ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 29

IT'S MINI TIME WOOOOOOOO! IT WAS MINI TIME LAST POST TOO BUT THIS IS ALLEN & GINTER MINI TIME WHICH MEANS WE NOW GET TO PLAY "DOES THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?" YOU'D THINK I'D KNOW THIS ALREADY SINCE I FINALLY GOT A NEED LIST TOGETHER FOR MY BASE, A&G BACK AND BLACK BORDER SETS BUT HONESTLY I PICKED OUT THESE CARDS WITH THE ONLY CRITERIA BEING 'OH HEY, THAT'S COOL' AND DISREGARDED THE NUMBERS ON THE BACK COMPLETELY

CATEGORY - MINIS

THE MAJORITY OF CARDS IN MY GINTER MINI BINDERS ARE FROM 2013 AND EARLIER SO ANY RECENT MINIS AUTOMATICALLY GET AN EDGE. ALSO VERY FEW CARDS AREN'T GETTING REPLACED BY JOEY VOTTO 

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

JOEY BOUNCED A 2013 IAN KINSLER MINI. SORRY IAN

ANOTHER 2019 MINI, THIS DESIGN HAS AN EXTRA EDGE BECAUSE OF THE LARGER PHOTO THAT TAKES UP ALMOST THE ENTIRE CARD. THIS REALLY MAKES THESE CARDS STAND OUT AGAINST SOME OF THE OTHER DESIGNS. PLUS BILLY HAMILTON PLAYED FOR THE BRAVES FOR LIKE A WEEK AND A HALF. LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO REMEMBER HE WAS A BRAVE AT LEAST

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

BILLY REPLACES A 2014 JAY BRUCE MINI. I DON'T HAVE AS MANY 2014 CARDS IN THE BINDER BUT THE GIGANTIC TEAM NAME AT THE TOP OF THE CARD REALLY SQUASHES THE PHOTO. GIANT BILLY OR TINY JAY WASN'T A FAIR FIGHT

YOU ALREADY KNOW TODD HELTON'S IN THAT BINDER, WHO'D HE REPLACE

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES - WITH REGRETS

THIS CHOICE WAS TOUGH. YEAH THIS CARD LOOKS GREAT AND IS OF A FRESHLY MINTED HALL OF FAMER BUT THE OTHER CARD NUMBER 105 IN THE BINDER WAS A 2006 ANDY PETTITTE MINI. PETTITE IS ARGUABLY AS GOOD AS HELTON AND IS FROM THE VERY FIRST ALLEN & GINTER SET. WELL, NOT THE FIRST FIRST ALLEN & GINTER SET BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THE MAIN REASON ANDY GOT BUMPED IS THAT THERE WERE THREE OTHER 2006 MINIS ON THAT PAGE ALREADY. FRANKENSETTING IS HARD SOMETIMES

I DON'T THINK MARTIN MALDONADO WAS MY FIRST 2022 MINI, BUT IT WAS MY FIRST 2022 SHORT PRINT MINI. I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT IF THIS IS A GOOD DESIGN YET BUT IT SURE IS A LOT OF DESIGN

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

MARTIN REPLACES A 2009 JUSTIN MASTERSON MINI. THERE'S ALREADY AN '09 CARD ON THE PAGE SO UNLIKE ANDY JUSTIN WON'T BE MISSED

IN 2019 TOPPS SOMEHOW GOOFED THE NUMBERING SO BADLY ON THE SET THAT THERE WERE NO CARDS 301-350 AND THE SHORT PRINTS WERE NUMBERED 351-400. HOW THIS HOPPEN? WHO THE HELL KNOWS. THIS SCREWS UP MY FRANKENSET CONCEPT PRETTY BADLY SINCE THE WHOLE POINT OF THE EXERCISE IS TO BUILD A SET NUMBERED UP TO 350 WITH ONE CARD PER NUMBER. I WILL NOT LET TOPPS' SHENANIGANS RUIN MY FUN SO FOR THE SHORT PRINTS OF VICTOR ROBLES AND JORDAN HICKS I MENTALLY SUBTRACTED 50 FROM THEIR CARD NUMBERS. I WILL NOT FORGIVE TOPPS FOR MAKING ME DO MATH

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

NO

CARD NUMBER 361-50 = 311 WHICH IN THE BINDER IS 2007 DAVID ROSS. FORMER BRAVES PLAYER IN FULL CATCHER'S GEAR? NOT BEATING THAT WITH A WONKY NUMBERED CARD.

JORDAN HICKS IS A CARDINAL WITH A GOOFED UP CARD NUMBER. THAT'S TWO STRIKES ON HIM ALREADY

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

NO

CARD NUMBER 355-50 = 305. THAT'S A 2008 RANDY JOHNSON MINI. STRIKE THREE 

JUST LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS. I MEAN, C'MON TOPPS. IT'S OBVIOUS WHICH OF THESE MADE THE BINDER

THE NEXT THREE CARDS ARE ALLEN & GINTER PARALLEL BACKS. THESE HAVE AN ADVANTAGE TO GET IN THE BINDER BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE NEARLY AS MANY OF THESE AS THE BASE MINIS. I'M NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH TYLER KEPNER'S WORK BUT HIS BOOK A HISTORY OF BASEBALL IN TEN PITCHES IS ONE I'M INTERESTED IN CHECKING OUT

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

TYLER WAS UNCONTESTED AND FILLED AN EMPTY SPACE IN THE BINDER. HOORAY!

