Bronco Break Mojo



Today I received my booty from Mojobreak.com from a recent 2012 Topps Finest Football Case Break.  It was done random style and I got the Denver Broncos. Well I hit big on the case with several base and rookies, as well as several refractors, and then the big dogs, two Peyton Manning Refractors, one Red #'d to 50, and one Gold #'d to 25.  I also hit on a Ronnie Hillman Rookie Patch Auto #'d to 50, featuring a three color patch.  If you've never tried a box break, Mojobreak.com does it right.  Check them out, great deals, free shipping, and they do it live on BlogTV.com.

Hurricanes and Sports Cards!

 



Let me tell you what happens to a couple hundred thousand pieces of cardboard when they are submerged in water.  Almost 7 years ago, during Hurricane Wilma, I experienced the worst conditions I ever have in all my years of living in Key West.  Hurricane Wilma was a Catergory 3 storm with sustained winds up to 120 mph, but it was the storm surge and the direction in which she came, that caused the most damage.  6-8 feet of storm surge swept across the lower keys and flooded a large majority of the homes and properties in the area.  Our house, a ground level duplex, had about 25 inches of water inside, with about 48 inches outside, just about to the top of our chain link fence.  In the closet of my computer room was the majority of my 12 year collection, stacked in shoe boxes ranging from 2-5 row, well over 150,000 cards soaked and destroyed, roughly 32 boxes.  I really don't know what I lost because I never looked in the boxes, to painful, but what hurt the most was when the flood insurance adjusted said '"You know you don't have contents?" What, we don't have contents, what?  How do you have flood insurance and not have the contents covered? Kind of like have fire insurance and not having contents covered.  Lesson learned, the hard way, but the pain wasn't done yet. After lugging all these cards out and putting the in a pile for trash pickup, several hundred cards were spilled and left on the grond by the garbage men.  A daily reminder of the past.  A friend of mine actually salvaged a few cards, and a crushed can of Pinacle Inside Football, unopened. I still have those cards and can, as well as the memories of cards lost.  As we prepare for tomorrow, Hurricane Isaac is bearing down on the Florida Keys, and expected to make landfall late Sunday night.  I hope that Isaac doesn't collect cards like his older sibling Wilma, that's a trade I can't make or take again. Take care, stay safe, and keep dry.

Carpal Tunnel Rookies



Well I had the pleasure of participating in and watching an 8 box case break of some 2012 Topps Finest Football at Mojobreak.com.  It was random style and I was fortunate enough to get the Denver Broncos.  Although nothing earth shattering was pulled, the one rookie patch auto per box became the evidence that card companies are getting their money's worth out of these guys when it comes to signing cards.  Rookie autos numbered to 13-1500, ridiculous.  These young men are gonna get carpal tunnel syndrome before they can sign a contract.  They probably hate Sharpies now, and wouldn't doubt that they growl at anyone asking for some signage. Come on card companies, getting an autograph should be exciting not bewildering.

Pujols Mystery Patch?

I pulled this card from the 2007 Topps Triple Threads Baseball a few years ago and have been puzzled by a piece of it ever since.  I know it's a triple relic, and two of the pieces are jersey and bat, but the third piece is a black, patch like thingy, with red paint or something.  I have looked at a variety of different uniforms the Cardinals wear and have worn and I can't seem to figure it out.  Any help?  Of course Topps leaves it wide open and won't specify which part or where it came from. 

Are you ready for some football?

Now that the Olympics are over, no more Synchronized Diving, Field Hockey, Rowing, or Badminton, how are we gonna survive?  Thank goodness it's almost football season.  These preseason games are so hard to watch, and with the "scab" refs, how hard is it to figure out how far 15 yards is?  It will be interesting to see Peyton in Denver, the two head Quarterback monster in New York, and how 'bout them Seahawks?  Yeah, can't wait to see what Pete Carroll has up his sleeve this year.  Oh well, at least I know what I will be doing on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday nights for the next couple of months.

Dollar Store Glossy RG3

Well today while out with the Boss paring down the Honey-Do list, we stopped by the Dollar Store for a few items.  While waiting in line I spotted some 2012 Score Football, yes, what a great product, making it's way to the Dollar Tree in it's first week.  I know that paying a buck for a pack of this wobbly table leveler is probably too much, but I couldn't resist.  I scooped up 6 packs and waited my fate.  I started popping these gems and quickly realized the every pack gumbo of one rookie and one glossy along with a wide variety of the 400 player base card veteran checklist.  About the third pack in, I hit some dirt, not paydirt, just some dirt, a RG3 Glossy rookie, okay, now I'm at least satisfied with my meger investment.

