What's going on everyone? Sam here with late in sports cards. We're doing 2020-21 Panini Mosaic basketball team audition 12 box full case break number 9 tiered random teams. Here's a look again at your Random results as always you can find these on the website under the results tab as well as link and chat. Yes I am a Yankees fan Jeremiah Big time Yankees fan only really cuz of my dad. I would have liked a more obscure team But my dad is a huge Yankees fan. So I was like, all right We'll just always be Yankees fan with you. He basically told me I couldn't live in our house if I wasn't a Yankees fan Yes, I'll take shelter overpicking. I'm just here baseball. All right, let's do it guys. So we're looking for two gold waves and Ten or eight red waves her box here Okay, gotcha terrified me for a second Jake I know Jake's done that so many times to me. He'd just like be like confused looking at the Nice gold Jason Tatum for the Celtics. 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We got a couple good striders Maybe we can get a strider like refractor out of the the silvers and then boom a Kunya Mason Jones Red for the Sixers James Wiseman national pride rookie followed by a red wave Malachi Flynn Rookie for the Raptors one of the break and red wave Chris Pops for Zingas for the Mavericks and last pack of box six here. That is Nicola Busevich Now that was seven now we're on to eight Boxing eight now We're on a box eight Obi-Toppin Sat Collins on the gold wave Sure, that's a red wave curious look here at louis jr. On the Um debut, thank you There's maxi debut. She's gonna get that out Robin Lopez red wave for the wizards manual quickly. We got a gold wave rookie Devin Vasell in the debut for the Spurs Stepping to go guys on select divisions Reggie Perry red wave tim Duncan Dries Ramsey red wave Donovan Mitchell. Oh, Terry Cummings. Nice. There you go spurs Who's got san Antonio? That would be Matthew W. 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Yes the nuts Trey jones red wave bintz carter going to these raptors nice one there raps red wave mccall bridges ant man rookie and red wave lebron james nice one there congrats leakers take a lebron As a coral red wave denis shrewder still have some spots to go and uh select at the end of the afternoon as well rookie red wave rj hampton red wave jalen smith sons and last one of the break Red wave isaar obi not much to really recap here. We've got this one terry comings auto going to the spurs Very nice not numbered on that one and that is it Thank you guys again for the fill next up. We've got revolution


a fiery horse with the speed of light, the cloud of dust, and a hearty high old silver, the Lone Ranger. With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early west in the United States. The stories of his strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness, have come down to us through the generations. And nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse, Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver. There's danger on the trail ahead. Oh, Silver! Morganville was the headquarters for all the sheep ranchers in the county. It was quieter than any cattle town, and the sheriff, Sam Blake, had often complained there wasn't enough action connected with his job. But this afternoon, as he watched a group of men dismount in front of the post office, a worried frown creased his forehead. Five minutes earlier, he had seen Jim Dewey enter the cafe. Five minutes more, and Ed Miller would be entering the same place. The lawman shook his head and crossed the street to the cafe himself. Once inside, he studied the men at the bar, then walked directly to Jim's side. Yeah, Jim. Howdy, Sheriff. Ed Miller is over in the police office. He's sure to find out what you've done. I expected he would sooner or later. It might save me a little trouble if you didn't meet him until he got over it. You figure he's going to get over it? It's hope he does. No, he won't. If there's nothing wrong with what I've done, I'd just soon face him now as later. Maybe you're right. See, there's no gunplay. Here he is now. Where's Jim Dewey? Right here, Ed. Why are you wandering sneaking coyote on a break you went to? You want to try? There's not going to be any fight, man. Start the tangler, lock your boothers. Shucks, Ed's bark's always worse than his bite. You ought to know that, Sheriff. What's the matter, Ed? You know what's the matter? You've leased that north half section from Old Man Hardy. Yeah, that's right. Leased it for 10 years. Won't do you no good. Well, you think not? Just try to graze your sheep there and see what happens. You're not careful, Ed. I got the law standing beside me. You've got no right to... Don't talk about right to me. That land is mine. It belongs to Old Man Hardy. Don't say you haven't been using it, but it's about time that Hardy got some ran out of it. He needs the money. Now, look, Jim. Sheriff's right about this. There's no need for a fight between us. Now, you just sign that lease over to me and there won't be any trouble. You sure got a lot of nerve. I'm warning you. If you don't...  They've all been afraid to rent that north half section because your flocks are grazing on it. Well, not me. I can use the land now and I've got it.  What's that? You heard me. Jim's got the law on his side. Yeah. I will see how much good it does him. Come on, boys. You can depend on me, Jim. I'll give you all the protection I can. Ed won't take a chance in going to jail. There won't be much you can do. You're a long way from town. But don't worry about me. I can take care of myself.  I can take care of Buddy and the flock, too. I knew what I was getting into and I'm ready for anything. Jim's flock ran to nearly 2,000 head. They were grazing in the valley so far from his home ranch that he and his son were living in the camp wagon. When he reached it that night, it was long after dark. Buddy and the sheepdog, Lattie, were sitting close to the campfire. Oh, there, boy. Hey, Jim. Hello, buddy. Do you have any trouble? No. A few of the sheep started wandering away this afternoon. But Lattie brought them back. Say hello to him, Jim.  Good boy, Lattie. Good boy. Go up on the lease. Well, I got it. But on the way back, I started thinking... What about? You?  