2009 Limited Is Live!

Over on the blowout forums, there is already a six box break of limited that has been posted. Although the base cards look like they were produced on set during the Empire Strikes Back, the limited patch autos that are always the focus of the set look AWESOME. At least, as long as most of them look like these:


HOW FUCKING COOL ARE THOSE TEAM NAME CUT OUTS? I will stand by the fact that the NFL word variant logos are some of the best logos in sports, and I applaud Panini for using them as a diecut pattern. So awesome.
Also, the Limited Slideshows look good as well, busy as hell, but defintely better than last year. Here are a few that were posted:
Yet, for every good looking card in the set, there are ones that look like pure Panini poop. And when I say poop, I mean nasty ass mudbutt shit. The kind that just reeks up the whole house.
I still wouldnt buy any boxes of it, but I definitely will be looking for some singles. Here’s hoping that there arent any more Harvin redemptions.
EDIT: Hakeem Nicks is a redemption. Now seriously, you had these rookies at the premiere for one sole reason: TO SIGN THEIR FUCKING STUFF. Extremely poor planning that you dont have the ROOKIE sigs all ready to go after that. You know the needs you will have, you know that they will be a captive audience to sign everything, so why didnt they sign? The fact that there are redemptions for these STICKERS is absolutely fucking ridiculous.
FAIL.
EDIT 2: Percy Harvin is also a redemption. What the fuck? How poor of planning can it get? EPIC FAIL.
EDIT 3: Tyson Jackson is the third player AT THE FUCKING PREMIERE to have redemptions in Limited. HO-LEE-SHIT. LEGENDARY FAIL.

First Look: 2009 Leaf Limited Football

First off, let me say how surprised I am by how good some of these cards look. Have things started to turn around for the bastard child of bad ideas and poor design? Possibly.

The best part about these cards is that they seem to be the first design update for any release that Donini has had for the entire year. They acutally look somewhat different from 2008. As for the Leaf Limited slideshow autos, the design looks pretty cool for me, the best of the previews. When it comes to all the RC Phenoms Patch Autos, the one they showed looks much better than last year, though I am VERY scared for the parallels that are not out of 5. Usually with these cards, there are a million parallels, and many of them just say “RC” in die cut windows, or have the number of the player. These particular ones will be the most short printed of the non-logos, and I cant fathom where they are going to put the patch for the normal card out of 99. The Cut autos look very good as well, but I never really saw the appeal in cuts to begin with. At least if you pull one, it wont be a crappy looking card.

The Letters are always a favorite of the fans, as they are really the only game used autographed letter cards out there. Factoring in that these will also be pro bowl ones, will make people very happy. Personally, I know they wont be the ACTUAL Pro Bowl jerseys, but rather a practice one or something similar, as the actual ones are coveted possessions of the players. Plus, im not a fan of the pro-bowl to begin with, so its not a big deal to me. Hopefully there will game used ones as well.

Lastly, there are a few AWFUL parts to this product. Of course, the main one is that the base cards look ridiculous, especially when they have a swatch involved. Although the swatch is in the right place, I cant get passed the hypnotizing design. What an awful choice for a theme for the set. Secondly, for what you get, the price point is going to be beyond stupid. They are going back to the one pack box, which I wholly support, but they are giving you 1 auto and 1 jersey for 100 fucking dollars. Sorry, but Limited is always a good affordable option for higher class cards, and they are now taking that away. Very problematic to me, as they just priced me out of a few boxes, especially with dealer markup. Then, when you add in the diluted RC premiere class from 2009, and you just priced a lot of the rest of the collectors out of this product. This will be a big problem, and I dont think Donini knows any better.

You can color me exicited for the possibility of buying some cool singles, but I will not even consider buying a box of Limited this year thanks to the configuration. Too bad really.

June Football Boxbusters Club Results

Here are the results. I know that some of you don’t want base cards. My default is to send them out. If you do not want them, let me know. Also, please comment on what you would like to see next month. National Treasures, 2006 or 2007 Exquisite, 2007 Leaf Limited, 2008 Rookie Threads? Please comment on any suggestions as well.

2008 Leaf Limited Video
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June Football Boxbusters Club Randomization Video


Trade Deadline: Thursday 4 p.m. PST
Break: Thursday Night June 4 at 7 p.m. PST

Checklist

The Video: Youtube is currently experiencing difficulties.
Randomized 3 times:
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Here are the team assignments:

1. Thomas – Tampa Bay Bucs
2. Wheeler – Jacksonville Jaguars
3. GeauxTigers – Baltimore Ravens
4. scubasteve – Atlanta Falcons
5. Captain Canuck – Tennessee Titans
6. Gellman – New England Patriots
7. cardman312 – New Orleans Saints
8. I Am Joe Collector – Eagles
9. I Am Joe Collector – Dallas Cowboys
10. scubasteve – Houston Texans
11. Wheeler – New York Jets
12. Captain Canuck – Arizona Cardinals
13. FreeThrowTommy – New York Giants
14. matts – Buffalo Bills
15. GeauxTigers – Kansas City Chiefs
16. Groat – San Francisco 49ers
17. Groat – Cleveland Browns
18. scubasteve – Washington Redskins
19. arfmax – Minnesotta Vikings
20. arfmax – Denver Broncos
21. thomas – San Diego Chargers
22. Wheeler – Green Bay Packers
23. darkship – Cincinnati Bengals
24. darkship – Chicago Bears
25. RCarr – Detroit Lions
26. GeauxTigers – Miami Dolphins
27. GeauxTigers – Pittsburgh Steelers
28. IamJoeCollector – Rams – Seahawks
29. voluntarheel – Colts
30. voluntarheel – Colts
31. Holy Hitter – Oakland Raiders
32. Holy Hitter – Carolina Panthers

Trade at will.