2010 Rules

The scoring rules for 2011 are still being developed and tweaked.


2010 OFFICIAL SCORING RULES

Final date will be on Wednesday, August 18th, 11:59pm.  Eastern.

Scoring will be based on the player/individual/place/etc named on the front of the card. If it is a card of Reyes sliding into home plate that is covered by one of the Molina boys and Reyes is named on the front, you only get points for Reyes.

Favorite Teams only apply to the MLB teams. The Keokuk Braves do not equal the Atlanta Braves.

BASE CARDS
0 base card
+1 Your Favorite Team base card
+4 Your Favorite Player base card
-1 Any Yankee base card
+1 For any base card of a Yankee on the Favorite Players list
+1 Nick Jackoby (card #165) - Code Cracker, fellow blogger
+2 Other Favorite Player list base card
+2 Negro League Player card  (Duckett, Presswood, Scott, Teasley, Zapp) 
+2 Short Print base card (#301-350)
+2 "Celestial Stars" player card
-1 points if you pull base card of:
  • Carlos Zambrano (#91) (recent dugout actions)
  • Milton Bradley (#114) ("negativity" with the organization)
  • Johnny Damon (#197) (I didn't like his book)
  • A.J. Pierzynski (#198) (I cannot spell his surname correctly)
+1 points for pulling the base of:
  • Betelgeuse (#68) (Loved the movie)
  • Johannes Gutenberg (#129) ("To heck with Fixed Type")
  • Area 51 (#130) (Where all the cool kids play)
  • X-Rays (#185) (Röntgen getting some props)

Combine points if it qualifies for multiple categories. Example: Slangon pulls an Angel Pagan base card (#323), which is Short Printed. Angel is in a Mets uniform. How many points does Slangon get for pulling this card?
Short Print player (+2 ) from your Favorite Team (+1) = 3 points

MINI CARDS
-1 Any Yankees
+2 Sherlock Holmes (#110)
+1 Mini of player on your favorite team
+1 Mini of  Nick Jackoby (card #165) - Code Cracker, fellow blogger
+2 Mini of Negro League Player card  (Duckett, Presswood, Scott, Teasley, Zapp)
+3 Mini of any player from Favorite Players list
+5 Mini of your favorite player
+2 A&G Ad Back Mini Parallel 1:5
+3 Black Bordered Mini Parallel 1:10
+3 Short Print Mini Parallel 1:13
+15 Framed Mini Autographs 1:40
+6 A&G Ad Back Short Print Mini Parallel 1:65
+8 Black Bordered Short Print Mini Parallel 1:130
+10 No Card Number Mini Parallel 1:140
+20 Bazooka Ad Back Mini Parallel 1:280
+40 Framed Mini Parallel Printing Plates 1:799
+60 Wood Mini Parallel 1:3,542
+1 points for pulling the mini of:
  • Betelgeuse (#68) (Loved the movie)
  • Johannes Gutenberg (#129) ("To heck with Fixed Type")
  • Area 51 (#130) (Where all the cool kids play)
  • X-Rays (#185) (Röntgen getting some props)
-1 points for pulling the mini of:
  • Carlos Zambrano (#91) (recent dugout actions)
  • Milton Bradley (#114) ("negativity" with the organization)
  • Johnny Damon (#197) (I didn't like his book)
  • A.J. Pierzynski (#198) (I cannot spell his surname correctly)
Combine points if it qualifies for multiple categories. Example:
Mini Any Favorite Player (+3 ) with A&G back (+2) = 5 points

OTHER INSERTS
-1 Any Yankees
+2 National Animals 1:8
+3 Lords of Olympus 1:12
+3 Monsters of the Mesozoic 1:12
+4 World's Greatest Wordsmiths 1:24
+4 Sailors of the Seven Seas 1:24
+7 Saltiest Sailor
+1 This Day in History (-1 Yankees)
+2 Short Print 1:2 (-1 Yankees)
+3 Baseball Highlight Sketch Insert 1:10 (-1 Yankees)
+15 Creatures of Legend, Myth and Joy 1:288 
+20 Rip Card 1:285

All cards pulled from a Rip card will be +10.