Wouldn't you like to go into town and live with Mrs. Moran? No, sir. You and Peter Pells, aren't you? Well, sure. But you and me are pals, too. We got a work to do here. You wouldn't have been able to go into town today if I hadn't been around. Well, I won't have to go in again for a long time. You can't fool me, Jim. You're figuring to move in the flock in the north half of the section. Well, not for a while. There's plenty of grass in the valley. But when you do, you want me out of the way. Well, we'll talk about it some other time. Right now, I'm going to fix myself some grub. What's the matter, Lattie? Look at him sniffing the wind, Jim. He might be a coyote. He sure wouldn't be standing here if it was. What's that light to the north? Listen, somebody's riding this way. That's what he's trying to tell us. A couple of horses. Here they come, a white in a paint. You better have my guns ready just in case. That's a ninja, and the man with him is Matt. Eddie Silver's telling boys. Don't slap leather, I guess you covered. You don't need those.  So Miller's hiring outlaws to do his dirty work. Look to the north. That's fire. Fire? It is, Jim. I can see it now. You have to drive your flock to the south. They won't be safe until you're beyond the creek. Lattie, get the movement. Quick, Tonto. We'll ride ahead and start another fire. Wait a minute. What's that? The way this breeze is blowing, you'll never make it to the creek ahead of the fire. You've got to start another one ahead of you that you can follow. Not only Wayne to save flock. All right, get you. Well, let's go, buddy. We have work to do. Come on, Silly, let's count. Ranger and Tonto fired the grass ahead of the flock, and soon an ever-widening strip of blackened meadow opened up. Jim drove the camp wagon south over this behind the flock.  But now the whole valley lay charred and desolate under the full moon. You sure know how to fight fire with fire, mister? Aren't you going to drive the flock across the creek? No, I can't without breaking the law. This is the southern boundary of my section. You have land north of the valley? Uh-huh. We didn't intend to graze there quite so soon. Uh-huh. Because of Miller? What do you know about him? I've heard about your lease. Oh, is that so? I'd forgotten your mask for a while, but I still think maybe he sent you here. That isn't true. Maybe you even set fire to the grass. If I did that, would I help you save your flock? Oh, no, Jim. He isn't a crook. Lattie likes him. Well, that's a good recommendation, son, but honest men don't wear masks. Uh, this lone ranger. What's that engine? He said he was the lone ranger, and I heard him. He calls his horse Silver. That's right, I remember, and you're Tonto. Oh, mister, I'm sorry I got you wrong. Lattie didn't? Don't you think he's a fine dog? Yes, he's the best in the county. He's the best in the whole world. Give him your paw, Lattie. This is the lone ranger. Well, I'm glad to meet you, Lattie. You can detect your flock, Jim, but he can't protect you. Huh? You must have known there'd be trouble when you leased the north half of the section. Well, I did. Well, it started tonight. You mean Miller and his men set fire to the grass? They can't be sure of that, but someone did. We saw a band of horsemen at the head of the valley. You'd must have been Miller. Wouldn't you better hire more men yourself? I can't afford it. Besides, there's something I'm counting on. What's that? It Miller's yellow. He'd never let himself in for a gunfight. Well, there are other ways of fighting. You'll have to be on your guard every minute. Yeah, I intend to be. We'll be around in case you need us. Ah, we camp near Silver Springs. I'll remember that. Very big fella. Oh, get him off the ground. Yes, Bragg? I didn't work. He didn't lose a single head. You're sure? On the flock with my own eyes. What's more, with the valley all burned out, he's driving them north. Yeah. Yeah? Are we going to let him get away with it? No. All right then. What are we going to do? Nothing today. We'll wait until the night. You got an idea? I think it's a good one. Smokey's going to imitate a coyote. Imitate it? Yeah, I don't say that. He's good. When he sets his mind to it, he can call him right up to a campfire. What's that got to do with Jim Dewey? Yeah, it's got plenty to do with his dog. And that's how we're going to get Jim.  Look, he must have been... It's a boy. Jim Dewey's boy. Ah. He gets Silver Scouts out. Whoa! Oh, they're a chief. Did your father send you, buddy? No, sir. I'm just out looking for Lattie. You haven't seen him, have you? Your dog? Yeah. There was a coyote near the camp last night. I heard Lattie barking. But he never has any trouble with coyotes. So I just turned over and went to sleep again. Jim didn't even wake up. But this morning, Lattie wasn't anywhere around. Does he often wander away? Never. That's why I got worried. And Jim said I'd go out and look for him. This was the first place I thought of. Why? Because he likes you a lot. I thought he might have paid you a visit. Well, I haven't seen him. And I don't like the idea of you riding through the hills alone. Well, I promised I wouldn't go towards Miller's ranch. You'd better get back to your camp wagon. I'll see if we can find Lattie. Has Miller got him? What makes you ask that? Well, that's a kind of a low-down ordinary trick he tried. Steal our dog. Maybe... Maybe even... We'll find him, buddy. Don't worry about it. Here, Silver came us, honey. Now, you get back to your camp as fast as you can. Is that a big fella? Come on, Silver. Get him up to the crowd. There it comes now. Looks like Jim. Black and white. He's hurt. That's right. Come here, Lattie. Can not use one foot. Let's see what's the matter. That bullet wound. Yes. The leg isn't broken. You look here. Near mouth. Oh, piece of wool. He could almost believe that he'd killed a lamb. Maybe he heard us see him and shoot. I said almost believe it. I don't. What do you mean? There are one or two other things that won't let me. Hello. We aren't taking Lattie home. We'll fix up that leg at our camp. And I'm good. Yes, boy. You're coming with us. Get inside the wagon, buddy. It's Miller and his men. I want to stay with you. You get in there. No, no. I guess it's all right. It's a sheriff with him. Morning, Sheriff. Good morning, Jimmy. I don't see him around. They got him hit someplace. Look in the wagon. You stay right where you are. I have to look myself, Jimmy. Look for what? Your dog. Oh, he isn't here. He hasn't been here this morning at all. Well, I guess he settles it. That's for him. Sorry? He isn't dead, is he? No, but my lambs are.  That's a lie. I saw him early this morning. I took a shot at him. Sheriff, it can't be true. Lattie just couldn't do a thing like that. Not to your sheep, maybe. But he ain't so particular about mine. I get the testimony of all these men, Jim. I guess you know what my duty is. No, you can't shoot, Lattie. Anybody tries it, Sheriff. Even you won't. And what you see, Jim? I mean it. The man that touches that dog won't live to see another day. