WELCOME TO PART TWO OF THE CHRONICLES RACK PACK RIP. WE FINALLY GET SOME BASE CARDS BEFORE THE PACK TRANSITIONS TO THE SHINY STUFF. AS A REMINDER, HERE ARE THE THREE QUESTIONS FOR EACH DESIGN:
1) HAVE I EVER HEARD OF THIS PRODUCT?
2) WHAT ORIGINAL SET IS THIS RIPPING OFF?
3) IS THIS DESIGN WORTH A DAMN OR NOT?
CHRONICLES BASE WANDER FRANCO RC
1) THE WRAPPER TIPPED ME OFF TO THIS ONE
2) IT'S AN ORIGINAL DESIGN AND IS VERY CHRONICLES. IF FORCED TO COMPARE IT TO A PREVIOUS DESIGN I'D PROBABLY SAY UPPER DECK VICTORY FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
3) IT'S FINE. I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER THAN THE ONES FROM
2017-
2019 THAT HAD A HEADLINE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN
ANOTHER BIG-TIME ROOKIE CARD, AND THIS ONE MIGHT EVEN BE AN ACTUAL RC SINCE IT'S A BASE CARD AND NOT ONE OF THE 'INSERTS'. WANDER WAS HURT LAST YEAR BUT SEEMS TO BE HEALTHY SO FAR IN SPRING TRAINING. HEALTHY ENOUGH TO NOT BE AVAILABLE IN MY FANTASY LEAGUE AT LEAST
PANINI THREADS BOBBY WITT JR. RC
1) I'M FAMILIAR WITH THREADS FROM BACK IN THE DONRUSS DAYS AND THE PANINI PRODUCTS COULD USUALLY BE FOUND AT DOLLAR TREE BACK BEFORE THE APOCALYPSE
2) MOARER PANINI ANGLES BUT LET'S BE FAIR, THE DESIGN OF THIS PRODUCT WAS PRETTY FORGETTABLE EVEN BACK IN THE DONRUSS DAYS
3) NOT THE WORST OF THE GENERIC DESIGNS, YOU CAN SEE A DECENT CHUNK OF THE PHOTO AT LEAST
YET ANOTHER SUPER YOUNG BLUE-CHIP SHORTSTOP PROSPECT ROOKIE CARD. I AIN'T GONNA COMPLAIN. NOW THAT WE HAVE A BALANCED SCHEDULE AND SEE EVERY TEAM MAYBE I'LL ACTUALLY SEE SOME OF THESE AL GUYS PLAY
CHRONICLES BASE GIANCARLO STANTON
OH MY GAWD, AN ACTUAL VETERAN CARD! A PRETTY NICE ONE TOO, GIANCARLO'S A BEAST EVEN IF HE GOT A BIT UPSTAGED LAST YEAR BY JUDGE. NOT A BIG YANKEE FAN BUT IT IS NICE TO SEE PEOPLE DO WELL AFTER ESCAPING MIAMI. I WISH OZUNA WOULD TAKE AFTER GIANCARLO
ZENITH ANTHONY RIZZO
1) WOOOHOOOOO ZEEEENIIITTTTHHHH!!!1 HELL TO THE YEAHS
2) NOT DIRECTLY COPYING ANY OF THE 90S ZENITH DESIGNS AS FAR AS I KNOW BUT IT IS ON EXTRA SHINY SUPER THICK CARD STOCK AND WOULD FIT IN NICELY ON A PAGE OF ORIGINALS
3) GREAT GOOGELY MOOGELY THIS CARD LOOKS GOOD AND I LOVE THE ZZZZZZ PATTERN ON THE CARD
RIZZZZZZO IS A GOOD FIT FOR ZZZZZZEENITH. TWO STRAIGHT YANKEES BUT I DON'T EVEN MIND. NORMALLY I WOULD STILL BE CONFUSED RIZZO AIN'T A CUB BUT SOOZ ON TWITTER HAS BECOME A BIG RIZZO FAN SINCE HE BECAME A YANKEE SO NOW I START TO FORGET HE WAS EVEN ON THE CUBS. THERE ARE SADLY NO BRAVES ON THE ZENITH DESIGN, BUT HOY PARK DOES HAVE A ZENITH ROOKIE CARD AND HE'S NOW PLAYING FOR THE GWINNETT STRIPERS SO NOW I NEED TO TRACK THAT CARD DOWN SOMEHOW
CLEARLY DONRUSS JOSH LOWE RATED ROOKIE
1) WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE CLEAR VERSION OF DONRUSS BUT TOPPS FLAGSHIP DOES IT TOO, SO FAIR PLAY TO PANINI
2) LITERALLY THE 2022 DONRUSS DESIGN ON PLASTIC. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THE PICTURE ON A BLACK BACKGROUND BUT TOO LATE NOW
3) THIS MIGHT BE A CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT, BUT I LIKE THE WEIRDASS 2022 DONRUSS DESIGN ALTHOUGH I THINK THE GOOFY 3D BORDERS POP BETTER ON THE REGULAR CARDS
THE BACK OF THE CARD IS A GIANT RATED ROOKIE LOGO WHICH HONESTLY IS FINE WITH ME. IF ANYTHING IT SHOULD BE MUCH BIGGER. JOSH LOWE IS THE FORTY-SEVENTH MIDDLE INFIELD ROOKIE CARD IN THIS PACK AND THERE ARE STILL MORE TO COME. JOSH WAS A FIRST ROUND PICK IN 2016 FROM A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL IN MARIETTA. HE DIDN'T HAVE A SUPER GREAT ROOKIE YEAR BUT IS STILL YOUNG AND HAS HAD A DECENT SPRING TRAINING. NOT DECENT ENOUGH FOR ME TO PICK HIM UP IN MY FANTASY DRAFT BUT NOW THAT I'VE PULLED HIS CARD HE'LL BE ON MY RADAR FOR WAIVER WIRE PICKUPS. YES, I DO BASE FANTASY BASEBALL DECISIONS AROUND PLAYERS I PULLED OUT OF PACKS, DOESN'T EVERYONE?
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