July 2012 Affordable Group Break - 1998 Upper Deck Retro

After taking a month off from my hosting duties it's fun to be back in the driver's seat.  The first box of this month's break will be the lunch box packaged 1998 Upper Deck Retro.

As you can see we ended up w/ the Nomar Garciaparra lunch box.  I didn't mention including this to whomever claimed the team of the player that would be pictured on the lunch box, so if you are interested please let me know!

Now let's get to what we're all here for...the cards!

Pack 1:
#043 Dean Palmer (Royals)
#020 Albert Belle (White Sox)
#110 Jaret Wright (Indians)

#TC41 Charles Johnson  - Time Capsule (Dodgers)
#004 Jay Bell (Diamondbacks)
#025 Barry Larkin (Reds)

The Time Capsule inserts are seeded 1:2 packs so that ought to be the first of many.

Pack 2:
#023 Ken Griffey Sr. (Reds)

#069 Paul O'Neill (Yankees)
#120 Eric Milton (Twins)
#123 Carl Pavano (Expos)
#100 Jose Cruz Jr. (Blue Jays)
#051 Jeromy Burnitz (Brewers)

Pack 3:
#029 Kenny Lofton (Indians)
#065 Frank Thomas (Pirates)
#103 Travis Lee (Diamondbacks)
 
#TC17 Ken Griffey Jr. - Time Capsule (Mariners)
#059 Brad Fullmer (Expos)
#040 Craig Biggio (Astros)

Pack 4:
#053 Marquis Grissom (Brewers)
#063 Mike Piazza (Mets)
 
#TC48 Ken Caminiti - Time Capsule (Padres)

#NF21 Brad Fullmer - New Frontier (0387/1000) (Expos)
#036 Damion Easley (Tigers)
#097 Nolan Ryan (Rangers)

Serially numbered New Frontier - no individual odds given.

Pack 5:
#060 Rondell White (Expos)
#038 Livian Hernandez (Marlins)
#115 Mark Kotsay (Marlins)

#TC45 Scott Rolen - Time Capsule (Phillies)
#015 Mo Vaughn (Red Sox)
#017 Mark Grace (Cubs)

Pack 6:

#008 Chipper Jones (Braves)
#092 Alex Rodriguez (Mariners)
#124 Orlando Hernandez (Yankees)
#TC28 Travis Lee - Time Capsule (Diamondbacks)
#034 Larry Walker (Rockies)
#005 Matt Williams (Diamondbacks)

Pack 7:
#013 Nomar Garciaparra (Red Sox)
#098 Jose Canseco (Blue Jays)
#125 Ben Grieve (A's)
#130 Rolando Arrojo (Rays)
#007 Andruw Jones (Braves)
#012 Brooks Robinson (Orioles)

Pack 8:
#049 Eddie Mathews (Braves)
#030 Manny Ramirez (Indians)
#127 Matt Clement (Padres)
#101 Justin Baughman (Angels)
#084 Ken Caminiti (Padres)
#099 Roger Clemens (Blue Jays)

Pack 9:
#072 Rickey Henderson (A's)
#094 Fred McGriff (Rays)
#TC6 Mo Vaughn - Time Capsule (Red Sox)

#GMj Gary Matthews Jr. - Sign of the Times (Padres)
#055 Kirby Puckett (Twins)
#061 Bobby Jones (Mets)

The Sign of the Times autos are on card which are nice and seeded 1:36 packs.  Congrats to Kyle4KC!

Pack 10:
#006 Andres Galarraga (Braves)
#033 Dante Bichette (Rockies)
#TC26 Roger Clemens - Time Capsule (Blue Jays)

#G24 Derek Jeter - Groovy Kind of Glove (Yankees)
#080 Ray Lankford (Cardinals)
#001 Jim Edmonds (Angels)

I'm getting an Austin Powers vibe looking at that Jeter card!  These Groovy cards are seeded  1:7 packs.

