Group Break - 2014 Gypsy Queen

I am finally getting around to sharing my Group Break goodies from a half case break by Judson over at My Cardboard Habit.  I of course took the Giants and got the Mariners as my 2nd team.  Didn't scan any Mariners, the highlights from them were a Cano Blue Border and 2-3 SPs. I definitely will share my Giants.

 First up are the base.  I ended up getting 8 different base cards.  I was a little disappointed as there are 13 Giants in the base set.  I didn't get any of the 3 SPs. Fortunately I have pulled 2 Willie Mays SPs out of packs and picked up the Bumgarner and Pence.  I have completed the team set with the exception of the 3 reverse negative cards which may never enter my collection.  I also picked up a Dealing Aces insert of Madison Bumgarner.  This is the only Giant in the various Gypsy Queen inserts.

Next up are the minis.  I also got 8 different base minis.  The Pence, Mays and Bumgarner cards are all SPs so it was great to pick them up. I believe a couple of these are also mini box parallels with alternate pictures.  As of right now I am a Ryan Vogelsong and Willie Mays mini away from the entire team set of the base minis.  Very cool!  I also scored a Sepia mini of The Dandy Dominican, numbered 21/50.  This was probably my second favorite score from the break.

 Next up is this nice blue framed and serial numbered to 499 Buster Posey. I am a fan of these bordered cards and have pulled 2 copies of the Sandoval in packs.  Buster and Panda are the only 2 Giants so I guess this counts for a team set.

I had struck out on hits through the first 4 boxes but Box #5 was good to me.  I was able to score this nice looking relic of Hunter Pence.  I like the concentration that is captured in this picture and super happy to get a hit in the break.

However, not as happy as when I saw that I had scored this, a Matt Williams Auto.  Williams is one of 3 Giants featured in the Auto set and by getting this one in the break I am inspired to track down a copy of the other two.

Very solid results from this group break and thanks to Judson for setting it up and making it happen!