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue our story. The sheriff and Miller and his men rode away from the Dewey camp in search of Lattie. Jim rode with them, his guns ominously ready. As soon as they were out of sight, Buddy saddled his pony and rode straight to the Lone Rangers camp. When Lattie ran out to meet him, he tumbled from the saddle. Whoa, whoa, Jim. You didn't do it, did you? You couldn't have. You just, just turn on, turn the truth, that's all. What's happened, Buddy? Miller says that Lattie killed some of his lambs. And if the sheriff finds him, you shoot him. Don't let him. Keep him here and hide him. I don't care if it's true or not.  They won't. Huh? It isn't true. Lattie isn't a killer. I know it. And so does Jim. He told the sheriff the man on touch Lattie wouldn't live to see another day. Buddy, when did he say that? Just a little while ago. I can't stay here. There's nobody watching the flock, but they're out looking for Lattie now. Don't let them find them. Where's your father? He's with them. Ready for action? Yeah. Kimosabi. Now we have a reason for it. Miller knew how Jim would act. The evidence is strong enough the sheriff can only act in one way. That's right. And afterwards? Maybe Jim should, huh? It's possible. He'd go to jail then, and that's what Miller wants. Can you prove any of that, mister? Not yet. But we're going to see that Lattie gets a fair trial. How? We've thought of a way, but it means that we'll have to leave our camp. Leave Lattie, too? We can't take him with us. I can't take him back to our camp. Yes, I know that. But Todd and I are going to show you a place where both of you can hide until late tonight. What about Jim and the flock? The flock won't wander. Not even your father will know where you are. Well, so it's got all settled, Kimosabi. We're right now? Yes, Todd-o. Through the forest and across the ridge. Say, big fella. That's matters, buddy. Yes, sir. Hey, mighty followers with that bandage on his leg? It won't bother me much, and we'll take it easy. Come on, Silver. Come on, mighty. Come on. It was nearly dark when the lone ranger and Tonto rained up at a ramshackle cabin beyond the county line. Steady, Silver. He still has a dog. We're in luck. Howdy! And there's Jake now. Howdy! We're leaping cactus if it ain't the lone ranger and Tonto.  Jake, we like to borrow that dog. What's that? We like to borrow Wolf. What for? You told me I'd never be able to train him. Now, I just about made up my mind that you're right. Well, he's downright vicious. And he's half-Wolf. Yeah, so there ain't nothing to do but get rid of him. Why should you want to borrow... Oh, so you're thinking he's such a menace, it might be right away, huh? You can make up your own mind about that, Jake. We only want to borrow him until tomorrow morning. Well, he's yours, Mr. And if you want to be a friend, don't never bring him back. Hello, Silver Steady. Don't go for your gun, Sheriff. Where's the writing of the house? I'm here to see the justice is done. What kind of talk is that from an outlaw? I'm not an outlaw. Does this bullet mean anything to you? Well, this is Silver. Yes. Silver bullet. See, you must be the lone ranger. Now, I'm beginning to understand. What's this about, Justice? I want Jim's dog, Lattie, to have a fair trial with a judge and a jury. A judge and a jury for a dog? That sounds... Lattie deserves it. He has a right to have his name cleared. We used to have not asked him where you found out what happened but this morning. But why is he interested? But we couldn't find the dog. That short of brags must have killed him. No, Sheriff. He isn't dead. He'll appear for his trial. You know where he is? Yes. Now, would you get the judge and jury? I... I guess so. Sure I will. And you'll bring Lattie into town, is that it? The trial can't take place here. He'll have to be out at Miller's Ranch. Mr. I don't want to shoot Lattie. I know how much he means to Jim and Buddy. But if you can't clear him and I don't see how you can, I'll have to go through with it. Sheriff, we'll let the jury decide whether he's guilty or not. Hey, Lattie. I can hear the horses all right. It sounds as if they're coming this way. I guess you wouldn't be trembling if there was a long ranger and tunnel. But we can't run away. We'll just have to stay here and... They've got a lantern. Keep on going. Let's do some trail marks. Yeah. Come on. It's a dark afternoon. Hey, Sheriff. Come on. Get out of here. Get out of there. Buddy and the dog. I won't let you hurt him. If you're going to shoot him, you've got to shoot me first. Drag the kid away from the dog. No, I won't let you.  He's my dog. He's my dog. Watch out for those two. I am. Let the kid stay where he is. You can put a bullet through the muck. I'll try it. Listen. Did you hear that? That's a lone ranger. He won't let you hurt Lattie. He promised me he wouldn't. The low ranger, boss. What do we do? Stay right here. All we're doing is upholding the law. There's half a dozen men riding with him. The sheriff. That's good. That's good.  Not before. He's had his trial. Trial? What's the idea, trying to fool the kid? The sheriff's good.  You and Bragg and Buddy and the dog are heading for your ranch. Judge Grant, the jury are waiting for it. One of Miller's larger flocks was bedded down in a little valley near his ranch house. The crowded men were waiting for the lone ranger and the sheriff on a slope above it. And when they arrived, Judge Grant raised his arm for silence. All right, boys. Now, there's some of you here that may think it's beneath the dignity of a judge to conduct a trial for a dog, but I don't figure that way. For one thing, it's a lone ranger who's asked for it. For another, the dogs are mighty important to the individual out in this country. Your own dogs are the best friends and the best helpers you've got. So, that's why I'm out here and that's why you're out here. I want order in the court. Yeah, this is a lot of luck. I said order. Bring the prisoner forward. Here he is, Judge. Speak to the judge, laddie. Hi, fella. The charge is killing the sheep. We'll have the evidence against him first. That's me. All right, speak up, Miller. Well, Bragg and me rode out from the ranch house toward this valley early this morning. Well, it's yesterday morning now. Well, get on with it. We heard the sheep raising the fuss we got here as fast as we could. And it was just in time to see this dog finishing off away. That's right. We saw him. He let out and I shot at him. That's why he's wearing the bandage. And there's more evidence, too. Now, just look close and you'll see some wool still caught in his coat right up here in the rough under on his neck. Order. Order. Is that all? That's plenty. They're prosecution reps. How about the defense? Are you going to speak for the prisoner, Jim? Oh, not me, Your Honor. It's a lone ranger who's going to do that. Well, sir? Your Honor, the first thing I want to establish is laddie's good character. A good sheepdog will lay down his