[chessder58]

3-0 Razorbacks! Going to need a lot more scoring lol!!!

[pyweed]

Case #1, Box #3

Blue /499: Anthony Rizzo
Blue refractor /199: Dom Nunez
Auto: none

Grade: F
Comments: Come on, Topps! Only three boxes into a 120 box break and I break a box with no prospect auto. If there were a lower grade than F, that’s what this box would get.
Tentative contest winner card: Brandon Nimmo

[jdberia]

Brutal! Hopefully the two orange in the first box won't be the last of the cool color in the case!

[natejeffries]

Nice break on box one. That USA Auto could be special and Ryan Adams is a solid young second baseman.

Are you guaranteed an auto in every box? That is pretty awful on box three.

[ryancholden]

No auto: sucky.
Rizzo on his trade day: fun

[pyweed]

Case #1, Box #4

Blue /499: Brandon Laird
Auto: Travis Harrison

Grade: F
Comments: Brutal streak. The orange auto isn’t powerful enough to sustain three consecutive bad boxes.
Tentative contest winner card: Brandon Nimmo

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No auto: sucky.
Rizzo on his trade day: fun

Where did Rizzo go? This is news to me.

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Are you guaranteed an auto in every box? That is pretty awful on box three.

Yes, I'll need to request a replacement for the missing hit. They'll send whichever scrub they gave minimum wage to sign an extra 1000 copies.

[natejeffries]

LOL. Kansas St. is having a tough time of it.

[pyweed]

Case #1, Box #5

Blue /499: Matt Young
Gold refractor /50: Matt Vogel
Auto: Joe Panik

Grade: D
Comments: First gold refractor of the break. The Panik looks nice. No trouble with curvy chrome in this set. Looks like they’ve got that particular problem IRONED out.

[natejeffries]

Vogel and Panik are studs. I would upgrade to a C+.

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Woah - extra point blocked! Awesome!

[pyweed]

Case #1, Box #6

Blue /499: Levi Michael
Auto: Bubba Starling EXCH

Grade: C
Comments: Nice to get one of these early in the break. Without any color to support it, we’re just looking at an average value box, however.

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Vogel and Panik are studs. I would upgrade to a C+.

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I like Panik too, but his cash value is weakish.

Pretty low scoring game so far. I hope K State shows more of an offense in the second half.

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Case #1, Box #7

Blue /499: Paul Goldschmidt
Blue /499: Chase Larsson
Blue refractor /199: Craig Kimbrell
Gold refractor auto /50: Matt Barnes
Blue refractor USA auto /99: Austin Meadows

Grade: A+
Comments: Yowza. Barnes gold may be the best card I see in quite some time. It will make up for a couple F grade boxes all by itself. Adding to it is some more sweet USA auto color. With regard to the contest, it seems unlikely I’ll get another gold or better auto, so taking a clear lead is telattt, who was the only one to pick Barnes as the lowest numbered prospect auto. Telattt, you can still root for me to hit a super auto ... of Barnes.
Tentative contest winner card: Matt Barnes / telattt