For the record, I'm cheering for the Royals, as are most of the people I work with.
Like in Football, Parallels and Inserts act as tie breakers. Each card earns 1 point for their league's team, with Royals and Giants cards counting as 2. Obviously I wasn't going to include the team points for the first two sets (since there was no way of knowing who would be in the World Series) but since I am posting this a couple days before Game 1, I will.
Series 1
American League (8)
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National League (11)
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| Darek Jeter (Yankees) | Marcell Ozuna (Marlins) |
| Yu Darvish (Rangers) | Jeff Samardzija (Cubs) |
| Kurt Suzuki (Athletics) | Jay Bruce (Reds) |
| Dan Straily (Athletics) | NL 2013 Home Run Leaders |
| Oswaldo Arcia (Twins) | Todd Helton (Rockies) |
| Chris Getz (Royals) | Ricky Nolasco (Dodgers) |
| Bruce Rondon (Tigers) | Henderson Alvarez (Marlins) |
| Matt Harvey (Mets) | |
| Yasiel Puig (Dodgers) | |
| Eric Stults (Padres) | |
| Ryan Sweeney (Cubs) |
Not looking good for the Royals so far, even with some bonus points. But there are still lots of cards to go. And I got a Twins card (2 if you count Kurt Suzuki, but he isn't listed as a Twin on the cards, so I'm not.
American League (11)
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National League (20)
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| Alex Rodriguez (Yankees) | Johnny Cueto (Reds) |
| Drew Stubbs (Indians) | Lance Lynn (Cardinals) |
| Matt Tuiasosopo (Tigers) | Chris Owings (Diamondbacks) |
| Wade Miley (Diamondbacks) | |
| Jimmy Rollins (Phillies) | |
| Nate Shierholtz (Cubs) | |
| Robbie Erlin (Padres) | |
| Charlie Morton (Pirates) | |
| Matt Carpenter (Cardinals) |
| Red Hot Foil--Kolten Wong (Cardinals) |
| Green Parallel--Mark Trumbo (Angels) |
| Blue Parallel--Darwin Barney (Cubs) |
| Blue Parallel--Carlos Gomez (Brewers) |
| Upper Class--Ryan Howard |
| The Future Is Now--Yoenis Cespedes |
| All Rookie Cup Team--Willie McCovey |
Crap. Not looking much better. The Yes movement seems to be helping the Giants take the early lead. Lets see what the Series 2 jumbo does.
Series 2
American League (18)
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National League (29)
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| Jesse Cain (Astros) | Ryan Braun (Brewers) |
| Colby Rasmus (Blue Jays) | Marlon Byrd (Phillies) |
| Avisail Garcia (White Sox) | Hunter Pence (Giants) |
| Grant Green (Angels) | Jenrry Mejia (Mets) |
| CC Sabathia (Yankees) | Michael Wacha (Cardinals) |
| Adam Eaton (White Sox) | Allen Craig (Cardinals) |
| Alex Presley (Twins) | David Wright (Mets) |
| Taylor Jordan (Nationals) |
| Red Hot Foil--Ian Kennedy (Padres) |
| Saber Stars--Matt Carpenter |
| 1989 Mini--Robin Yount |
That was a little more even. The Royals are still losing, but at least they didn't lose as much ground that round. Now for the second half of the jumbo.
American League (30)
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National League (33)
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| Bud Norris (Orioles) | Edwin Jackson (Cubs) |
| Josh Hamilton (Angels) | Ryan Ludwick (Reds) |
| Neil Walker (Pirates) | Brett Anderson (Rockies) |
| Lorenzo Cain (Royals) | Jonathan Pettibone (Phillies) |
| Heath Bell (Rays) | |
| Tommy Hanson (Rangers) | |
| Koji Uehara (Red Sox) | |
| Trevor Bauer (Indians) | |
| Mike Moustakas (Royals) | |
| Phil Hughes (Twins) |
| Green Parallel--J.J. Putz (Diamondbacks) |
| Blue Parallel--Jake Petricka (White Sox) |
| Blue Parallel--Chris Archer (Rays) |
| The Future Is Now--Jarrod Parker |
HOLY CRAP!! Now that is a come back! The Royals are still losing, but they dominated this part of the series! Lets see what the last part does. It was going to be a jumbo of Update Series, but as I have said before, my local Walmart is stupid and they don't have any yet. They were also out of jumbos for Series 1 and 2, so instead I picked up three regular packs of Series 2. I will be listing them all together instead of by pack.
Series 2 packs
American League (49)
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National League (49)
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| Alex Avila (Tigers) | A.J. Pollock (Diamondbacks) |
| Craig Gentry (Athletics) | Ed Lucas (Marlins) |
| Daniel Nava (Red Sox) | Carlos Gonzalez (Rockies) |
| Jesus Montero (Mariners) | Dan Haren (Dodgers) |
| J.A. Happ (Blue Jays) | Jason Hammel (Cubs) |
| Jarrod Parker (Athletics) | Wilin Rosario (Rockies) |
| Vinnie Pestano (Indians) | Jose Veras (Cubs) |
| Drew Smyly (Tigers) | Angel Pagan (Giants) |
| Carlos Santan (Indians) | David Wright (Mets) |
| Wil Myers (Rays) | Taylor Jodan (Nationals) |
| Jason Kubel (Twins) | J.J. Putz (Diamondbacks) |
| Adam Eaton (White Sox) | Andrew McCutchen (Pirates) |
| Alejandro De Aza (White Sox) | Brian Wilson (Dodgers) |
| Nolan Reimold (Orioles) | Jake Arrieta (Cubs) |
| Jason Masterson (Indians) | Chad Billingsley (Dodgers) |
| Alex Presley (Twins) | |
| Wade Davis (Royals) | |
| Rick Porcello (Tigers) |
| Power Players Parallel--Ivan Nova (Yankees) |
| Breakout Moment--Zack Wheeler |
| The Future Is Now--Taijan Walker |
Man, that was an exciting one. The Royals kept taking the lead and then losing it back to the Giants, but in the end they managed to tie the series.
Haven't had to do a tie breaker yet. If I was going based just on the base cards, the Royals might have the win because the score of Royals VS Giants is 4-2. But that isn't how the tie breaker works (Unless the score is still tied after using the Parallels and Inserts.) Lets check the Parallels. All cards have already been listed.
Tie Breaker--Paralles
American League (53)
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National League (54)
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| Green Parallel--Mark Trumbo (Angels | Red Hot Foil--Kolten Wong (Cardinals) |
| Blue Parallel--Jake Pericka (White Sox) | Red Hot Foil--Ian Kennedy (Padres) |
| Blue Parallel--Chris Archer (Rays) | Green Parallel--J.J. Putz (Diamondbacks) |
| Power Players Parallel--Ivan Nova (Yankees) | Blue Parallel--Darwin Barney (Cubs) |
| Blue Parallel--Carlos Gomez (Brewers) |
Sad face. If the cards are right, then the Giants will beat the Royals. Looks like it will be close though, Like end of Game 7 close. Guess we will see in about a week.
(Pics will be added after the World Series is over)