life to protect the flock. It doesn't matter whether the flock in question belongs to his own master or not. Yeah, it does with that dog. I'll prove you're wrong. Let your flock down there. Yeah. And if you was to let him loose in the course of nobody was around... Let me finish. I don't know whether you can see him or not, but Tunnel's on the far side of the valley. He has a wolf dog and a chain. You may know the one I mean. He belongs to Jake Summers. What's your idea of bringing him here? When I signal with this laddie, Tunnel will let him go. Let him go? Why, you'll head straight for my sheep. That's right. And the only one who'll have a chance of saving them is laddie. I won't stand for anybody setting a wolf on my flock. Laddie doesn't stop him. I'll shoot him myself. I'll take you up on that. This is my flock. Not Jim's. No orders, you understand. Just slip the leash on him. That's the way it'll be. Let go of him, buddy. Yes, sir. And now for the signal. There's wolf all right. I can see him streaking toward the flock. There goes laddie. But it's true. Laddie won't give up until he dies. And maybe that dog is too strong for him. I won't let him go that far, buddy. The chain is still attached to wolf's collar. I'll be able to drag him off of that. Look. He's cut me more. Wolf won't get to that flock. Great work, boy. Have I proved my point? Laddie a good sheep dog. Then we'll stop the fight. The lone ranger raced down the slope of the spot where laddie was turning back every attack of the wolf dog. And driving him farther and farther from the panic-stricken sheep, the mask man slipped from the saddle, grabbed the length of chain that trailed from the wolf's collar and pulled him off. Come here. Come here.  Very well. Get that wolf dog out of here. Take care of him. Is there anything more you want to say about laddie's character, mask man? No, your honor. He protects sheep. He doesn't kill them. He did mine. The jury may not think so after I'm through. Did you ever chain your dog, Jim? Of course not. Well, laddie has been chained and recently. Chained so tightly that it cuts through his coat. Here, you can see the marks for yourself. Easy, boy. I'm not going to hurt you. Why? These marks don't explain why laddie left his camp, but they do explain why he didn't get back. He'll accuse anybody. I'm submitting evidence to the jury. What's more, the evidence is relevant. Go on, but that chain couldn't have... What chain, brag? Why, no chain could have cut like that. The jury will decide that. I have one more thing to show them. The bandage ton up, huh? Stand still for him, laddie. He's just going to take the bandage off. Your gentleman will remember that brag said he fired at laddie as he and Miller rode into the valley. Yes, sir. You're right on the spot here. You can see how far away he must have been. I was lucky to hit him at all. He was moving fast. You see now. Everyone look at the wound that was made by that bullet. It's been washed. If you can still see the powder marks. Powder marks, gentlemen. The bullet only grazed the skin, but there are powder marks. That means a shot was fired at a distance of only a few feet, perhaps one or two. That shot was fired while laddie was chained up. That's all for the defense of laddie. But now for the prosecution. Wait a minute. What do you mean by that? The sheriff has to make another arrest after this trial is over. You can't...  I deny it. It ain't true. Because they want a Jim Dewey to either kill or be killed in protecting him. But Jim, either in jail or dead, there'd be no one to stop them from using the north half of Jim's section. This is the case of attempted murder. The defense rests. Order! Order! Is the jury ready with his verdict? Then let's have it. Guilty or not guilty? You mean laddie? I mean laddie. Is the dog a killer or isn't he?  Case dismissed. But there's been a charge made in this air court, and I'm calling on the sheriff to arrest Miller and Bragg for attempted murder. You can't prove anything. You tried to frame laddie and I heard you threat Jim myself. Take him away, boy. Gosh, mister. What, buddy? Jim and me. We won't ever forget what you did for laddie. Laddie won his own freedom. I only helped him out. You hear that, boy? She cans with a masked man. Goodbye, laddie. Keep up your good work. Laddie tunnel. Tunnel ready. Big fella. Adios, then. Come on, silver. We've just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.


Hi everyone, Joe for jaspyscasebrakes.com here and coming at you with a brand new release. 2021 Panini Absolute Football Six Box Half Case. Pick your team, number one from jaspyscasebrakes.com. A very big thank you to everybody. There's a fresh case right there. Everybody right here for getting in on the action. On a Wednesday the 27th, brand new Absolute. Thanks to the people who picked their team straight up and congrats to the people who won teams in the filler. Howard ended up with the last spot in Mojo with the Cowboys. There's everybody else right there. Thank you and good luck. It's a half case break from a fresh 12 boxer right there. So let's pop this open. Let's see which half we're gonna do. We have a random team break of the brand new Absolute Football on jaspyscasebrakes.com. And that is a full case random team break and if you're an early bird, you've got a chance to win an extra spot. I think there's still a few early bird spots remaining if you're watching live. Right, so there's six right there and there's six right over here. So that's a section of six right over here and that's a section of six right there. Let's select a die. Let's go with that one. And we'll go one, two, three for the back six and four, five, six for the front six. And it's three, so it'll be the back six right here. One, two, three. And these we will save for pick your team two. So we'll mark these two and pick your team two on jaspyscasebrakes.com if you're watching live is almost in single digits. I think there's only 10 teams left. So if you wanna try to avoid a filler and do the break straight up, I'd be more than happy to do that. Tis the season for that. Thanks everyone. All right, so what are we looking for here? Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per box on average, some new parallels here and the ultra air kaboom and I think explosive is brand new, right? Ultra air kaboom and explosive inserts. Good luck everybody. Usually there's the hits on the bottom, usually there's a base card on the bottom and then two hits, there you go. And a redemption on the bottom and he guesses on that redemption. Let's use a blank card right here. We can hide some of the hits. There's the two of, that's the 75 right there is feet 74 out of 75. That'll be for Miami. That's gonna go to Robert. We've got a Calvin Ridley, a Quinn and Williams and a Derrick Henry, Groundhogs Relic 79 out of 99. That's for Peter Eng. And back here is Tools of the Trade, Ronald Jones II, two color dual relic and autograph. 