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Nuttin' But The Hits:2023 Bowman Baseball Blaster Box

Just like with the Prizm football I showed off this week, I feel Bowman baseball is the equivalent of when it comes to rookie cards.

I didn't have any plans on buying any originally with the prices being so steep, but once again, I found myself hooked and had to grab one.

 

Each blaster box of 2023 Bowman baseball it comes with 6 packs of 12 cards each. Blaster boxes on Target go for just under $30 while the one I grabbed at Walmart was $35. UGH!!

There are no guarantees per blaster, other than looking for rookie fun.

The base card set for Bowman comes with 100 cards including veterans

and rookies. I think I did really well with the rookies in my break and couldn't have asked for any better.

Along with base rookies, there is the top chase in Bowman with the Bowman 1st/Prospect rookie cards. This year there are 150 of them to chase.

And same goes for it's Chromed version.

  

And no, I did not pull the top chase Druw Jones in my find. I will have to find one though for my rookie card collection.

Base Card Parallels, Sky Blue /499, Neon Green /399, Fuchsia /299, Purple /250, Purple Pattern /199, Pink /175, Blue /150, Blue Pattern /150, Green /99, Green Pattern /99, Yellow /75, Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /15, Red /5, Platinum 1/1, Printing Plates 1/1.

Paper Bowman Prospect/1sts PARALLEL CARDS: Sky Blue /499, Neon Green /399, Fuchsia /299, Purple /250, Purple Pattern /199, Pink /175, Blue /150, Blue Pattern /150, Green /99, Green Pattern /99, Yellow /75, Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /15, Red /5, Platinum 1/1, Printing Plates 1/1.

Chrome Bowman Prospects/1sts REFRACTOR PARALLELS: Lunar Glow, Atomic, Pearl, Base Refractor /499, Lava /399, Speckle /299, Purple /250, Purple RayWave /250, Fuchsia /199, Fuchsia Lunar Crater /199, Blue /150, Blue RayWave /150, Blue Shimmer /150, Aqua Lunar Crater /125, Aqua Shimmer /125, Green /99, Green Grass /99, Green Shimmer /99, Yellow /75, Yellow Lunar Crater /75, Gold /50, Gold Shimmer /50, Orange /25, Orange Shimmer /25, Rose Gold /10, Rose Gold Lava /10, Red /5, Red Lava /5, SuperFractor 1/1, Printing Plates 1/1.

Neon Green Parallel /399

Now onto my insert parallels,

Bowman Scouts Top 100 has well, 100 cards in the set and they fall 1:4 packs.

And finally, Rookie Of The Year favorites. Pulled a couple decent ones here. There are 15 of these to collect that fall 1:8 packs.

Overall, I am pleased with my break. I landed most of the key rookies in the base set and landed some cool inserts. This will probably be my only break of Bowman for it's price unless hanger packs come out.

Thoughts on my break and Bowman overall welcomed in comments.

Nuttin’ But The Hits:2022 Prizm football Blaster Box #2

Prizm football is one of my favorite Panini products when it comes to shiny and rookie cards. I think this is THE product and it has shown in the past for both basketball and football if you are looking to have the best rookie card of someone.

So, it's a yearly chase for me trying to add the top rookies to my collection.

Despite the 2022 rookie class being a bit weak, I still was planning to buy some if I found some in the wild and did.....TWICE.

Every blaster box of 2022 Prizm football comes with 6 packs of 4 cards each. Blasters are still a bit steep at $35 each. There are no blaster guarantees.

Here were my rookie card pulls this time. Got a QB, but he will never play and my rookies overall were much weaker than box one. Overall, there are 400 cards in the base set and 100 of them being rookies so it won't be easy to find a top rookie player unless you can afford to buy a ton.

