tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9304742366394393812024-03-15T08:04:27.937-04:00Section 36The Best Section of Red Sox nationSection 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2677125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-22681992937259250602024-03-12T13:36:00.003-04:002024-03-12T13:36:00.330-04:002022 Topps Update Blaster Box Opening!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I like how Topps has taken the “Update” series and really found its niche. In addition to the new players on new trams concept, they’ve added in the “rookie debut” cards as well as all stars and combos. So, what was once a set made up of players you’ve never heard of and an occasional star that changed teams has become absolutely stuffed with stars and key rookies. In this case, I was able to get both. Bobby Witt Jr is definitely an up and coming star, while Corey Seager is just now coming off an MVP campaign. Great to be able to hit both in a single blaster.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;">How did this blaster go? I'm glad you asked.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivQCkSuHkrU8GlOvDkrjPfn9swkrzmd_B2denIEtUuUEkASN6OZsKwm4S92GCQYujuZrLbAG6OKW4X-nZE-v8ne-WUcrMUQmIrgjvkjVJ-YtVYRsxQ-uekVH5KpzZBQh55IfbOmsahmaOJ7a4tXLMXU0Rrjd0MGfA_R4PJGSQIlZruPo4moddOqtDySN6/s4032/IMG_7843.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivQCkSuHkrU8GlOvDkrjPfn9swkrzmd_B2denIEtUuUEkASN6OZsKwm4S92GCQYujuZrLbAG6OKW4X-nZE-v8ne-WUcrMUQmIrgjvkjVJ-YtVYRsxQ-uekVH5KpzZBQh55IfbOmsahmaOJ7a4tXLMXU0Rrjd0MGfA_R4PJGSQIlZruPo4moddOqtDySN6/w300-h400/IMG_7843.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>As always, the box. Can't have you sneaking a peek at the good stuff via thumbnail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRXmIvwYr6X7u-PT8-jbtCkNfJsSNfhI4sS-3P_Uayi9SmenGyKh8x8KWLAgFRcvGfyVKGceNgydCnnw2fmwLDsBSlPVUpeBhLk_8XziuW4STstyFmweKgzubZgd0-lKosxf6vHkfNe371z1pWLF-IOuEo-SrGzVfkPalVgWng3zk0L8N3pDQYWHab9pc/s4032/IMG_7844.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRXmIvwYr6X7u-PT8-jbtCkNfJsSNfhI4sS-3P_Uayi9SmenGyKh8x8KWLAgFRcvGfyVKGceNgydCnnw2fmwLDsBSlPVUpeBhLk_8XziuW4STstyFmweKgzubZgd0-lKosxf6vHkfNe371z1pWLF-IOuEo-SrGzVfkPalVgWng3zk0L8N3pDQYWHab9pc/w300-h400/IMG_7844.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>And, the good stuff. Or, at least stiff. The yellow jerseys are growing on my, but they have a long way to go before I think they're not just bad.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE2cmpoOlgC6HOwD6hlaO1McV3x29k3WRI7rew0b31panznoYhPqVwEyP6Y57ceaVfTaIDDwhD0TRQv7btVlmucOjZugMLLYrZYFhAkFdsW3zKvAtEXf1YdmJzqZLlS8KCwSgcG7MOb5_vZ9BMeaSKjkH_iUCacaNJ5GpS1S4jaq4HHeWTN7AO6Efg5qT/s4032/IMG_7845.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE2cmpoOlgC6HOwD6hlaO1McV3x29k3WRI7rew0b31panznoYhPqVwEyP6Y57ceaVfTaIDDwhD0TRQv7btVlmucOjZugMLLYrZYFhAkFdsW3zKvAtEXf1YdmJzqZLlS8KCwSgcG7MOb5_vZ9BMeaSKjkH_iUCacaNJ5GpS1S4jaq4HHeWTN7AO6Efg5qT/w400-h300/IMG_7845.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Hopefully Devers will be delivering at the plate a lot this year. The Sox need him for their playoff push.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3PJBDXKVWbE5x0bT3v0HfQKMymHuzeeGLx6RaLVc-ujFxBTgwDovpDQo2AUZJJw2aBZd7pZzwWBslQKYyTaPfGko22Bcx8nVA6-3N04oR0pTLUbWss6sVWxRaICUvP5D5NFhl1CxSEFYGO8rtV_5oV89SBA4THXUjQPOfje5uUoNySC2aYILzmnQK1j0/s4032/IMG_7846.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3PJBDXKVWbE5x0bT3v0HfQKMymHuzeeGLx6RaLVc-ujFxBTgwDovpDQo2AUZJJw2aBZd7pZzwWBslQKYyTaPfGko22Bcx8nVA6-3N04oR0pTLUbWss6sVWxRaICUvP5D5NFhl1CxSEFYGO8rtV_5oV89SBA4THXUjQPOfje5uUoNySC2aYILzmnQK1j0/w300-h400/IMG_7846.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Right. Rich Hill was on the Red Sox.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi565xAJoonLAFvgnFwr3xbW1Q8sYdWPf5mWo-gj4YEzm1oyCG9oDBf9DO4PbfA59sVtjCxTKRf7UJTBE6zfa-rYQViNiqa-21dQlNykN-Zl1jCvGq5prGAnjbUA4iKb6TzCI0Pvwm42ZBDP5Wg0ln-mmg6CVOxMO7Ko0sTXHELKcIquNPup6ESQoNlXJuZ/s4032/IMG_7847.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi565xAJoonLAFvgnFwr3xbW1Q8sYdWPf5mWo-gj4YEzm1oyCG9oDBf9DO4PbfA59sVtjCxTKRf7UJTBE6zfa-rYQViNiqa-21dQlNykN-Zl1jCvGq5prGAnjbUA4iKb6TzCI0Pvwm42ZBDP5Wg0ln-mmg6CVOxMO7Ko0sTXHELKcIquNPup6ESQoNlXJuZ/w300-h400/IMG_7847.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>As was Nick Pivetta, pitching quite well for the Sox.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">So, not bad. I mean, you can't expect to get more Red Sox in a single box than that one. I guess no complaints. </span></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">If you want to see the rest of the box, go check out the opening on my <a href="https://youtu.be/wvxbyBfg-xY">YouTube video</a>. And feel free to like/subscribe while you're there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div></span></span></div><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-26193539506307920062024-03-05T15:36:00.008-05:002024-03-05T17:01:09.345-05:00Check Out My Casas!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="background-color: white;">That's what COMC stands for, right? Because it's time for another </span></span></span><a href="https://www.comc.com/Users/Section36,sh,i100" style="background-color: white; color: #23a367; font-family: helvetica; text-decoration-line: none;">COMC</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"> mailday. This one was very baseball heavy. Well, OK, it was almost entirely Triston Casas. See, it occurred to me that the Red Sox rising star wears number 36. How did I not have a massive collection of his cards? So, I decided it would be fun to collect the rainbow of his Topps rookie card. Or, maybe it's not a rainbow since I'm involving several brands. Basically, anything that looks like his base Topps RC. You'll understand when you see them.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span style="background-color: white;">Wanna see? I'm only going to show the Red Sox cards. There are other baseball, football, and basketball cards in the shipment. If you want to see everything, Check Out My <a href="https://youtu.be/MATS71Is150">YouTube video</a>!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span style="background-color: white;">But, enough chatting, let's get to the cards!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZzNFNXVchtz3J1XlhET5HBFYYZbur65sBongMuIcPtajarkoyW99fKK1ItZJbL6TU7WuG2bE44zjTe55H0zVr2A4pCQZo25bMaFwfJEKttaKmdD4yoPAessTzmJjEvSXpq59K8uXAvvyEJB6hXm9kX30FhEAC1FEpphOEtQeiL4_3Pzqu3OOIGPH53vW/s4032/IMG_7964.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZzNFNXVchtz3J1XlhET5HBFYYZbur65sBongMuIcPtajarkoyW99fKK1ItZJbL6TU7WuG2bE44zjTe55H0zVr2A4pCQZo25bMaFwfJEKttaKmdD4yoPAessTzmJjEvSXpq59K8uXAvvyEJB6hXm9kX30FhEAC1FEpphOEtQeiL4_3Pzqu3OOIGPH53vW/w300-h400/IMG_7964.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>We'll start it off with this Pedro 2008 Topps Moments and Milestones. I don't know if I really want to dedicate myself to these cards. But, always glad to add a Pedro...especially one with a big "36" on the front. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVXtxRkVnni8hQ93aao9dhIJjTtjN0GmQ03je4BYas8_uzs071xAZ2nBUye3YS_BpJhKF7C2r1OpUBx35X4-Ugroiaxz8SW26vLHkMBNjQ6sYfWtd55nOK3U2gMpdEHYerTn5rLoebfA-2zjFXkNP8XKocgfwnwwtVgwwvHsfBv9byihS0neBi4z4654q/s4032/IMG_7965.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVXtxRkVnni8hQ93aao9dhIJjTtjN0GmQ03je4BYas8_uzs071xAZ2nBUye3YS_BpJhKF7C2r1OpUBx35X4-Ugroiaxz8SW26vLHkMBNjQ6sYfWtd55nOK3U2gMpdEHYerTn5rLoebfA-2zjFXkNP8XKocgfwnwwtVgwwvHsfBv9byihS0neBi4z4654q/w300-h400/IMG_7965.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>Speaking of 36, let's roll with the Casas cards! Thankfully COMC adds a slip of paper saying what each card is. Otherwise, not sure I'd know this is his 2023 Topps Chrome refractor.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEfSFfTjxCbS3ysjNkaqaSUU7JDwS5Xo9SNn7Pz-V4mrcwGsizV0NudN230sEbqz1BDH1QI63sRHUNtARDOmytKDwTSikjdZVUoRUmWIJ7ZL4kxeTxUKMJ1OMGpPIIA1kC-VssSwZR2pFryUFOzbsW69WlBqKn_RlMXC7L0I3_fitCZZSQRhNN-rc3Gzp/s4032/IMG_7966.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEfSFfTjxCbS3ysjNkaqaSUU7JDwS5Xo9SNn7Pz-V4mrcwGsizV0NudN230sEbqz1BDH1QI63sRHUNtARDOmytKDwTSikjdZVUoRUmWIJ7ZL4kxeTxUKMJ1OMGpPIIA1kC-VssSwZR2pFryUFOzbsW69WlBqKn_RlMXC7L0I3_fitCZZSQRhNN-rc3Gzp/w300-h400/IMG_7966.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div>And here is his Topps Chrome pink refractor!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxARoVAwg1DKL6cbJKpWwaYgjcf3cGtfikyqMApHq6I3xhs1MPgu3uNy_XXS16euxHZF9VxdJLM9HidT1l9Zs2QzQqfLQ14sou2_H_oOmjuGkhtOPAlJlqQYdcw3m3ly5A9x0N_POh4ehHWKTweQsS-r5mP0-ahC_m1Ge0cYIOeMEe8xsqJVs91HaOL_4j/s4032/IMG_7967.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxARoVAwg1DKL6cbJKpWwaYgjcf3cGtfikyqMApHq6I3xhs1MPgu3uNy_XXS16euxHZF9VxdJLM9HidT1l9Zs2QzQqfLQ14sou2_H_oOmjuGkhtOPAlJlqQYdcw3m3ly5A9x0N_POh4ehHWKTweQsS-r5mP0-ahC_m1Ge0cYIOeMEe8xsqJVs91HaOL_4j/w300-h400/IMG_7967.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div>Switching to his regular Topps, but the Gold Star Parallel version.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5cxiXVjf9N_QHYQtc8NtSisjdOhesTq9mpqzbdr6BxigG1fwnVygzgDqIMh73YxcujyVD_ucQCGoGaJmyvch9N-EPnLZucueZFMfSgkCbjJifLFZdac0QEvvKTb-Ia1vjHGDbsS_ue2F0DkZwHHO3BKdIri41pP0tk6OcVX9Q1Mcr2dkiUN3W4yiaHPH/s4032/IMG_7968.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5cxiXVjf9N_QHYQtc8NtSisjdOhesTq9mpqzbdr6BxigG1fwnVygzgDqIMh73YxcujyVD_ucQCGoGaJmyvch9N-EPnLZucueZFMfSgkCbjJifLFZdac0QEvvKTb-Ia1vjHGDbsS_ue2F0DkZwHHO3BKdIri41pP0tk6OcVX9Q1Mcr2dkiUN3W4yiaHPH/w300-h400/IMG_7968.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>And his Meijer Purple parallel.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavrLISwqaKDc9q5Zl1qq4gSYSC2TRVdqAP5kFuoWo22IbDza9scvvJDlxhFUFxpSLBPbEoPQCLX5cXbCPIFSk0fjqRylJQ9eO1vsaZf7wXiU4s7t44aiLoPERJ2Yu0ZhTRIC1uKehtRbeiDyLB2YfHDwdH1HjXX-JD1ouLxqbjjxO5Mg_G-DW30qP99O8/s4032/IMG_7969.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavrLISwqaKDc9q5Zl1qq4gSYSC2TRVdqAP5kFuoWo22IbDza9scvvJDlxhFUFxpSLBPbEoPQCLX5cXbCPIFSk0fjqRylJQ9eO1vsaZf7wXiU4s7t44aiLoPERJ2Yu0ZhTRIC1uKehtRbeiDyLB2YfHDwdH1HjXX-JD1ouLxqbjjxO5Mg_G-DW30qP99O8/w300-h400/IMG_7969.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>Another set...his 1st edition. I don't even know what that is.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKqH9R4WrO36VjdDfPMKSvugBSj85H2NL8ziPACR-dRDWE5ht_EwcYrRHi6xxEgohx4OUUrN4G0MhD2pkKiJ8T0_3SOkwDKVjnmkHbsTwpzpq4IOsLJmNziNssHJBQU0eXFqfnZh0bdrhtvIbjnoOsgKNQ3bdJMo46LvUlfpv41r9Bj4cBqU1uAgn9_A4/s4032/IMG_7970.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKqH9R4WrO36VjdDfPMKSvugBSj85H2NL8ziPACR-dRDWE5ht_EwcYrRHi6xxEgohx4OUUrN4G0MhD2pkKiJ8T0_3SOkwDKVjnmkHbsTwpzpq4IOsLJmNziNssHJBQU0eXFqfnZh0bdrhtvIbjnoOsgKNQ3bdJMo46LvUlfpv41r9Bj4cBqU1uAgn9_A4/w300-h400/IMG_7970.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>Followed by his Topps Holiday. Always love this set.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMHv-hnRlZBKkczl-yz9YPOMEDqk9JHjlpvXXBoerpjEfVtV3iBFhpyM0GVS-6ZWYhSGBcIXRFL2mB1KrmiP1xHxCLZliw5HY0UOVRVSPA6_cs1h1ybsdBeXm2zSzpl1G3EZu5_bjsDA1E4HwCDZ6peIKXtcGIl3yNG5zHAkFdWb-K_kLV_Td84THsd1M/s4032/IMG_7971.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMHv-hnRlZBKkczl-yz9YPOMEDqk9JHjlpvXXBoerpjEfVtV3iBFhpyM0GVS-6ZWYhSGBcIXRFL2mB1KrmiP1xHxCLZliw5HY0UOVRVSPA6_cs1h1ybsdBeXm2zSzpl1G3EZu5_bjsDA1E4HwCDZ6peIKXtcGIl3yNG5zHAkFdWb-K_kLV_Td84THsd1M/w300-h400/IMG_7971.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>This is apparently his Topps Collector's Box Silver Pattern Foil. If you say so.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTJSLN9kX66AU9TzNwn8slThxPdHFx5Ft8lDx3TWjMdw3OdIyJ5puZ-pvoSV6h82j_igpyLMFAFIsicWOeohrIQ09tCiCq3bl5dOcnOBt7KwpZjwp3-Jei7snV3MupNT3VDgVtQTGOo4KLTBzwc-BRk7WAF0OBkU8py8GkqVTt8Fhl9y5eB6JNK9tH83A/s4032/IMG_7972.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTJSLN9kX66AU9TzNwn8slThxPdHFx5Ft8lDx3TWjMdw3OdIyJ5puZ-pvoSV6h82j_igpyLMFAFIsicWOeohrIQ09tCiCq3bl5dOcnOBt7KwpZjwp3-Jei7snV3MupNT3VDgVtQTGOo4KLTBzwc-BRk7WAF0OBkU8py8GkqVTt8Fhl9y5eB6JNK9tH83A/w300-h400/IMG_7972.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>And this would be his slightly less interesting base rainbow foil.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOyHfAsteHmt1CvIIchOjNUt13xOv_wSYr19_dsad5y7U4W8kUawKmxv7spcDRu8pm7fHcdwxfU34QuINf2SjKrUFSfcTQ9xVkkSZmAF4QHTImKiUM48_QaAN9N7-PBFCvar-LgnyUv6Whzuem-VWQhIOYKnyRjtdLngJpXJJudJIRffIQVfRZZfmxFoF/s4032/IMG_7973.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOyHfAsteHmt1CvIIchOjNUt13xOv_wSYr19_dsad5y7U4W8kUawKmxv7spcDRu8pm7fHcdwxfU34QuINf2SjKrUFSfcTQ9xVkkSZmAF4QHTImKiUM48_QaAN9N7-PBFCvar-LgnyUv6Whzuem-VWQhIOYKnyRjtdLngJpXJJudJIRffIQVfRZZfmxFoF/w300-h400/IMG_7973.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>Back to Topps Chrome for his Sepia refractor.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c1jfwk5dxMCuaA8SKVf_Pl1ZHxvG3JibH3qRvbpBs0Op8G2tJ3_cFoTXcB3SYY_Z6o6W0Xrz5JfMNoOMFS2sLdsnxLImYqfmUIh1lsT_yfS9-W-qv7soyAEO_HYUzQHIDzmihAfzcALJuETSQZON1xnWXvXz76peSjlfWe2yeBlLqVBe8vHxusfT_pop/s4032/IMG_7974.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c1jfwk5dxMCuaA8SKVf_Pl1ZHxvG3JibH3qRvbpBs0Op8G2tJ3_cFoTXcB3SYY_Z6o6W0Xrz5JfMNoOMFS2sLdsnxLImYqfmUIh1lsT_yfS9-W-qv7soyAEO_HYUzQHIDzmihAfzcALJuETSQZON1xnWXvXz76peSjlfWe2yeBlLqVBe8vHxusfT_pop/w300-h400/IMG_7974.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>Best guess? That's his Topps gold foil.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeNMH1X6dyHM4b5atSMLkudaPjlBSymNBzKZWwAVoFosTo_DiBWiU4JOzfuRcoAMnsXOwjN7hzmQ3mVOYIkYP9xBdSTS1_GRJgegqrnraZZ-yqX3qqhhSBJhYm8R2jIFDwIN2p3sfWwHAzh9fVvnsIqOm369-JI620EDn8kDbPVhMbbv1ow21wx0HmW5k/s4032/IMG_7975.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeNMH1X6dyHM4b5atSMLkudaPjlBSymNBzKZWwAVoFosTo_DiBWiU4JOzfuRcoAMnsXOwjN7hzmQ3mVOYIkYP9xBdSTS1_GRJgegqrnraZZ-yqX3qqhhSBJhYm8R2jIFDwIN2p3sfWwHAzh9fVvnsIqOm369-JI620EDn8kDbPVhMbbv1ow21wx0HmW5k/w300-h400/IMG_7975.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>This one might be his Topps Chrome Prism refractor.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF-y-Wpx1Lf0rB_oCw8e6yrLh9HHwUIzfBBEcjxJTha80VRDr9SLKLc_ofx3Y1eUhvKHnw5GLOitMpmURa_2I6m0YggwPOmK_smGmZizfPrtIjWdQYCIW9uhiFFXt0g0a4vrEotJgyhJMdGEriQI3cXck9KTqbJDcqikpYvhzMRM3co2taag2m1wakTX0/s4032/IMG_7976.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF-y-Wpx1Lf0rB_oCw8e6yrLh9HHwUIzfBBEcjxJTha80VRDr9SLKLc_ofx3Y1eUhvKHnw5GLOitMpmURa_2I6m0YggwPOmK_smGmZizfPrtIjWdQYCIW9uhiFFXt0g0a4vrEotJgyhJMdGEriQI3cXck9KTqbJDcqikpYvhzMRM3co2taag2m1wakTX0/w300-h400/IMG_7976.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>While this one sure looks like his Topps Chrome Logofractor.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmohEJ-2pcv-jQFgrHES50IXRY-WdDJxwBOpd37piRDE3bH7rQJ9GVw_YI6zTQvdsegI3k759Zztsob4gmVaex4z0Sgvv0CVCIjQzYEy4oQOVHpFRtwGXEuWcI-VbY84J_22hdmgbY2G9QQGONOUgP7mJ2Uds9d9ikT26jL_7TpoyJ1kf5-HxTAVh0_B2z/s4032/IMG_7977.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmohEJ-2pcv-jQFgrHES50IXRY-WdDJxwBOpd37piRDE3bH7rQJ9GVw_YI6zTQvdsegI3k759Zztsob4gmVaex4z0Sgvv0CVCIjQzYEy4oQOVHpFRtwGXEuWcI-VbY84J_22hdmgbY2G9QQGONOUgP7mJ2Uds9d9ikT26jL_7TpoyJ1kf5-HxTAVh0_B2z/w300-h400/IMG_7977.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div>Which leaves this one as his Topps Chrome x-fractor!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>And there you have it. Thirteen new Casas RCs to add to the rainbow. Wonder how many I can eventually end up with. I'm starting to just need the big boys at this point.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>That may have to wait for the next shipment.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>Which one is your favorite?<br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MATS71Is150?si=9DN0yRySYz5WwgB7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-42272686755854099782024-03-05T13:36:00.005-05:002024-03-05T13:36:00.204-05:002022 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Opening!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2fa9db9e-7fff-eee1-5b87-125515e8613d"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Topps Stadium Club is known for its photography. Always has been. I’ll admit that, especially these days, it seems a bit weird to have a set dedicated to “the good pictures”. It was one thing when Topps was paying photographers and had limited choices. But if you can choose from every picture ever, why not always pick the best ones? I suppose the theory is that the base sets are “ID Cards” that just show the player as they are, while TSC goes for the artistic portrait versions? Whatever the reason, I’m a huge fan. I love making the picture the focus. I suppose that goes along with the player selection as well. The base set doesn’t have Hall of Famers like Chipper Jones or Dave Winfied, who we pulled in this blaster. It also has the hottest rookies like Julio Rodriguez…another pull. So, it’s a wonderful combination.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span>How did this blaster go? I'm glad you asked...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFgTOME_vi6uR4JCDwW72s9B0T6N7Rzh0IHb2NPNftOPYEKu5TQlcvV8AUppnGE6PVt3S5GkB745x1fD0hHFFIbjdcHHBRunULRmmMP5uEvSRj9KmlCXtn-noRI2qHKcm6xFeSRZhyphenhyphenUVihTltxO2Ql43omn-3GztGvdJzF_zgzG3GOEOZjDzNeLXM3Y-a/s4032/IMG_7678.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFgTOME_vi6uR4JCDwW72s9B0T6N7Rzh0IHb2NPNftOPYEKu5TQlcvV8AUppnGE6PVt3S5GkB745x1fD0hHFFIbjdcHHBRunULRmmMP5uEvSRj9KmlCXtn-noRI2qHKcm6xFeSRZhyphenhyphenUVihTltxO2Ql43omn-3GztGvdJzF_zgzG3GOEOZjDzNeLXM3Y-a/w300-h400/IMG_7678.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As always, here's the box. Why doesn't Pete Alonso get more hobby love? He plays in New York, and has more home runs the last five years than Aaron Judge. </span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDHjwgsObU82BLgJRO2xb15u7mD76bhIPOxRkMNT4b3QOW0sPatWJiN11J1Co0RQSD4HeWWdBlpJoPbAQKVHyl14pqQ3-aaL91OP9DhIcIUTkcbm_pEsejiNgleZQV4GaCE7QbJQvUenWAfMJtoYpSJ86YTjpXFNu_ujRAKdLce74xUzAxF-r_Q9GUb6f/s4032/IMG_7699.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDHjwgsObU82BLgJRO2xb15u7mD76bhIPOxRkMNT4b3QOW0sPatWJiN11J1Co0RQSD4HeWWdBlpJoPbAQKVHyl14pqQ3-aaL91OP9DhIcIUTkcbm_pEsejiNgleZQV4GaCE7QbJQvUenWAfMJtoYpSJ86YTjpXFNu_ujRAKdLce74xUzAxF-r_Q9GUb6f/s320/IMG_7699.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Look at this magnificent shot of Rafael Devers here. This is the sort of card Stadium Club is famous for. I love how the foil information just hides itself and lets the photos take all the glory.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Believe it or not, that was the only Red Sox card in the blaster. At least it was a good one. </span></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Of course, as I alluded to, the blaster had several non-Sox hits. If you want to see the rest of the box, go check out the opening on my <a href="https://youtu.be/Bn5K3DZs7WE">YouTube video</a>. And feel free to like/subscribe while you're there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-46930088777824808472024-02-29T13:36:00.002-05:002024-02-29T13:36:00.144-05:002024 Topps Fat Packs Opening<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;">The first cards of 2024! Ok, well, the first cards of the 2024 baseball brand year. You get the idea. It's 2024 Topps! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;">There’s nothing quite like opening the first back of a new base set. I really love the design of the 2024 Topps set. It has a more vintage feel, as opposed to going space age like several of the past releases. I know that "neon" may not scream "vintage" to prople, but I was getting tired of all the geometric shapes in gray steel. This has an older, simpler, feel to it. Even with the neon. It’s also nice that I haven’t read up on the checklist very much, so there were some fun surprises include</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">d. I had no idea there would be Grffey inserts, for instance. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;">How did the packs go? I'm glad you asked.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzl7dLJHCOyaNj3642Hyi2HLioNbju-tfs0hMyomVLcT35cJ7hAQkFUsnT2s_adrjEeb4_EM2w65_tJ5tOqIL6Y4hqfrWxjJkxM2DJqr6c9FJQbcWjef6UlCkQZHUePQcSSO_wSla4nTZVAxS9biX7r79PWHBSZG9LX-1gzifaEIAUwI8nGsOVJ_aOqm7/s4032/IMG_7955.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzl7dLJHCOyaNj3642Hyi2HLioNbju-tfs0hMyomVLcT35cJ7hAQkFUsnT2s_adrjEeb4_EM2w65_tJ5tOqIL6Y4hqfrWxjJkxM2DJqr6c9FJQbcWjef6UlCkQZHUePQcSSO_wSla4nTZVAxS9biX7r79PWHBSZG9LX-1gzifaEIAUwI8nGsOVJ_aOqm7/w300-h400/IMG_7955.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Here are the packs. If you're super observant, you'll see that they've already been opened. You'll just have to excuse my forgetfulness and trust that they are the right packs. 36 cards in each of these packs, which is obviously the perfect number.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_50B-G81fpUpUAjFXDNiDTC6lJiNXfK-SbQFvDEcy6EFCwq3dYRCwtAHXjM-FIZgLPaevfU6VCIKdneqVhl83jn66Iq2htH0uMPGQnRzWRZND20iTxS7cVme5L3bMYT8HdqJT0RUQwpY_98xnCLp74Xs_oNaGHn-SRQAFVATeKWOxc6N_vh7Z3MlPN_Jw/s4032/IMG_7958.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_50B-G81fpUpUAjFXDNiDTC6lJiNXfK-SbQFvDEcy6EFCwq3dYRCwtAHXjM-FIZgLPaevfU6VCIKdneqVhl83jn66Iq2htH0uMPGQnRzWRZND20iTxS7cVme5L3bMYT8HdqJT0RUQwpY_98xnCLp74Xs_oNaGHn-SRQAFVATeKWOxc6N_vh7Z3MlPN_Jw/w300-h400/IMG_7958.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first Red Sox card of 2024! Kenley Jansen gets the honor this time. Jansen has been showing up on this blog a lot lately. I guess as last year's only all-star that's allowable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6HcBcjrvChgX3KS0NMrOHQj2UjuvAXz14vfDDJewBpxmOmyTIZ8ruDwDKCWupwBhpw0FafGn2Bzr_AZiAGeQiSxVaCnKhLVnLQJ9bjUKzChuEZOUTMwcvUGawCfgQKrtOltPrIP04z2q8I2UjhFBpIKhUqV2UPFG30FXsgMQm8NkBsGWW8Uc3HnhoA1f/s4032/IMG_7956.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6HcBcjrvChgX3KS0NMrOHQj2UjuvAXz14vfDDJewBpxmOmyTIZ8ruDwDKCWupwBhpw0FafGn2Bzr_AZiAGeQiSxVaCnKhLVnLQJ9bjUKzChuEZOUTMwcvUGawCfgQKrtOltPrIP04z2q8I2UjhFBpIKhUqV2UPFG30FXsgMQm8NkBsGWW8Uc3HnhoA1f/w300-h400/IMG_7956.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">A super shiny card of Enmanuel Valdez! No idea what parallel this is, but when a card is this shiny it's good to flip it over.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_iinV-HtlNZ7istvc8c0PsRpMAkU0vPMYq8sAZtIfe6P93pdNvZmgORORtuBZMFaWDtPhuBuPXJOGE6FkvNKfq3z68-N5b9jxV30Cz5sUO6s_APEjUl2WZHfN-8deTktz-AX9RGvPrxl7j0_tmycfoLD5m64_-DrvZqkZCPvUS1RIFPbgsrQibP2_VnR/s4032/IMG_7957.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_iinV-HtlNZ7istvc8c0PsRpMAkU0vPMYq8sAZtIfe6P93pdNvZmgORORtuBZMFaWDtPhuBuPXJOGE6FkvNKfq3z68-N5b9jxV30Cz5sUO6s_APEjUl2WZHfN-8deTktz-AX9RGvPrxl7j0_tmycfoLD5m64_-DrvZqkZCPvUS1RIFPbgsrQibP2_VnR/w300-h400/IMG_7957.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>There we go, numbered to 199. Always nice to pull a card like this because I doubt I'd ever acquire it another way.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And there you have it. Out of the 72 cards, I pulled two Red Sox. Not bad, I suppose. I'm sure I'll be opening plenty more of this as the year goes along.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">If you want to see the rest of the packs, go check out the opening on my <a href="https://youtu.be/xgWpSvy1YFQ">YouTube video</a>. And feel free to like/subscribe while you're there.</span></div><div style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Open any of this yet?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-7496910098408176232024-02-27T13:36:00.006-05:002024-02-27T13:36:00.141-05:002023 Topps Archives Blaster Opening!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I really like the Topps Archives brand. It’s a nice way to add variety to a set, both in design and player selection. You can get stars from years ago like Carl Yastrzemski, and the hottest rookies like Triston Casas. And the milti-design aspect to the base set means you’re never bored flipping through the packs. Just look at all the designs we had in this one blaster. I do wish the designs weren’t repeated quite so often year to year and brand to brand. I always thought Topps should have a system. Heritage keeps plugging along. The base set can have inserts sets of designs celebrating their 70th, 50th, and 30th anniversary. Archives can have 60th, 20th, and 10th anniversary. That way, a set wouldn’t be repeated for ten years, but every set gets to play along.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did this blaster go? I'm glad you asked...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VCELDpvHVR7ogIZ8RskNGT5j8cqYtjy2q9I-PoMZCm9c9ge9czaQUvqVSjYaOegSHhDJZTnvrUkMh502q8tN1hX1lx6MdsODMTMbfd7oKyCOU5ehi5qiTvkLjUzj7g7Ye0QTK7WtP0Or4vzbL0pFN3580meVdOKYNko3yhVnb78ISmHf7nc3HisFjJRK/s4032/IMG_7848.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VCELDpvHVR7ogIZ8RskNGT5j8cqYtjy2q9I-PoMZCm9c9ge9czaQUvqVSjYaOegSHhDJZTnvrUkMh502q8tN1hX1lx6MdsODMTMbfd7oKyCOU5ehi5qiTvkLjUzj7g7Ye0QTK7WtP0Or4vzbL0pFN3580meVdOKYNko3yhVnb78ISmHf7nc3HisFjJRK/w300-h400/IMG_7848.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Here's the box, in case you're curious.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHpXpoAOJ6iuuu15u1jHoNCZqMztFICBalMfs5uZRfJ5taF4Q-9t1_pMWhV8M08L38yzGi76Yrc_dqoLdukwg467gbl427ZTkWRCeCtcDLRegr_iygUXdiY6Fk7aQWIR58xrZA7TojwJ_knXaztXEL5yfP52f5EIpoIuaGT882VZ9izzgySLLmqv0Waee/s4032/IMG_7849.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHpXpoAOJ6iuuu15u1jHoNCZqMztFICBalMfs5uZRfJ5taF4Q-9t1_pMWhV8M08L38yzGi76Yrc_dqoLdukwg467gbl427ZTkWRCeCtcDLRegr_iygUXdiY6Fk7aQWIR58xrZA7TojwJ_knXaztXEL5yfP52f5EIpoIuaGT882VZ9izzgySLLmqv0Waee/w300-h400/IMG_7849.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Here's a nice looking Devers. But, this is what I was talking about. Topps just did the '65 design as an insert set. Do we really need to see it again so soon in the Archives set? With so many designs to choose from?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqgCxkWFFUfi1Ztq3bGod8Cv2Wz-meWv431QsURkh3Sz0A-CIam8YpRW2s6Od8wCgcz2KV4RkAbRNnTLJu8guWjOZKDlFOWu4yQX4t-XPO8j_2q0lulFeP2F2ZZ3h3OSzN12mKPhrMwWRZ8LYprrS3bKSYCL58K3Dg4GENKFACUAI6XfFSEl1ucO_MyJG/s4032/IMG_7850.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqgCxkWFFUfi1Ztq3bGod8Cv2Wz-meWv431QsURkh3Sz0A-CIam8YpRW2s6Od8wCgcz2KV4RkAbRNnTLJu8guWjOZKDlFOWu4yQX4t-XPO8j_2q0lulFeP2F2ZZ3h3OSzN12mKPhrMwWRZ8LYprrS3bKSYCL58K3Dg4GENKFACUAI6XfFSEl1ucO_MyJG/w400-h300/IMG_7850.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The best card in the set, obviously. Hard to complain about Casas in the '56 design. But, still, '56 again?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAP9tA7AuR2C7xhI18kxBxGVPgDV0aN8cLhmZKcWXHF1qkzOKRXm5vQH5dQLZqjaP-U3nHtTw4I8hKf7oBLX2Qg4mH3SBtZtqnx3UWzMpE4eF3_UHWHTkpZC-htZuAuMd_LRYXR7gNPhfH7itbiLbanTu0nwu-u-Y0xierFxYMLt9TPIHMQQWfZu3a8xo/s4032/IMG_7851.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAP9tA7AuR2C7xhI18kxBxGVPgDV0aN8cLhmZKcWXHF1qkzOKRXm5vQH5dQLZqjaP-U3nHtTw4I8hKf7oBLX2Qg4mH3SBtZtqnx3UWzMpE4eF3_UHWHTkpZC-htZuAuMd_LRYXR7gNPhfH7itbiLbanTu0nwu-u-Y0xierFxYMLt9TPIHMQQWfZu3a8xo/w300-h400/IMG_7851.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The 2003 design is fairly rare, and so is Yaz himself. So, this one works for me.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRrvO1m8Kg-9ZQpgMcLTc_0vpIGLfcpSEKfvgRoQfBp74cyG-1RKRqSxsZnVabMqGAWOXPQSxectjxApK6_nG6tH1AhxP2to9VTZ3GAiKFkTFLb-YrAe7XQqechsiYWECFHq5TZ-b0dnrCHbKekRETkMpScIij8jUje032VVhoPsnKN46FFnlbHdWJsnt/s4032/IMG_7852.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRrvO1m8Kg-9ZQpgMcLTc_0vpIGLfcpSEKfvgRoQfBp74cyG-1RKRqSxsZnVabMqGAWOXPQSxectjxApK6_nG6tH1AhxP2to9VTZ3GAiKFkTFLb-YrAe7XQqechsiYWECFHq5TZ-b0dnrCHbKekRETkMpScIij8jUje032VVhoPsnKN46FFnlbHdWJsnt/w400-h300/IMG_7852.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span>Another '56. But, I mean, it's Nomar. Nothing wrong with this card.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">So, all in all a pretty good haul. Lots of Red Sox representatives covering 60 years of Sox stars. Can't ask for much more. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">If you want to see the rest of the box, go check out the opening on my <a href="https://youtu.be/UqsK37pzSuA">YouTube video</a>. And feel free to like/subscribe while you're there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-46472873399770640322024-02-26T13:36:00.001-05:002024-02-26T13:36:00.185-05:00Go Red! 2014 Topps Red Hot Foil Jake Peavy<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">February is American Heart Month. As a nod to </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">the </span><a href="https://www.goredforwomen.org/en"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">G</span>o Red for Women</a><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> activities going on this month to help raise aw</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">areness, I thought I'd contribute several "red" themed posts sprinkled throughout the month.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Let's talk about this card...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiapFL0NAXRswUqenQNkqmm5kBoYAem0nYB4ee97y9e0Y-Lmmrs4ChpuAyqmCuLGnBN5uCmgExQgWyKADNVsMMm-6HDe52Fu8imPz4XBejRY5uwINwzycFoDoWPaO0WOrmfWdiEduiSsHYqOgLdIKa0wXjndyKjqGecwINojEv7lZkxan_Q1t7p3US_lk/s4032/IMG_7563.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiapFL0NAXRswUqenQNkqmm5kBoYAem0nYB4ee97y9e0Y-Lmmrs4ChpuAyqmCuLGnBN5uCmgExQgWyKADNVsMMm-6HDe52Fu8imPz4XBejRY5uwINwzycFoDoWPaO0WOrmfWdiEduiSsHYqOgLdIKa0wXjndyKjqGecwINojEv7lZkxan_Q1t7p3US_lk/w300-h400/IMG_7563.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Peavy was a midseason pick-up for the Sox during their run to the 2013 World Series. He put up a 4-1 record for the Sox, which was just what they needed as a way to solidify the team down the stretch. He did the same during the playoffs, doing just what the team needed him to do to ear the duckboat parade after the season. He easily became one of the fan favorites after he purchased the duckboat he rode on to keep as a souvenir of the season's success. Can't ask for much more from a player when it comes to adopting a new fan base.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The card itself...lets just say sometimes less is more. It's hard enough to read the names on regular cards since Topps keeps insisting on writing them in foil. Now, the whole card is also shimmery foil? Talk about overdoing it. But, I suppose it does add interest to a collection.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">---</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/s1457/IMG_7578.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/w161-h200/IMG_7578.PNG" width="161" /></a></div>I'm sure you all remember Miss District of Columbia </span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jude Maboné</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica;"> from her </span><a href="https://section-36.blogspot.com/2023/06/jude-mabone-visits-section-36.html">interview</a></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica;"><span> with us. Her "heart health" community service initiative is, obviously, quite relevant this month. As such, she's supporting the Simon's Heart campaign this month (and every month). I highly recommend you join her efforts with a donation if you are able. You can find the li</span>nk </span><a href="https://simonsheart.org/">here</a><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large;">Support her efforts, and Go Red!