I'm still licking my wounds from that Topps Supreme box so what better way to move on than open a package from my pal
Kevin. This time around it was Kevin's turn to pick a box and he went with the familiar Panini Classics. For the price and distribution of hits and makes a pretty safe pick. Usually one of us ends up with a good hit.
This time around Kevin pulled a 1/1 Marcus Semien for himself, but we all did fairly well.
Nothing too special about the relic, but getting a Red Sox makes for good trade bait. Extra bonus for being one of the more popular guys. I'm sure it would be hard to find a taker for Panda or Hanley.
Heaney was a busy man last year. He was traded to the Dodgers in the Dee Gordon deal and then the Dodgers flipped him to the Angels for Howie Kendrick. He pitched pretty well for the Angels in about half a seasons work last year. He is going to be leaned on heavy this coming year.
Vazquez probably needs to have a big spring for him to break camp with the Red Sox. Teams seem to like veterans as backups so Ryan Hanigan will probably win the job. Blake Swihart seems to be destined for the starting gig.
The checklist in Classics is one of my favorites in the last couple of years. I just wish Panini would have paid a little more attention to detail. Unfortunately the set was one and done.
It is not a break without extras! Kevin always finds good stuff. First a cool Clay Holmers Elite card. Holmes had decent pedigree as the Pirates talked him out of a college commitment, but he still hasn't had a breakout season.
I should build a special wing in my Polanco collection featuring cards of his that Kevin sent my way. He knows I have a man crush on the Pirate right fielder. Awesome on card auto!
The always tall 54 Bowman of Max Surkont. I think I may have only one other 54 Bowman card so this is a pretty cool addition to the collection.
As always Kevin thanks for the break and the extra stuff. I really appreciate it. Brian just finished his break last weekend so a new box break post shouldn't far behind.
Thanks for reading.
Nice Heaney. It's pretty amazing how the Angels manage to keep acquiring legitimate major league players despite having one of the worst farm systems in history.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. I liked the deal that got Simmons too. They just need to stop signing aging sluggers.
DeleteThe Marlins. They must have some fans, somewhere. Too embarrassed to show their faces around the blogs?? Hiding out with Rays fans? It's great having a guys like you, Brian and Kevin around the blogs. The friendships are more fun than the cards.
ReplyDeleteAt least a few people collect Durham Bulls so that helps a little bit with the Rays. We just need to recruit a Marlins guy.
DeleteCouple nice Bosox cards. Max Sukant is a Rhode Island guy. He was my father in laws youth hockey coach. A year or so ago I picked up everyone of Max's topps and Bowman issues and packaged them up as a gift for my father in law.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great story about Sukant. How cool!
DeleteI just put a package in the mail for you. It doesn't have the cards above, but I don't think you will mind.
I forgot about Panini Classics. That's a good set and one I'll have to look to when working on my HOF project.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun set. The price point at its debut was very high, but now it is to the point where it is a great value. It could do wonders to your HOF project. Many of the guys on the checklist are pre war.
DeleteGood stuff. I bought a box of Panini Classics with my two box pre-order of 2016 Archives to get me into the free shipping threshold. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun box to open, plus every box seems to yield one really cool card.
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