This year, it seems Panini once again upped the Parallels in Prizm. You can find the following parallels,

PRIZMS PARALLELS: Black & Red Checker, Black & White Checker, Blue, Green, Green Ice, Light Blue, Orange Ice, Red, Red Sparkle, Red/White/Blue, Silver, Snakeskin, White Sparkle, Orange /249, Purple Ice /225, Blue Wave /199, Hyper /175, Red Wave /149, Purple /125, Blue Ice /99, Blue Sparkle /96, Green Scope /75, Orange Wave /60, Purple Power /49, Red & Yellow /44, Red Shimmer /35, Blue Shimmer /25, Navy Camo /25, Gold Sparkle /24, Forest Camo /15, Gold /10, Gold Shimmer /10, Green Sparkle /8, Gold Vinyl /5, Green Shimmer /5, Black Finite 1/1, Black Shimmer 1/1.
NO HUDDLE PRIZMS: Base No Huddle, Blue /79, Red /50, Purple /35, Pink /15, Neon Green /5.
PREMIUM BOX SET: Pandora /400, Black Stars 1/1.

 

Silver Stephon Gilmore.

 

I believe this is a rookie variation since I don't see a sepia version above in the parallels. Hopefully this guy pans out next season.

 

Here were my Red, White, Blue parallels. Not as good as box one by any means.

and my one lone insert pull of Skyy Moore, Emergent. Overall, there are 20 cards to collect in the Emergent base insert set.

Overall, this is my last break of Prizm football for this year. It will be cheaper to trade for the key rookies I need.

Thoughts on my break this time welcomed in comments!

Kerry's Cardboard:1998 Score Epix Emerald Season

I haven't posted a new Kerry Collins on here in some time despite picking up some new ones. I have though been posting some on Big Blue Cardboard that you may have been missing out on. Of course those ones only feature Kerry in a Giants uniform as opposed to here where I will feature him in any other uniform.

Today, he comes in Panthers form, my second favorite for Collins.

It also comes in 90's insert form which is right at the peak of my hobby passion.

 

1998 Score had Epix inserts that fell 1:61 packs and Kerry was on the checklist. I believe he has two overall in the Epix set for that year. I will need to track down the other still.

Your thoughts on today's card welcomed in comments.

If you have any Kerry kicking around and don't want them....check out my needs HERE and see if I need it! Of course contact me as well at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com.

Nuttin’ But The Hits:2022 Prizm football Blaster Box #1

Prizm football is one of my favorite Panini products when it comes to shiny and rookie cards. I think this is THE product and it has shown in the past for both basketball and football if you are looking to have the best rookie card of someone.

So, it's a yearly chase for me trying to add the top rookies to my collection.

Despite the 2022 rookie class being a bit weak, I still was planning to buy some if I found some in the wild and did.

Every blaster box of 2022 Prizm football comes with 6 packs of 4 cards each. Blasters are still a bit steep at $35 each. There are no blaster guarantees.

Here were my rookie card pulls. No QB's and only one decent one with Pierce. Overall, there are 400 cards in the base set and 100 of them being rookies so it won't be easy to find a top rookie player unless you can afford to buy a ton.

This year, it seems Panini once again upped the Parallels in Prizm. You can find the following parallels,

PRIZMS PARALLELS: Black & Red Checker, Black & White Checker, Blue, Green, Green Ice, Light Blue, Orange Ice, Red, Red Sparkle, Red/White/Blue, Silver, Snakeskin, White Sparkle, Orange /249, Purple Ice /225, Blue Wave /199, Hyper /175, Red Wave /149, Purple /125, Blue Ice /99, Blue Sparkle /96, Green Scope /75, Orange Wave /60, Purple Power /49, Red & Yellow /44, Red Shimmer /35, Blue Shimmer /25, Navy Camo /25, Gold Sparkle /24, Forest Camo /15, Gold /10, Gold Shimmer /10, Green Sparkle /8, Gold Vinyl /5, Green Shimmer /5, Black Finite 1/1, Black Shimmer 1/1.
NO HUDDLE PRIZMS: Base No Huddle, Blue /79, Red /50, Purple /35, Pink /15, Neon Green /5.
PREMIUM BOX SET: Pandora /400, Black Stars 1/1.