  • If the card is Wood it will be an additional +5.
  • If the card is an autograph (any color) it will be an additional +5.
  • If the card is a Yankee, then divide by 2.  This is considered a hit.
+25 Framed Cloth Cards 1:365 (silks, not relic / jersey / pants cards) (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+100 Cut Signatures 1:110,000
+125 Book Cards 1:127,825 
(Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+175 Monsters of the Mesozoic Relic Redemption Card 1:174,000
+200 Framed DNA Relics 1:200,000

HITS
+8 Relic (Jersey / Pants / etc) 1:11 (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+12 Relic Cards (#AGR-xxx) (Hit Card - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+20 any red auto that is not in a rip card 

MULTIPLIERS FOR HITS
x1.2 If any of those pulls are of a player from your Favorite Team
x1.7 If any hits are of players on the Favorite Players list 
x3 If it is your favorite player
Divide by 2 for all Yankee hits, excluding Favorite Players

BOX TOPPERS / LOADERS (Hit Cards - divide by 2 if Yankee)
+5 N43 Box Loader 1:3
+8 Cabinet Card Box Loader 1:2
+20 N43 Relic Boxloader 1:213
+30 N43 Autograph Boxloader 1:355
+50 N43 Autograph Relic Boxloader 
1:2,130
+65 Cabinet Card Relic Boxloader 1:5,326
+10 N43 of player from Favorite Player list
+20 N43 of your Favorite Player

If your Favorite Player is a Yankee, you get full points for that player only. All other Yankees are worth points as noted.

If the Yankees are your Favorite Team, that is your problem and you must accept any and all penalties for all cards that are not of your favorite player.

19 comments:

  1. I've been looking on ebay and I saw some different inserts:
    *Celestial Stars
    *Creatures of Legend, Myth, and Joy

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  2. You also forgot to mention printing plates.

    I think the Celestial Stars cards are in fact the code cards, but don't quote me. They're also one-per-case.

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  3. I got a Yankees boxloader/cabinet card. Some crap about them winning a World Series or something. So what does that cost me?

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  4. Guess I was left out ya filthy animals.

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  5. How are we scoring the "This Day in History" Cards, if at all?

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  6. Here's the favorite player list in alphabetical order for your reference and edification:

    Ryan Braun
    Carl Crawford
    Johnny Cueto
    Adam Dunn
    Adrian Gonzalez
    Ken Griffey, Jr.
    Roy Halladay
    Jason Heyward
    Matt Holliday
    Ryan Howard
    Derek Jeter
    Adam Jones
    Matt Kemp
    Clayton Kershaw
    Evan Longoria
    Nick Markakis
    Joe Mauer
    Kendry Morales
    David Ortiz
    Dustin Pedroia
    Hanley Ramirez
    Grady Sizemore
    Joakim Soria
    Stephen Strasburg
    Chase Utley
    Javier Vasquez
    Joey Votto
    David Wright
    Kevin Youkilis
    Michael Young

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  7. Thanks, dayf. You could also look at the 2010 FPs page near the top of the blog.

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  8. I know some of these have been asked but after 8 packs, here are my questions:

    Celestial Stars = ? points
    CS Fave player = ? points
    CS Other FP = ? points
    Mini Celestial Stars = ? points
    Mini CS Fave = ? points
    Mini CS other FP = ? points
    CS Yankees = ? points

    This Day in History = ? points
    TDiH fave = ? points
    TDiH other FP = ? points
    TDiH Yankees = ? points

    Mini National Animals = ? points

    Mini Wordsmiths = ? points

    Ill let you know what else I find. :-) THANKS!

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  9. I figured the faves would be easier if they were on the same page. Easier for me at least.

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  10. I'm I correct in reading that autos are only worth 5 points while relics are worth 8?

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  11. What about the Saltiest Sailors mini cards?

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  12. Not that it will matter for me, but why are autos worth less than relics when they are tougher to pull?

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  13. Why are N43's worth less than cabinet cards? They're a tougher pull.

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  14. I pulled a Saltiest Sailors card too, so I'm curious about those too.

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  15. I have a Negro League auto. Would that be a +2 or a multiplier (a la Favorite player list)?

    Also, just for clarification, Yankee base cards are -1 and any yankee mini's are -1, but technically the rules don't state that inserts (Highlight sketch and TDIH) are also -1.

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  16. Wait a minute, I've been subtracting 1 point for all the Yankee This Day in History cards that I've been pulling. Should I have not been doing that?

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  17. Slangon, I've been playing it safe and doing it to, but since the rules technically only say base cards and minis, I figured I'd ask.

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  18. I would think that the Saltiest Sailors should be worth more than the Creatures of Legend, Myth and Joy.

    Saltiest Sailors are like one per case of cases (1:1,000 packs). Check out their prices (and rarity) on eBay!

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  19. The Notorious B.U.D. - Yeah, one might think that. Not here, not this time. Gint-A-Cuffs and eBay don't mix.

    But thanks for the suggestion.

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