Gint-a-Cuffs IV: Round 3, float like a butterfly & sting like a bee!

BAM! And we're right back to it for another rousing day of Gint-a-Cuffs IV. Today will round out the first half, here's to hoping for a strong showing...

Pack 9:

Torii Hunter -246
Coco Crisp - 209
Steve Lombardozzi - 240
Chris Young - 77
Chase Utley - 291
World's Tallest Building - Burj Khalifa (+3)
Ichiro Black Bordered Mini - 229 (+5)
Bela Karolyi Short Print - 309 (+2)

Pack Total: +10
Running Total: +70

Not too shabby right out the gate!

Pack 10:

Mark Reynolds - 271
Brandon Belt - 280
Brooks Robinson - 80
Tommy Hanson - 201
Carlos Quentin - 282
Roger Maris - 225 (-1) (UGH!)
Don Mattingly Regular Mini - 170 (-1) (DOUBLE UGH!)
What's In A Name? - Larry Wayne Jones (+2)

Pack Total: +0
Running Total: +70

Well that pack was a bust. Freaking YANKOMBIE APOCALYPSE!!! Get my shotgun...

Pack 11:

Greg Gumbel - 292 (-1) (Eff.)
Brennan Boesch - 250
Stephen Strausburg - 171
Phil Pfister - 198
Dee Gordon - 298
Cory Lubke - 207
Derek Jeter A&G Back Mini - (+1... at least it's not negative)
What's In A Name? - JOSEPH PATRICK MAUER (Not sure how to score this... At least +3 [+2 for WIN, +1 for favorite team] but could it be +6? [+2 for WIN, +4 for favorite player])

Pack Total: +3 or +6
Running Total: +73 or +76

Excellent... my buddy Joe and his epic sideburns have made their appearance. I'll be looking out for his base card now, too... and dare I say, an AUTOGRAPH!?!?!? I think that's asking too much.

Pack 12:

Stan "The Man" Musial - 88
Tim Hudson - 139
Madison Bumgarner - 130
Roberto Clemente - 300
Trevor Cahill - 156
Historical Turning Point - Invention of the Printing Press (+3)
Joe Benson A&G Back Mini - 144 (+3) (MONEY!)
Swin Cash Short Print - 339 (+2)

Pack Total: +8
Running Total: +81 or +84

Well... today hasn't been a total bust. We're starting to see some Twins pop up, and with the exception of those three Yankee's... we didn't see any Yankee scum. But I guess that goes without saying, doesn't it?

I don't even want to do the math on this one. We'll 1) wait for the Commish to make a call on the Joseph Patrick Mauer What's In An AWESOME NAME Card... and 2) shoot some of the Yankombies that keep popping up in here... even in a best case scenario, our average is going to drop to about +6.4ish per pack... man, that predicted total is dropping like the Yankombies are going to near my house in the upcoming Apocalypse.

-GG

Gint-A-Cuffs IV - Dodge, weave, duck, bob!

Greetings Gint-a-Cuffs Gang!

Ginter Godfather here with another exciting 4 packs of the highly anticipated Gint-a-Cuffs IV Ginter Box! Without further ado, LETS GET TO IT!

Pack 5:

Hank Haney - 245
Jay Bruce - 173
Desmond Jennings - 67
Wei-Yin Chen - 178
John Danks - 218
World's Tallest Building -Taipei 101 (+3)
Michael Buffer A&G Back Short Print Mini - 314 (+7)
Ian Nova Short Print - 303 (+1, more Yankombie Apocalypse minions...)

Pack Total: +11
Running Total: +44

Very solid pack, even if it had a Yankee in it.

Pack 6:

Gaby Sanchez - 273
Jason Bay - 191
Aramis Ramirez - 243
Luke Hochevar - 175
Michael Cuddyer - 62 (So close! Why did you have to go to the Rockies, Cuddy!?)
Baseball Highlight Sketches - Tom Seaver (+3)
Stephen Drew Regular Mini - 177
Kyle Farnsworth Short Print - 304 (+2)

Pack Total: +5
Running Total: +49

No comment. I have nothing witty, inspirational, intimidating, or otherwise worthwhile to say.

