I bought some packs today...

It has been a long time since I bought packs of baseball cards. But today I picked up four packs and enjoyed ripping them open.

The first pack was a 2012 Leaf The Living Legend: Pete Rose; I purchased it at the LCS along with a couple of $1 Starting Lineup figures and a Washington Nationals pennant. Six cards for two bucks…not great, but you know what you’re getting, so I was willing to cough that up.

Surprise, surprise…I got six Pete Rose cards. Like I said, I knew that going in, so I was happy with my haul.

The second pack was the 2012 edition of Garbage Pail Kids. I almost went with the magnets, but decided on the cards instead. Eight cards, two bucks. Only a quarter a pop, so that’s not too bad…

That card alone is worth the two dollars. I was a bit disappointed in the backs of the cards; apparently they are all puzzle pieces now, or else I got a strange pack.

The last two packs were 2012 Panini Triple Play. I absolutely adore these cards.

OK, so I didn’t know who half the players were, but I love the design. These are the first Triple Play cards I’ve bought this year. I definitely want the Reds, but didn’t get any at all, so if you want to trade let me know. Here’s what I got:

• 17 – John Danks (Chicago)
• 37 – Albert Pujols (Los Angeles)
• 43 – Giancarlo Stanton (Miami)
• 78 – Matt Holliday (St. Louis)
• 85 – Brett Lawrie (Toronto)
• 99 – Justin Upton (Arizona) – piece 9 of 9
• 117 – Carlos Lee (Miami) – piece 9 of 9
• 141 – Alex Rodriguez (New York) – piece 6 of 9
• 217 – Josh Hamilton (Texas) – piece 1 of 9
• 251 – Justin Morneau (Minnesota) – “Focus”
• sticker 17 – Chipper Jones (Atlanta)
• sticker 22 – Grady Sizemore (Cleveland)

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