODS

AWW YEAH COMPLETE SET. NOT QUITE A CARPET OF CARDS BUT IT'S A DESKTOP FULL. I'VE BEEN FINISHING A LOT OF SETS RECENTLY AND YOU'LL BE SEEING SOME MORE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS 

1993 GOLD LEAF ROOKIES ISN'T QUITE COMPLETED YET, BUT SERIES ONE IS SO WHY NOT SHOW IT OFF

UP NEXT: BACK TO THE RANDOM NONSENSE

BLACK FRIDAY COMC PICKUPS - PART 72 CREEPY CAVE

THE GRAND FINALE, AKA THE LAST CARD I FOUND WITH THE LAST MONEY I HAD. IT'S A GREAT ONE THOUGH

2020 TOPPS ALLEN & GINTER WHERE MONSTERS LIVE MINI A CAVE

I FRIGGIN LOVE ALLEN & GINTER'S WHOLE THING AND WHILE I HAVE RESIGNED MYSELF THAT I WILL NEVER OPEN ANOTHER PACK OF THE STUFF AGAIN - LET ALONE A BOX - I STILL WANT TO COLLECT IT IN SOME WAY EVEN THOUGH BUILDING SETS IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN ANYMORE. THE FRANKENSET(S) IS STILL GOING STRONG AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS WITH MINIS IN THE DRAFT FOLDER I NEED TO FINISH ONE OF THESE YEARS. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR'S BINGE I HAD A HANDFUL OF CHANGE LEFT AND I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO SPEND IT ALL ON. NO PENNIES LEFT IN MY WALLET! THIS IS SLIGHTLY TRICKIER THAN YOU'D THINK, IF YOU JUST TRY TO SEARCH ON EVERYTHING HOPING TO GET TO YOUR PRICE POINT THE SITE BOMBS AFTER 100 PAGES. YOU HAVE TO SEARCH FOR SOMETHING REASONABLY SPECIFIC SO YOU DON'T GET 82 MILLION RESULTS. I SEARCHED FOR ALLEN & GINTER AND STARTED LOOKING FOR SOMETHING COOL AND THIS LITTLE MINI POPPED UP AT ME. I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE CREEPY GLOW IN THE DARK MONSTER SET! IT DIDN'T COMPLETELY DRAIN MY ACCOUNT BUT IT WAS TOO COOL TO PASS UP. MORE CARDS SHOULD HAVE GARGOYLES AS A DESIGN ELEMENT

THIS CARD REALLY HIT HOME WITH ME AS I HAD RECENTLY WATCHED THE SERIES HELLIER ON YOUTUBE EARLIER THAT YEAR. IT'S A SERIES ABOUT SOME PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS THAT GO CHASING AFTER GOBLINS IN KENTUCKY CAVES AND THEY GET MIXED UP IN A BUNCH OF WEIRD SHENANIGANS. PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION TV SHOW IS SYNONYMOUS WITH FAKE HOOEY SCHLOCK THANKS TO CRAPPY REALITY TV, BUT THIS SHOW IS VERY THOUGHTFUL AND IS SHOT BEAUTIFULLY. EVEN IF YOU DON'T CARE AT ALL ABOUT LITTLE MONSTERS IT'S SOME GREAT EYE CANDY. IT IS STILL A LARGE DOSE OF HOOEY BUT SUPER CLASSY HOOEY THAT BOUNCES ALL OVER THE CRYPTID CONSPIRACY LANDSCAPE FROM GOBLINS TO MOTHMAN TO INDRID COLD AND ULTRATERRESTRIALS. WHEN I WAS A KID I PICKED UP A COPY OF CHARIOTS OF THE GODS AT A GOODWILL BOOKSALE AND THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NEAT. THE NEXT YEAR I PICKED UP MORE ALIEN BULLSHIT BOOKS AT THE SALE INCLUDING CRASH GOES THE CHARIOTS BY CLIFFORD WILSON WHICH DEBUNKED A LOT OF THE CHARIOTS NONSENSE AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS EVEN COOLER. THE PLANET WEIRD FOLKS ARE MORE IN THAT LATTER CATEGORY AND ARE NOT AFRAID TO CALL OUT THE BULLSHIT WHILE STILL HAVING A LOT OF FUN WITH THE COOL WEIRD PARANORMAL STUFF. IF YOU LIKE HELLIER OR JUST PARANORMAL STUFF IN GENERAL I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THEIR SHOW THE HAUNTED OBJECTS PODCAST WHERE GREG AND DANA SHOW OFF SOME OF THE STRANGE HAUNTED TCHOTCHKES THEY'VE COLLECTED IN THEIR MUSEUM. IT'S SUPER FUN AND OFTEN HILARIOUS

I'M DEFINITELY COLLECTING THIS ENTIRE SET AND HAVE ALREADY PICKED UP A FEW MORE CARDS INCLUDING A SECOND CAVE FROM NIGHT OWL. SERVES ME RIGHT FOR TAKING AN ENTIRE YEAR TO POST THIS CARD BUT REALLY YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY CAVES. AND GLOW IN THE DARK CAVES AT THAT!