</span></span></span></span></div><span><br /></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-90736221837588609462024-02-20T13:36:00.001-05:002024-02-20T13:36:00.254-05:002023 Topps Chrome Update Blaster Opening!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Unlike the "Sonic" box from last time, I both understand and enjoy this product. <span id="docs-internal-guid-7604a3d3-7fff-3075-8ce7-8d97b3bd3837"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As a fan of the Topps Chrome brand, this is a fun box to open. I like how Topps has taken the “Update” series and really found its niche. In addition to the new players on new trams concept, they’ve added in the “rookie debut” cards as well as all stars and combos. So, what was one a set made up of players you’ve never heard of and an occasional star that changed teams has become absolutely stuffed with stars and key rookies. In this case, I was able to get both.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">How did this box go? I'm glad you asked.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAL0sxKiMJ2O12zbPEcP3XypEAkW7NmIeRVJBo5rWXSnOheEW1BJ1CrN5TsRQHNhoIiHkJpxtI4mFYpPlrdNWxoTBLbuKvnKzBz4LF1rKKTsARfwjyUPpAYDiqoDXYmhLgi7-46iFcKXEI4EN9qv4-t0OWKcKLaq6zM7jyQz7h82cSi9wPjVUvYpMbt-2/s4032/IMG_7402.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAL0sxKiMJ2O12zbPEcP3XypEAkW7NmIeRVJBo5rWXSnOheEW1BJ1CrN5TsRQHNhoIiHkJpxtI4mFYpPlrdNWxoTBLbuKvnKzBz4LF1rKKTsARfwjyUPpAYDiqoDXYmhLgi7-46iFcKXEI4EN9qv4-t0OWKcKLaq6zM7jyQz7h82cSi9wPjVUvYpMbt-2/w300-h400/IMG_7402.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Here's the box.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpAWOnU8cVEzR1gTta_2d1lqGGVY_V3qpYTIgkLxWynjm4HcX1QS09vIOHw3Grl6jOagP3GbBLZovOXzbCrwmLhtuVvqYfL037cksR6MOpVJQ12SgfhHt7Yrbp58OYeR2ml8MTH_JZ7EyACKzWOIQpOWyW3ndc7BUV8ooFFRBS5n3x_ZS95Mhar3iCVQz/s4032/IMG_7403.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpAWOnU8cVEzR1gTta_2d1lqGGVY_V3qpYTIgkLxWynjm4HcX1QS09vIOHw3Grl6jOagP3GbBLZovOXzbCrwmLhtuVvqYfL037cksR6MOpVJQ12SgfhHt7Yrbp58OYeR2ml8MTH_JZ7EyACKzWOIQpOWyW3ndc7BUV8ooFFRBS5n3x_ZS95Mhar3iCVQz/w300-h400/IMG_7403.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">With a very shiny Kenley Jansen card. A card that special must be numbered, right?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SwgOmUrfUbjJlwu4QLC61AcLE1j5rbL_cx_sJfN8MVNsEr3T7XUoDWuoJDt8t3uklPEmOIj6XhJSruHYnOOUuUQQai6-JQXwfXaPrYTNwJKirfeLnzJwPysK0hCFAOsGk1t-eo1ic5suLq-2TOpT9jfT19VTQVy4GiTVNsGmJeVQYMqM5G6GWjrF4wEA/s4032/IMG_7404.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SwgOmUrfUbjJlwu4QLC61AcLE1j5rbL_cx_sJfN8MVNsEr3T7XUoDWuoJDt8t3uklPEmOIj6XhJSruHYnOOUuUQQai6-JQXwfXaPrYTNwJKirfeLnzJwPysK0hCFAOsGk1t-eo1ic5suLq-2TOpT9jfT19VTQVy4GiTVNsGmJeVQYMqM5G6GWjrF4wEA/w300-h400/IMG_7404.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Yup. Out of only 250. Nice pull of a Red Sox All-Star.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Unfortunately, that was the only Sox card from the box. At least it was a good hit. Can't complain about that.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">If you want to see the rest of the box, go check out the opening on my <a href="https://youtu.be/ZvHpJ6uzTSM">YouTube video</a>. And feel free to like/subscribe while you're there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-35854623076433331922024-02-19T13:36:00.002-05:002024-02-19T13:36:00.264-05:00Go Red! 2023 Topps Heritage High Number Kenley Jansen<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">February is American Heart Month. As a nod to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">the </span><a href="https://www.goredforwomen.org/en" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">G</span>o Red for Women</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> activities going on this month to help raise aw</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">areness, I thought I'd contribute several "red" themed posts sprinkled throughout the month.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Let's talk about this card...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEnR1HM0b_dHzM7Uz5cQ-oBLxuOplRyxJ2aiC45wsWbapMhZ3YLjlHpYak2npLjG6SL5ISkZ19y8FFqGXOdMA92yye9teEtLRHc60x06Mdyq79hhCQjWx6tFCSXGnjeIkiemWovMoTEwGYDeycMz836PxcMILgB0aHdgpEaAc4lu7eOJzrGOUJUV5-RfT/s4032/IMG_7572.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEnR1HM0b_dHzM7Uz5cQ-oBLxuOplRyxJ2aiC45wsWbapMhZ3YLjlHpYak2npLjG6SL5ISkZ19y8FFqGXOdMA92yye9teEtLRHc60x06Mdyq79hhCQjWx6tFCSXGnjeIkiemWovMoTEwGYDeycMz836PxcMILgB0aHdgpEaAc4lu7eOJzrGOUJUV5-RfT/w300-h400/IMG_7572.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div>Kenley Jansen was an all-star closer for the Red Sox in 2023. It will be interesting to see what his role will be moving forward. Whether it's in a modified closer role, or with another team. It's always hard to take public comments from management at face value. But, it seems like Breslow wouldn't object to the "closer by committee" approach. Whether tht would only apply if Jansen is dealt first remains to be seen. But, either way it will be an interesting season for Jansen. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The card itself is on the bland side. The blurry player name certainly doesn't help. But, the red is really forced into the design. With all the different colored parallels Topps produces, it's probably hard to make sure every one workes with every individual card design. But, this one misses the mark for me.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">---</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/s1457/IMG_7578.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/w161-h200/IMG_7578.PNG" width="161" /></a></div>I'm sure you all remember Miss District of Columbia </span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jude Maboné</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> from her </span><a href="https://section-36.blogspot.com/2023/06/jude-mabone-visits-section-36.html" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">interview</a></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span> with us. Her "heart health" community service initiative is, obviously, quite relevant this month. As such, she's supporting the Simon's Heart campaign this month (and every month). I highly recommend you join her efforts with a donation if you are able. You can find the li</span>nk </span><a href="https://simonsheart.org/" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">here</a><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Support her efforts, and Go Red!</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-10407437644276328772024-02-13T13:36:00.023-05:002024-02-13T17:01:12.602-05:002022 Topps Chrome Sonic Hobby Lite Box Opening!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I’m not sure I understand this product. While I love Topps Chrome as much as anyone, and more than some, I think that’s probably enough. If Topps wanted to have a set with Pulsar refractors or whatever they’re calling them, they could just add that to the regular Chrome set. There are already 36 million chrome parallels in the standard set. Why create a whole new set just to add a couple more? But, all that aside, this is still a fun box to open. Like I said, I like Topps Chrome. And, this is just more of that. So, file this under “Useless, but good”. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">How did this box go? I'm glad you asked.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjambi8SYss2d8hWN2U26yejZ3dxtp2vo1iPe_8F56ToxYZ4734Lbxr3XweuJ_9JW7t8uWShgOYQXWgb6j-7s9ujDb81ukjOXSui-cwlWjrf9EF00Xr4io65hO98P3S8efU33LVkbovn2bfdD_tHIVNfVbJeBcdNtiVWgqEuy35-1KlDV6kiFWAaakzVx2r/s4032/IMG_7320.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjambi8SYss2d8hWN2U26yejZ3dxtp2vo1iPe_8F56ToxYZ4734Lbxr3XweuJ_9JW7t8uWShgOYQXWgb6j-7s9ujDb81ukjOXSui-cwlWjrf9EF00Xr4io65hO98P3S8efU33LVkbovn2bfdD_tHIVNfVbJeBcdNtiVWgqEuy35-1KlDV6kiFWAaakzVx2r/w300-h400/IMG_7320.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Here's the box. Let's just skip right past that.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkU1jOesNsoLej2VrSLzOqzjLsAz71ZToBot5Amt0q8cLsVggiYRqreMLN5wF2ID9o1qvxiDDN8jCoVdSL9wowotzwmdK5CZZAmAPVZ9BR9lG8urtm9ANAtmoaBQnoSrRiiHJMdPWJKVtYY3r7q3vtVdGoC2EKsV0clCf80AsptxR8tv5LeNL3bjrUysk/s4032/IMG_7695.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkU1jOesNsoLej2VrSLzOqzjLsAz71ZToBot5Amt0q8cLsVggiYRqreMLN5wF2ID9o1qvxiDDN8jCoVdSL9wowotzwmdK5CZZAmAPVZ9BR9lG8urtm9ANAtmoaBQnoSrRiiHJMdPWJKVtYY3r7q3vtVdGoC2EKsV0clCf80AsptxR8tv5LeNL3bjrUysk/w400-h300/IMG_7695.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a nice horizontal card of Devers. Virtually identical to the standard Topps Chrome Devers. I don't feel like squinting to notice a code written on the back of the card means I have a new card. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItlNMSsKmGPC-skUmSkUz5mlrU_TzH4yKrcymKLMYAyk1ibNlamqjDs27N7ToWsv-QphPxPoYZnMkJFyUGGD8EA9X2bu7FF7WjB5R9v4j5tH3OP76ENPr74R7SuWNzDHhGKx4Vb0Ny065NkA2_CkZ2GL0hhqANbw0bYilxHlcSgmZbMyt9Qc2pjvbcXLQ/s4032/IMG_7696.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItlNMSsKmGPC-skUmSkUz5mlrU_TzH4yKrcymKLMYAyk1ibNlamqjDs27N7ToWsv-QphPxPoYZnMkJFyUGGD8EA9X2bu7FF7WjB5R9v4j5tH3OP76ENPr74R7SuWNzDHhGKx4Vb0Ny065NkA2_CkZ2GL0hhqANbw0bYilxHlcSgmZbMyt9Qc2pjvbcXLQ/w300-h400/IMG_7696.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">OK. So this Schwarber card here is completely differnt than his regular Chrome card. You see, if you look closely, the "Topps Chrome" logo is in the upper left of this card. On his regular Chrome, it's on the upper right. It's as different as night and later that night.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And there you have it. I guess it went well. Got two "different" Red Sox cards. Although, I'm annoyed I needed to get a new binder page for this "new" set. Getting new cards is always good.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">If you want to see the rest of the box, go check out the opening on my <a href="https://youtu.be/gOJKfKSZUy8">YouTube video</a>. And feel free to like/subscribe while you're there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gOJKfKSZUy8?si=_jLPk1t2zLlXCdrI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-52694889086229700862024-02-12T13:36:00.001-05:002024-02-12T13:36:00.131-05:00Go Red! 2021 Topps Stadium Club Red Foil Chris Sale<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">February is American Heart Month. As a nod to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">the </span><a href="https://www.goredforwomen.org/en" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">G</span>o Red for Women</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> activities going on this month to help raise aw</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">areness, I thought I'd contribute several "red" themed posts sprinkled throughout the month.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Let's talk about this card...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zRnfP9OiNE6RgaAtawssotkzFZuyvGaKu9q3U9eexBVMESbA1TnOvwkX3UzggWZU9rGj16VQkrugPe2hSYx5cL6-fI31EmWE7nfcLTtn5BSSb-DkogysdoH0CbInxVKzc2ycPKipbRbzrzG-gYBgMf9QO7N_rVFnCh6Qh7lzY9DOE-5nvzUYBc53OxQI/s4032/IMG_3097.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zRnfP9OiNE6RgaAtawssotkzFZuyvGaKu9q3U9eexBVMESbA1TnOvwkX3UzggWZU9rGj16VQkrugPe2hSYx5cL6-fI31EmWE7nfcLTtn5BSSb-DkogysdoH0CbInxVKzc2ycPKipbRbzrzG-gYBgMf9QO7N_rVFnCh6Qh7lzY9DOE-5nvzUYBc53OxQI/w300-h400/IMG_3097.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />This is a really nice card of the Red Sox departed former ace. Stadium Club is known for its photography, and this card is no exception. Sale is nicely framed and the ball is captured in flight. That always makes for a fun element in a show. I suppose if I had one minor criticism, it's the cropping of Sale's left hand. They couldn't shift the picture over a millimeter to avoid cutting off the tip of his index finger? </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Of course, after his run with the Sox, Sale has moved to Atlanta. While he wasn't quite everything we hoped he would be during his time in Boston (Not everyone is Pedro, after all) he brought the city another title and closed out the deciding game in style. That's one of those moments that lives with you, and makes any stint with the Sox a successful one.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">---</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/s1457/IMG_7578.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/w161-h200/IMG_7578.PNG" width="161" /></a></div>I'm sure you all remember Miss District of Columbia </span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jude Maboné</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica;"> from her </span><a href="https://section-36.blogspot.com/2023/06/jude-mabone-visits-section-36.html">interview</a></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica;"><span> with us. Her "heart health" community service initiative is, obviously, quite relevant this month. As such, she's supporting the Simon's Heart campaign this month (and every month). I highly recommend you join her efforts with a donation if you are able. You can find the li</span>nk </span><a href="https://simonsheart.org/">here</a><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large;">Support her efforts, and Go Red!</span></span></span></span></div><span><br /></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-58761727472347936872024-02-09T13:36:00.002-05:002024-02-09T13:36:00.146-05:00Shannon Kelly Visits Section 36!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQZ5mAGe2kKv2Yq4XuVUBhfHMSi1O6hmm3zV9tz7mIv5n32yqfkj8FaUPVkW8E4Vb9heZEXPH2PDTPN4qlSqfso5NpfQRhjZbv2PMDFbJTmiQb0H6qZ3OwqbcaS_pdvH6Bm_0cHwA1e91ZZphwwnuQqKlOqQW7pZDKD4_Y-35Xum4uXTREBPWhGVUhsC6/s2304/IMG_7241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQZ5mAGe2kKv2Yq4XuVUBhfHMSi1O6hmm3zV9tz7mIv5n32yqfkj8FaUPVkW8E4Vb9heZEXPH2PDTPN4qlSqfso5NpfQRhjZbv2PMDFbJTmiQb0H6qZ3OwqbcaS_pdvH6Bm_0cHwA1e91ZZphwwnuQqKlOqQW7pZDKD4_Y-35Xum4uXTREBPWhGVUhsC6/s320/IMG_7241.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div>Section 36 had another visitor! </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span>Shannon Kelly is passionate about self-care,</span><span><span> a talented singer</span><span>, and the current Miss Champlain Valley</span></span><span>. I was so excited that she was willing to visit with us to discuss those topics, and a few more. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span>So, let's see what happens when </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Shannon Kelly visits Section 36!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>What made you decide to try for the Miss Vermont crown as Miss Champlain Valley?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">I began getting involved with the Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization in 2020 because I was looking for a performing arts opportunity in the midst of lockdown. 4 years later, I’ve acquired key skills, made lifelong friendships, and learned to value myself in ways that make me so excited to come back and rock the Miss Vermont 2024 stage!</p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>What is something <a href="https://section-36.blogspot.com/2023/05/yamuna-turco-visits-section-36.html">Yamuna Turco</a> is doing as Miss Vermont that you would want to emulate?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Yamuna has served wonderfully as Miss Vermont, and will leave a lasting impression on the legacy of the organization. One of the things I admire most about her reign and hope to emulate with mine is her sense of joy. Yamuna is able to brighten up any room she walks into, and can make anyone feel comfortable and important when they talk to her. </p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>How would you complete the sentence, “I get great satisfaction when ___”?