Here are the Rookies including the RG3 Glossy:

Here are the Glossy Parallels:

Happy Birthday Box Break

I know it's a week late but it's still a birthday present.  I decided to splurge on a few different new releases getting 4 different boxes of cards.  2012 Donruss Elite Football, 2012 Topps Inception Football, 2012 Topps Finest Baseball, and 2011/12 Ultimate Collection Hockey.  I will post some pics shortly but here's a breakdown, box by box. Enjoy.

Note:  All of these cards are available for sale or trade.

2012 Topps Finest Baseball Box Break

Box 1:

Pack 1:

Jon Lester 44, Hanley Ramirez 55, Albert Pujols Refractor 1, Mike Napoli 98, David Price 21

Pack 2:

Chipper Jones 58, Kirk Nieuwenhuis RC 29, Mark Teixeira Refractor 31, Ryan Zimmerman 32, Dellin Betances RC 71

Pack 3:

Wade Miley RC 76, Yu Darvish RC 35, Curtis Granderson Gold Refractor 19/50 85, Robinson Cano Finest Moments Die Cut Refractor FM-RC, Leonys Martin RC 93

Pack 4:

Josh Beckett 94, Jacoby Ellsbury 24, Austin Romine RC Refractor 81, Giancarlo Stanton 9, Robinson Cano 15

Pack 5:

Tyler Pastornicky RC 52, Jered Weaver 28, Drew Pomeranz Autographed Jersey Relic AJR-DP 19/50, Matt Moore RC 67, Paul Kornerko 57

Pack 6:

Liam Hendriks RC 77, David Wright 38, Jose Bautista Game Changers GC-JB, Brett Pill RC 91, Curtis Granderson 85

Box 2:

Pack 1:

Ian Kinsler 79, Albert Pujols 1, Joey Votto Refractor 80, Ichiro Suzuki 11, Jose Reyes 90

Pack 2:

Joey Votto 80, Eric Hosmer 63, Bryce Harper RC Refractor 73, Miguel Cabrera 70, Josh Hamilton 13

Pack 3:

Adrian Beltre 45, Roy Halladay 100, Tim Lincecum Face of the Franchise Die Cut FF-TL, Jarrod Parker RC 43, Brad Peacock RC 51

Pack 4:

Trevor Bauer RC 22, Josh Beckett Green Refractor 94 144/199, Nelson Cruz Finest Moments Refractor Die Cut FM-NC, Ian Kennedy23, Evan Longoria 26

Pack 5:

Cole Hamels 75, Dustin Pedroia 49, Joe Mauer Refractor 83, Mark Trumbo 59, Adrian Gonzalez 89

Pack 6:

Eric Surkamp RC 87, Jesus Montero RC 72, Matt Moore Autographed Rookie On Card AR-MM 68/99, C.C. Sabathia 48, Alex Liddi RC 99

Base and Rookie Cards 46 total, no duplicates

1 Albert Pujols 9 Giancarlo Stanton 11 Ichiro 13 Josh Hamilton 15 Robinson Cano 21 David Price 23 Ian Kennedy 24 Jacoby Ellsbury 26 Evan Longoria 28 Jered Weaver 29 Kirk Nieuwenhuis RC 32 Ryan Zimmerman 35 Yu Darvish RC 38 David Wright 43 Jarrod Parker RC 44 Jon Lester 45 Adrian Beltre 48 C.C. Sabathia 49 Dustin Pedroia 51 Brad Peacock RC 52 Tyler Pastornicky RC 55 Hanley Ramirez 57 Paul Konerko

58 Chipper Jones 59 Mark Trumbo 63 Eric Hosmer 67 Matt Moore RC 70 Miguel Cabrera 71 Dellin Betances RC 72 Jesus Montero RC 75 Cole Hamels 76 Wade Miley RC 77 Liam Hendricks RC 79 Ian Kinsler 80 Joey Votto 85 Curtis Granderson 87 Eric Surkamp RC 89 Adrian Gonzalez 90 Jose Reyes 91 Brett Pill RC 92 Trevor Bauer RC 93 Leonys Martin RC 94 Josh Beckett 98 Mike Napoli 99 Alex Liddi RC 100 Roy Halladay

2012 Topps Inception Football

Tony Gonzalez, Joe Flacco, Ladainian Tomlinson 087/252, Mark Sanchez 06/75 (Jersey Number), Joe Adams Rookie Autograph Patch, Isaiah Pead Rookie Autograph, Mohamed Sanu Rookie Patch (2 Color) 47/50

