2011 Tribute Group Case Break Results 

2011 Topps Tribute Nolan Ryan Autograph Auto

2011 Topps Tribute Nolan Ryan Autograph

I have written about the 2011 Topps Tribute Albert Pujols Rookie buyback autograph already.  I was so interested in the lottery pull, that I was actually thinking about buying a case to rip myself.

Well, instead I joined a group break on Blowout Cards forums.  I had the Cardinals, Rays, Astros, and the (coff coff) Diamondbacks.

Of course the Cardinals included the lottery pull (Pujols buyback), but the team also had various autograph and relic cards of Albert Pujols, Stan Musial, Ozzie Smith, Johnny Mize, Bob Gibson, and Lou Brock.  Other than the Yankees and maybe the Dodgers, this is the best team to have in the break.

The Rays only had two players in the entire set: Evan Longoria and Jeremy Hellickson.  The Rays are PC though, so that is definitely a good team to have.

The Astros only has one good possibility: a Nolan Ryan autograph or relic.

The Diamondbacks… well, they had zip, zilch, nada.  Did I pay money for this team?  Yes.  Yes, I did and thank you very much for pointing that out for me.  (Jerk.)  I guess the question here is a simple one:  why?  Why the hell did you buy a team in a break that has NO hits?  Well, let’s just say that you should never listen to a friend talk about the amazing Randy Johnson card from Tribute without actually verifying that said card truly exists.  Learned THAT the hard way. Read the rest of this entry