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9Es8fAhpS6MykXjKv3pgk87XTrszzdAbYilHHt3SC8MS2o939ppo4NpWAXTkmDtdUGtM3-KJ2ntsOuRKnBNpURaWZsleawxY49YSK1c-vFUbw2x0pFIu8ISYCLa0s9YY9KjZYcvrMB6n7r6RnXjI4RZpeuOgmPyjVpjkdtB9IVXVtzy0l4j1Ayf3xweM/s4032/IMG_7174.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9Es8fAhpS6MykXjKv3pgk87XTrszzdAbYilHHt3SC8MS2o939ppo4NpWAXTkmDtdUGtM3-KJ2ntsOuRKnBNpURaWZsleawxY49YSK1c-vFUbw2x0pFIu8ISYCLa0s9YY9KjZYcvrMB6n7r6RnXjI4RZpeuOgmPyjVpjkdtB9IVXVtzy0l4j1Ayf3xweM/w150-h200/IMG_7174.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div>I get great satisfaction when I can make people smile! In my everyday life, I’m always cracking jokes, and i’m a fierce optimist. If I can brighten someone’s day with a compliment or a story, there is no greater prize. <p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>How did you select your community service initiative Self C.A.R.E.?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">My Community Service Initiative, Self CARE: Creating Accessible Resources for Everyone, was formed after I realized how deeply basic self care was impacting my mental health. As someone diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and ADHD, finding the motivation to perform simple self care tasks can be challenging for me. Through competing, I began to rediscover the drive to take care of myself, in order to make myself feel and look good. I realized that in order to make self care a bigger part of peoples lives, someone needed to talk about it and find ways to make it more accessible for lower income folks.</p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>As a talented singer, what is your favorite part about performing your talent on stage?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">As a theater major, I love being given opportunities to perform. My favorite part of performing my Miss Vermont 2024 talent is telling a story of determination and hope. The character in my song has struggled, but she’s sure that through perseverance, she can achieve her goals.</p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>You are currently a theatre major at Borough of Manhattan CC. Where do you see your studies taking you?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16JPpMmRZLraAvGIkMHoym41DlVlHrJqMwKNSKvrcLP3K50W_ra7k5ZQaeTzt6AdH9zIHd4_FCzUO3TIB5hcNlixwR1BTeZIwojeNNb63sMohdKx8rbvlD01JwX3Y2hJ1yMD_Nmgvzn9m05-srRiBeKJybXavkFJBcSVy_AFGjzFx5oS_wPMMknbTD0i2/s2304/IMG_1884.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16JPpMmRZLraAvGIkMHoym41DlVlHrJqMwKNSKvrcLP3K50W_ra7k5ZQaeTzt6AdH9zIHd4_FCzUO3TIB5hcNlixwR1BTeZIwojeNNb63sMohdKx8rbvlD01JwX3Y2hJ1yMD_Nmgvzn9m05-srRiBeKJybXavkFJBcSVy_AFGjzFx5oS_wPMMknbTD0i2/w133-h200/IMG_1884.jpeg" width="133" /></a></div>After I graduate college, I’d love to become a professional actor or director. Theater is what I’m more familiar with, but I’d love the opportunity to try working in film as well!<p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>If you could be a Disney character for a week, who would you choose? Why?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">If I could be any Disney character for a week, I’d be Tinker Bell! I’ve seen every Tinker Bell movie, and she was always my favorite character growing up. I love her friends, fashion, and being able to fly doesn’t hurt either! </p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>If you had an extra ticket to see the Red Sox play at Fenway Park, who would you take with you? Why?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">If I could see the Red Sox play at Fenway Park, I would take my little brother with me! I love spending time with him, and we would have an awesome time together. </p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>Is there a feature or activity at a baseball game that you’d especially like to experience?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">In the past Miss Vermont and Miss Vermont’s Teen have been able to throw the first pitch for Vermont’s baseball team, the Vermont Lake Monsters! If crowned that’s an event I’d be stoked to participate in! </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">---</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">A first pitch is always a fun time. Hope she can make that happen!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span>As always, I want to thank Shannon for visiting with us, and for sending along the pictures to go with the interview.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;">I'm sure you'd like to follow along with her during her journey. You should be sure to check out her title's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/misschamplainvalleyvt/">Instagram</a> account, as well as her personal <a href="https://shannonrkf42.wixsite.com/shannonkelly">website</a>. </span></span>They're both great ways to keep track of everything she has going on. </div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks again Shannon, and good luck in the future!</span></span></p></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><br /></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-35545183065990802542024-02-08T13:36:00.003-05:002024-02-08T13:36:00.129-05:002023 Topps Holiday Mega Box!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I like when baseball cards are fun. I think some people in the hobby take things a little too seriously. So, to me, a card set that doesn’t is a good thing. Enter Topps Holiday. It’s basically a parallel of the regular Topps Set, but with some whimsey. They put snow falling on the card. There are gimmicky SP with holiday additions. And there’s an autograph or relic in every box. Hard to not have fun when you’re opening this box. Especially when you can get the hot rookies like Brayan Bello and Corbin Carrol. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">How did this box go? Let's find out!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N9YR3fc76mhWcPK9D0V_juh4ajAZMeE83Ka7NB2MLcYxgSyUuDcsGDhpikMni1Y4NDPuVNYd8hbd6hSrydN4GyDNxI07_DjdU8kIW-xyl7jPoyk4L-LS8FbNeaUjtbLeCrABH7cQ92JnoknVuTdcKWTUx5ojzDSk8gVtkdFX5lS4CzY1egRutF2KlYjT/s3142/IMG_7321.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3142" data-original-width="2976" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N9YR3fc76mhWcPK9D0V_juh4ajAZMeE83Ka7NB2MLcYxgSyUuDcsGDhpikMni1Y4NDPuVNYd8hbd6hSrydN4GyDNxI07_DjdU8kIW-xyl7jPoyk4L-LS8FbNeaUjtbLeCrABH7cQ92JnoknVuTdcKWTUx5ojzDSk8gVtkdFX5lS4CzY1egRutF2KlYjT/w379-h400/IMG_7321.heic" width="379" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iyxvLG-F92eLxzji4Ma6vf4L7641CfhyphenhyphenhZBcFvxiyDVT0HntXFGaah0_U9WuhN-TgVNJKsYKojbmduQ4dumJomQr_SXe6FY9Mx_efc_U2noZzFa3T6MWLX6i8GpXIcRmZwZjKdoq2r4CsfLt7X55QsK4nHCvnACML3RmHhTmIonNZu11bNkNHhZw1YO0/s4032/IMG_7694.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iyxvLG-F92eLxzji4Ma6vf4L7641CfhyphenhyphenhZBcFvxiyDVT0HntXFGaah0_U9WuhN-TgVNJKsYKojbmduQ4dumJomQr_SXe6FY9Mx_efc_U2noZzFa3T6MWLX6i8GpXIcRmZwZjKdoq2r4CsfLt7X55QsK4nHCvnACML3RmHhTmIonNZu11bNkNHhZw1YO0/w300-h400/IMG_7694.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Like I said. You can get rookies. Red Sox rookies are, of course, even better...like this Yoshida one here. </span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflgkzqCGn2Yvi87yk9f-vXeRDsu9KLJ25kXCkCPFl4mnz1GY9jUFssHWM81YjezvE_JslP2-3_FSZ3MJh3keO2jVVIsyjVAoBfA5_Tcwt_Jon80b_jiASLmVFafshMryJnZSH0TkatG7__4lV5mH5ylBbgzJwbDfcwYYnDFrrbU1ydTePLt5VwBKytghE/s4032/IMG_7693.HEIC" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflgkzqCGn2Yvi87yk9f-vXeRDsu9KLJ25kXCkCPFl4mnz1GY9jUFssHWM81YjezvE_JslP2-3_FSZ3MJh3keO2jVVIsyjVAoBfA5_Tcwt_Jon80b_jiASLmVFafshMryJnZSH0TkatG7__4lV5mH5ylBbgzJwbDfcwYYnDFrrbU1ydTePLt5VwBKytghE/w400-h300/IMG_7693.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Nice card of the now former Red Sox ace.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lKLnP-ndzL_UeGXSwJ8pS_0KHG7JLRHXFeRBV8nZfC7v9eqaW14qfaMbvfEqy2aaSfuFV3i5C3GBlXYqyWydXuIV3Di8ClWMK0yEzWiCYjrkaPrDv1AZp9gIvp4rvsp876hubv1fWu1UstSTDixchLdzNA1RRlk5P4Ykvw0zJsH0UZChJMspKAJ5mayP/s4032/IMG_7692.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lKLnP-ndzL_UeGXSwJ8pS_0KHG7JLRHXFeRBV8nZfC7v9eqaW14qfaMbvfEqy2aaSfuFV3i5C3GBlXYqyWydXuIV3Di8ClWMK0yEzWiCYjrkaPrDv1AZp9gIvp4rvsp876hubv1fWu1UstSTDixchLdzNA1RRlk5P4Ykvw0zJsH0UZChJMspKAJ5mayP/w300-h400/IMG_7692.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Speaking of hot rookies, doesn't get much better than this one of Bello here. It will be intersting to see if he takes the next step this season. If he does, that would be huge.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZH6EMjYFewFAFW_RO2CflM3tD8Tg_9Vedf-Y5mZQ2m3CW84VZbLHRy0K1zbhTpYye20GrbG2CtLko9yKAEL6i12kDRSSemo7h_M8kty1qbQLSq5E3GR0ysrL2Ctyh6Xv4UNFEcsHCJJYiWkrROW2fGWqleRF3JOC_pbW_4gJX1yOKfsY4TRo8I1Rgpn5/s4032/IMG_7691.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZH6EMjYFewFAFW_RO2CflM3tD8Tg_9Vedf-Y5mZQ2m3CW84VZbLHRy0K1zbhTpYye20GrbG2CtLko9yKAEL6i12kDRSSemo7h_M8kty1qbQLSq5E3GR0ysrL2Ctyh6Xv4UNFEcsHCJJYiWkrROW2fGWqleRF3JOC_pbW_4gJX1yOKfsY4TRo8I1Rgpn5/w400-h300/IMG_7691.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Topps is really taking advantage of the horizontal format with these Sox cards. Hopefully Devers got all of that one in this picture.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA65uLkSZOvtGeLzVdCP9JI3PtIADB8_OwvEmqoRWPTVOHMeutF29h8fTzAxw4mc2_RN4ukJ3q-kMpOyMw-0HZ48CdpS-xZv-qkj1ijpuDgObzqZ7Bt-6qDcNvjG5esu_WnFoMR0rySHDSLro2bQK0Aa9TMlMEYpUMeRQoR0GkMqkigpHB26Nez_KCUSnK/s4032/IMG_7690.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA65uLkSZOvtGeLzVdCP9JI3PtIADB8_OwvEmqoRWPTVOHMeutF29h8fTzAxw4mc2_RN4ukJ3q-kMpOyMw-0HZ48CdpS-xZv-qkj1ijpuDgObzqZ7Bt-6qDcNvjG5esu_WnFoMR0rySHDSLro2bQK0Aa9TMlMEYpUMeRQoR0GkMqkigpHB26Nez_KCUSnK/s320/IMG_7690.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Again with the really good use of the horizontal format. Like Bello, I'm excited to see what Story adds to the team this season. If he's healthy last year, the Sox are likely in the playoffs. See if that comes to be this season.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And there you have it. Not much to complain about. Got two of the three est rookies in the set, and some key vets. I'd call that an absolute win.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">If you want to see the rest of the box, go check out the opening on my <a href="https://youtu.be/qHQA6UcN-Rc">YouTube video</a>. And feel free to like/subscribe while you're there.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div><p><br /></p>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-57924529569986230722024-02-06T13:36:00.001-05:002024-02-06T13:36:00.133-05:002022 Topps Allen & Ginter Blaster!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Not sure why I still had this one hanging around, but here we go. <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Allen and Ginter are always fun wax to open. Sure, it can get a little annoying when the best card in the pak is an influencer you’ve never heard of. But, it that really worse than a bench player from a team you don’t like? I think it’s a small price to pay for the variety and interest that can be found in any pack.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">How did this one go? I guess there's only one way to find out...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveS9qcNJYMhNtkFxYT4hKOZUejyldS16BvcDtZaWM3t7VQsU2INnXuXZbzfHiw27WfKLIOMl8tNFtQPSF2qiqnr9TgzrPazRiYFt76f5irGqzw2rsrFxnFe9ZNY6A8D24F_1y2D71Jnob8upQYW2AcqMrL7AqMvu52uI0XbunRnTHzp0v3Ie68nZoVG4e/s4032/IMG_7323.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveS9qcNJYMhNtkFxYT4hKOZUejyldS16BvcDtZaWM3t7VQsU2INnXuXZbzfHiw27WfKLIOMl8tNFtQPSF2qiqnr9TgzrPazRiYFt76f5irGqzw2rsrFxnFe9ZNY6A8D24F_1y2D71Jnob8upQYW2AcqMrL7AqMvu52uI0XbunRnTHzp0v3Ie68nZoVG4e/w300-h400/IMG_7323.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>As always, here's the box. I wonder who the model is for the old timey player they show.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij02PylSrrLjJs5RL2p_rrb3f5KsYorFDv2tclW7kAP6som2nz0H77TVbJ60fend1M-9tpg9kIIJZSHmmIMsDTD-UYPDpKXuJGLLl-t5GtfxdtaJevlGzTS48vWtRxSBhYAM-chuyjK9qNhrk9WEhMivrQ22Y-vBPr6GDdrncdfwfQQHRkyt5bqPHf71pv/s4032/IMG_7689.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij02PylSrrLjJs5RL2p_rrb3f5KsYorFDv2tclW7kAP6som2nz0H77TVbJ60fend1M-9tpg9kIIJZSHmmIMsDTD-UYPDpKXuJGLLl-t5GtfxdtaJevlGzTS48vWtRxSBhYAM-chuyjK9qNhrk9WEhMivrQ22Y-vBPr6GDdrncdfwfQQHRkyt5bqPHf71pv/w300-h400/IMG_7689.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br />This is an interesting insert set. It's called "Pitching a Gem", which is one way to describe a good pitching performance. But, to add to the odd nature of the set, they took it a step further. The bottom of the card lists Roger's birthdate, and his birthstone. So, not only is he pitching a gem, but it's also mentioning a related gem. Not bad. I think it's way better than another generic "MLB Stars" insert set.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And, that's all the Red Sox cards. Pretty disappointing. But, I thought I'd give you a chance to see the rest of the cards from the box by checking out my <a href="https://youtu.be/0n2YVZg_RpE">YouTube video</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-68523337293510438262024-02-05T13:36:00.003-05:002024-02-05T13:36:00.146-05:00Go Red! 2014 Topps Update Target Red David Ross<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">February is American Heart Month. As a nod to </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">the </span><a href="https://www.goredforwomen.org/en"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">G</span>o Red for Women</a><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> activities going on this month to help raise aw</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">areness, I thought I'd contribute several "red" themed posts sprinkled throughout the month.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Let's talk about this card...</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UTxksmsVOzzFEni_Xu2O3YZA8ptEaHyJVQtKj2wF0UoDXyp8UL9zAZRvsujE8LnNJ8hGBNilInj2UeXQTppVKNpfXTp8efWrx5DMVprKoh7cXDY367SAq3HStPTOmULK7XCgZKJkrEt1pKa_whP3W91hUc5n8Z-rt8X82ijLHrfCy_EPDhMfLyMZtTDy/s4032/IMG_7566.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UTxksmsVOzzFEni_Xu2O3YZA8ptEaHyJVQtKj2wF0UoDXyp8UL9zAZRvsujE8LnNJ8hGBNilInj2UeXQTppVKNpfXTp8efWrx5DMVprKoh7cXDY367SAq3HStPTOmULK7XCgZKJkrEt1pKa_whP3W91hUc5n8Z-rt8X82ijLHrfCy_EPDhMfLyMZtTDy/w300-h400/IMG_7566.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div>Clearly another member of the 2013 World Series Championship team. You don't see a lot of cards with players showing off their rings like this. I think it's great that Topps took advantage of having Ross in the Update set to include a picture from 2014 like this one. It's a great departure from the standard baseball card photos. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once again, there are like 36 different shades of red on this card, whcih messes with my brain more than I'd like. But even that can't detract from this card celebrating my favorite World Series title.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">---</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/s1457/IMG_7578.