Video summary
In this video, Kyle K from Leighton Sports Cards is opening three boxes of 2021 Bowman Chrome baseball cards as a special gift for Paul S. The collection features two distinct sets: the Hobby version and the Choice version, both released in 2021. As they begin the process, there is some casual banter about recent sports events, including discussions on late-night tournament schedules and predictions regarding upcoming matches. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, with the host encouraging Paul to get lucky while highlighting specific players that might appear in the boxes.
The opening of the Bowman Chrome Hobby box reveals a variety of notable rookies and special parallels. Key finds include a rookie patch auto for Clark Schmidt, which is noted as a game-used jersey card numbered 2130, and another significant find featuring Marco Luciano. The host also points out several other promising young players such as Luis Garcia, Andre Jimenez, and Garrett Crochet, emphasizing the quality of these rookie cards. Additionally, the box contains a redemption auto for Mel Arboleda for the Twins, though there is a brief discussion about the card's expiration status and how it can still be honored for parallels from 2020 and later.
Next, the team moves on to the Bowman Chrome Choice set, continuing their search for valuable inserts and game-used items. This box yields a first auto orange wave card for Yandy Diaz of the Cubs, numbered 251, along with another redemption auto for Mel Arboleda. The conversation shifts slightly to include some unrelated sports commentary about baseball tournaments and stadium logistics before returning to the cards. The host notes that despite many prospects not performing well in the majors, the rookie cards from this era remain highly sought after by collectors, making the finds in these boxes particularly exciting.
Finally, they open the Leaf Seasons in the Sun Baseball set, which offers a unique collection of draft gems and summer days autos. Highlights from this box include a Miles Bailey draft gem auto, a Frank Viola summer days card for the Minnesota Twins, and an Alex Rodriguez relic game-used jersey numbered 40. The most impressive find is a six-way relic featuring legendary players like Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas, Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza, Tony Gwynn, and Albert Pujols, all of whom are featured on game-used jerseys and bat relics. The video concludes with the host praising the solid quality of the cards found across all three boxes, encouraging Paul to enjoy his new collection before signing off.
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What's going on everybody? Got Kyle K
with Leighton Sports Cards ripping three
boxes for Paul S. Got a Leaf Seasons in
the Sun Baseball. And then I've got 2021
Bowman Chrome baseball hobby and 2021
Bowman Chrome baseball choice.
Good luck here, Paul. Let's see. We got
>> Good luck.
>> Yeah, I wasn't watching Jace. It was
good.
Carlos send Benny boy on now.
I'm pretty sure Pagula can be number one
in the world if she wins this
tournament.
>> Why are these games on so late?
>> It's just cuz they they want to like
have all the matches at the same
stadium. So, like if one goes long, it
pushes the other ones back
>> for sure.
>> Which kind of stupid, but they've had
they've had some really late ones at US
Open in the past, though. I've seen like
two 3:00 a.m. finishes.
>> Wow.
>> This one definitely could if it goes
long. Goes to multiple sets. Uh there's
a Rafa Morel be our first auto there.
First Bowman atomic auto for the
Cubbies.
It's number 2100.
Chris Morel's brother. It is Chris
Morel's brother.
Morale to 100.
Go right past that. Wanda Franco
40man futures. Soderstrom.
Uh oh. New profile pickino.
There's a dawn of glory. As Lacy
Andez and Demer
looking for Emanuel Rodriguez. Come on.
Zack summer camp.
Uh, Milcar Perez and Giddy Cappy.
40-Minute Futures, Nick York, and Carlos
Kulares.
I think I'm all right, Paul. I'm gonna
let you have that one. You say twins
Josh Donaldson. That's crazy.
Kelly and Osw Parza.
As a Rays fan who owned a couple of uh
not big cards, but decently sized cards,
I I don't want it. I don't want anything
to do with it.
Uh Matthew Allen for the Mets. Josiah
Gray.
Got like a bunch of extra cards in it.
Uh there's Luis Garcia 49. solid rookie,
a new Yankee.
Scarcia refractor rookie. Andre Jimenez,
the 299 for the Guardians on the rookie.
And Josiah Gray, the 250 on the Purple
Shimmer
or the Dodgers.
Copy and paste that sentence into
Google, Nathan.
You'll find out. Uh there's J-Rod on the
summer camp.
And while Belray Chin,
Austin Martin, 40man futures, Alvarez,
and Drew Waters,
and a blue Garrett Crochet. That's
another solid rookie. Blue rookie to
150. Red Sox star now.
Very nice Crochet.
Good rookies in this one.
And Relic Auto is going to be Clark
Schmidt on the rookie patch auto number
to 130.
>> Nice one there. 113 to 130. That's a J
card right there. Game used jersey auto.
Then a Marco Luciano.
All right. fall. Get a 2021 Bowman
Chrome choice going now.
>> Yeah, unless it goes straight sets. I'm
with you, Jace.
Redemption start with a Hendrick Penango
on the base. First auto
orange is also Yahendri Panango for the
Cubs number to 25 one 25 in the orange
wave
redemption is a choice auto of Mel
Erbena for the twins.
It's your twins. Don't know much about
Arbino. Um, this is expired, but they
will uh they will honor anything uh from
2020 and later. So, we'll be able to get
that one on the choice parallel to 150.
Miss Sale Erbina.
All right, Paul. Last one here. Got a
Leaf Seasons in the Sun baseball.
Yeah. No, exactly, Paul. That wasn't
bad. Like the rookies are the rookies
are honestly the highlight now of 2021
with the with most of the prospects not
really working out.
Couple solid rookies there.
All right, so we got in the sun.
First up got a Miles Bailey on the draft
gems auto three out of four. Go nullles
for state seminal there. Three of four
on the draft gems.
Um there's a Frank Viola to six on the
summer days auto.
That's Minnesota, right? There's a
little twin.
Summer days number to six.
Uh there's A-Rod on the relic. Love of
the game use. That one is game use.
A-Rod to 40.
Alex Rodriguez there.
And last one is a Field of Dream Teams
uh sixway relic. Uh Ken Griffy, Frank
Thomas, Barry Bonds, Mike Piaza, Tony
Gwyn, and Albert.
>> A really nice uh set of uh names there.
>> Wow.
>> Six of seven all game use.
>> Very nice
>> jerseys and the bat relics.
>> All right, Paul, that will do it for
your uh three box mixer. Some solid
stuff in there for sure, man. Get that
right out. See you.