32 out of 75 and that's gonna go to Brian V. We've got Randomize the Buccaneers and that filler we did. Congrats. We've got Russell Wilson, Red Zone to 75. Seattle, Charles and we've got a Dak Prescott and a Derrick Henry base card. Oh, another numbered card out of 250, Dwayne Eskridge. Also for Seattle and then we've got Antonio Gibson, dual relic and autograph, Tools of the Trade.  That's for Patrick Davis, watching football team and that Davis Mills is two out of five. Train whistle for Houston. Patrick Davis out of fives and under, get the train whistle. Patrick, all aboard the Big Head Express, whoop whoop. Patrick Davis with Davis Mills, that works. Khalil Mack, Justin Herbert. We got a War Room Relic, 90 out of 199, Kine in Wangu for Minnesota, that's gonna be for Jerry and the Redemption. Rookie Premier Materials Autograph, card 204 of K, Y, Kyle, Kyle Pitts. That's for Atlanta, that goes to Riley Zimmer and the Falcons. Yeah, someone mentioned that earlier too, Adam, that for some reason, yeah, all the first round quarterbacks seem to have a Kaboom card except for Zach Wilson, but yeah, but the Jets I think do have a Joe Namath Kaboom card. I wonder if that's just a misprint on the checklist or if there is a reason for it. They just forgot. Maybe someone on the Panini Absolute Design Team just really does not like Zach Wilson. It's a mystery. Another Redemption. Does anyone know if those Kaboom cards, how often they fall per case? I don't know if it's like a one per case situation or if it's one every other case situation. There's Avian Howard at 35 for the Dolphins. Tyler Murray, Tom Brady, base. Calvin Joseph to 250. And Amir Smith-Marcette, 53.75 auto for the Minnesota Vikings. It's gonna go to Jerry. So Carl and Chad are both saying they think it's one per case. Oh, it's either one Kaboom or one explosion per case. All right, there's Matt Ryan to 50 for the ATL. Baker Mayfield and a James Robinson. Elijah Moore for the Jets. War Room Relic, 51 out of 75. Piece of his jersey going to. I want to Adam Cupperman and his Jets. No, Carl's thinking and. It's a Kaboom and. Explosion one per case. Here's the Davis Mills. Rookie Premier, Triple Relic and Auto. 39 out of 99. If you look carefully, this has more of a, the other ones have kind of that glossy chrome sort of finish to it. These patch autos have more of that sort of canvassy feel on top. Cakes we were wondering. All right, Patrick Davis with the Davis Mills. Oh, there's the redemption back there. There's Drew Locke to 100. Carson Wentz and Tua. Then we got a Jalen Waddle Relic, War Room Relic to 199. Miami, Robert Flores. Not the Dolphins in the filler. And the redemption is going to be. Good luck everybody. A signature Rookie's Spectrum. J, A, Jalen, Jameran. Jamar, nice. Jamar Chase for the Bengals.  Tamoya with the Cincinnati Bengals. We're on to Cincinnati. And a free top loader. All right, next box. Looks like the old college chemistry that Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase had has served them well this season. Bengals are kind of a scary team, aren't they? I think they have a pretty tough schedule going forward, but if they can weather that tough schedule, I mean, it's good for them. They can keep improving under a tough schedule. They still have a bit of an issue with the offensive line. They got to shore that up. But maybe that'll just get better over time. But they've got the offensive weapons. They've got a pretty solid defense. They can make some noise. If they make the playoffs, they can make a little noise in the playoffs. All right, next up, good luck. Got Chris Carson to 100 for Seattle. It's going to go to Charles. Michael Pittman Jr., Justin Herbert. We've got an Adam Thielen. Tools of the trade. Two-color dual relic to 99, Minnesota. It'll be for Jerry. And a rookie auto 43 out of 100, Quincy Roche. Quincy Roche for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yeah, well, Adam Kuperman with the Steelers. Adam, the NFL requires another step up in commitment and work ethic. No problem for Roche. The defensive end drafted by the COs in 2021 has long been about doing what it takes. I've always had to prove myself and work just a little bit harder, the sixth round pick said. It's nothing new to me. Confidence. Quincy Roche, Oliver, everyone knows Quincy Roche. Come on. I thought you were a Steelers fan, Oliver. I guess not. 10 out of 50 introductions. Callan Maughan. And we got John O's Smith and DK Metcalf. Got a Demetric Felton to 250. And we have a Patriot. 134 out of 199, Christian Barmore. Now Carl's got some more info on us for the Kaboom and explosives. Each hobby case should deliver one Kaboom card and one explosive card according to convertcarboreconnection.com. Tell you some Quincy Roche stories, Oliver. I don't know if we have time to tell all the Quincy Roche stories that I have. 12 out of 50, Jeremiah, Owusu, Koramoa for Cleveland, that's gonna go to Chad. Then we got a Josh Allen, got a Derek Henry. And we got a Kareem Hunt, Groundhogs Relic, 96 out of 99. That'll be for Chad Boone and Cleveland. Cleveland, this is for you. And the autograph, Trevor Lawrence. Rookie Premier, Quad Relic and Otto 20 out of 35 for Shawn Matic and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Nice teela, nice. Remember the time when I pulled his auto and nobody knew who he was? That was cool, I knew who he was. Everyone knows Quincy Roche. Six round pick, hard worker. Just always had to prove himself. Defense event for the stealer, everyone knows him.  I think everyone knew who Quincy Roche was, right? You know who Quincy Roche is on the stealers, six round pick, defensive end. Yeah, first one in, last one out, even Nick knows. High motor, just gritty, it's got grit. Sneaky athletic, Nick has the old scouting report. Come on, Oliver, right, yeah. He's a winner, that's all he does. All he knows how to do, finds a way to win. We've got some points on the bottom there. Points are gonna randomize to one person in the break as one lot, we're gonna collect any and all points together. All right, we got Brandon Stevens, 16 out of 100. Ravens, Joe Howard, JJ Watt and Miles Sanders. Kyle Pitts, Relic, 180 out of 199 for the Falcons. That's gonna be for Riley. You've got tonight breaks. Yes. Money line? Yes. Astros on the series. And the points, of course, will randomize to one person in the break as one lot. We've got Daniel Jones, two out of 10. Nice low number there for the Giants. Carlos for the Giants. I was just about to say that, Oliver. See, you know about him too. Tutu Atwell, Jacob Harris, team tandem. 