MAYBE THE LAST PACK OF NEW TOPPS I WILL EVER OPEN

 HOW'S THAT FOR A NICE CLICKBAIT TITLE. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE IF I FEEL THIS WAY NEXT APRIL WHEN FANATICS PREVIEWS THE 2024 DESIGN BUT RIGHT NOW I AM NOT FEELING IT. WHICH SUCKS BECAUSE 2023 IS MY FAVORITE TOPPS SET SINCE 2015. BUT THE F-ERS CUT THE NUMBER OF CARDS PER HANGER FROM 67 TO 59 FOR UPDATE AND I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO BUY ONE WHEN I SAW IT AT TARGET. THEN I WAS AT WALMART (LOOKING FOR A PACK OF CHRONICLES WHICH I'M NOT EVEN SURE HAS BEEN RELEASED YET) AND THEY HAD A HANGER PACK AND IT WAS PRICED AT $13.99! LESS CARDZ, MOAR PENNIES! NOW I WAS JUST MAD. MY SON WANTED TO GO TO TARGET TO BUY A NEW LEGO SET (WHICH HONESTLY IS A WAY MORE EXPENSIVE HOBBY AND I SHOULD JUST QUIT MY BELLYACHING) SO I TAGGED ALONG AND TO CHECK THE CARD AISLE FOR CHRONICLES AGAIN. THEY HAD IT! FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL. BUT THEY ALSO HAD THIS:

AN ACTUAL DINKY PACK OF TOPPS UPDATE. ARE STORES STILL ALLOWED TO SELL THOSE? I'VE ONLY SEEN HANGERS, BLASTERS AND THE OCCASIONAL RACK PACK LATELY. I FELT CRUMMY HAVING ZERO UPDATE CARDS OF SUPPOSEDLY MY FAVORITE TOPPS DESIGN IN YEARS AND FELT IT WAS WORTH THREE BUCKS TO STAY IN THE GAME. IT COST THREE-FIFTY. UUUUH YEAH. THERE'S LIKE A HUNDRED OTHER BASEBALL CARD THINGS I CAN DO WITH THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS. THE DEED IS DONE, SO LET'S CHECK OUT THE PACK TOGETHER IN ONE LAST CELEBRATION OF WAX RIPPING. MY WIN CONDITION FOR THIS PACK ARE TWO OUT OF THREE FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1) ANY BRAVES CARD 2) ANY INSERT/PARALLEL CARD 3) THE ONE-PER PACK STARS OF MLB INSERT IS OF SOMEONE GOOD. DO THEY STILL INSERT ONE OF THOSE PER PACK? LET'S CHECK THE ODDS ON THE BACK

WELP. ANOTHER THING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT NEW PACKS. I'M NOT GOING TO TOPPS DOT COM SO WE WILL FIND OUT TOGETHER. FIRST CARD!

WE'RE OFF TO A GOOD START! KOLBY ALLARD JUST GOT NON-TENDERED IN THE GREAT ANTHOPOULOS PURGE OF '23 BUT IT'S A BRAVES CARD AND I WANTED A BRAVES CARD

WANDY PERALTA PITCHED PRETTY WELL FOR THE YANKEES OUT OF THE BULLPEN THIS YEAR. I'LL NEVER BEGRUDGE A GOOD BULLPEN ARM GETTING A FLAGSHIP CARD

ANOTHER BARVE! BRADEN SHEWMAKE DIDN'T GET NON-TENDERED! THAT'S GOOD! HE GOT TRADED TO THE WHITE SOX INSTEAD! NOT SO GOOD FOR HIM, YOU COULD SAY IT'S A REAL BUMMER

