If you have read my blog for a while, you know I am not a big fan of Allen & Ginter. It is not that I dislike the looks of the cards or the player selection. It is more about the content. First, I am not a huge fan of minis. I hate storing them, and A&G has a ton of variations of them. Second, I really dislike the gimmick cards. When I buy a pack of baseball cards, I want a baseball card. I do not need cards of flags, flowers, world leaders, singers, or whatever else you can think off. Some collectors love that type of thing and I have no problem with that. It is just not for me. That is why I have not purchased any Ginter packs in forever. I rely on trades like a this one with TCDB member bubbabums to get me A&G Cardinals.
My 2021 team base set will be complete once another trade comes in. I will still have plenty of insets and dreaded minis to track down.
I am uncertain if Allen & Ginter X included all the gimmick cards. Even if they did not, I doubt I would buy any as it is an online product. I still need 2 short prints to finish the 2016 team set.
My 2020 Allen & Ginter X team set is a little farther from completion. I still need 3 for this one, with one being a short print.
Not everything in the package was A&G related. I received 3 new gold cards, 2 from 2009 Bowman and 1 from 2008 Topps. I have had a nice run lately on the Topps Gold cards.
The last card is off former farmhand Eli Montero who is now in Colorado after being a part of the Nolen Arenado trade. Montero had a pretty good season in Double A before bumping up to Triple A. I am not sure who plays 3rd for Colorado right now, but I would not doubt Montero will see time there next year.
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