I bought an Allen & Ginter blaster a couple of weeks ago. A&G blasters aren't the duds that other blasters are. First, if you buy them early enough in the set-collecting journey, they yield all kinds of set needs. Even if you're a few short-prints away from finishing the set, you can buy an A&G blaster without fear of dupe overload because of all the minis. I always find minis for my frankenset out of every A&G blaster. Until two weeks ago. My rules for my A&G frankenset are simple and pretty much the same as others. If you're a mini, the only way you're not going to get into the binder is if there is a card that shares your number already in the binder and you're not as good as that one. So the best ways to make the binder is to be a Hall of Fame legend, be from any team besides the Yankees and Giants, and not be a jerk. Oh, and this is just as important -- be vertical. It's well-established that I dislike A&G horizontal card...
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