SCF Official Review: 2011 Panini Limited

[Enigma]

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Panini for providing us with this box.



1 pack per box
7 cards per pack (some will yield 8)
Current Retail Price (online): $100.00 - $114.99

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Limited greats signatures
- Among the signers in Limited are future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera, Pete Rose, Miguel Cabrera, Matt Kemp, Hanley Ramirez, Josh Hamilton, Cal Ripken Jr., Carl Yastrzemski, Ryan Braun, Adrian Gonzalez, C.C. Sabathia, Al Kaline, Chipper Jones, Dustin Pedroia, Edgar Martinez, Craig Biggio, Andre Eithier, Buster Posey, David Wright, Don Mattingly and David Ortiz among others

Commons Signatures

Limited Draft Hits Signatures (On-Card Max #'d/299)

Limited Gamers gloves

Rawlings Gold gloves signatures
- Find Rawlings Gold Glove Signatures featuring a 14k piece of gold along with a signature - each #'d to 20 or less

Historical Cuts (Max #'d/5)
- 30 Historical Cuts Include Cut Autograph Cards From legends of baseball as well as other sports, entertainment and the political Arena.
- Each cut #'d/5 or less!
- Among the cut signatures: Jack Johnson, the turn-of the-century boxer recognized in his time as the first African-American Heavyweight Champion (1908-15). This is believed to be the first-ever Jack Johnson cut autograph. Other cut signatures include autographs from Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, George Steinbrenner, Hank Greenberg, Roger Maris, Jack Dempsey, Ben Hogan, Lucille Ball and Pee Wee Reese.

Limited Hall of Fame Gear

Also included:
- Memorabilia pieces include game-used swatches of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's bat, Ty Cobb jersey, Lou Gehrig jersey and Jimmie Foxx fielding glove, among many other players
- Also find Silver Sluggers Signatures that carry an autograph with a real piece of silver - each #'d to 49 or less
- Hard Hats (#'d/99) are the first helmet cards in nearly 10 years
- Button cards (#'d/3 or less) return!

WHAT WE PULLED



Prospects Mike Walker /249



Draft Hits Kevin Matthews /249



Match-Ups Brooks Robinson/Frank Robinson /199



Limited Greats Jim Palmer /299



Limited Gamers Mark Teixeira Glove with Stitch Holes /299



Prospects Shawon Dunston Jr. Autograph /339



Draft Hits Jake Hager Autograph /295 (on card)



Limited Match-Ups Signatures Al Kaline/Denny McLain REDEMPTION



FINAL THOUGHTS

Base - N/A
Design - 4.25/5
Fun - 4/5
Value - 3/5
Rebuy - 2.5/5

Overall - 13.75/20 (68.75%)

Pros:
Some use of on card Autographs
Extra hit in some boxes
Use of gloves as a relic

Cons:
No team names and logos kills the look even though the design is nice
No true base set, though various subsets
Regardless of look, no MLB properties permission equates to overpriced
Sticker Autographs in one subset while another prospect subset is on card
Autograph version of card is higher numbered than regular version

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all of their products, visit them today at www.paniniamerica.net.

[pwaldo]

Isn't Denny McLain in prison? That might explain why it is a redemption card.