Unexpected Hobby Packs

A few weeks back, my dad came out to visit the family.  And while he was here, we packed as much stuff as possible into the few days we had so that my girls could stay busy and still have fun.  And this last week he told me that he was sending out some pictures from the trip.

And they did send pictures.  But also in the box was some hobby packs of Panini flagship for me to open.  When my dad was out here I showed him the site and everything I'm doing.  And getting packs of basketball cards from my dad made me feel like a kid again - in a good way.  Brought back lots of memories.

In any event, the only two active sets I'm doing is the Panini flagship and the Murad.  I'm just short RC's on the 09/10 Panini so I was hoping to get a few lucky pulls to bring that set closer to completion.  And right off the bat I pulled cards that might be a sign of things to come:

I pulled the B Roy All-Pro card.  Is that a good sign?  Maybe B Roy is set to shut up all the critics that put him at 30% health and is poised to have a huge night?

And then I pulled the Steve Nash sticker....

Steve Nash.  The guy all the refs wait a whole minute for so that he can practice two free throws before actually taking the free throws.  Steve Nash.  The guy who doesn't sit on the bench, he just sort of lays on the floor with his legs crossed 'just so'.  Steve Nash.  The guy who would rather tuck his hair behind his ear every time the camera is on him instead of just getting a hair cut. 

That Steve Nash.  My apologies to Big D - a fan of Nash - but I'm a bit on edge here.

So in the same pack I pull a B Roy insert and a Steve Nash sticker.  I was conflicted.  But then I had an epiphany.  The Nash card is a sticker after all.  So I think that for tip-off I'll be wearing a Steve Nash sticker on the bottom of my shoe.  I thought about wearing it on my ass - but that might convey the wrong message.  The bottom of the shoe is a much clearer metaphor.

And I pulled a Tyson Chandler Artist Proof /199 and a Durantula insert.  Pretty good packs.

But I pulled the box hit auto as well.  And it's not too shabby either.

Austin Daye was bigger in our media market being from Gonzaga.  But it's cool to pull the auto from the box from five or six packs that were sent to me.

And that's another reason why 09/10 Panini was a score.  It made pack searching impossible.  No dummy cards.  No oversized inserts.  No jerseys.  So the autos remained pretty much "searcher free".

And in the end, I didn't get any RC's that I needed.  But the inserts and the auto really made up for it.

Steve Nash get ready to taste shoe.

We don't really wear shoes in the house.  But tonight I'm making an exception.