In my last post, I showed off my glorious pack rip of 2001 Bowman Heritage. I'd mentioned there were two packs selling for $5.99, and, hey, come on, how could I pass up on that other one, too? So here we go:
The action shots: Livan Hernandez, Fernando Vina, Jimmy Rollins
Sidney Ponson, Mac Suzuki, Bobby Abreu. A bunch of boring close-up head-shots.
The batting poses: Julio Lugo short print, Jose Hernandez, J.D. Closser
And, the best for last, what you've all been waiting for:
The amazing Bobby Seay. OK, nothing amazing here. You can't blame a guy for trying to build suspense.
I think I scored the worst two packs you could pull of this product. I guess I got two short prints, though I doubt many are working on completing this set, so big deal. It's the drabbest design ever, modeled after an ugly vintage set.
There you have it. But I'm not feeling too bad. I never thought I'd have a chance to bust a pack of this. My biggest regret is that I didn't ask the store owner if I could keep the box these packs were in, which is perhaps the best looking part of this set.
If anyone needs any of these, let me know.
While waiting to pick my little sister up at the airport on her trip home from Texas, I stopped into a card shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan that I'd never been to. I picked up a few things, but right away I noticed packs of 2001 Bowman Heritage for sale in a case. I'd never opened any of these and never thought I'd have a chance, since I've never seen a pack selling for under $10. These packs, however, were going for $5.99. I couldn't believe that, and had to take a gamble at finding a Pujols. There were only two packs left in the box, and I'll show the full glory of what I got.
Andres Galarraga
Kazuhiro Sasaki short print
Tony Blanco
Kenny Lofton and A.J. Burnett
David Justice
Brian Giles, Ramon Hernandez, and Jim Edmonds
And lastly, Albert Pujols! Oops, I mean Erik Karros.
So not much going on in this pack, besides buyer's remorse and boredom. It was exciting to rip open this pack, but as soon as that slot machine quits spinning and ringing, the ride is over. I guess I pulled an SP and I do like that Ramon Hernandez card. Hey, maybe Cards on Cards needs that Jim Edmonds. Otherwise, no Pujols, but at least I got to rip this product for a pretty good price.
Here's something else I picked up at this card shop that makes me feel a little better. A little corner of Kaline:
