I’m hooked on Sweet Spot. The 2009 set features my favorite base design yet – and I’m keeping track of ‘em all as opposed to 2008 when I sent most of them out as part of trades or stuffed away in the closet. I’m not actively pursuing the entire set, but I’d definitely like to complete it down the road.
However nice the base may be, this product is all about the hits. In my last pack I pulled a short printed Sweet Beginnings autograph of Trevor Cahill and watched as my dad pulled a Derek Jeter/Ken Griffey, Jr., dual swatch. Good stuff! There were still three packs left if the opened box at my shop on Friday, and the owner mentioned that the sweet spot auto hadn’t yet been pulled… foreshadowing? You betcha!
I pulled a sweet spot autograph of Mr. Sweet Spot himself, Chad Billingsley:
He’s a decent enough young pitcher, and I’m not going to be picky about which sweet spot autos I pull, but I still had hoped for a slightly bigger name. I’ve watched countless breaks of this stuff online, going all the way back to the ‘07 tins, and I feel like Billingsley appears more than any other player. This particular card is numbered out of 199, so it’s not like it’s any more common than any of the other autographs in the set, but I really do feel like I see this card (or the very similar 2007 version) ALL the time. Maybe it’s just me…
May as well scan and display the far less exciting base cards:
My apologies to Mr. Sizemore, whose head I’ve lopped off for the sake of a rectangular scan. I’ve had a nice run lately when it comes to pulling good cards out of packs and boxes, and I’m enjoying it while it lasts.
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