2012 Donruss Elite Football

Base cards 86 total, no duplicates

1 Larry Fitzgerald 2 Beanie Wells 3 Kevin Kolb 4 Michael Turner 6 Roddy White 7 Matt Ryan 8 Ray Lewis 9 Ray Rice 11 Joe Flacco 12 Ryan Fitzpatrick 13 Fred Jackson 14 Steve Johnson 15 Cam Newton 16 DeAngelo Williams 18 Brian Urlacher 19 Jay Cutler 20 Devin Hester 22 Andy Dalton 23 Greg Little 24 A.J. Green 25 Colt McCoy 27 DeMarcus Ware 28 Tony Romo 29 DeMarco Murray 30 Jason Witten 32 Tim Tebow 33 Willis McGahee 34 Ndamukong Suh 36 Calvin Johnson Jr. 37 Charles Woodson 38 Clay Matthews 39 Aaron Rodgers 40 Greg Jennings 41 Andre Johnson 42 Arian Foster 43 Matt Schaub 44 Reggie Wayne 45 Peyton Manning 46 Maurice Jones-Drew 47 Blaine Gabbert 48 Jamaal Charles 49 Eric Berry 50 Dwayne Bowe

51 Matt Cassel 52 Reggie Bush 53 Brandon Marshall 54 Jared Allen 55 Adrian Peterson 56 Christian Ponder 57 Tom Brady 58 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 60 Wes Welker 61 Drew Brees 62 Darren Sproles 64 Marques Colston 65 Eli Manning 66 Brandon Jacobs 67 Victor Cruz 69 Mark Sanchez 70 Plaxico Burress 71 Darren McFadden 72 Richard Seymour 73 Carson Palmer 75 LeSean McCoy 76 DeSean Jackson 77 Ben Roethlisberger 79 Troy Polamalu 80 Heath Miller 81 Philip Rivers 82 Ryan Mathews 83 Antonio Gates 84 Vincent Jackson 85 Patrick Willis 86 Alex Smith 87 Frank Gore 89 Tarvaris Jackson 90 Marshawn Lynch 91 Steven Jackson 92 James Laurinaitis 94 LeGarrette Blount 95 Josh Freeman 96 Matt Hasselbeck 97 Chris Johnson 98 Nate Washington 99 Brian Orakpo 100 Roy Helu Jr.

 Rookies

110 Michael Brockers 126/999

126 Dont'a Hightower 375/999

128 Stephen Hill 092/799

200 Case Keenum 622/999

Rookie Autograph

Rishard Matthews 315/599

Rookie Inscriptions Autograph

Dwayne Allen

Rookie Aspirations Die Cut Autograph

Case Keenum 12/49

Rookie Status Die Cut

T.J. Graham 4/6

Rookie Elite Series

A.J. Jenkins 395/999

Elite Series

Larry Fitzgerald 686/999

Hard Hats

Justin Blackmon 370/399

Craftsmen

Tony Romo 611/999

Prime Numbers

Jordy Nelson 075/999

Hit List

D’Qwell Jackson 605/999

New Breed Jersey

Michael Floyd 098/299

2011/12 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey

Cam Neely 005/399

David McIntyre Ultimate Rookies 140/399

Sean Couturier Ultimate Rookies Autograph (On Card) 47/99

Johnny Bower Ultimate Jerseys Dual Jersey 067/100

“God bless America, and God bless the Seattle Seahawks.”

This weekend the NFL honored a few of the finest to ever play the game, including Chris Doleman, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Dermontti Dawson, Jack Butler, and Cortez Kennedy.  Being a lifelong Miami Hurricanes and Seattle Seahawks fan, watching Tez getting hir due respect made me very proud to be a fan of his.  Playing for the Seahawks might not get you the most publicity but staying true to your team and your city is a rare and cherished thing these days.  As Tez delivered the final line of his speech, I got goosebumps and chills, “God bless America, and God bless the Seattle Seahawks.” Thank You Cortez Kennedy, lifetime Seattle Seahawk, and one of the newest and proudest members of the National Football League Hall of Fame.

Super Mario

I have began to enjoy busting open high end product and last year, me and the nephew decided that 2010/11 Upper Deck The Cup Hockey would be the one.  I have done pretty decent with the high end stuff and this was no exception. Cracking the seal and start digging, unveiling the grand prize.  This Mario Lemieux Emblems of Endorsements Dual Patch Autograph Serial Numbered 01/15.  This multicolor dual patch and on card auto is only trumped by the low number, and, well Mario!

Is Feild Hockey the new Volleyball?

I have to admit that the Netherlands Women's Field Hockey team caught my eye, and then I heard all the clamoring about it replacing Women's Volleyball as the newest thing to watch.  I must say that the uniforms do add another reasons to watch the sport. And now this, Google, falling prey to Field Hockey, and making it it's header, wow. I would have thought that Gymnastics or Swimming would have got the nod today.