I HAVE SO MANY JAVIER BAEZ CARDS AND I DONT' EVEN COLLECT THE GUY. I DON'T HAVE MANY 2021 MINI CARDS AT ALL

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

ANOTHER EMPTY POCKET TO FILL. WAIT, HAVE I MARKED THESE TWO CARDS OFF MY WANTLIST YET?? 😬

THIS CARD OF HILARY KNIGHT WAS THE ONE I THOUGHT WOULD BE THE AUTOMATIC CHOICE FOR THE BINDER. AN ACTUAL WORLD CHAMPION CHOMPING HER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL? THIS IS THE KIND OF CARD THAT MAKES ALLEN & GINTER WHAT IT IS!

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES - AGAIN WITH RESERVATIONS

THIS CARD WAS DEFINITELY IN THE BINDER UNESS IT WAS TRYING TO KNOCK OUT SOMEONE LIKE HANK AARON OR PELE SO A 2008 CARD OF CARLOS PENA DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE. HOWEVER I STILL FELT BAD REMOVING A CARD WITH THE ORIGINAL OLD PLANTER BACK. CARLOS LOOKS REALLY SAD TO BE LEAVING THE BINDER AS WELL. SACRIFICES MUST BE MADE

I MEAN - LOOK AT THAT GOOFY LOGO THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE CAG THAN A&G. I REMOVED OLD PLANTER FOR THAT. REGRETS.

THE LAST FOUR BASE MINIS ARE BLACK BORDER PARALLELS AND I HAVE EVEN LESS OF THOSE (OR IS IT FEWER? YELL ABOUT MY GRAMMAR IN THE COMMENTS) THAN THE A&G BACKS. IT'D BE GREAT IF ALL FOUR FILLED UP EMPTY SPACES BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN I IGNORED MY WANTLIST. ALSO ONCE AGAIN JAVY BAEZ SHOWS UP. HOW DO I GET SO MANY OF HIS CARDS??

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

JAVY'S GOT THAT EMPTY POCKET LUCK TODAY

I INCLUDE THESE RACK PACK EXCLUSIVE GOLD BORDER CARDS IN WITH THE BLACK BORDERS BECAUSE I'M SURE NOT STARTING A FOURTH MINI FRANKENSET FOR THE DAMNED THINGS. I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY OF THE GINTER X MINIS OR THE CHROME, LORD KNOWS WHAT I'LL DO WITH THOSE. THEY BOTH HAVE THE FANCY VICTORIAN WROGHT IRON FENCE BORDERS IT'S JUST ONE IS PAINTED BLACK AND ONE IS GILDED. NAME THIS ONE THE FENCE SET AND WE'RE GOOD. THIS FENCE DESIGN IS EXTRA FINICKY FOR 2019. POOR DAVID BOTE LOOKS LIKE HE'S TRAPPED IN AN ARISTOCRAT'S FANCY GARDEN PARTY WONDERING HOW TO MAKE SMALL TALK WITH THE GRAND BARONESS OF GILDERSLEEVE

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

MORE EMPTY POCKET MOJO FOR THE CUBS

MATT CARPENTER IS GIVING ME THE STINK EYE AFTER PUTTING TWO CUBS IN THE BINDER. 'YOU'RE GONNA PUT ME IN THE BINDER TOO, RIIIIGHT?'

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

NO

A 2013 DEREK HOLLAND BLACK MORDER MINI BLOCKS MATT. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE PUT MATT IN, I ALREADY HAD A 2013 CARD OF ANDRE DAWSON ON THE PAGE, BUT THE COMBINATION OF AN ACTUAL BLACK BORDER CARD THAT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE LAST ONES THAT ACTUALLY HAD A MOSTLY SOLID BLACK BORDER AND NOT A FANCY GARDEN FENCE 

THE 2022 BLACK BORDER PARALLELS LOOK A LOT LIKE THE BASE CARDS JUST WITH A LITTLE EXTRA OOMPH. I DO LIKE THE CHANGE THOUGH, THE PATTERN LOOKS MORE LIKE A FANCY EMBOSSED LEATHER BOUND BOOK THAN SOMETHING TO PUT AROUND THE HYDRANGEAS TO KEEP THE RABBITS OUT. MICHELLE WIE WEST IS ALSO A BREATH OF FRESH AIR AS A RECENT A&G NON-BASEBALL SUBJECT WHO ACTUALLY PLAYS A SPORT AND ISN'T AN INFLUENCER OR YOUTUBER OR PODCASTER

DID THIS CARD MAKE THE FRANKENSET?

YES

THIS ONE BUMPED A 2014 CARD OF CARL CRAWFORD. 2014 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE FIDDLY NOT-COMPLETELY-JET-BLACK BORDERS AND I REALLY DON'T CARE FOR THE DESIGN. IT ALSO LETS YOU KNOW VERY CLEARLY HOW OFF CENTER YOUR CARD IS. NAW, GET OUT 

BONUS! A PIC OF THE COMPLETED PAGE WITH VOTTO AND HELTON

EXTRA BONUS! ALL THE REJECTS

I'M SORRY OLD PLANTER, PLEASE FORGIVE ME...

UP NEXT: MOAR MINIS BUT INSERTS!