April 2013 Affordable Group Break - 1998 Pacific Online

As promised we'll get this break started today.  Since a lot of people commented on liking the inclusion of the '98 Online box since it is a massive set with lots and lots of players, I've decided to list the contents of each pack.  Yes it's more work for me, but you'll get a better idea of how your teams are doing.  Hopefully you'll comment and let me know what card or cards you're excited to see pulled!

Pack 1:
#721 Kevin Stocker - Gold (Rays)
#704 Wade Boggs (Rays)

#661 Orel Hershiser (Giants)

#572 Curt Schilling (Phillies)
#467 Chris Widger (Expos)
#770 Robert Person (Jays)
#304 Edgar Renteria (Marlins)
#143 Tyler Houston (Cubs)
#075 Walt Weiss (Braves)

I swear I didn't know that Orel ever played for the Giants!

Pack 2:
#712 Albie Lopez - Gold (Rays)
#099 Jeff Reboulet (Orioles)
#164 Mike Caruso (White Sox)
#225 Alvin Morman (Indians)
#357 Joe Vitiello (Royals)
#454 Derrick May (Cubs)
#596 Doug Strange (Pirates)
#672 Kirk Rueter (Giants)

#780 Roger Clemens - Team Checklist (Jays)

Pack 3:
#668 Robb Nen - Gold (Giants)
#042 Barry Manuel (Dbacks)
#140 Jeremu Gonzalez (Cubs)
#303 Jay Powell (Marlins)
#509 Ramiro Mendoza (Yankees)
#568 Mark Parent (Phillies)
#286 Justin Thompson (Tigers)

#067 Greg Maddux (Braves)

I scanned in this card of Maddux because he is one of the players that has a photo variation.  I think this is the standard photo.

Pack 4:
#684 Jeff Fassero - Gold (Mariners)
#034 Scott Brow (Dbacks)
#734 Rusty Greer (Rangers)
#270 Roberto Duran (Tigers)
#410 Al Reyes (Brewers)
#500 Chad Curtis (Yankees)
#529 Jason Giambi (A's)
#648 Pete Smith (Padres)
#637 Tony Gwynn (Padres)

Pack 5:
#639 Carlos Hernandez - Gold (Padres)
#619 Eli Marrero (Cardinals)
#162 Jason Bere (White Sox)
#293 Victor Darensbourg (Marlins)
#355 Larry Sutton (Royals)
#477 Bernard Gilkey (Mets)
#587 Esteban Loaiza (Pirates)
#671 Rich Rodriguez (Giants)

#704 Wade Boggs - Photo Variation (Rays)

This is the 2nd Wade Boggs pulled already and I believe this is the photo variation.

Pack 6:
#722 Ramn Tatis - Gold (Rays)
#062 Andruw Jones (Braves)
#144 Lance Johnson (Cubs)
#290 Josh Booty (Marlins)
#392 Cal Eldred (Brewers)
#440 Javier Valentin (Twins)
#553 Alex Arias (Phillies)
#315 Craig Biggio (Astros)

#442 Paul Molitor - Team Checklist (Twins)

Pack 7:
#718 Bobby Smith - Gold (Rays)
#050 Devon White (Dbacks)
#174 Jaime Navarro (White Sox)
#235 Jaret Wright (Indians)
#345 Hal Morris (Royals)
#491 Tim Spehr (Mets)
#591 Kevin Polcovich (Pirates)
#690 Edgar Martinez (Mariners)

#067 Greg Maddux - Photo Variation (Braves)

Ah ha!  I was right!  The previous Greg Maddux I pulled was most likely the regular card. This is a great variation photo, especially for a pitcher.  It oughta fit nicely in my "Batting Pitchers" collection.

Pack 8:
#670 Steve Reed - Gold (Giants)
#045 Clint Sodowsky (Dbacks)
#760 Kelvin Escobar (Jays)
#744 Aaron Sele (Rangers)
#320 Carl Everett (Astros)
#437 Greg Swindell (Twins)
#543 Kenny Rogers (A's)
#683 Rob Ducey (Mariners)
#633 Ken Caminiti (Padres)

Pack 9:
#724 Esteban Yan - Gold (Rays)
#086 Eric Davis (Orioles)
#159 Jeff Abbott (White Sox)
#221 Mike Jackson (Indians)
#319 Tony Eusebio (Astros)
#461 DaRond Stovall (Expos)
#399 Geoff Jenkins (Brewers)
#717 Tony Saunders (Rays)

#522 Bernie Williams - Team Checklist (Yankees)

Pack 10:
#757 Jose Cruz, Jr. - Gold (Jays)
#100 Arthur Rhodes (Orioles)
#188 Brook Fordyce (Reds)
#740 Darren Oliver (Rangers)
#388 Eric Young (Dodgers)
#504 Hideki Irabu (Yankees)
#620 Willie McGee (Cardinals)
#367 Jim Eisenreich (Dodgers)
#743 Ivan Rodriguez (Rangers)

Pack 11:
#649 Mark Sweeney - Gold (Padres)
#076 Gerald Williams (Braves)
#193 Damian Jackson (Reds)
#251 Nelson Liriano (Rockies)
#075 Walt Weiss (Braves)
#518 Darryl Strawberry (Yankees)
#626 Lance Painter (Cardinals)
#662 Stan Javier (Giants)
#161 Albert Belle (White Sox)

Pack 12:
#709 Roberto Hernandez - Gold (Rays)
#037 Edwin Diaz (Dbacks)
#135 Manny Alexander (Cubs)
#764 Craig Grebeck (Jays)
#332 Bill Spiers (Astros)
#452 Scott Livingstone (Expos)
#555 Ricky Bottalico (Phillies)
#695 Heathcliff Slocumb (Mariners)

#652 Tony Gwynn - Team Checklist (Padres)

I guess it seems appropriate that this Gwynn shows up with him being Pacific's spokesperson and all.

That does it for Online for now.  Going to switch gears and tackle a few packs of Paramount next.  If your teams didn't do so well in terms of number of cards, don't worry as there are still 24 packs of Online to rip!