A Box of 2014 Finest

I knew when I saw the design for Finest this year I would be buying some.  I had the day off and called my LCS.  He had one box, and I took it.  It's the first box I've ever busted right there in the shop.  My hope was to pull a Griffey auto which is the only Griffey you can hope to get.  The box contained two mini-boxes (pictured above), each with one auto.  So, was one of those auto's the Griffey?

No it was not.  Here is the pair of autos I pulled.  I appreciate the on-cardness of these autos, and that Michael Choice one is a blue refractor.  Meh.  At least the cards look good.

I am crazy about the 90's throwback inserts in this set.  Here is the Abreu refractor of the Sterling insert based on the '96 design.  Gorgeous.

I also pulled a few of the '94 throwback insert, one of my favorite Finest base card designs.  They even copied the original card back designs perfectly.  Bravo.

A pretty card, for sure, but nothing particularly spesh.  We've all seen cards like this before.

The Warriors die-cut refractors, another 90's insert, look great.  Very fancy.

Here are a few of my refractors.  One issue with these cards is that they are so colorful as-is that it's impossible to tell what color refractor you have.  You have to go by what the card is numbered out of.  Mr. Donaldson is a gold refractor, Johnson is a green, and Castellanos is a blue.

I also pulled a pair of xfractors, including one of the more sought-after rookies in the set, Masahiro Tanaka.  These look ca-razy.

Here are the regular refreactors, a nice mix of stars.  The refractors really do look fantastic.

Here's a clutch of base cards for you to enjoy:

I'm not crazy about what I pulled, guys, but I am a big fan of this set.  The packs really were a blast to open.  I'll keep a few and put the rest on eBay.

Here's the Griffeys I need from 2014 Finest:

Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Xfractor #/199
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Blue Refractor #/125

Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Black Refractor #/99
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Gold Refractor #/50
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Red Refractor #/25
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Atomic Refractor #/5
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Superfractor 1/1
Autographed Finest Greats #FGA-KG Printing Plate 1/1 (four total, one per color)

Ho hum.