Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Archives Blaster

I finally managed to find an Archives blaster.  This year's Archives is highlighting the 1993, 1975 and 1958 sets.  1993 was one of my early favorites and 1975 has a ton of fans.  I am not sure about 1958 though.  The only card from this set I previously had was the Jonny Gomes Fan Favorites auto, so there is a lot of ground to cover.

Here are the Red Sox I pulled:
Well, not great, but not terrible either.  The Williams is notable because he actually was in the 1958 Topps set.  I kind of like this shot better, though it shows an obviously much younger Williams.  Nomar is fine, but nothing special here.  I would have liked the Bobby Doerr card personally.  And no 1975 pulls is disappointing.

Here is the breakdown:
CHICAGO CUBS: 4
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 4
DETROIT TIGERS: 3
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 3
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 3
MINNESOTA TWINS: 3
NEW YORK METS: 3
NEW YORK YANKEES: 3
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 3
TEXAS RANGERS: 3
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 3
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 2
BOSTON RED SOX: 2
COLORADO ROCKIES: 2
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 2
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 2
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 2
SEATTLE MARINERS: 2
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (MONTREAL EXPOS): 2
ATLANTA BRAVES: 1
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 1
HOUSTON ASTROS: 1
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 1
MIAMI MARLINS: 1
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 1
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 1
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 0
CINCINNATI REDS: 0
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 0
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 0

Both of the Nationals cards were actually Expos, including a parallel from that insert set.  I would love to see the Expos return personally.

Here are the updated team totals:
BOSTON RED SOX: 101
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 91
ATLANTA BRAVES: 90
NEW YORK YANKEES: 90
HOUSTON ASTROS: 87
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 84
CHICAGO CUBS: 77
NEW YORK METS: 76
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 76
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 71
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 69
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS: 68
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 67
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 63
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 63
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 62
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 62
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 60
DETROIT TIGERS: 58
MINNESOTA TWINS: 58
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 58
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 57
SEATTLE MARINERS: 57
COLORADO ROCKIES: 55
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 52
CINCINNATI REDS: 52
MIAMI MARLINS: 52
TEXAS RANGERS: 48
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 47
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 44
OTHER: 16

Boston surpasses the century mark finally.  They are now ten cards above the second-place team, but the Yankees and Braves are coming. 

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