Pack 11:
#041 Al Kaline (Tigers)
#010 Rafael Palmeiro (Orioles)
#112 Gabe Alvarez (Tigers)

#TC50 Barry Bonds - Time Capsule (Giants)
#039 Jeff Bagwell (Astros)
#090 Ken Griffey Jr. (Mariners)

Pack 12:
#056 Brad Radke (Twins)
#047 Raul Mondesi (Dodgers)
#104 Troy Glaus (Angels)
#126 A.J. Hinch (A's)
#086 Greg Vaughn (Padres)
#057 Todd Walker (Twins)

Pack 13:

#079 Bob Gibson (Cardinals)
#024 Paul Konerko (Reds)
#116 Derrek Lee (Marlins)
#119 Geoff Jenkins (Brewers)
#064 Tom Seaver (Mets)

#046 Gaylord Perry (Indians)

Pack 14:
#089 Willie McCovey (Giants)
#065 Frank Thomas (Pirates)
#107 Jim Parque (White Sox)
#128 Gary Matthews Jr. (Padres)
#096 Ivan Rodriguez (Rangers)

#088 Willie Stargell (Pirates)

Pack 15:
#045 Eric Karros (Dodgers)
#087 Barry Bonds (Giants)
#114 Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)

#TC13 Derek Jeter - Time Capsule (Yankees)
#035 Tony Clark (Tigers)
#011 Cal Ripken Jr. (Orioles)

Pack 16:
#095 Juan Gonzalez (Rangers)
#074 Scott Rolen (Phillies)
#105 Kerry Wood (Cubs)
#117 Richard Hidalgo (Astros)
#076 Jose Guillen (Pirates)
#002 Darin Erstad (Angels)

Pack 17:
#081 Mark McGwire (Cardinals)
#003 Tim Salmon (Angels)
#109 Russell Branyan (Indians)
#113 Matt Anderson (Tigers)
#078 Lou Brock (Cardinals)

#066 Yogi Berra (Yankees)

Pack 18:
#026 Sean Casey (Reds)
#032 Omar Vizquel (Indians)
#106 Mike Caruso (White Sox)

#G16 Andruw Jones - Groovy Kind of Glove (Braves)
#042 Johnny Damon (Royals)
#044 Charles Johnson (Dodgers)

Pack 19:
#075 Curt Schilling (Phillies)
#058 Vladimir Guerrero (Expos)

#TC32 Chipper Jones - Time Capsule (Braves)

#G01 Roberto Alomar - Groovy Kind of Glove (Orioles)
#009 Greg Maddux (Braves)
#070 Andy Pettitte (Yankees)

Pack 20:
#052 Jeff Cirillo (Brewers)
#085 Tony Gwynn (Padres)
#108 Brett Tomko (Reds)

#TC22 Juan Gonzalez - Time Capsule (Rangers)
#073 Matt Stairs (A's)
#037 Cliff Floyd (Marlins)

Pack 21:
#077 Jason Kendall (Pirates)
#018 Gary Matthews Sr. (Cubs)
#121 Brad Fullmer (Expos)
#TC20 Wade Boggs - Time Capsule (Rays)
#031 Jim Thome (Indians)
#093 Quinton McCracken (Rays)

Pack 22:
#062 Hideo Nomo (Mets)
#021 Carlton Fisk (White Sox)
#129 Aramis Ramirez (Pirates)
#111 Todd Helton (Rockies)
#022 Frank Thomas (White Sox)
#027 Tony Perez (Reds)

Pack 23:
#067 Derek Jeter (Yankees)
#054 Paul Molitor (Twins)
#122 Vladimir Guerrero (Expos)

#118 Adrian Beltre (Dodgers)
#050 Warren Spahn (Braves)
#048 Gary Sheffield (Dodgers)

Pack 24:
#028 Bob Feller (Indians)
#083 Kevin Brown (Padres)
#102 David Dellucci (Diamondbacks)

#G30 Barry Bonds - Groovy Kind of Glove (Giants)
#071 Rollie Fingers (A's)
#019 Sammy Sosa (Cubs)

Up next is 2001 Fleer Futures.  Check back soon for the results.