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/w161-h200/IMG_7578.PNG" width="161" /></a></div>I'm sure you all remember Miss District of Columbia </span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jude Maboné</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> from her </span><a href="https://section-36.blogspot.com/2023/06/jude-mabone-visits-section-36.html" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">interview</a></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span> with us. Her "heart health" community service initiative is, obviously, quite relevant this month. As such, she's supporting the Simon's Heart campaign this month (and every month). I highly recommend you join her efforts with a donation if you are able. You can find the li</span>nk </span><a href="https://simonsheart.org/" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">here</a><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Support her efforts, and Go Red!</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-60563322601915750912024-02-01T13:36:00.002-05:002024-02-05T08:40:17.600-05:00Go Red! 2013 Topps Target Red Ryan Dempster<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">February is American Heart Month. As a nod to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">the </span><a href="https://www.goredforwomen.org/en" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">G</span>o Red for Women</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> activities going on this month to help raise aw</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">areness, I thought I'd contribute several "red" themed posts sprinkled throughout the month. Here's the first one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Let's talk about this card...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOgEWyaZbX0ccA4m7U07XpTq0nMGF4HqR3cYSfuTJnxKeXI3MT32eVgiADpkR5DkRq1b97bfeCoyQmSik21OfRc37eiH_PpSl0vwpiyeu3gaFpJTCM0-EbYMrBxWBrfGKepE8joDEebMiHKvbox8C8a5hwJ0H-Zdt4Zo7xJlcz8po3uw-n_DhsW7tzVx8/s4032/IMG_7561.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOgEWyaZbX0ccA4m7U07XpTq0nMGF4HqR3cYSfuTJnxKeXI3MT32eVgiADpkR5DkRq1b97bfeCoyQmSik21OfRc37eiH_PpSl0vwpiyeu3gaFpJTCM0-EbYMrBxWBrfGKepE8joDEebMiHKvbox8C8a5hwJ0H-Zdt4Zo7xJlcz8po3uw-n_DhsW7tzVx8/w300-h400/IMG_7561.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div>2013 was quite the year for Boston and the Red Sox. It wasn't Dempster's best year stat-wise, but he was able to celebrate a World Series championship when the season ended. He was even able to close out game one of the series at home. Not a bad way to end it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As for the card itself, while I love the Target red variations in general, the colors are just odd this year. The border is almost crimson, where the Red Sox logo is more of a fire engine red. The sea turtle in the corner appears to be a third shade of red. It's all just a bit "off". But, still a nice memory of my favorite World Series title.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">---</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/s1457/IMG_7578.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrC7OkHelJtIxHPSL-Aha7v2DLscEb_FTHT8Mvg23sel93huKC7huAWEyXq1KpAdOkPY1JyC5ch1Y9c0B3kbqs2XXiCE0q0S_Vlzlifqgd-_NUAEr-wCv-0sxTTFQ1i5gOo6LsMKY4C7w8LXhkbF_AP091Ai8BItqU3azUYaKS6OQx-d8ymnWVmZaOJpO/w161-h200/IMG_7578.PNG" width="161" /></a></div>I'm sure you all remember Miss District of Columbia </span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jude Maboné</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> from her </span><a href="https://section-36.blogspot.com/2023/06/jude-mabone-visits-section-36.html" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">interview</a></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span> with us. Her "heart health" community service initiative is, obviously, quite relevant this month. As such, she's supporting the Simon's Heart campaign this month (and every month). I highly recommend you join her efforts with a donation if you are able. You can find the li</span>nk </span><a href="https://simonsheart.org/" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">here</a><span style="color: #050505; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Support her efforts, and Go Red!</span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-2628996239877839292024-01-30T13:36:00.001-05:002024-01-30T13:36:00.251-05:00Fairfield Baseball Repack Opening!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2erW16OxPKLe13BUWDKEl4PhkMG4vLzmM_cliXERpixWadNjU7JS9ZuNmfe3pwQQ-7Fj4MKo0zB2NC3EsXvZ2M1zO-ECDcWFDAHCAz11SS-e14zfLS2KrLbtyQfrG3HRaj7QndENaA1fGL9ZvtmJ4Kz5LbZMrNvvOGi6UBWZTdS5KDwQpfap9xTZdC5xK/s4032/IMG_7341.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2erW16OxPKLe13BUWDKEl4PhkMG4vLzmM_cliXERpixWadNjU7JS9ZuNmfe3pwQQ-7Fj4MKo0zB2NC3EsXvZ2M1zO-ECDcWFDAHCAz11SS-e14zfLS2KrLbtyQfrG3HRaj7QndENaA1fGL9ZvtmJ4Kz5LbZMrNvvOGi6UBWZTdS5KDwQpfap9xTZdC5xK/s320/IMG_7341.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div>I'm back with another box (pack?) opening! And, I'm back with another video version! I promise that at some point I'll return to the more normal blog style box openings. (Unless you'd prefer them this way? Leave a comment with your preference) But, I opened a bunch of stuff at once, and cleaned up the massive mess before remembering to take pictures of it all. So, I'll have to wait on that.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As for this post? <span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;">These Farifield repacks are so odd. There’s almost no information about what may be inside. They mention baseball cards, and they mention old packs. But, what sorts of cards? What types of packs? Is it enough wax to make it worth ripping? And there’s only one way to find out. Luckily it’s not that expensive and easy to give it a try. Or…not. See for yourself. The big hits? Hall of Famers like Ryne Sandberg and Rickey Henderson. And, luckily, Topps Stadium Club packs are always fun to open. But, overall, I wouldn’t waste your time unless you really have an itch to open some wax. (Same goes for the other sports options they offer. See for yourself, I opened a football version on <a href="https://youtu.be/Xl7pvu174pA?si=k3az4QzcYk35MGJI">YouTube</a> as well)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div>
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</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Oh, and if you head over to my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@section_36/featured">YouTube channel</a>, please like and subscribe so I can bring you more great content like this!</span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-3396048323389139042024-01-19T13:36:00.001-05:002024-01-19T13:36:00.129-05:00Aubrianna Mayette Visits Section 36!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQWOLWY-in_L0dfoOMRNHv4tqTHSdnfgnYyzzo1DrjixOOr2809KpA69ySjdIPQhn7jxVLruW1n8PQQKaPNVXDgpvfrmj5yoacVBvT6iw6AjffMEG_6Dms52G9zhC7p4nYk6hTseETHUyGrys4_3aDyq_xGzmVKJul9qdg5TE_tDvDQTBg-WMlRH9Rfeo/s681/03308F16-168B-4EC3-A45F-E0D214DED70D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="681" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQWOLWY-in_L0dfoOMRNHv4tqTHSdnfgnYyzzo1DrjixOOr2809KpA69ySjdIPQhn7jxVLruW1n8PQQKaPNVXDgpvfrmj5yoacVBvT6iw6AjffMEG_6Dms52G9zhC7p4nYk6hTseETHUyGrys4_3aDyq_xGzmVKJul9qdg5TE_tDvDQTBg-WMlRH9Rfeo/s320/03308F16-168B-4EC3-A45F-E0D214DED70D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Section 36 had another visitor! </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span>Aubrianna Mayette is passionate about self-harm awareness,</span><span><span> a talented singer</span><span>, and the current Miss Northwestern Vermont's Teen</span></span><span>. I was so excited that she wanted to visit with us to discuss those topics, and a few more. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span>So, let's see what happens when </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Aubrianna Mayette visits Section 36!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>What made you decide to compete for the Miss Vermont’s Teen crown as Miss Northwestern Vermont’s Teen?</i></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I decided to compete in the Miss Vermont program last year. I wanted to do something for my community and once I got into the program. I fell in love with the girls that I compete with. They’re like a whole new family I didn't know I needed. It's a place where I can relate with girls my age and see what we are all trying to do for our communities. </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>What is something that Ginger Ragaishis is doing as Miss Vermont’s Teen that you would like to emulate?</i></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj82QVu0A1vWXTXyVWXu2p_7ZEa0MVuswTCbRv6Iany2PUpouSLgbY8cPGujiLZo2LuO3l-k6_0d88cF_Di0Dvxdlh0qSTfK6pPRif7ZU5cvkm-0Quc2bU5yCVlHNAp4rroyrunXZuUXrtr4OEhCeJHTrkt8APmxiLTFxk5Zw_eJSZeGRNfrWh4jlz7Khh/s1000/F593A6AF-1EFC-41D1-A1CD-7A1E6ACE37D0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj82QVu0A1vWXTXyVWXu2p_7ZEa0MVuswTCbRv6Iany2PUpouSLgbY8cPGujiLZo2LuO3l-k6_0d88cF_Di0Dvxdlh0qSTfK6pPRif7ZU5cvkm-0Quc2bU5yCVlHNAp4rroyrunXZuUXrtr4OEhCeJHTrkt8APmxiLTFxk5Zw_eJSZeGRNfrWh4jlz7Khh/w150-h200/F593A6AF-1EFC-41D1-A1CD-7A1E6ACE37D0.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">One thing for sure that I would emulate as Miss Vermont’s Teen from the current Miss Vermont’s Teen, Ginger Ragaishis is her social media. Her online appearance is impeccable and I would like to do the same. By doing in person appearances it does help me spread word around the community and state but by having a social media presence will help me spread the word about my CSI further and quicker.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>What do you enjoy about performing your talent on stage?</i></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I love to sing. I have sang in the chorus ever since I was in 3rd grade. When I am singing I feel comfortable and safe. It's a part of me that I like to share with others. I feel like music brings people together and by the end of the day that's my goal.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>What can you tell me about your non-profit The Orange Ribbon Project?</i></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZfjJTPLhab876ABdGy1c8TFsyn78UWW0csdGozpQaLxN-k97k7UrB_4JzZMnGIZrSmsPcvuTDFa1K6WbVcEHEDxJiD_Q-OBjXBZe3WJYagsOw1gGMJUA_LlM4K5Aorzi4ixJU9SzBfY8H0vIvTmYcOBBvHqf8uDyXmafqWNoEz90jpM69_ZiYKsWcDlN/s750/B5F8AF67-99F7-4064-973A-551744F5B22A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZfjJTPLhab876ABdGy1c8TFsyn78UWW0csdGozpQaLxN-k97k7UrB_4JzZMnGIZrSmsPcvuTDFa1K6WbVcEHEDxJiD_Q-OBjXBZe3WJYagsOw1gGMJUA_LlM4K5Aorzi4ixJU9SzBfY8H0vIvTmYcOBBvHqf8uDyXmafqWNoEz90jpM69_ZiYKsWcDlN/w200-h200/B5F8AF67-99F7-4064-973A-551744F5B22A.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The Orange Ribbon Project is a non-profit organization I created to spread awareness about Self-harm. We provide information to teens and other young adults on how to get help if they do have thoughts of self harm. Along with other techniques of how to help in stressful situations so they don’t hurt themselves in emotional distress. We also explain to adults such as parents,grandparents, other guardians,and teachers of why teens and other young adults self-harm. So when a teen or young adult asks for help they don’t feel judged or not understood. This is extremely important to me because I was a self-harmer for three years because of bullying. Before I got help I was a wreck. I thought everyone knew and was judging me along with a feeling of not being understood. That's why I want to create a space where teens and young adults can feel safe in their communities. Especially when I started to see this issue in my school and no one was talking about it. So I started the Orange Ribbon Project and started to hand out trigger bags which have fidgets and other calming objects to help the person to calm down in emotional distress. It also has information to help the teen or young adult can reach out to.</span><p></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>If you could be a Disney Character for a week, Who would you choose and why?</i></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38qrgGbLPOkj3YU1mWp_nQ8TI3jLLgeFhvcDg-DzlKAnckPDCZdh1LhrtU2BrxzN5IX4VICNNHaba5RI2asxbtaUPSCj1OYXjWnfqbw2g3Vlg5dneXeHWsdgQv7Dy-oVjLu1RdWh_8WbO9IuJ-iOHHgLX2T3oSAXUbOvsM55N6TOkfQoH9LEjCGMuZVXj/s1920/63FDE353-3F25-4599-931C-BAEB7BED519E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38qrgGbLPOkj3YU1mWp_nQ8TI3jLLgeFhvcDg-DzlKAnckPDCZdh1LhrtU2BrxzN5IX4VICNNHaba5RI2asxbtaUPSCj1OYXjWnfqbw2g3Vlg5dneXeHWsdgQv7Dy-oVjLu1RdWh_8WbO9IuJ-iOHHgLX2T3oSAXUbOvsM55N6TOkfQoH9LEjCGMuZVXj/w113-h200/63FDE353-3F25-4599-931C-BAEB7BED519E.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It's funny that you mention that because I work for an event company called VT Charming Events, where I actually work playing Disney Princesses. So that's a tough question to answer. I guess I would have to go with Belle from Beauty and the Beast because as a kid I could relate to her. I was a kid who loved to read books,care for her family, and lived in a small town where everyone knows everyone.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>Is there a feature or activity at a baseball game that you would especially like to experience?</i></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As a part of a family where baseball is all we talk about all year round I would say I would love to go see a Blue Jays game with my dad. My dad has been a fan of the Blue Jays for years, my dad and I have bonded over the team so I think it would be an amazing experience to go to. I have also sang the National Anthem for Vermont’s own Vermont Lake Monsters so I think having an opportunity to sing the National Anthem at a professional baseball game would be a bucket list item, Especially if it was a game where the Red Sox played the Blue Jays. My dads parents and brother are all big Red Sox fans. We are planning to see a game this summer, right now we are trying to decide between Fenway or NYC. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">---</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I hope she's able to get to a game!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span>As always, I want to thank Aubrianna for visiting with us, and for sending along the pictures to go with the interview.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;">I'm sure you'd like to follow along with her during her journey. You should be sure to check out her title's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missnorthwesternvermontsteen/">Instagram</a> account. </span></span>It's a great way to keep track of everything she has going on. </div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks again Aubrianna, and good luck in the future!</span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-47821076210479841122024-01-08T13:45:00.001-05:002024-01-08T13:51:28.080-05:002022 Donruss Optic Blaster Break!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50CrW6X8GYs_NhD8GsgLTdXUOzaeXLLDfifYxvPk1zwvjKvTnLmikjy8kALyenv9etddDne45Bj2B9y7ymDDlsXAb8vznx1rrmOsN7DAAtp695NlqVjqW668_YeHHVfu0zwLh1bO_RTfH5zWCchQ8qTdj4CVlPKB1FNTM7vhLopBy8rnY69ld9FeeB9qL/s4032/IMG_7306%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50CrW6X8GYs_NhD8GsgLTdXUOzaeXLLDfifYxvPk1zwvjKvTnLmikjy8kALyenv9etddDne45Bj2B9y7ymDDlsXAb8vznx1rrmOsN7DAAtp695NlqVjqW668_YeHHVfu0zwLh1bO_RTfH5zWCchQ8qTdj4CVlPKB1FNTM7vhLopBy8rnY69ld9FeeB9qL/s320/IMG_7306%202.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div>Time for a different blaster this time around, and a different way to do it. I had a box of these lying around, so figured it was time to give it a try. I don't usually love these unlicensed cards. But, in the constant search for cards, and variety, these can be a nice option. How did it go? There's only one way to find out.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">But, it's a new way this time!