OK, blaster bought, busted, and sorted. First off, Dayf, big fan of cardboard junkie. I've been a loyal reader for about a year. Second, ever since I seriously collected (1987 Topps), I've always broken packs into teams. A box of '87 topps broke nicely into 9 teams of 4 packs (68 cards) and my friends and I matched that up with '87 Strat-o-matic. Anyway........
Pack 1
367 Y. Betancourt
278 L. Durango
444 J. Duchscherer (kids must have had a field day with this name)
230 C. Figgins (topps has replaced bad airbrushing with bad photoshop)
385 H. Matsui (see C. Figgins)
356 D. Haren (I've gotten this guy in everything I've ever opened!)
300 H. Ramirez
390 M. LaPorta
Pack 2
238 B.J. Upton
168 C. Coghlan (sweet trophy!)
73 N. McLouth
188 A. Gonzalez (future Red Sox er, Red Sock? uh.....stupid olde tymey team name)
206 L. Berkman
192 G. Laird
450 U. Jiminez
144 J. Niese
Pack 3
329 M. Napoli
79 A.J. Pierzynski
TN5 Mantle/Gonzalez
19 A. Rodriguez (as a Sox fan I hate him, but as a fantasy owner......)
174 C. Stammen
275 J. Lannan
355 B. Zobrist
416 G. Parra
Pack 4
244 I. Suzuki (this isn't world cup soccer. first and last names on my team)
258 D. Holland
375 R. Nolasco
297 Oakland Athletics
178 M. Holliday
337 Ozzie's Aces
143 D. DeJesus (jou don't @#$% with DeJesus-Jesus Quintana)
472 I. Suzuki 2001 MVP
Pack 5
394 E. Bonifacio
11 A. Wainwright
419 M. Saunders
305 B. Bergesen
411 Core Four (who photoshopped this? Michael Scott?)
224 B. Geren (ouch! You may have wanted a retake on that picture Bobby)
193 D. Matsuzaka (worst. signing. ever.)
98 Checklist
Pack 6
296 H. Kuroda
252 D. Uggla
93 R. Ibanez
400 B. McCann
345 N. Swisher
50 A.L. Strikeout Leaders
146 J. Willingham
16 C. Buchholz
Pack 7
83 R. Porcello
360 V. Guerrero (safety dance)
349 J. Guillen
374 B. Hawpe
391 M. Mora (there's no crying in baseball!)
371 V. Martinez
225 M. Sciosca
158 J. Bard (safety dance)
Pack 8
112 A. Everett (once traded for Jurassic Carl Everett. mmmmmm......trivia)
103 J. Rollins
183 F. Lopez
62 N. Markakis
261 D. Ortiz (PAPI!!!!!)
173 Boston Speed Party (favorite card in box. useless for this contest)
BF1 Roger Maris (cool card)
4 D. Young
There it is. I actually have much more talent than I expected. Can we make trades before 4/18/10 ? I'm willing to deal McCann, McLouth, or Markakis (meant to be said in tantalizing sing-songy voice for Braves and O's fans) for a closer. Photos of blaster break to follow.
