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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

36 Pack Wax Match: Pack 12

The Stage has been set. The Match is underway. Who will come out on top? There’s only one way to find out.

Keep going, and open that twelth pack!

As we dive into this pack, 1990 has extended the lead in the match thanks to its victory in pack eleven! Can it keep extending its lead? Let's see!


Hall of Famer +1
This it how it's done! This card of Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan gives the 1990 box a point. I'm intrigued by the shoes under Ryan's arm. Is this a posed picture where the photographer added the shoes and had Ryan give that far-away look, but then didn't want to see much of the prop he added? Or was this a candid shot Fleer used as symbolism of some sort?

Whatever the meaning behind the picture, unfortunately for 1988 this was the only scoring card in the pack.

On to 1990!


Red Sox +2
 That was fast! This card of Red Sox pitcher Wes Gardner gives 1990 a quick two points, and the lead. I know I say it a lot, but the red banner just once again goes so well with the red and white home uniform.

Luckily for 1990, that's where the scoring ends! 1990 claims the slim victory to extend its lead!


Box Bottom: 1988 +1 (1-0)
Pack 1:  1990 +6 (1-1)
Pack 2:  1990 +4 (2-1)
Pack 3:  1988 +3 (2-2)
Pack 4:  1990 +1 (3-2)
Pack 5:  1990 +1 (4-2)
Pack 6:  1988 +2 (3-4)
Pack 7:  1988 +3 (4-4)
Pack 8:  TIE   +0 (4-4)
Pack 9:  1990 +2 (5-4)
Pack 10: 1990 +4 (6-4)
Pack 11: 1990 +4 (7-4)
Pack 12: 1990 +1 (8-4)

What will happen next time?

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