Thursday 27 September 2012

2012 Panini Triple Play 4th (and Final) part

Here we go with the Fourth and final quarter of the box of 2012 Panini Triple Play. I still have about 200 cards to go to complete the set.

Pack 19:
#2 Migual Montero Arizona
#46 Rickie Weeks Milwaukee
#125 Albert Pujols Los Angeles 8/9
#192 Ichiro Seattle 3/9
#262 Yu Darvish Texas
#15 Stolen base sticker
#2 Eye Black
Pack 20:
#6 Dan Uggla Atlanta
#13 Alfonso Soriano Chicago
#50 Joe Mauer Minnesota
#132 Jose Reyes Miami 6/9
#189 Buster Bosey San Francisco 9/9
#267 Baseball 101 Double Play
#25 Alex Gordon Kansas City sticker
Pack 21:
#38 Dan Harden Los Angeles
#79 B.J.Upton Tampa Bay
#86 Jose Bautista Toronto
#Justin Upton Arizona 4/9
#Yoenis Cespedes Oakland 7/9
#279 Tony Gwynn San Diego
#5 Line Drive sticker
Pack 22:
#31 Brett Myers Houston
#71 Buster Posey San Francisco
#80 David Price Tampa Bay
#147 Yoenis Cespedes Oakland 3/9
#191 Ichiro Seattle 2/9
#235 Ian Kennedy Arizona
#20 Paul Konerko Chicago sticker
Pack 23:
#28 Justin Verlander Detroit
#68 Chase Headley San Diego
#77 Lance Berkman St.Louis
#195 Ichiro Seattle 6/9
#207 Matt Holliday St.Louis 9/9
#255 Ryan Howard Philadelphia
#20 Paul Konerko sticker
Pack 24:
 #18 Paul Konerko Chicago
#56 Curtis Granderson New York
#60 Yoenis Cespedes Oakland
#109 Carlos Lee Miami 1/9
#213 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay 6/9
#30 Ryan Zimmerman sticker
#3 Tattoo
24 packs done and dusted. Although no where near a complete set, at $24.00 a box, living in the USA, I would have no hesitation in buying another box. Living in the UK...?
See how I doing with this set here.

Wednesday 26 September 2012

2012 Panini Triple Play Part 3

Part 3 of the 2012 Triple play box.

Pack 13:
#34 Alex Gordon Kansas City
#40 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles
#82 Ian Kinsler Texas
#111 Carlos Lee Miami 3/9
#153 Yoenis Cespedes Oakland 9/9
#266 Baseball 101 Diamond
#25 Alex Gordon Kansas City sticker
 
Pack 14:
#30 Prince Fielder Detroit
#70 Brian Wilson San Francisco
#93 Justin Upton Arizona 3/9
#135 Jose Reyes Miami 9/9
#249 Giancarlo Stanton Miami
#291 Justin Verlander
#10 Beanball sticker
 
Pack 15:
#44 Jose Reyes Miami
#87 Ricky Romero Toronto
#90 Stephen Strasburg Washington
#168 Andrew McCutchen  Pittsburgh 6/9
#Evan Longoria Tampa Bay 7/9
#20 Paul Konerko Chicago
#2 Tattoo
 
Pack 16:
#3 Paul Goldschmidt Arizona
#10 Adrian Gonzalez Boston
#47 Ryan Braun Milwaukee
#136 Alex Rodriguez New York 1/9
#178 Orlando Hudson Chicago 7/9
#269 Baseball 101 Pitcher's Mound
#25 Alex Gordon sticker
 
Pack 17:
#5 Chipper Jones Atlanta
#49 Francisco Liriano Minnesota
#177 Orlando Hudson Chicago 6/9
#217 Josh Hamilton Texas 1/9
#237 Adam Jones Baltimore
#15 Stolen Base sticker
#6 Eye Black
 
Pack 18:
# 1 Ian Kennedy Arizona
#74 Felix Hernandez Seattle
#137 Alex Rodriguez new York 2/9
#Josh Hamilton Texas 2/9
#241 Joey Votto Cincinnati
#4 Catcher's Mask sticker
#300 Feel the Real Jersey

I seem to be getting many doubles for the stickers, not so with the cards. I must admit to be disppointed with the 'Feel the Real card'. I was hoping for a glove or a base.
 