45 out of 75 for the Rams. Andrea with the Los Angeles Rams. Won that spot in the filler. Dual Relic. Then we've got Dwayne Eskridge, 381 out of 399. I think I saw Triple Relic in Auto, piece of the pig skin there too. I think I saw on a recent television broadcast, I think he might go by D, D-E-E, D, Eskridge. Seattle fans, correct me if I'm wrong. Charles for the Seahawks. All right, we've got Unsung Heroes, Jake Bailey to 50. CMC, TJ Watt. Greg Rousseau to 250. Evan with the Bills. Buffalo. And back here is Simi Feoco. Rookie Autograph for the Cowboys to 199. Chats that he hasn't played so we wouldn't know, but they had him on the television broadcast though. They had listed him in the TV broadcast. So I don't know, maybe the media guy, it says D-E-E-Skridge. Like D-4, D-E-E. Remember folks, we have a full case break of this, random teams on jaskyscasebreaks.com and the second half is already in the store. That's why Chad, that's why you're turning it, you're gonna be a Seattle Sounders fan. Forget those other teams. Don't worry, Howard, we've got two full boxes to go. We're not even, we're not close to done with this break yet. And 600 points, that's a lot. There you go, Carl, thank you. His Wikipedia, see, I knew I saw that somewhere. His Wikipedia says Dwayne D. Eskridge. Here's our first case hit for the Colts. Jonathan Taylor, explosive, he is explosive. This looks really nice. He is explosive. I've got him on my fantasy team. My PPR league. It's pretty good. Colts, Nick Gallardo with the blue horseshoes. There's Elijah Moore to 250, Julio Jones, and we've got a Cornell Powell. Triple Relic and autograph, looks like a piece of his glove right there. 352 out of 399, Chiefs goes to Chad, who won the Chiefs in the filler. There's Tom Brady to 100.  Your Seattle Sounders, leading the West in the MLS. Definitely one of the favorites to win the MLS Cup. There's your winners there. Earl Campbell, tools of the trade, 43 out of 49. Two color, Dual Relic. Euler stuff of course goes to Tennessee, that'll be for Peter. I really do want you to be a Sounders fan, Chad Duh, because the rest of the Seattle sports teams are making you sad. The Sounders should make you happy. Justin Fields, Rookie Otto, 57 out of 60. Marcus with the Bears. That coaching staff figures out how to use Justin Fields. He'd be pretty awesome, I think. And that's gotta be the last year for that coaching staff, right? A little wrinkly on the top loader here, but still nice, actually. Let's get that into a more comfortable top loader here. There he is, Justin Fields. Yes, well, because Sounders lost, well, LAFC's desperate for a playoff spot, and Sounders are just cruising into the playoffs. They're resting their team up to prepare for the playoffs, Oliver. They've got bigger fish to fry. To 75, Trey McKinney for the Chargers. It'll be for Roy. Got Emanuel Sanders and Randall Cobb. And we've got a Dual Relic, Travis Etienne and James Robinson. 001 out of 199. And back here, Devonta Smith. Autograph, nice. Rookie Auto, 26 out of 99. Pretty dynamic receiver for the Eagles. EA with the Fly Eagles Fly. Nice. All right, and the final box coming up. Sixth and final box. The second half of this absolute football picker team case is in the store right now, jaskyscasebreaks.com. And we have a full case, random team break in the store, jaskyscasebreaks.com. Brand new release, check it out. Thanks everyone for getting into this one. So far, so good, I think. Ooh, there's the Kaboom too.  Boom! Boom! Tough Acton to Nackton. Got a Travis Kelsey, got a Russell Wilson and an out of 250 Seth Williams for my rivals, the Broncos, Tony. And we've got a Demetric Felton, 175 out of 199. Kind of had a nice game the last time he was out there. Ooh, nice. Really? After all these years, Adam's saying that's his first Kaboom. I suppose they're not in too many sets, they're not too common. Well, congrats, Adam. It's a nice one. There's Hunter Long to 75 for the Dolphins. Let's get these guys first. Andy Dahl and AJ Brown, just non-numbered base. Everything ships though, all cards ship. T Higgins, Quad Relic, 42 out of 49 for Cincinnati. That's for Tomoya and the Bengals. Oh, there's a redemption on the bottom. Should we do this side first? Travis Etienne to 50, we'll see him next year. Hopefully he comes back strong. Emmanuel Sanders, Alvin Kamara, to Atungo Bailoa and Jalen Waddle. It's a good tandem there. 50 out of 199 former college teammates. Miami, that is for Robert, I believe. Yes, Robert Floor has won that team. Last auto. Yeah, there's my guy right there. 46 out of 50, Trayvon Mori. Rookie autograph. Part of that revamped Raiders defense, which actually Robert Runkel looks competent. I'm not saying they're great, but they're competent, which is all I can ask for. All right, redemption. Good luck, everybody. Rookie Premier Materials Autos, five tags? What? Five tags? What is that? Five laundry tags? That must be a one of one, right? To cardboardconnection.com. Let's scroll down to absolute. Let's go to the set checklist. Rookie Premier Materials. Rookie Premier Materials, yeah. Tags, that's a one of one. And there's five of them. Or are they saying there's five autos on here? No, I think it's just five tags. And it's gonna be, good luck. K, is it Kyle Pitts again? Yeah, Kyle Pitts for the ATL, Riley with the Falcons. And that's a one of one. Congrats, out of fives and under, get the train whistle. All aboard the Big Hit Express. Woo-hoo, that's pretty strong. Nice, ladies and gentlemen. All right, let's give away those 600 points. And I'll do a quick little recap too. Let's flip back to the list here. Let's grab everyone from Paul down to Patrick and everyone in between. Everyone's got a shot at the 600 points. Winter take off, there was more than one. There's Riley, congrats. If you choose to redeem it, Riley, and you should, I think, let us know what it looks like. Send it to Twitter, at Jasvees Breaks. All right, one out of four, five. Name on top, 600 points after five. One, two, three, four. And a one, fifth and final time. Name on top, Adam Kuperman. You got the kaboom. You got 600 points going your way. Thanks for getting in. I appreciate it. I'm Joe for JasveesCaseBreaks.com. Here is the recap. We have the one-of-one Kyle Pitts right here, which is pretty awesome. The 600 points going to AK. And a pretty solid first half. Let's get that second half done. What's gonna be in that second half? Maybe a Tom Brady autograph? At the rate that this case is going, seems to be pretty loaded. Ooh, there's the Quincy Roche right here. Everyone knows about Quincy Roche. Chamar Chase was a redemption. There's our first Kyle Pitts redemption. Nice, and kaboom. Justin Fields, explosive, and Trevor Lawrence, T-Law. What a break. Let's get the second half going. JasveesCaseBreaks.com. I'm Joe. I'll see you next time for the next one. Bye-bye.


