Group Break - 2000 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory

Call me lazy, but the video thing for larger boxes just isn't for me.  It takes forever for my computer to upload the video and when it comes to busting packs I guess you could say I'm impatient!  So for the last box of the break I'm going to do it the way I've done the majority of the previous boxes - I'll list the contents per pack.  I'll do a quick video highlighting the hits from this box as well as the others from the break.

Box configuration:  24 packs / 5 cards per pack

There are several tiers all sequentially numbered ranging from 1,000 to 3,500 for the Ultimate Rookie cards.  Regular inserts include:  Starstruck (1:10), Lasting Impressions (1:11) and Diamond Dignitaries (1:23).  There are also 3 2000 Hall of Fame game jersey cards randomly inserted of the late Sparky Anderson, Carlton Fisk and Tony Perez (all numbered to 500).  There is also one combination jersey card of the 3 HOF players that is numbered to 100.  Lastly there are these redemption cards inserted into every pack for a chance to win sought after MLB memorabilia.  I'll throw these cards into the team that is most appropriate and then random distribute the rest of them.

Enough gibber jabber, let's get on to the packs!

Pack 1
#063 Kevin Brown (Dodgers)

#039 Derek Jeter (Yankees)
#036 Paul Konerko (White Sox)
#049 Andres Galarraga (Braves)
#037 Magglio Ordonez (White Sox)

First card out of the first pack was a Dodger!  Is this a sign of good things to come for LA?

Pack 2
#029 Jermaine Dye (Royals)
#044 Jeff Bagwell (Astros)
#076 Tony Gwynn (Padres)
#054 Jim Edmonds (Cardinals)
#081 Pat Burrell (Phillies)

Pack 3
#088 Larry Walker (Rockies)
#087 Barry Larkin (Reds)
#069 Jeff Kent (Giants)
#062 Gary Sheffield (Dodgers)
#D4 Ivan Rodriguez - Diamond Dignitaries (Rangers)
 
Pack 4
#085 Cookie Dawkins (Reds)
#041 Bernie Williams (Yankees)
#043 Julio Lugo (Astros)
#008 Tim Hudson (A's)
#109 Jay Spurgeon | Ultimate Rookie (2905/3500) (Orioles)

Here's the first tiered card (Tier 3) out of the box.  I thought it was an insert when I first saw it, but realized the Ultimate Rookie is a subset.

Pack 5
#051 Jeromy Burnitz (Brewers)
#004 Adam Kennedy (Angels)
#017 Edgar Martinez (Mariners)
#019 Matt Riley (Orioles)
#S6 Chipper Jones - Starstruck (Braves)

I've never seen Starstruck inserts before and it's very nice as it has a rainbow sheen to it.

Pack 6
#011 Shannon Stewart (Blue Jays)
#065 Milton Bradley (Expos)
#061 Steve Finley (Diamondbacks)

#026 Pedro Martinez (Red Sox)
#049 Andres Galarraga (Braves)

Pack 7

#014 Manny Ramirez (Indians)
#082 Brian Giles (Pirates)
#059 Randy Johnson (Diamondbacks)
#005 Jason Giambi (A's)
#024 Rafael Palmeiro (Rangers)

Pack 8
#018 Alex Rodriguez (Mariners)
#006 Ben Grieve (A's)

#053 Mark McGwire (Cardinals)
#037 Magglio Ordonez (White Sox)
#075 Jay Payton (Mets)

Pack 9
#068 Barry Bonds (Giants)
#023 Ivan Rodriguez (Rangers)
#089 Todd Helton (Rockies)

#028 Tomokazu Ohka (Red Sox)
#005 Jason Giambi (A's)

Tomokazu who?

Pack 10
#090 Ben Petrick (Rockies)
#016 Jim Thome (Indians)
#062 Gary Sheffield (Dodgers)
#019 Matt Riley (Orioles)
#S7 Cal Ripken Jr. - Starstruck

Now there is a nice card of the Iron Man!  I may have to track down this card for my own collection.