I pulled a silver of Mariota.

My Red, White and Blue finds which are blaster box finds. James Cook highlighting the group.

and my one lone insert pull of Chris Olave, Emergent. Overall, there are 20 cards to collect in the Emergent base insert set.

Overall, not that great of a break but still a couple of decent card finds.

Let me know your thoughts on my break and Prizm overall.

Moving Up!

I am moving on up in the Allan Houston rankings on TCDB. With tonight’s latest card add and a few others I have or will finally crack the Top 10 as a collector of Houston on the site once I take a second to input them.

This card isn’t anything too fancy, it’s just a Crystal Ball subset card from 1996-97 Fleer basketball.

 If I had made this card, I would have added a nice layer of rainbow foil in the back. But that’s just me, I like shiny.

Yes. You could say I am the character from Moana and I would be fine with that.

Thoughts on my latest Allan Houston add and if you have any extra Houston’s kicking around, welcomed in comments!

Pickett’d It Up

Thanks to a quick trade with @ErichWalter , I was able to land an autograph of one of last seasons top rookies.

Why does this fit my collection since Pickett is a Steeler and not a NY Giant, well, I like to have autographs of top guys in case they become Hall Of Famers, which is a PC.

It’s cheaper to get them while they are young.

Here is the shiny new addition,

Usually not a huge Leaf fan since they lack logos, but this is a good looking card still.

Thoughts on my latest add welcomed in comments!

Side note, this is post 6400 on here. Can’t believe I have done that many!

Never Tired Of This Shiff

Hey!

Just thought I would show off my latest Mikaela Shiffrin card to my PC of her.

I grabbed this one for less than $2 after it got re-listed and not bid on the first time where I missed out on it.

It’s a 2021 Goodwin Champions Splash Of Color Lenticular and it’s more spectacular than it appears on here. It actually probably ranks up there as my favorite cards of her now.

If only I could land an autograph next.

Thoughts on my latest card ads welcomed in comments!

Having A Ball

Sport cards have no monetary value for me, it's all for fun.

So when I say I am having a ball in the hobby, I am.

Though that sometimes means something else as well.

Thats where David Ball comes into play.

Your like who?

The guy nicknamed White Rice who broke Jerry Rice’s two-plus decade long Division 1-AA record for touchdown receptions and also a guy who played for the state I live in for high school football, a team I used to vs against in high school and looking at his years of play possibly played against him, before playing for a college that’s only a state away.

He may not have gotten too far with his NFL career bouncing around practice squads including the Bears (his cards are all Bears), Jets and Eagles and multiple CFL teams, but I think it’s extremely cool he made it that far and that’s why I am chasing his cards.

So if you have any. Just let me know.

Ball currently is a PE teacher back in my state, a few hours away, and I currently have 2 cards of him. So many more to go. 

His touchdown record was also broken by Cooper Kupp back in 2016.

Who Doesn't Like Free Cards?

When I saw that The Diamond King had some freebies up for grabs, I had to at least check it out.

Most of the time, I either miss out or there are cards that better suit someone else's collection than myself.

This time there were cards I could use for my PC, but my phone has been acting up when it comes to commenting on some blogs. Some blogs such as Night Owl Cards I can comment on. Some blogs I can comment but I have to as anonymous and then add my name and then there are blogs like The Diamond King where it won't let me at all. I do most of my blog reading from my phone.

Fortunately, I had The Diamond Kings email and dropped him a quick one letting him know which cards I was interested in. Though most were claimed already due to my lack of commenting, I was still able to land a few.

Byrne Gold and Black mini parallels from Allen Ginter.

Thune Mini.

And then a bonus surprise for my Knicks PC,

 

Fleer Genuine @LG of Latrell Sprewell.

Thanks again to The Diamond King. If you haven't checked out his blog yet, please do so. I linked you above on purpose!