2012 Heritage - At the Quarter Pole!

Yeah, sure, it's a horse racing reference, but it works.  I am three-quarters of the way through my Hobby Box, just six packs to go.  The six packs I opened this afternoon featured probably my least favorite insert - the New Age Performers.  It's loud.  And placing it side-by-side with the death of JFK probably isn't my finest blogging moment.

Next up, we have a little run on high-numbered short prints:

It's funny, when I open the pack and don't see anything shiny or different, I immediately jump to the back to see which card is the short print.  And I got the best surprise in my next pack, since I was kinda sad when I saw that my favorite player was only available as a short print - I was hoping not to have to buy him on ebay!

Too bad these guys won't be side-by-side any more!  I don't really blame the Mets for not paying a ton for such an injury risk in Reyes, but I am reminded of the promise that was never truly realized for my Mets team when these two guys came in together.

By the way, Reyes is NOT a short print.  There was no short print or insert in that pack.  None at all.  On Lifetime Topps' breakdown, I think he mentioned that 23-of-24 packs had the insert or short print.  Perhaps this was my dud pack.  But seeing Reyes in it makes it worth something to me!  (Though I am going to have to study closely to make sure I am not missing some strange color-swap variation that may be tough to spot)

Six packs remain, and then I'll run a little stat breakdown, as well.