Lucky hit

First off, I'm progressing on the flu front. Energy still not there. Ability to sleep still not there. But improving.

Secondly, there will be a winner in the 700th post contest that I am currently holding. A few people have guessed at least one of the names correctly. People can continue to enter the contest for a week (see the sidebar to enter) and then I'll announce the winner.

Now, onto the post:

I've written before that I have extraordinarily poor luck in pulling "hits" of my favorite team.

Since my return to collecting modern cards in 2006, I have pulled a Dodger autographed card and a Dodger bat card, and that has been it. Virtually all of my Dodger "hits," have been purchased or acquired in trades.

But the other day -- before the whole sickness thing set in -- I grabbed some random packs from Target that included three packs of Goodwin Champions. I was quite pleased with the results.

First, I pulled one of the two Dodger mini-exclusives, Russell Martin. I'm not much of a mini collector, but I need to collect every Dodger that is made. So when they produce a mini-exclusive, first I'm sad because there is no regular-sized card of the player, then I'm happy when I finally land the mini.


Then, I pulled a jersey relic of Hiroki Kuroda. Sweet. Personally, I have no problem with plain, white jersey swatches. If it's a Dodger, send me all the plain, white jersey swatch cards you have.


And with this card, I have now completed the trifecta of Dodger pulls -- auto card, bat card, jersey card.


But I am curious. This year alone, I have pulled four or five (I can't remember exactly) relic cards of Angels. And in the past, I have pulled multiple relics of some other teams (Red Sox, Mets). So I am wondering, do fans of those teams have more success pulling relics/autos than other fans?


Are Angels fans constantly pulling "hits" of their favorite team?


I guess my question is, how successful are you at pulling "hits" of your favorite team?