Tuesday 25 September 2012

2012 Panini Triple Play Part 2

The second lot of 6 packs of 2012 Panini Triple Play from a 24 pack box.
Check out my progress so far here.
Pack 7:
#35 Billy Butler Kansas City
#76 Carlos Beltran St Louis
#83 Josh Hamilton Texas
#164 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh 2/9
#229 Jose Bautista Toronto 4/9
#278 Bob Feller Cleveland
#5 Line Drive sticker
Pack 8:
#9 Matt Wieters Baltimore
#16 A.J.Pierzynski Chicago
#53 Ike Davis New York
#122 Albert Pujols Los Angeles 5/9
#179 Orlando Hunson Chicago 8/9
#9 Crashing through Wall sticker
#3 tattoo
Pack 9:
 #26 Todd Helton Colorado
#66 Pedro Alvarez Pittsburgh
#75 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle
#95 Justin Upton Arizona 5/9
#196 Ichiro Seattle 7/9
#251 Justin Morneau Minnesota
#30 Ryan Zimmerman Washington sticker
Pack 10:
 #12 Jacoby Ellsbury Boston
#17 John Danks Chicago
#55 Alex Rodriguez New York
#120 Albert Pujols Los Angeles 3/9
#199 Matt Holliday St.Louis 1/9
#20 Paul Konerko Chicago sticker
#4 Tattoo
Pack 11:
 #41 James Loney Los Angeles
#45 Josh Johnson Miami
#88 Michael Morse Washington
#121 Albert Pujols Los Angeles 4/9
#212 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay 5/9
#30 Ryan Zimmerman Washington sticker
#1 Tattoo
Pack 12:
#21 Mat Latos Cincinnati
#59 Kurt Suzuki Oakland
#165 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh 3/9
#200 Matt Holliday St Louis 2/9
#260 Lance Berkman St Louis
#14 Albert Pujols sticker
#4/6 Eye Black

Going pretty well so far, only 1 double that I can see. I wonder which of the 9 card pictures I will finish first?


Monday 24 September 2012

2012 Panini Triple Play Box Part 1


I saw these cards quiet a while back and really liked the look of them. I won't go into the details again about my angst  ridden search for these cards. When I did eventually buy them for DandAcards, unable to find a seller over this side of the Atlantic, they cost a little more than I intended. Fast forward a few weeks and there they are available from a seller in Germany. Sods Law once again.
As someone has already pointed out- at least I have 24 packs of cards to open and that is priceless.
I intend to open these 7 card packs in 4 groups of 6 packs, in the hope of not just finding Red Sox but completing the whole set.
There are 90 base cards to collect, 144 puzzle cards(making 16 larger pictures)
There are Inserts available;  30 Focus, 9 Baseball 101, 12 Hall of fame, 10 When I was Young and 30 Stickers.
There are 5 different 'Feel Real' relic cards linked to no specific player.
There are random tattoos and eye black too

Pack 1:
#42 Matt Kemp Los Angeles
#54 Johan Santana New York
#89 Ryan Zimmerman Washington
#110 Carlos Lee Miami 2/9
#167 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh 5/9
#272 Baseball 101 Tag Play
#5 Tattoo
 
Pack 2:
#27 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado
#67 Carlos Quentin San Diego
#107 Starlin Castro Chicago 8/9
 #149 Yoenis Cespedes Oakland 5/9
#244 Miguel Cabrera Detroit
#289 Matt Kemp Los Angeles
#10 Beanball Sticker
 
Pack 3:
 #10 Dustin Pedroia Boston
#43 Giancarlo Stanton Miami
#37 Albert Pujols Los Angeles
#85 Brett Lawrie Toronto
#106 Stalin Castro Chicago 7/9
#163 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh 1/9
#25 Alex Gordon Kansas City sticker
 
Pack 4:
 #29 Miguel Cabera Detroit
#69 Orlando Hudson Chicago
#78 Matt Holliday St Louis
#148 Yoenis Cespedes Oakland 4/9
#221 Josh Hamilton Texas 5/9
#258 Tim Lincecum San Francisco
#30 Ryan Zimmerman Washington sticker
 
Pack 5:
 #4 Brian McCann Atlanta
#48 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee
#190 Ichiro Seattle 1/9
#203 Matt Holliday St Louis 5/9
#246 Eric Hosmer Kansas City
#5 Line Drive sticker
#10 Beanball sticker
 
Pack 6:
 #34 Eric Hosmer Kansas City
#84 Yu Darvish Texas
#152 Yoenis Cespedes Oakland 8/9
#225 Josh Hamilton Texas 9/9
#264 Stephen Strasburg Washington
#15 Stolen Base sticker
#5 Eye Black
 
 I must confess to really liking these cards. What other baseball product has  a mustachioed man catching one right in the head!