Recently, we posted a photograph of a rather perplexing megalithic ruin, now known as the White Rock of Vilcambaba or Nusta Hispana, shared within a community post on the channel's main page. The image predictably caused a lot of bafflement within our community, thusly we took it upon ourselves to dig a little deeper into what the true purpose of this monument could have once been. What we found not only answered this question, but has seemingly unraveled the original purpose of countless stone anomalies and possibly answered one of the most critical issues of all. How were these megalithic walls of seemingly impossible, randomly cut polygonal masonry once constructed? There are countless finished sites of not only polygonal stonework, but simple yet incredible stable brick course blocks, some far exceeding 1,000 tons. Thus, it is not absurd to presume, like the trilothon, they were still cut, quarried, moved and lifted into place, somehow with incredible precision. How these blocks interlink was another mystery, which we feel Nusta Hispana and now many other sites and their enigmatic abandoned blocks, often seemingly being mistaken for chairs, are the answer for how these polygonal walls were built, a secret hidden in plain sight for all these years, with Nusta Hispana of Vilcambaba strangely seemingly unlocking this secret for us. All around the megalith lay finished stones ready for transportation, while the odd patterning still found upon the original bedrock are interlocking joints, which we have seen in a number of other locations and near polygonal areas themselves, yet the Nusta Hispana megaliths cuts along with that of the now broken Nalpa Iglesia found near Olinte Tambol, share the same unfinished carvings and once enigmatic protuberances seemingly abandoned suddenly, just like that of Nusta Hispana, yet thankfully the carving patterns are indicative of so many other ruins we have found on location. It is seemingly unraveling the mystery and answering the question of what these mysterious cuts were for and what resulted from them. The seemingly random shaped blocks were anything but, they were cut from their bedrock quarries not only with incredible accuracy, but with unbelievable future insight, always taking into consideration the interlocking mechanism of every block that would later become the seemingly unbroken impenetrable form of the world's polygonal constructions. Like that of the stone of the pregnant woman found within Balbek, claimed as abandoned, firstly as it weighed over 1,000 tons and due to a slight incline, yet mere meters away the trilithi, which lay aloft with blocks placed atop others, each weighing thousands of tons. When excavated the stone of the pregnant woman is just another gargantuan structural ruin. Blocks mistaken by tourists and natives alike for millennia as mere chairs were anything but, they were precision made stones, walls designed to last the eons, possibly to leave a message to following generations or possibly it is just a demonstration of these lost civilizations past capabilities when it came to an advanced stone age. It is an ongoing mystery and answers to questions we have searched for years, which we find the most accurately fitting to date and thus highly compelling.


Much of Binyaz's argument about the supposed connection between bad outcomes and the free market is based on conjecture. But he does make one attempt to demonstrate that his argument is not merely conjectural, which I want to take seriously. His very specific claim about the pattern of slowed economic growth over the period he covers. His argument is that free market ideology began to dominate by the late 1960s to the 1970s, and that as a result, economic growth slowed in each of the decades that followed. I'll show how his factual claim does not quite withstand scrutiny. In a podcast interview, Binyaz made due allowance for the difficulty of explaining why economic growth slows. Quote, Our understanding of growth, he stated, is highly incomplete, and we are to some extent talking about things we don't fully understand, unquote. But despite conceding a limited grasp of the factors that cause economic growth to slow, he still claims to find a trend that lights up the road, quote. But it is a fact, he goes on to say, that average growth declined in every decade from the 1960s through the aughts in the United States adjusted for population. And it is a fact that during that period, we saw a fundamental shift in our approach to managing the economy, unquote. The fundamental shift he refers to is, of course, the alleged, ever-tightening grip of free market ideology. He continues, quote. If we think that that approach promoting free market ideology was consequential, it's not unreasonable at least to wonder about how it might have affected that trend, unquote. To emphasize the importance he places on that trend, let me also quote this from his book, quote. The market revolution went too far. Growth slowed in each successive decade during the half century described in this book adjusting for population and inflation, unquote. Notice he emphasizes that each successive decade suffered a slowdown from the previous decade. By adjusting for inflation, he means real or inflation-adjusted growth in gross domestic product. And by adjusting for population, he means growth of real GDP per capita. As mentioned, the best evidence is that progressive ideology, not free market ideology, has become increasingly dominant. But Binya is also mistaken about the pattern of slowed growth, which leaves a major flaw in his core argument. Here are the numbers provided in his book on growth of real GDP per capita, which span 10-year periods and which purport to show a slowdown in each successive decade with each of his 10-year periods ending in the ninth year of each decade. Let's start reading those numbers from top to bottom. It's clear that growth slowed from the 60s to the 70s, from 3.13 percent to 2.160 percent. Now look at the next step. Growth slowed from the 70s to the 80s, from 2.160 percent to 2.156 percent. But was this really slowed growth, 2.160 to 2.156? Binya had to take these numbers to three decimal places to get his desired decline. Round each of these figures to two decimal places and you get 2.16 percent in each case, which comes to a flat trend. This inspires the old joke that if you torture numbers long enough, they'll confess to anything. And Binya's three decimal point torture clearly indicates how much the pattern matters to him. From the next step, from the 80s to the 90s, from 2.156 percent to 1.98 percent, looks a little suspect, a slowdown of less than two-tenths of a percentage point. I put each of these annual numbers on a spreadsheet, grouped them in rolling 10-year periods and found the pattern is sensitive to which years you choose. While there is a slowdown from the 60s to the 70s and from the 90s to the aughts, the middle decades show no real pattern but a relatively flat trend. As one way of illustrating this, I'll show how easy it is to get the reverse patterns from Binyas in the middle decades by tracking 10-year periods that differ by only two years from his. Since the updated numbers go through 2021, the most recent year available, I worked backwards from there. So each of my 10-year periods ends in the first year of the following decade. I got this as a result, also taken to three decimal places to stay consistent with Binyas method. Let's also read these numbers from top to bottom. We see a similar decline from the 60s to the 70s, from 3.070 percent to 2.040 percent. But from the 70s to the 1990s, we get a slight acceleration instead of Binyas slight deceleration. 