JI-MAN CHOI IS UP NEXT. THIS CARD HAS SOME REAL AI IMAGE VIBES, SOMETHING JUST LOOKS OFF. IT'S PROBABLY JUST MY BRAIN GETTING EXTRA SUSPICIOUS ABOUT BAD PHOTOCHOPS AFTER SEEING THE FLOOD OF AI GARBAGE IN THE PAST YEAR. BESIDES, THEY COULD'VE JUST ENTERED IN 'PADRES' INSTEAD OF 'PIRATES' INTO THE AI SINCE CHOI GOT TRADED TO SAN DIEGO IN AUGUST

THE MORE I LOOK AT THIS CARD THE MORE IT REMINDS ME OF A 70S KELLOGG'S CARD WITH THAT CRISP PHOTO AND BLURRY BACKGROUND. THINKING ABOUT IT THAT WAY THE CARD LOOKS REALLY GOOD NOW

OSCAR COLAS DEBUT CARD. HE'S GOT A CARD IN SERIES TWO. GOTTA CRAM MORE RC LOGOS IN THE SET SOMEHOW

CHASE DE JONG. ANOTHER DECENT RELIEF PITCHER GETS A CARD, GOOD FOR YOU CHASE

UH OH WE HAVE A PIRATES HOT PACK! DREW MAGGI GOT SIX AT BATS FOR PITTSBURGH AND WAS RELEASED IN JULY. HONESTLY THAT'S NOT BAD COMPARED TO SOME HORROR STORIES ABOUT CARDS OF PLAYERS WHO WEREN'T EVEN ON THE TEAM IN 2023 ON THE CHECKLIST I HEARD FROM SOME TEAMS COLLECTORS OUT THERE

ROOKIE DEBUT OF CASEY SCHMITT. THESE ORANGE CITY UNIFORMS ARE WEIRDING ME OUT BUT I SAW A PICTURE OF THIS CARD'S ORANGE GHOST HALLOWEEN PARALLEL AND IT LOOKS KINDA GREAT

OH HEY, JARRED KELENIC IS PRETTY GOOD. AT LEAST THE MARINERS FANS I KNOW TALK ABOUT HIM A LOT. THIS IS CARD US321 SO I GUESS THEY UPPED THE SET SIZE TO 330 FROM 300 ALONG WITH THE PRICE HIKES AND THE PACK SHRINKS. OR MAYBE IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR A WHILE?? I DUNNO ANYMORE

SAM BACHMAN ROOKIE CARD.  TWO THINGS: DAT BEARD AND DAT BADONKADONK. GOOD LORD, THAT'S A SEAN MURPHY CALIBER BACKSIDE

KING JESSE! OK, SCREW THE INSERT CARD, THIS PACK IS AN EPIC WIN. I DON'T KNOW IF JESSE CHAVEZ AND HIS AMAZING HATS WILL BE BACK WITH THE TEAM NEXT YEAR BUT I AM THANKFUL FOR THE TIME WE HAD WITH HIM

OH SHIT

WHAT THE HELL COLOR IS THIS, MAUVE? THE PHOTO TURNED OUT ORANGY BUT IN PERSON IT'S MORE OF A SICKLY PINK. OH WELL, PARALLEL ROOKIE CARD OF GUS VARLAND OF THE BREWERS NUMBERED TO 50. WHO IS NOW BACK WITH THE DODGERS. IT LOOKED LIKE HE PITCHED WELL OUT OF THE BULLPEN SO YAY? FOR REAL THO WHAT IS THIS COLOR. OR BETTER YET, WHY IS THIS COLOR

PLUS AN INSERT! AN 88 TOPPS CARD OF JORDAN WALKER, BLUE CHIP PROSPECT FOR THE CARDINALS WHO HAD AS LACKLUSTER A SEASON AS HIS TEAM DID. JORDAN IS FROM STONE MOUNTAIN, GA AND IS ONLY 21 YEARS OLD SO I GOTTA SAY IT'S A GOOD INSERT TO GET. LAST CARD, NOW WE GET TO FIND OUT IF STARS OF MLB OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED REALLY IS ONE PER PACK

YES! GOT ONE! ANOTHER ROOKIE, HUNTER BROWN. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIM BUT HE STARTED 29 GAMES FOR THE ASTROS LAST YEAR SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. IT'S HARD TO FIND SOMEONE TO CHEW UP 150 INNINGS NOWADAYS

SO AFTER ALL THAT BELLYACHING I MANAGED TO PICK UP MAYBE THE BEST POSSIBLE PACK IN THE ENTIRE STORE. THREE BRAVES, TWO GOOD INSERTS AND A PARALLEL NUMBERED TO FIFTY. WELL, MY TWITTER AND BLUE SKY HANDLE ISN'T MR. GROUCHYPANTS FOR NOTHIN