Pack 7:

Bud Norris - 106
Johnny Damon - 59
Rulon Gardner - 16 (BEAST MODE!)
James Loney - 101
Jerry Bailey - 81 (+1)
Historical Turning Points - Battle of Waterloo (+3)
Cole Hamels Regular Mini - 179
Jason Heyward Short Print - 317 (+2)

Pack Total: +6
Running Total: +55

Well, I guess we're improving. Improvement is something.

Pack 8:

Yonder Alonso - 9
Yovani Gallardo - 222
Dayan Viciedo - 255
Matt Kemp - 200 (+1)
Tsuyoshi Nishioka - 147 (+1)
David Wright - 121 (+1)
Ichiro Base Mini - 229 (Thank GOODNESS they don't have him in pinstripes here...)
What's In A Name? - Joshua Patrick Beckett (+2)

Pack Total: +5
Running Total: +60

Well, two other favorite players and a favorite team player that hasn't played a single game all year... I guess we could have done worse here.

We have a day average of +6.75 and a box average of +6.875 per pack. We're losing ground overall, but we still have 2 of our 3 hits still out there. I've got a feeling one of them is a doosy. Or, that might be indigestion and they're both going to be really crappy Yankees.

That's it for today, we're 1/3rd of the way through this box and there's plenty of excitement left.

-GG

Gint-a-Cuffs - Right, left, uppercut, hook!

Heyo Gint-a-Cuffs IV participants and onlookers! This Ginter Godfather has stepped into the fray... without any further ado...

Lets get r-r-ready to R-R-R-R-R-R-RUM-BLLLLE!

Box Topper: N43 Ernie Banks (+5) Eh. I guess it could have been a Yankee?

Running Total: +5

Pack 1:

Stan Musial - 88
Tim Hudson - 139
Madison Bumgarner - 130
Roberto Clemente - 300
Trevor Cahill - 156
Andrew McCutchen - 128
Johann Sebastian Bach - MM1 (+3)
What's In A Name? - Edwin Donald Snider (+2)

Pack Total: +5
Running Total: +10

Well, at least we're consistent here...

Pack 2:

Jed Lowrie - 248
Mark Teixeira - 169 (-1 BOO HISS)
Darwin Barney - 183
Mat Latos - 64
Ben Zorbist - 32
Hisashi Iwakuma - 53
David Freese Regular Mini - 134
What's In A Name? - Carsten Charles Sabathia (+1 UGGGH!)

Pack Total: +0
Running Total: +10

Let the Yankombie Apocalypse begin!

Pack 3:

Ardolis Chapman - 70
Matt Joyce - 83
Al Unser, Sr. - 237
Jose Valverde - 151
Brandon Morrow - 256
Historical Turning Point - The Fall of the Roman Empire... to Yankombie Apocalypse. (+3)
David Freese Black Bordered Mini - 134 (+7)
Howie Kendrick - 350 (+2)

Pack Total: +12
Running Total: +22

Probably the last time we can double the running total in a single pack!

Pack 4:

Willie Mays - 210
Starlin Castro - 185 (No Castro Lovers? Must be the lack of beard...)
Jaime Garcia - 202
Tony Gwynn - 205
Geovany Soto Framed Relic - AGR-GS (+10)
Yogi Berra Regular Mini - 23 (-1 Ahhhh! They're multiplying, and getting smaller to crawl up my nose!)
What's In A Name? - James Howard Thome (+2)

Pack Total: +11
Running Total: +33

*To the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas*

"Four Ginter packs, three damn Yankees, two David Freese minis, and a partridge in a chair tree..."

So, we came out swinging and feel like we've hit a brick wall with our fist. We're averaging +7 points per pack, which puts us on pace for a +173 point box. Something tells me that is VERY optimistic. My personal prediction? +142. Maybe. Whatever it is, the total is going to end in +...42.

-GG

Greetings Ginter Gnafia,

With the imminent release of 2012 Allen and Ginter just days away and the retail release even closer, I thought I would come to you with an appeal.

Bring me your minis.

The Ginter Godfather's favor will be bestowed upon anyone who executes a trade with the Ginter Godfather.

Now that we've taken care of business, be on the lookout for a review as soon as I can get my hands on some product, as well as several product breaks just so you can get a good feel for what is coming out of this year's product. I'll also be doing a few small giveaways to test the waters as to what we have for followers as we get into the product.

And just a reminder, Gint-A-Cuffs is coming, and the Ginter Godfather will be making his Gint-A-Cuffs debut in record-setting style.