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see, as you may know, There's a Section 36 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLBFKlfLdv1C6gbsN85jtsw">YouTube</a> channel. Up til now, it's just been sitting with a couple guest videos. While those were great videos, it was a pretty pathetic channel. I decided to change that and give the channel a new card-related life and purpose. I'll be posting box breaks, pack breaks, and other card related content. Since it's Section 36, there will of course also be a Red Sox flair to it all. There have been several "shorts" posted already, which you may have seen on S36 social media. Today was the first video. I hope you enjoy it. And I REALLY hope you'll like, subscribe, and tell your friends. Not completely defined on the plan moving forward. But, I'm going to guess at least 95% of the content will be someone in the Section 36 family opening packs/boxes/etc. Maybe 4% will be other videos involving cards in some way, and 1% guest videos from music and life in general. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the first video.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7qgkoW4xbLQ?si=fDQJa6HUk50-f_js" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like I said, please consider liking/subscribing and spreading the word. That first 1000 subscribers would be great to take care of.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I promise I'll remember to turn my camera evetaully. :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-68775724321491140802024-01-05T13:36:00.003-05:002024-01-05T13:36:00.131-05:00Erica Parks Visits Section 36!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jpWDnVCmz7UJ_oYdlKDX-GENhhyphenhyphenlZdLlLkl4ZsUuHxkSxPFGIufPIl0kLg3FD25vTa1-0ZV6-13UsOQHQrCKrvR0OfEvJw8H2PrhQ8AOtXWulLeCg-bqXQ55m3w7ZBi5NnwQjEKXmK4j5rU0xrtAqmK4QZ78VHHmfe_mpfiL5S1LMqSRQTC7ZnKpHvvQ/s2736/image1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jpWDnVCmz7UJ_oYdlKDX-GENhhyphenhyphenlZdLlLkl4ZsUuHxkSxPFGIufPIl0kLg3FD25vTa1-0ZV6-13UsOQHQrCKrvR0OfEvJw8H2PrhQ8AOtXWulLeCg-bqXQ55m3w7ZBi5NnwQjEKXmK4j5rU0xrtAqmK4QZ78VHHmfe_mpfiL5S1LMqSRQTC7ZnKpHvvQ/s320/image1.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div>Section 36 had another visitor! </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span>Erica Parks is passionate about animal justice,</span><span><span> a talented dancer</span><span>, and the current Miss Greater New York's Teen</span></span><span>. I was so excited that she wanted to visit with us to discuss those topics, and a few more. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><br /></span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span>So, let's see what happens when </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Erica Parks visits Section 36!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.0439961px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>How did you celebrate winning the Miss Greater New York’s Teen crown?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">I was incredibly honored to be crowned Miss Greater New York’s Teen. The weekend was an amazing experience all around: I currently live on my own in NYC and attend the Institute for American Musical Theatre, but my parents and my puppy got to come visit and see me compete! Having them there was so special, and it was extra special getting to celebrate my new title with them! And of course, I had to get myself a sweet treat the next day before heading to rehearsal for my school’s Winter Concert. </p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>How did you select your CSI, “Paws for a Cause”?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7g3OJU2mbos1VGrp4VMDJUw-UyCcfU7JpPRY9xHnAkfMkDYWjYvBtkeN1RUH_R5jQzBfp-GWZRlJrfAbWPOgca8WEeul64EC74Ep_QFeOq2UnTSwL0mHb0V95KhUluntE3t4l3GqMik2f_zZS0eSKP9yEZwzFpDcpRNEcNU5XmwulpoAzbsFwT6W3wK7/s622/image7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="622" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7g3OJU2mbos1VGrp4VMDJUw-UyCcfU7JpPRY9xHnAkfMkDYWjYvBtkeN1RUH_R5jQzBfp-GWZRlJrfAbWPOgca8WEeul64EC74Ep_QFeOq2UnTSwL0mHb0V95KhUluntE3t4l3GqMik2f_zZS0eSKP9yEZwzFpDcpRNEcNU5XmwulpoAzbsFwT6W3wK7/w200-h161/image7.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>I wanted my CSI to work with animal justice because of how much my dog, Pippa, impacted me. Pippa was a pandemic puppy, because of this she never got to socialize during her puppy phase and instead developed anxiety. I was fighting my own anxiety simultaneously, so we learned to come out of our shells together, which ultimately brought our family so much closer together. I developed Paws For A Cause to provide shelters with the resources they need to get animals into their forever homes to help other animals impact their humans in the same way my dog impacted me. Since then, I’ve had the honor of passing my own piece of animal protection legislation, and have signed a national partnership with the ASPCA, where I advocate for animal welfare at the federal level. <p></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>You started your own business, “Dancer’s Designs Costumes”. How did that come to be?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdQ0ExHmrff33Yb9wsNrUOkb3Rf-1ircQ1-SFSyI2RKtOyQP3yQA5Z4r8E4aWjSNapdXuQTbEkXNAJxmXiuh7Gt-xEFQt5lDf8mE5Fkc7O-X6w_Y58asUm474dgTN-wMAN38c_jEll0EB8_kGcWk6wjxxlu4yM3xymLNxwdNo2SeZ4_f5ZLTlEyPztTiO/s2736/image5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdQ0ExHmrff33Yb9wsNrUOkb3Rf-1ircQ1-SFSyI2RKtOyQP3yQA5Z4r8E4aWjSNapdXuQTbEkXNAJxmXiuh7Gt-xEFQt5lDf8mE5Fkc7O-X6w_Y58asUm474dgTN-wMAN38c_jEll0EB8_kGcWk6wjxxlu4yM3xymLNxwdNo2SeZ4_f5ZLTlEyPztTiO/w133-h200/image5.jpeg" width="133" /></a></div>I was a competitive dancer until I was ten years old when I decided to start acting and dancing professionally. Costuming was always my favorite aspect of both realms. During the pandemic I desperately needed a creative outlet. I saw a TikTok of a dancer unboxing her solo costume for the season and I said “I could make that!” so I did! I ordered a few rhinestones from Amazon and took an old leotard and bedazzled the heck out of it. I posted it to my social medias and was overwhelmed with positive responses. I then decided at fourteen years old I was going to open my small business. I’ve since sold over fifty custom and ready-to-ship costumes, and made every talent costume I’ve ever worn while competing in MAO. I’ve even gotten to bedazzle a few crown boxes! I would also love more than anything to see one of my designs on the Miss America stage, and would be honored to work with any delegate who reaches out to me!<p></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>You were able to play the role of “young Mackenzie” in the wonderful Disney+ movie Godmothered. What was that experience like?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">The experience I had working on Godmothered was far from what I expected. In hindsight, it really shifted my perspective on the entertainment industry and taught me a lot about myself as an artist and as a person. </p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>You’ve published a children’s book, “Pippa Finds a Friend”. What can you tell me about it?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKRB0CeAgZhFDvDJtGYZ4MUVsbHOtDxw8-HeE53UZnWVJu2LOfxKCBvV0AnALDW4nMrcKgN-6hEadBY5xsjSBUNZPCeeistPFto2z66iX4ZOMj0FlUih0CqlEoDfG0RjCIP-1FRu5nR4qJh-K-wWbAIj5qadheEnHrxmAv4-xcIibbGEMf5x9_pWe_vzB/s1368/image6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="912" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKRB0CeAgZhFDvDJtGYZ4MUVsbHOtDxw8-HeE53UZnWVJu2LOfxKCBvV0AnALDW4nMrcKgN-6hEadBY5xsjSBUNZPCeeistPFto2z66iX4ZOMj0FlUih0CqlEoDfG0RjCIP-1FRu5nR4qJh-K-wWbAIj5qadheEnHrxmAv4-xcIibbGEMf5x9_pWe_vzB/w133-h200/image6.jpeg" width="133" /></a></div>“Pippa Finds A Friend” follows the story of my dog, Pippa, as she learns to face her fears by stepping outside of her comfort zone by making a new friend, and how that brought my family so much closer together. I’ve found since publishing the book it not only encourages families considering adopting a pet to take that leap of faith by showing the positive effects it had on my family, but also helps kids step outside of their comfort zones and to make new friends. I got to read it to my third grade teacher’s classroom during winter break, and I had a student raise her hand and tell me how much the book helped her after her pet had passed, and encouraged her family to start the adoption process for a new cat. In addition, I’ve gotten to donate it to numerous libraries and local bookstores, and it has been auctioned off in a raffle basket for Angel Flight New England. It even made Amazon’s top 5 list for New Pet Book Releases its first week. I know this is only the beginning for this book and I could not be more excited to see where it goes next!<p></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><b><i>Is there a feature or activity at a Red Sox - Yankees baseball game that you would especially like to experience?</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQwRPKkj8EAu3ylERhdQ3hgTq6M4KEKJOQU824aj2qssrQ0_zlN_XyGZkL1ZyqukXBL9neKHbEX7AvUeEjCx3-4Q9Vki2iVR72yeG8lMmOs0oq0KyI1ZyHcpRrVjY-pPs6acfwmANgdrGeLtyUoY_dhzQw2hMvq7MuGAerinFQWtGXRUJ0TiizpZKSA3f/s1280/image8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1280" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQwRPKkj8EAu3ylERhdQ3hgTq6M4KEKJOQU824aj2qssrQ0_zlN_XyGZkL1ZyqukXBL9neKHbEX7AvUeEjCx3-4Q9Vki2iVR72yeG8lMmOs0oq0KyI1ZyHcpRrVjY-pPs6acfwmANgdrGeLtyUoY_dhzQw2hMvq7MuGAerinFQWtGXRUJ0TiizpZKSA3f/w200-h151/image8.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>I grew up in the Boston area, I served as Miss Boston’s Teen 2023, so going to a Red Sox game was always an exciting experience. Ever since I was little my Mom and I have wanted to meet and get a picture with Wally the Green Monster, so that is definitely high up on my list. Something incredibly special about Fenway Park for me is that my sophomore year of high school, our football team played their Thanksgiving game a few days early at Fenway Park, and I was on the Varsity Cheer Team and got to go cheer on the field, we even got to sit and warm up in the Red Sox’s dugout at halftime! My whole family got to attend the game and although it was less than twenty degrees outside, it was a night I will never forget. I will say, now that I live and hold a title in New York, I do feel obligated to have a little bit of support for the Yankees so maybe one day soon I’ll make my way to see them play (against the Red Sox in their cheering section, of course).<p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">---</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So very cool that she got to cheer at Fenway. Hopefully she meets Wally someday. He's a cool monster.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span>As always, I want to thank Erica for visiting with us, and for sending along the pictures to go with the interview.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;">I'm sure you'd like to follow along with Erica during her journey. You should be sure to check out her title's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missgreaternewyorksteenny/">Instagram</a> account and her personal <a href="http://www.ericaparks.net">website</a>. </span></span>They're great ways to keep track of everything she has going on. You should also be sure to check out her <a href="https://a.co/d/5qtObD8">book</a> and grab a copy for yourself.</div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks again Erica, and good luck in the future!</span></span></p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-47278758523512070902024-01-01T09:36:00.001-05:002024-01-01T09:36:00.135-05:00Happy New Year!<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year from Section 36!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I hope you all made it through 2023 and are excited to see what 2024 will bring. I know I'm ready to make 2024 the year this here blog gets back to its roots and finds its way again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I made 126 posts in 2023, which is a step up from 2022, but still not where I'd like to be. I'd like to get that number back up so you all hove more from me to read. I'd much prefer to live in the 150-200 post range which is three a week. Let's see if I can get back up there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And the types of posts will hopefully improve. I admit to mailing it in a bit with the blaster breaks a lot this year. As much fun as it is to open packs, the posts are really a cheap trick when there are so many of them. Especially when the Sox are giving so many topics to dive into, I really have no excuse for not exploring them. Expect to see more, and feel free to call me out on that.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">On the bright side, those posts still included interviews, having conducted nearly 60 in 2023 with Muss America and Miss USA titleholders. I think they're a lot of fun, and enjoy hearing input from those types of fans. If you enjoy the interviews too, that’s wonderful. If you don't, hopefully once or twice a week isn't too intrusive and I can keep that up.</span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The Section 36 <a href="https://section-36.creator-spring.com/">store</a> also had a great 2024. More people keep buying shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, and whatever else. I'm always humbled whenever a sale goes through. Hopefully you've enjoyed all the <a href="http://section-36.blogspot.com/p/pix-with-36-gear.html">pictures</a> people have sent in wearing their gear. With any luck, both sales and picture submittals will increase in 2024!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hopefully 2024 is a continuation of my blogging perspective to help me find my voice or my place in this wide world. I still didn't write about the team itself as much as I would have liked. But, I am still a Red Sox fan. I like talking about the team, and about collecting their memorabilia, and reading the books, and talking with their fans. It's called a Red Sox fan blog for a reason. Because it's by a fan, about being a fan. Whatever type of fan that is. </span></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">And some of that includes Social media.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">And is also some of the reason for my lack of posts. If I have a free hour, searching and commenting on social media is sometimes easier, and more attractive, than writing a post. I need to refocus a bit.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">How will those social media sites get even better in 2023?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I’m glad you asked.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Once again, Instagram is probably the place I’ve seen the most movement in the</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> past year. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s been so much fun connecting with fans and visitors through that site. For </span><a href="http://instagram.com/Section36" style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Section 36</a><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, in the past I have posted exclusively pictures I have taken. It’s a way to enjoy different views from a Red Sox fan. I've continued adding pictures people have submitted of themselves holding a “I’d Rather be in Section 36” sign, or pictures of themselves with Section 36 gear. (So, if you were wondering how you could appear on the Section 36 account, that’s how.) It’s been a great way to add variety to the feed, and publicize some great pictures people have submitted. And the best part? The account keeps adding followers and seeing more interaction, and I couldn't be more thrilled! Here's hoping that number keeps growing. If you’re one of the followers, thanks! If you’re not, what’s keeping you?