[jaredhuizenga]

It's been slow-going in the Twin Cities in terms of Bowman retail. But this week I did manage to find some.

Earlier this week, while not shopping for cards, I managed find 1 undamaged blaster, so I bought it. Nothing too outstanding, but I did manage to get this refractor /499, which made it worth it.



Yesterday (payday), I went to a different Target for groceries and cards. I wasn't disappointed - 5 blasters on the shelf. I planned to get 3, but you can't leave a man behind ... what if there's something in there.

Well, it started off OK - decent base cards, cool inserts and these:



Made it through the 4 blasters with no Vlad chrome, no Wander chrome, no color. So I had to settle for this:



Flash forward to today - Walmart shopping, 5 more blasters. I say "why not spend more."

Blaster #1:



Blaster #2:



Blaster #3: Nada

Blaster #4:



Blaster #5:



I spent WAY too much money, but man was it fun.

[DrMitchJ]

Nice haul, Jared!
That Wander dude-kid justified your spending spree. Those s/n cards are mucho dinero.
A couple of autos and a printing plate didn't hurt either!

[YankeeFanz23]

we got plenty here in Fresno CA I buy in rotation from three Walmarts, buy they do sell out. I can't pull anything great

[flamethrower]

way to go! thats a sweet haul! I gambled with the Bowmans and didn't get that lucky!

[jaredhuizenga]

Nice haul, Jared!
That Wander dude-kid justified your spending spree. Those s/n cards are mucho dinero.
A couple of autos and a printing plate didn't hurt either!

Just turned 18 and is holding his own in A ball despite being 3 years younger than average for the Midwest League. I'm holding out hopes that he's the next Vlad Jr.

I have no clue who Li-Jen Chu is, but that auto has surprisingly decent value.

Overall, pretty happy having spent the money.

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we got plenty here in Fresno CA I buy in rotation from three Walmarts, buy they do sell out. I can't pull anything great

It's been a long while since I've pulled anything great. At least in baseball - hit some nice Prizm basketball stuff this winter.

It's real hit or miss here - some suburbs get a ton, and the ones I'm in only get a few and they sell out right away.

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way to go! thats a sweet haul! I gambled with the Bowmans and didn't get that lucky!

This is the first time I've been able to gamble with Bowman - the perfect storm of finding stock and having the money on hand. lol

I grabbed one jumbo pack at the LCS and all I managed to hit was a Pache purple chrome ... retails' been much kinder this year.

[kerryandbeth]

I'm holding out hopes that he's the next Vlad Jr.

Yeah, not everybody can hit .186
LOL

[jaredhuizenga]

Yeah, not everybody can hit .186
LOL

I'll still take him over the Twins' top offensive rookie ... really hope the next La Tortuga Night is in Rochester. lol

[jbissell]

Good stuff! Definitely some good pulls there! Bowman is definitely my favorite product!

[kerryandbeth]

I'll still take him over the Twins' top offensive rookie ... really hope the next La Tortuga Night is in Rochester. lol

I must admit, you have me surprised. I have been watching the Twins since 1975 and rarely has there been a free-swinger in the organization. You know, the type that gets up there trying to hit a homerun every time, only to either pop up or strikeout or actually get a homer.
Miguel Sano and Oswaldo Arcia come to mind a bit, but nothing compared to most teams. So, you would like to change that history and get someone like Vlad Jr.? No thank you. I will take a team player any day (Rosario, Kepler, Buxton, and hopefully Kirilloff, Lewis, Rooker) over some guy trying to make a name for himself at the expense of the team.

[jbissell]

Regarding Vlad Jr, Im sort of shocked how quickly demand on a few of his cards has soured. He has barely been a big leaguer for a couple weeks now, and granted he's been pretty terrible. I would have thought he would get a little more benefit of the doubt from collectors though. He's awfully young.