Pack 11
#078 Terrence Long (A's)

#072 Mike Piazza (Mets)
#002 Darin Erstad (Angels)
#064 Shawn Green (Dodgers)
#024 Rafael Palmeiro (Rangers)

Pack 12
#080 Bobby Abreu (Phillies)

#063 Kevin Brown (Dodgers)
#056 Sammy Sosa (Cubs)
#015 Roberto Alomar (Indians)
#S8 Sammy Sosa - Starstruck

No one claimed the Cubs and I could care less about Sosa or this card, so if anyone wants it in your stack the first to comment gets it!

Pack 13
#050 Rafael Furcal (Braves)
#046 Chipper Jones (Braves)
#073 Robin Ventura (Mets)

#079 Scott Rolen (Phillies)
#055 Rick Ankiel (Cardinals)

Pack 14
#039 Derek Jeter (Yankees)
#010 Carlos Delgado (Blue Jays)
#036 Paul Konerko (White Sox)
#070 Preston Wilson (Marlins)
#058 Kerry Wood (Cubs)

Pack 15
#077 Adam Eaton (Padres)
#035 Frank Thomas (White Sox)
#042 Nick Johnson (Yankees)
#013 Gerald Williams (Rays)
#033 Eric Milton (Twins)

Pack 16
#088 Larry Walker (Rockies)
#051 Jeromy Burnitz (Brewers)
#087 Barry Larkin (Reds)
#077 Adam Eaton (Padres)
#030 Johnny Damon (Royals)

Pack 17
#071 Mike Lowell (Marlins)
#034 Matt Lawton (Twins)
#066 Vladimir Guerrero (Expos)
#027 Carl Everett (Red Sox)
#075 Jay Payton (Mets)

Pack 18
#014 Manny Ramirez (Indians)
#082 Brian Giles (Pirates)
#069 Jeff Kent (Giants)
#004 Adam Kennedy (Angels)
#045 Richard Hidalgo (Astros)

I swear, didn't we already open this pack?

Pack 19
#057 Julio Zuleta (Cubs)
#021 Mike Mussina (Orioles)
#078 Phil Nevin (Padres)
#054 Jim Edmonds (Cardinals)
#L4 Pedro Martinez - Lasting Impressions (Red Sox)

This Lasting Impressions insert is very nice.  Like a lot of these inserts it's hard to tell from a simple scan, but the card has that refractor like shiny look.

Pack 20
#074 Edgardo Alfonzo (Mets)
#017 Edgar Martinez (Mariners)
#059 Randy Johnson (Diamondbacks)
#086 Ken Griffey Jr. (Reds)
#067 Jose Vidro (Expos)

Pack 21
#003 Troy Glaus (Angels)
#009 David Wells (Blue Jays)
#048 Andruw Jones (Braves)
#038 Jon Garland (White Sox)
#081 Pat Burrell (Phillies)

Pack 22
#001 Mo Vaughn (Angels)
#083 Jason Kendall (Pirates)
#022 Albert Belle (Orioles)
#027 Carl Everett (Red Sox)
#L5 Mark McGwire - Lasting Impressions (Cardinals)

Love 'em or hate 'em this is a nice card of Big Mac and I'm sure Cards on Cards will be happy to add it to his Cardinals collection.

Pack 23
#060 Matt Williams (Diamondbacks)
#025 Nomar Garciaparra (Red Sox)
#031 Dean Palmer (Tigers)

#032 Juan Gonzalez (Tigers)
#012 Greg Vaughn (Rays)

Pack 24
#080 Bobby Abreu (Phillies)
#056 Sammy Sosa (Cubs)
#010 Carlos Delgado (Blue Jays)
#043 Julio Lugo (Astros)
#008 Tim Hudson (A's)

And with that last pack that concludes the November group break.  The majority of the teams claimed got a decent amount of cards and some teams got a hit.  I don't feel like a good host unless everyone gets something good so I'll go through my stash and see about throwing in a little something extra to the teams that didn't get a hit.  Look for a wrap up post to follow shortly.