</span></span></p></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">X is, well, obviously diminishing</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. The </span><a href="http://twitter.com/section_36" style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Section 36</a><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> account is still one of the best ways to share links to posts directly. links to posts here on Section 36. It also converses with fans, especially during Red Sox games to over 1100 followers. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><a href="https://www.threads.net/@section36">Threads</a> is working on being a replacement. It's just not quite there yet.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Facebook provides fun opportunities. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I find it’s a combination</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> between Twitter and Instagram. It can post links and pictures with ease, and has the ability to allow sharing with friends. The <a href="http://facebook.com/section36">Section 36</a> page will post links to every post here on Section 36. Facebook is also great for pictures, so it posts pictures that I’ve taken. It’s also a prime spot to post pictures submitted by others. So almost every picture someone submits of themselves with Section 36 </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;">behind them, or in Section 36, or holding a “I’d rather be in Section 36” sign, or with Section 36 gear gets posted there. Section 36 has more than 500 likes and adds more all the time, which is great!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beyond that?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I'm hoping to get the Section 36 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@section_36/shorts">YouTube</a> channel rolling again. It has been stagnant for a bit after posted a few videos from titleholders. This year I'd like it to get into posting wax rips as well. There are already a few of those videos posted. Be sure to check them out. (And, of course, like/follow)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Section 36 also has a presence on <a href="http://snapchat.com/add/section36">Snapchat</a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/section36">Pinterest</a>, although I honestly have no idea why. Maybe in 2024 I’ll figure something out. Feel free to follow/add to see the progress! In fact, follow all of Section 36 on all social media accounts. </span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’ll be a lot of fun. </span><p></p><p></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Hope that's OK with you.</span></span></p>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-30244588184191964752023-12-31T09:36:00.002-05:002023-12-31T09:36:00.126-05:00Sale-ing Away<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYlduvkheyUEdc1bCcfuVjRkbg7RWIYVpAtO4Qnl5BBGF6ffnuW5oJdAaloYdvbBmcvbbtjeK7sl5IO3LsAGHTm6mWrk0zq161A6JTDkc9Mb3SmCCZS8p0Zqd5AXuyDfr4b8bY94FifcjFw8QzJNmBRdSZYzbvq6BWmZeginUeXLYj2Y5Tn39Z4m4i-_4/s4608/DSCN8913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYlduvkheyUEdc1bCcfuVjRkbg7RWIYVpAtO4Qnl5BBGF6ffnuW5oJdAaloYdvbBmcvbbtjeK7sl5IO3LsAGHTm6mWrk0zq161A6JTDkc9Mb3SmCCZS8p0Zqd5AXuyDfr4b8bY94FifcjFw8QzJNmBRdSZYzbvq6BWmZeginUeXLYj2Y5Tn39Z4m4i-_4/s320/DSCN8913.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I know, I'm so clever with the title, right?</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It came to my attention that I haven't commented on any of the big news coming from the Red Sox this offseason, and I'm sure you were all waiting and wondering what I think. So, here we go.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">A new GM. Or baseball ops cheif, or whatever title Chaim Bloom used to have and is not somewhat covered by a position Craig Breslow now has. I never had that much of a problem with Bloom. I did think he had a flaw Theo had where he was a bit to willing to ride it out with his guys. In 2011 Theo made the calculated gamble to patch holes with his prospects instead of trading them for help, assuming the Sox would still win just enough to keep them in the playoffs. He was a game off. I saw Bloom as the same. Rather than trade guys to fill holes from injuries, he hoped to tread water until they came back. Bloom was similar. Rather than get replacements for Story or Sale, he hoped he could tread water until they returned. But, all the injuries seemed to linger forever, and he got bit. As far as roster construction, he didn't seem that far off. So, as disappointed as I was to see him go, I was glad to see a Theo guy in Breslow come take his place. Honestly, with Theo's endorsement, I'm shocked there were other choices. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if all the other options that "turned down" the Sox really turned them down by saying, "Aren't you going with Breslow?" Sort of like when Billy bean turned down the Sox and told them they had that Theo kid anyway. So I was very happy to see what Breslo could do.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10NXR-8FBPctWgSuqjxqirz_JHVUuGhWtLR2wVU11qhOnk0n_g4lAVCIZ9Iy5vWbFMuEPU3xbeoPAgOXhBDTHq5TJKYiPQkUfVQPnKQpBNhYGPN9r-FwnFKE65Ug5seBEm5U3mHAQaPDTtt_g_cX2Xbl7dWnFxTGZ9K29QxGPwTE8ex-in5DrDJihRRjV/s4032/IMG_3684.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10NXR-8FBPctWgSuqjxqirz_JHVUuGhWtLR2wVU11qhOnk0n_g4lAVCIZ9Iy5vWbFMuEPU3xbeoPAgOXhBDTHq5TJKYiPQkUfVQPnKQpBNhYGPN9r-FwnFKE65Ug5seBEm5U3mHAQaPDTtt_g_cX2Xbl7dWnFxTGZ9K29QxGPwTE8ex-in5DrDJihRRjV/w200-h150/IMG_3684.HEIC" width="200" /></a></div>He didn't waste much time by trading Alex Verdugo. He was a solid borderline all-star, but losing him doesn't seem like the end of the world. The Sox seem more than happy to go with their young outfielders, and I can't argue against that. Some combination of them should be able to fill in for things just fine.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Breslow wisely avoided the Ohtani/Yamamoto circus. I didn't want any part of either of those contracts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Sox were, however, to add </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lucas Giolito to the rotation. While not as flashy, he's exactly what the Red Sox were missing. A guy you can count on to go out there and be good. He'll keep you in the game until it get in the bullpen. All the time. It's one of those things where you may not even notice. But, halfway through the season things just seem better, and you can't quite put your finget on it. Until you notice that last year the #3 starter went 4 innings giving up 4 runs, and Giolito is always going 5 and 3. Just that solid performance you need. Of course, he also has much more upside than that. If he can find his previous form, that would go a long way. He has a great floor, and a great ceiling.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTpNiMK5WjkW_VnH3j6bOaKrRoe1F1gHmn6CeyRIDyq5ZF9nJGb6MBO9lI05GjSXyfP1zDIx_DkvkhPzr1WyyjgVoyukfk4rHq7fyXSoaczjCdTG_GO14CBFw9VSEhS7M3zRgJTjSM8FfACsPpuz1KMMzTW5n5J4o-VYBAdUfrjxXHYAkp1d8kybfxapS/s4032/IMG_3671.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTpNiMK5WjkW_VnH3j6bOaKrRoe1F1gHmn6CeyRIDyq5ZF9nJGb6MBO9lI05GjSXyfP1zDIx_DkvkhPzr1WyyjgVoyukfk4rHq7fyXSoaczjCdTG_GO14CBFw9VSEhS7M3zRgJTjSM8FfACsPpuz1KMMzTW5n5J4o-VYBAdUfrjxXHYAkp1d8kybfxapS/w200-h150/IMG_3671.HEIC" width="200" /></a></div>Of course, the biggest news is the trade of Chris Sale. I'm amazed that when after the Giolito acquisition if mock rotations put Sale at the top and everyone responded with "he's not an ace anymore". If the rotation went Bello-Giolito-Sale, people would complain that Sale would never be healthy enough for that spot. But, now that he's been traded, he was apparently prime Pedro. Again, I like this move. Sounds like the Sox filled a position of need by getting a good young second baseman in exchange for a huge question mark. My guess is that replacing what they actually expected for Sale might not be difficult. Replacing what they "hoped for" from Sale? That might be tougher. But, there's still plenty of time to figure that one out. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I'm excited to see how the roster fills out. This is going to be fun.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-29509813946790280082023-12-29T13:36:00.001-05:002023-12-29T13:36:00.135-05:00Charlee Royer Visits Section 36!<div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFvcZceYkUxMRT6CsmBmTew-45G04nDh_CrxM42bf2JY8JfMmFLSxtiNEkOlnB3FXlAcyceeiq7ZZPhjF6RT8-XW12VoID25PRAilPjRDmnHVEa635JcnSXQ5ZTfdIxKdnrybn_bqbN81usGEalp34HgjKD9BAeDTfq-JH_Vne3AM1edutwy8MVzWK1o6/s1419/image_123650291%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFvcZceYkUxMRT6CsmBmTew-45G04nDh_CrxM42bf2JY8JfMmFLSxtiNEkOlnB3FXlAcyceeiq7ZZPhjF6RT8-XW12VoID25PRAilPjRDmnHVEa635JcnSXQ5ZTfdIxKdnrybn_bqbN81usGEalp34HgjKD9BAeDTfq-JH_Vne3AM1edutwy8MVzWK1o6/s320/image_123650291%20(1).JPG" width="264" /></a></div>Section 36 had another visitor! </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>Charlee Royer is passionate about kid's mental health,</span><span><span> a talented dancer</span><span>, and the current Miss Maple Grove's Teen</span></span><span>. I was so excited that she was willing to visit with us to discuss those topics, and a few more. <br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span>So, let's see what happens when </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Charlee Royer visits Section 36!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-indent: 0.945999pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i>What made you decide to compete for the Miss Vermont’s Teen crown as Miss Maple Grove’s Teen? <br /></i></b></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My first impression of the Miss America Scholarship Organization was from a TikTok. It was a local titleholder who was explaining how she was earning scholarships through Miss America. I sent the video to my mom and told her I wanted to look into it. A little research and a few phone calls later, I was a delegate for Miss Vermont’s Teen 2023. After winning over $1500 in scholarship money as first runner-up, I knew I would continue competing for Miss Vermont’s Teen. Although I originally started to compete for the Scholarships, I have grown to love representing the beautiful state of Vermont where I grew up. I strive to do so on a bigger platform. That’s why I’m competing again this year as Miss Maple Grove’s Teen. </span></span></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i>What is something that <a href="https://section-36.blogspot.com/2023/05/ginger-ragaishis-visits-section-36.html">Ginger Ragaishis</a> is doing as Miss Vermont’s Teen that you would like to emulate? </i></b><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ginger is a big inspiration for me, especially with her social media presence. She does a fantastic job of creating quality posts that are both relevant and frequent. As a girl who grew up off of social media, posting regularly is something I continue to work on. I look at Miss Vermont’s Teen Instagram pretty regularly to see what Ginger is posting about and use it as inspiration for my posts. </span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ90myRXJV734Z8mv4k2kY1D-gn60Tbuh7tkWqLtnrDKvUXc_pu6NdoT_xwueH1wR5OeThXi6qmNhyphenhyphenRSQLrGvw4cy2jhBzYPjEwJgUhC_-SivfTjI8kOHy9kR9BNQlcMoFAkLVqRhLt4pXEoiE1mYsFsaW1XuaSXOXk2045Te9MoFeMJ0o-Fm7pNWtF78b/s2184/image_123650291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ90myRXJV734Z8mv4k2kY1D-gn60Tbuh7tkWqLtnrDKvUXc_pu6NdoT_xwueH1wR5OeThXi6qmNhyphenhyphenRSQLrGvw4cy2jhBzYPjEwJgUhC_-SivfTjI8kOHy9kR9BNQlcMoFAkLVqRhLt4pXEoiE1mYsFsaW1XuaSXOXk2045Te9MoFeMJ0o-Fm7pNWtF78b/w107-h200/image_123650291.JPG" width="107" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i>As a talented dancer, what do you enjoy about performing on stage? </i></b><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As a dancer, I have been performing for over 10 years of my life. Ever since I was young, I loved to make the audience feel something. Whether it was a smile on their faces, or occasionally tears, getting to influence the observer’s emotions had always been something I love. A fun fact, I wear my Red Sox Kid Nation Jersey, Pedroia #15 from 2013 to every dance recital! </span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i>How did you select your CSI, “Beyond the Ribbon”? </i></b><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beyond the Ribbon is a non-profit that works to support the <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAChFgvSfpkfKQcdURF24m2hFpO084t6hhLk2DX4FWWgFwSxeDf6DwCPMHKGKZXFFXoQM1zHbchrNIVxMZAORHvccchR4sfNF_ps1FILUZgu3etdASUiP_6segeWZgjpWwgAYJwkfsBzs0Vu598ougHTqQBu_dSBflyRnSC2WPNi3FhLsVLYwYGCP0b9N9/s2303/image_123650291%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAChFgvSfpkfKQcdURF24m2hFpO084t6hhLk2DX4FWWgFwSxeDf6DwCPMHKGKZXFFXoQM1zHbchrNIVxMZAORHvccchR4sfNF_ps1FILUZgu3etdASUiP_6segeWZgjpWwgAYJwkfsBzs0Vu598ougHTqQBu_dSBflyRnSC2WPNi3FhLsVLYwYGCP0b9N9/w102-h200/image_123650291%20(2).JPG" width="102" /></a></div>mental well-being of children affected by cancer. When I was 12 my mom was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer. I found it extremely taxing to see her so sick, and having to take on new responsibilities to keep our household running was difficult. Whenever I could, I found ways to spend time with her that were not strenuous, such as playing cards or coloring. When I started Beyond the Ribbon, it was a way to show other kids that they aren’t alone and that even though having a family member with cancer is scary, there are people to support you. So, in each of the Beyond the Ribbon care boxes, there is a letter with my contact information and some quiet activities to do with your family.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i>If you could be a Disney character for a week, who would you choose? Why? </i></b></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If I were to be a Disney character for a week, I would be Marie from the Aristocats. Getting to be pampered and live the luxurious life of a cat sounds like a dream. Not to mention the adventures she goes on with her siblings and the alley cats. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><i>Is there a feature or activity at a baseball game that you would especially like to experience? </i></b></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITOBZVNZheKXn4u5Y9r44c6pnK5m1EJJyR5MYjWKpd_xGUWXOXy-eMDt53gmlChTaouKlz5RAwHInEAsdrOrTvydaELLOxAGmrICcfqTerTCEkB5jdBVE50sQEMTDshmiHJ16V2KrpSGEjRQrN1PENHC5lLUc2C_DhdGOPkY_BKFolkQwVSBd3bWnNWWV/s480/image_50802177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITOBZVNZheKXn4u5Y9r44c6pnK5m1EJJyR5MYjWKpd_xGUWXOXy-eMDt53gmlChTaouKlz5RAwHInEAsdrOrTvydaELLOxAGmrICcfqTerTCEkB5jdBVE50sQEMTDshmiHJ16V2KrpSGEjRQrN1PENHC5lLUc2C_DhdGOPkY_BKFolkQwVSBd3bWnNWWV/w150-h200/image_50802177.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>I have been going to Red Sox games with my family my whole life. My favorite part is getting to sing “Sweet Caroline” with the crowd. I think it is a great time, and always makes my family laugh. I’ve even been lucky enough to sit in Section 36 before!</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.58623; margin: 1.07806pt 0.385002pt 0pt 7.38293pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.0329971pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.0329971pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">---</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">How lucky is she to have been able to sit in Section 36?!?.