2.040 percent in the 70s, 2.046 in the 80s, and 2.329 in the 90s. The 90s to the aughts show a similar slowdown from 2.356 percent to 0.926. The aughts to the teens do show a pick up, but the 1.488 percent rate in the teens is still pretty dismal. The point is that the middle decades deprive Binyas of the linchpin of his argument. That growth slowed in each successive decade over the period under review. He wants us to believe that the grip of free market ideology placed a gradual chokehold on growth. Now we are forced to believe the alleged impact was felt only twice. So much prematurely from the 60s to the 1970s, since by Binyas own account, free market ideology was beginning to wield only beginning to wield destructive influence in the 70s. We then find zero impact in causing a slowdown in growth from the 1970s to 1980s, which included the presidency of free market ideologue Ronald Reagan, and zero impact from the 80s to the 90s. Instead, we had to wait nearly 30 years until the aughts for the impact to be felt a second time. The corrected trend must send Binyas back to the drawing board to devise some other attempt at a coherent narrative. Given the relative incoherence of his current narrative, his initial disclaimer still applies. Quote, our understanding of growth is highly incomplete and we are to some extent talking about things we don't fully understand. Unquote. I could elaborate on a totally different explanation for the slowdown in growth since 2000 that I regard as more plausible, having to do with the decline in the economic freedom index since 2000, which reveals the declining influence of the free market. But I want to use the time remaining to make two more general points. I'm about to quote from a passage in Binyas book that betrays a certain mindset about the free market. He writes the following about the state of poverty in the early 1960s. Quote, about a fifth of the American population then lived in destitution with little prospect of betterment. Both liberal and conservative administrations had taken the view that poverty was best treated by pursuing broad economic growth. But by the early 1960s, scholars and journalists were focusing public attention on the inadequacy of this strategy. Unquote. So if his Binyas writes there was quote, little prospect of betterment among those in poverty, we can only assume that things hadn't been getting better for quite a while. And if the scholars involved were focusing public attention on the inadequacy of the strategy, we must assume this was based on their scholarly research. And we further assume this scholarly research lent support to the federal government's announcement of its war on poverty in 1964. Binyas cites no data in this account, but now try a very different narrative that does cite relevant data from social scientist Charles Murray. Quote, in 1949, 41% of Americans were below the poverty line. When LBJ announced the war on poverty in 1964, that proportion had dropped to 19%. In just the 15 years between 1949 and 1964, the American poverty rate had dropped by 22 percentage points. What had the government done to help? By the definition of the 1960s and thereafter, nothing. The federal government was missing in action in the real war against poverty, and yet somehow America cut poverty by more than half over this period. While the trend Murray cites was well known when Binyas wrote his mistaken account. I suggest that this reveals a certain bias, despite Binyas occasional nods to the benefits of the free market. In areas that include such trends as the decline in poverty, the decline in the rate of auto accidents, and the increase decrease in injuries in the workplace, the progressive assumption is that government regulation is required to fix the problem, since the free market has done virtually nothing to fix it. These misdependent part are ignoring the evidence that trends like these were noticeably improving before government got involved. It's a short step from there, when considering any bad outcome to regard the free market as guilty until proven innocent and government innocent until proven guilty. Finally, I can't avoid mentioning something else in Binyas' book that falls into major error. He places great significance on the trend displayed in this chart, the long term down trend in all wages and salaries as a percentage of gross domestic product. But in constructing this chart, he ignored the advice of his source, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, or BEA, in two basic ways. First, the BEA tracks not just wages and salaries, but the growing category that covers benefits, including pension and health benefits, benefits that are no doubt important to Binyas as a New York Times employee. Second, the BEA tracks not just gross domestic product, but net domestic product. Net domestic product is simply gross domestic product minus the depreciation of capital. And the BEA instruction clearly conveys the point that use of net domestic product is more accurate in calculating this kind of percentage. I quote this from the BEA handbook. Net domestic product is a measure of how much of the nation's output is available for consumption or for adding to the nation's wealth. Unquote. Well, here is Binyas chart through the second quarter of this year, which takes wages and salaries as a percentage of gross domestic product. Now here is the same chart with the corrections I take from the BEA. Labor compensation, which includes wages, salaries, and benefits as a percentage of net domestic product. Notice that Binyas downtrend disappears in this corrected chart. Properly measured, it turns out to be a relatively flat trend and not as Binyas has written a smaller share of the pie. So I encourage him to go back to the drawing board on all these issues. Thanks. Thank you, Gene Epstein. We've got five minutes of rebuttal, Binyas. Do you want to, you can use the handheld mic. Either way you can sit or stand. We believe in choice here. So there's a lot there. Thank you, Gene, for your close engagement with my work. I appreciate it. I didn't mention the data that Gene spent most of his time talking about because I don't think it's the most important indicator of the problems in the American economy. It's an interesting data point. It's stylized. You can take it or leave it. I think there has been a downward trend. It is possible to cut the data in ways that make it a little bit bumpy or a little smoother. I concede that point, but I don't think it's the most important point. As I said at the outset, by many measures, the American economy and aggregate has done quite well. Where we are faltering is in the distribution of prosperity, not in the creation of prosperity. That is our particular challenge. And that's why that was not one of the points that I actually made at the beginning of my talk. So you can take that for what it's worth.