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span>As always, I want to thank Charlee for visiting with us, and for sending along the pictures to go with the interview.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: large;">I'm sure you'd like to follow along with Charlee during the time left in her her journey. You should be sure to check out her title's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missmaplegrovesteenvt/">Instagram</a> account. </span></span>It's a great way to keep track of everything she has going on, and you'll be sure not to miss anything. You should also check out her CSI's Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/HALPVLRQF2JK?ref_=wl_share">wishlist</a> if you'd like to help your cause.</div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks again Charlee, and good luck in the future!</span></span></p></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-038b767a-7fff-949c-5ec5-e919afa44378"><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-68772210103116339292023-12-19T13:36:00.003-05:002023-12-19T13:36:00.130-05:002023 Topps Allen & Ginter blaster!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Let's keep it rolling with another blaster of 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter! You know the story. Old timey cards. Fun subjects, some baseball some other celebrities, some non celebrities.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did this one turn out? Let's see!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFVIXuys0PKroVojTLwccInK9_pHHMtwwEdsdA_CIZL8pssm4vr04fcwRV-_b-WFrQ1wpC0ECfSHFf58aQBvHRg2CntCNFNmhFFcP8uCol7t2QZF5DfRCwhG6lxSVlEGJ2JgyZv9g-JyLv1NWqkDDSH5cmZzU8zPmvWonYJWJbrYvs2Vw-kXQntTmjofH/s4032/IMG_6448.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFVIXuys0PKroVojTLwccInK9_pHHMtwwEdsdA_CIZL8pssm4vr04fcwRV-_b-WFrQ1wpC0ECfSHFf58aQBvHRg2CntCNFNmhFFcP8uCol7t2QZF5DfRCwhG6lxSVlEGJ2JgyZv9g-JyLv1NWqkDDSH5cmZzU8zPmvWonYJWJbrYvs2Vw-kXQntTmjofH/w300-h400/IMG_6448.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As always, the box. Need some way to make sure you open the post to see the hits.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjB0WYcQdP_NMY8zIwgRi3zGSxHdib5Oil5hv3dTiKZL666gTKJRcDAJSF1JzNIqKEPVjYyRNZNjTCai5dJW4c0xWnRR_7VPLG9W2Wg76E6mcP1bpsVkJdcJ_JdECiWoqnyGxniz0ZZnlGCOCLHypiFCDzfeAGe2LbM7YxbxP1jCSTuiSJH9ddafZoTRvT/s4032/IMG_6449.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjB0WYcQdP_NMY8zIwgRi3zGSxHdib5Oil5hv3dTiKZL666gTKJRcDAJSF1JzNIqKEPVjYyRNZNjTCai5dJW4c0xWnRR_7VPLG9W2Wg76E6mcP1bpsVkJdcJ_JdECiWoqnyGxniz0ZZnlGCOCLHypiFCDzfeAGe2LbM7YxbxP1jCSTuiSJH9ddafZoTRvT/w300-h400/IMG_6449.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And all the packs. Do I get credit for actually showing the packs in each box as opposed to just a stock image of a random box/packs combo?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuTSnVzPRCsmtLDZcVh6ysSnJLtn_JQMua1COGFMnDBfg_FAIVOlvZ3j6VcAHvsZV619SUqtEHL4YiId6-pbpvryA7HQ8nSUefaE-adod1UnntrYiV1Rh2CCOnkLXl0kCKc9HIJke3ODTkyZiUR_GxgDl5_XXVxaTDzG_FNqb5ebveYDXhBn9xQ8aDU-9/s4032/IMG_6450.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuTSnVzPRCsmtLDZcVh6ysSnJLtn_JQMua1COGFMnDBfg_FAIVOlvZ3j6VcAHvsZV619SUqtEHL4YiId6-pbpvryA7HQ8nSUefaE-adod1UnntrYiV1Rh2CCOnkLXl0kCKc9HIJke3ODTkyZiUR_GxgDl5_XXVxaTDzG_FNqb5ebveYDXhBn9xQ8aDU-9/w300-h400/IMG_6450.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">A Red Sox rookie is always welcomed. Especially when it's a yoing starting pitcher with a bright future like Bello here. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, that was the only Red Sox card in the box. How about we look at some other players too?</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLCWbcTOSlWu3SefO_G5RNlcgQ0dBXn_bJ4Nj-EY9FY-nl8zNiFo1giWqjEj7ltVILkqMd1gaxvhtANHU_1oL1fpN5qgwgL8l3Cy6AAmdiT46QR-qaCss11RVB_1wOO-f0K_QkcOzw80w59xLdrRiEU03rmhEgoAHHzVr_HxKXC2SiGZ2rpTz2PyiVlsU/s4032/IMG_6451.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLCWbcTOSlWu3SefO_G5RNlcgQ0dBXn_bJ4Nj-EY9FY-nl8zNiFo1giWqjEj7ltVILkqMd1gaxvhtANHU_1oL1fpN5qgwgL8l3Cy6AAmdiT46QR-qaCss11RVB_1wOO-f0K_QkcOzw80w59xLdrRiEU03rmhEgoAHHzVr_HxKXC2SiGZ2rpTz2PyiVlsU/w300-h400/IMG_6451.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How about "almost Red Sox" Alex Rodriguez? Nice looking card that really seems to fit the old timey feel...if you ignore the sunglasses.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorGn6vZXE1L7rHyMzUwYGrZWjdr55JlKID-mPC7YYJDBt9ZH-wKpt3iPBt9dU59IYgNDCDVpw0MkAJXxFhCou0zKrZxV8XeQGDQrI5hTGEGCXcsocMFSkz4YLzsS4Tl2C9pLcHfD-ZWq3np6eeeW26IVx2rf0YPlNzytAtOc606TzWX4vwG5KIAEINgM-/s4032/IMG_6452.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorGn6vZXE1L7rHyMzUwYGrZWjdr55JlKID-mPC7YYJDBt9ZH-wKpt3iPBt9dU59IYgNDCDVpw0MkAJXxFhCou0zKrZxV8XeQGDQrI5hTGEGCXcsocMFSkz4YLzsS4Tl2C9pLcHfD-ZWq3np6eeeW26IVx2rf0YPlNzytAtOc606TzWX4vwG5KIAEINgM-/w300-h400/IMG_6452.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How about an actual former Red Sox? Or, a pre Sox card of a former Sox? Whatever the connection, this is a nice little Gagne card. The "Spotless Spans" theme is a little weird, and I can't think of a more useless "record" than a saves streak. (Just beating out a hitting streak). But, this is definitely a card that you can get.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspKvhiw3Pj7dRhNKk9auVYX-qeBCE7JV7Xc3JsMfEkiRH4NR9ey_NbRxVyD1Jv1C1Eig-1PJvwS9zOfNcAdmgZ0wYS7gLhuh3c8_sbRJ7ZVOaw0QdPKiEWdGJ-KWNJq6SPDPRMyVMjAxvHb7GfNRDylhw4X43urMNBd0XwFJHNWNfS_OX3itxZOSFfkTg/s4032/IMG_6453.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspKvhiw3Pj7dRhNKk9auVYX-qeBCE7JV7Xc3JsMfEkiRH4NR9ey_NbRxVyD1Jv1C1Eig-1PJvwS9zOfNcAdmgZ0wYS7gLhuh3c8_sbRJ7ZVOaw0QdPKiEWdGJ-KWNJq6SPDPRMyVMjAxvHb7GfNRDylhw4X43urMNBd0XwFJHNWNfS_OX3itxZOSFfkTg/w300-h400/IMG_6453.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">So is this one. I'm really intrigued by this. A rookie year Topps card of a potential star. What will collectors think of this card moving forward? In five years, will this be given rookie card status? Is it better than a rookie year Bowman card without the RC logo on it? Will NBA collectors turn up their noses at it? Has this ever happened in Allen & Ginter with a key rookie year card of a player in another sport? For my purposes, it fits in nicely as a representative Victor Wembanyama "RC".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And there you have it. One Red Sox RC, and one rookie of a budding NBA star. Not bad at all, if I do say so myself.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-42098467414481863712023-12-12T18:24:00.002-05:002023-12-12T18:24:00.141-05:002023 Topps Allen & Ginter blaster!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It's time to open some more cards! How about another blaster of 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter? I'll keep hoping I'll enjoy the checklist. But, we'll have to see. I'm sure it's hit or miss for Topps. If I love the subjuect it's a hit. If I don't happen to, it's a miss. They can't make everyone happy. But they should at least try to make me happy! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did this one turn out? Let's see!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1DlYYxdvxFqZ37lx1oWYtLKuqZ2PJGb1Z_iNDf0pm92lj8w5Jvh4gip0mE6Y9u6MKMhQMebkppbCChr7RSHZYWhyOF1f2bqSe-ZXc87WWOdQVblnLARCV-eyPVugNfDrkR2THiMICA-xMwpwbefCxiWmQh7M5jk_AD_GuDEtSAJD286Ztninv8qGQDQo/s4032/IMG_6422.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1DlYYxdvxFqZ37lx1oWYtLKuqZ2PJGb1Z_iNDf0pm92lj8w5Jvh4gip0mE6Y9u6MKMhQMebkppbCChr7RSHZYWhyOF1f2bqSe-ZXc87WWOdQVblnLARCV-eyPVugNfDrkR2THiMICA-xMwpwbefCxiWmQh7M5jk_AD_GuDEtSAJD286Ztninv8qGQDQo/w300-h400/IMG_6422.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The quanit and quirky box.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdN_0li0nWmmWfe3dSVh-lleIzV9ObEC_nRDaD5RvVYGHZJyEtF5NdNfwAnm4mqQ1D7oCvi_5OFwoww7VrTwFJq65BQnCA5VkknJT_fUMejVGsvkxcTMGfvXiM82h_FiIK8XxBWEbyjWacb7nvf_EFJ6UwLt3TAogi8dUpl6P5cFns2ow3OqUFlTR8vt8/s4032/IMG_6423.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdN_0li0nWmmWfe3dSVh-lleIzV9ObEC_nRDaD5RvVYGHZJyEtF5NdNfwAnm4mqQ1D7oCvi_5OFwoww7VrTwFJq65BQnCA5VkknJT_fUMejVGsvkxcTMGfvXiM82h_FiIK8XxBWEbyjWacb7nvf_EFJ6UwLt3TAogi8dUpl6P5cFns2ow3OqUFlTR8vt8/w300-h400/IMG_6423.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And the matching packs.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UWL8MCsXIx77-YjLE2MDFwviAHM9oFJhyoDbN7H-APrgo1CXMm6aXUnhvpMSvtzyB3IAqIqQ8Py2eNoLkxyoHQSGGLLtELrPoj7tbsicXW4SclKDGeM6qxWzqtkHV2OQhytyqVL6-20pQnf7uQNfUOxJgud5Npwk49WEd2dedMnJI6X_xQ1yBXzNkelW/s4032/IMG_6424.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UWL8MCsXIx77-YjLE2MDFwviAHM9oFJhyoDbN7H-APrgo1CXMm6aXUnhvpMSvtzyB3IAqIqQ8Py2eNoLkxyoHQSGGLLtELrPoj7tbsicXW4SclKDGeM6qxWzqtkHV2OQhytyqVL6-20pQnf7uQNfUOxJgud5Npwk49WEd2dedMnJI6X_xQ1yBXzNkelW/w300-h400/IMG_6424.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Starting off tbhis this card of now former Red Sox Alex Verdugo. He was a solid addition to the Sox, and was surprised they let him go for the return they gow. Hopefully the pitching depth will help the team long term.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD51IZoPTa6XF3xvGgbIOqAk_szQ8f2BdYLyFAa5VapdfSciZkaqR17Jwux-C0CovCvYaHCkMnMhQ8GNPGCI-yqjQBwHbBVbI8hX9T71_e1ZxbGkQ8U1lRa5TWFqpbGE-Olw1ZOieA-wpez-qEFCk9VeocfBl0WM2kPZnQ5qoyH2emmK-Pd1qh_wY1cOg/s4032/IMG_6425.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBD51IZoPTa6XF3xvGgbIOqAk_szQ8f2BdYLyFAa5VapdfSciZkaqR17Jwux-C0CovCvYaHCkMnMhQ8GNPGCI-yqjQBwHbBVbI8hX9T71_e1ZxbGkQ8U1lRa5TWFqpbGE-Olw1ZOieA-wpez-qEFCk9VeocfBl0WM2kPZnQ5qoyH2emmK-Pd1qh_wY1cOg/w300-h400/IMG_6425.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Bello is still on the team! Hopefully he sticks around for a while performing at a top level. He's apparently one of the good ones.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0P8wFHOJAKIJDo77_I7Fy4A9m5JHxqR0vnIbTFuyDMoj-gNwV88sgZfVIsuiccWsDLzq6gaeCKXt-CK8CCNJvYVDuM1sHUjNj4J9H0pVjRrBh76cVQKRvWoYilvhmrMP7onR9iv7jy0LiQd3vvou4MfWbp7fJgmJ-2NSsQxip-R-Olgf7S1v_-2dwnzNI/s4032/IMG_6426.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0P8wFHOJAKIJDo77_I7Fy4A9m5JHxqR0vnIbTFuyDMoj-gNwV88sgZfVIsuiccWsDLzq6gaeCKXt-CK8CCNJvYVDuM1sHUjNj4J9H0pVjRrBh76cVQKRvWoYilvhmrMP7onR9iv7jy0LiQd3vvou4MfWbp7fJgmJ-2NSsQxip-R-Olgf7S1v_-2dwnzNI/w300-h400/IMG_6426.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><span>Speaking of good ones, he's a former Sox in Wade Boggs. May, that Rays logo is just overpoweringly huge! Still looks awkward seeing him wearing it. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And there you have it. One current Red Sox card, and a couple former players. But, nothing too exciting to talk about.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930474236639439381.post-24601927958376351582023-12-07T18:23:00.007-05:002023-12-07T18:23:53.162-05:002022 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Blaster!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Yup. I still have some of this sitting around. And, yup, when I checked yesterday Targrt still has some of this sitting around. It's still fun though. Since it's technically a 2022 set, you already know the good players in it. It's not hyping the current rookie crop. These players all have at least two seasons under their belt by now. It's a completely different feel.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">So, how did this box go? Let's find out!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsRuovON039sOFD37TOElj3C5GIla8ZnagdvAC1QhCdtpIe4RHKptR567snKVBSLXztUgERv7RJQ-hN5CdZkH4h4eaXN_LVRKO6uZ4dZCFo3YMjdMOK2Q9FAk7wLv2egh1aXxoTJ0Njuz1mIm5Gl8PCFT-zqENURLFx7ux_QKmzIN9IzgJtEMl9HaVc1N/s4032/IMG_6416.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsRuovON039sOFD37TOElj3C5GIla8ZnagdvAC1QhCdtpIe4RHKptR567snKVBSLXztUgERv7RJQ-hN5CdZkH4h4eaXN_LVRKO6uZ4dZCFo3YMjdMOK2Q9FAk7wLv2egh1aXxoTJ0Njuz1mIm5Gl8PCFT-zqENURLFx7ux_QKmzIN9IzgJtEMl9HaVc1N/w300-h400/IMG_6416.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Remember the box from last time?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rWfTkHFTOCByEoIPI8xxavQtQe52CjBgZj9nvpL51TwTaz2brcNru5mI8Ta9XAxRxjnGvnFIMBYH2TBISgTK3OzjySewGrG-cidGdQhxG3mFgcjgS_XPY48tDzaGdggoEao5v8HPux0mmvWQbU865nPIArwrkjY8RVEad5x1Vfvhs5giHl7P2dJA8ZtG/s4032/IMG_6417.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rWfTkHFTOCByEoIPI8xxavQtQe52CjBgZj9nvpL51TwTaz2brcNru5mI8Ta9XAxRxjnGvnFIMBYH2TBISgTK3OzjySewGrG-cidGdQhxG3mFgcjgS_XPY48tDzaGdggoEao5v8HPux0mmvWQbU865nPIArwrkjY8RVEad5x1Vfvhs5giHl7P2dJA8ZtG/w300-h400/IMG_6417.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And, the packs too?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAd6F77dAgnlsFjWEvixm3dnWO395x_B886xozPtoDj6w0UZCp2G4yQaTbPrua9VcrYgLHYD8cygrXjI3a0SJcRAacIGKWGtim1F9lHEFdO9gj5Skzq2ofGYLQs_TGFlj-1hr2eneUGtqWChvMZkVgoZq7FWhF8djr28utq8aEiSKb8WqTKf_jsNcz1s7/s4032/IMG_6418.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAd6F77dAgnlsFjWEvixm3dnWO395x_B886xozPtoDj6w0UZCp2G4yQaTbPrua9VcrYgLHYD8cygrXjI3a0SJcRAacIGKWGtim1F9lHEFdO9gj5Skzq2ofGYLQs_TGFlj-1hr2eneUGtqWChvMZkVgoZq7FWhF8djr28utq8aEiSKb8WqTKf_jsNcz1s7/w300-h400/IMG_6418.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">OK. Some of the players have more than two seasons under their belt. So have played their entire career, and have been retired for a bit. Like Pedroia here.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_2IaC2H1tTjWtTX5lpRQDdZyWEXXAC0D2dqufuTxkRJ-FpLx-SQXJWEZ1hg4g1-umPKAx4xfWjhzfy_nAbj6AGQPp5vLXJeiVBTfEdyL7CEG4V1LZZ_eOr1u0SK8v5B7SypccfZJ9RqIaHy2i_6esKPGytJmjxz-Su0IoQrUYj_DgXmOEck-T-QyUtZW/s4032/IMG_6419.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_2IaC2H1tTjWtTX5lpRQDdZyWEXXAC0D2dqufuTxkRJ-FpLx-SQXJWEZ1hg4g1-umPKAx4xfWjhzfy_nAbj6AGQPp5vLXJeiVBTfEdyL7CEG4V1LZZ_eOr1u0SK8v5B7SypccfZJ9RqIaHy2i_6esKPGytJmjxz-Su0IoQrUYj_DgXmOEck-T-QyUtZW/w300-h400/IMG_6419.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Some are a bit younger like Hernandez. So, nobody currently on the Red Sox in this box. There were a few former Red Sox though.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTk9EuasOBsWvdXthP4fau3AEAZ90Y_2-wDPM8YZ8qmG4wrMyaYNFeV9PtDPr7CXrvTBW_qFS3vEewrX1SRSwExjBiHfS5oO-34d_huDPY4Yb8w7rioNH2TcNzjvcOgvgzQSN1MyXX6s0EB0PazYpS9dPdkj7zikFgzywTMRjtAt8Phq8e2WLgrL5UCQe/s4032/IMG_6420.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTk9EuasOBsWvdXthP4fau3AEAZ90Y_2-wDPM8YZ8qmG4wrMyaYNFeV9PtDPr7CXrvTBW_qFS3vEewrX1SRSwExjBiHfS5oO-34d_huDPY4Yb8w7rioNH2TcNzjvcOgvgzQSN1MyXX6s0EB0PazYpS9dPdkj7zikFgzywTMRjtAt8Phq8e2WLgrL5UCQe/w300-h400/IMG_6420.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Like Benintendi here. He's looking a little despondent in this picture.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWmvBqEGAIqUl49G7w7M2BKFuPJcuxV87egKd2ObNoP4qOjQGuABXA1G4B_TskZHDSR20XBuRg5Ozbsnl-E5xyoucgjIbyXMAnpyKfpERwC_vWjJvMHi44h4BolNJBWRqDJGxKSLLwEWFvlKkoG6mMzAc_rNKT08YrdLryccdgtJN0jMp7FN_dViJv2Wo/s4032/IMG_6421.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWmvBqEGAIqUl49G7w7M2BKFuPJcuxV87egKd2ObNoP4qOjQGuABXA1G4B_TskZHDSR20XBuRg5Ozbsnl-E5xyoucgjIbyXMAnpyKfpERwC_vWjJvMHi44h4BolNJBWRqDJGxKSLLwEWFvlKkoG6mMzAc_rNKT08YrdLryccdgtJN0jMp7FN_dViJv2Wo/w300-h400/IMG_6421.HEIC" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><span>Chavis also has an interesting look about him. I always expected big things from Chavis...just like the rest of us.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And there you have it. Nobody on the Sox, and nobody with much star power. This is what you call a bad box. Oh well. At least it's still cards.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">How did your box go?</span></div></span></div>Section 36http://www.blogger.com/profile/18194098940017348361noreply@blogger.com0