Showing posts with label 1998 Topps Chrome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1998 Topps Chrome. Show all posts

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Group Break - 1998 Topps Chrome Series 1

We're already on the last box of the group break?  Or are we?!  I've had a lot of fun with this all chrome themed group break.  If you'd like to see other themed group breaks in the future let me know.  Even though I'm planning on taking next month off from hosting my Affordable Group Break, I do have some ideas along with a some what big announcement to make that will effect future product selected for breaks.

With that out of the way let's take a look at the inserts and the odds we'll be chasing in this box.  Refractors 1:12, Flashback 1:24, Flashback Refractors 1:72, Baby Boomer 1:24, Baby Boomer Refractors 1:72, Hall Bound 1:24 and Hall Bound Refractors 1:72.  If we go by the listed odds we should find 2 Refractors, 1 Flashback, 1 Baby Boomer and 1 Hall Bound.  Let's get to ripping some packs to see what we have.

Pack 1:
#130 Tom Glavine (Braves)
#262 Eric Chavez (A's) / Russ Johnson (Astros) / Russell Branyan (Indians)
#088 B.J. Surhoff (Orioles)
#207 Raul Casanova (Tigers)

These multi player draft pick cards will be randomed off between the listed teams

Pack 2:
#272 Denny Neagle (Braves)
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#003 Billy Wagner (Astros)
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#198 Luis Sojo - Refractor (Yankees)
#051 Mark Garnder (Giants)

Pack 3:
#018 Mike Bordick (Orioles)
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#FB6 Tony Gwynn - Flashback (Padres)
#126 Jeromy Burnitz (Brewers)
#263 John Barnes (Red Sox) / Ryan Jackson (Marlins) / Todd Dunwoody (Marlins)

This multi player card will go to the Red Sox since the Marlins weren't picked.

Pack 4:
#201 Bill Mueller (Giants)
#149 Alex Fernandez (Marlins)
#065 Ryan Klesko (Braves)
#252 Jason Conti & Mike Stoner (Diamondbacks)

Pack 5:
#270 Chuck Knoblauch (Twins)
#084 Steve Karsay (A's)
#232 Bret Boone (Reds)
#125 Manny Ramirez (Indians)

Pack 6:
#093 Edgar Renteria (Marlins)
#244 Tim Belcher (Royals)
#053 Dave Hollins (Angels)
#260 Chad Hermansen (Pirates) / Brent Butler (Cardinals) / Warren Morris (Rangers)

Pack 7:
#170 Darryl Kile (Astros)
#267 Richaro Rincon (Pirates)
#166 Gary Sheffield (Marlins)
#071 Mark McLemore (Rangers)

Pack 8:
#047 Devon White (Marlins)
#088 James Baldwin (White Sox)
#066 Darryl Hamilton (Giants)
#261 Eliser Marrero (Cardinals), Ramon Hernandez (A's) / Ben Davis (Padres)

Pack 9:
#087 Jamey Wright (Rockies)
#206 Quinton McCracken (Rockies)
#129 Jason Dickson (Angels)
#132 Rick Reed (Mets)

Pack 10:
#061 Pat Kelly (Yankees)
#107 Jeffrey Hammonds (Orioles)
#045 Pat Hentgen (Blue Jays)
#279 Gary Sheffield (Marlins)

Pack 11:
#134 Dave Martinez (White Sox)
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#184 Jeff Montgomery (Royals)
#113 Brad Radke (Twins)
#241 Bobby Ayala (Mariners)

Another firefighter card?  What gives?!

Pack 12:
#231 Glendon Rusch (Royals)
#238 Tom Martin (Astros)
#106 Mike Sweeney (Royals)
#216 Jose Mesa (Indians)

Pack 13:
#239 Dave Burba (Reds)
#147 Damion Easley (Tigers)
#048 Danny Patterson (Rangers)
#159 Pokey Reese (Reds)

Pack 14:
#211 Allen Watson (Angels)
#058 Tony Fernandez (Indians)
#012 Matt Williams (Indians)
#202 Russ Davis (Mariners)

Pack 15:
#141 Jaime Navarro (White Sox)
#229 Rich Amaral (Mariners)
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#005 Vladimir Guerrero (Expos)
#114 Steve Avery (Braves)

Pack 16:
#228 Scott Hattenberg (Red Sox)
#174 Jose Rosado (Royals)
#190 Brian Giles (Indians)
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#119 Orlando Merced (Blue Jays)

I love the "play at the wall" photos such as this!

Pack 17:
#120 Kevin Appier (Royals)
#143 Joey Cora (Mariners)
#177 Hal Morris (Reds)
#221 Jim Bullinger (Expos) 

Pack 18:
#115 Esteban Loaiza (Pirates)
#154 David Segui (Expos)
#154 David Segui (Expos)
#077 Greg Vaughn (Padres)

Pack 19:
#183 Javier Lopez (Braves)
#275 Checklist
#044 Gary DiSarcina (Angels)
#019 Michael Tucker (Braves)

Pack 20:
#089 Edgardo Alfonzo (Mets)
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#HB5 Dennis Eckersley - Hall Bound (Cardinals)
#026 John Thomson (Rockies)
#161 Roger Pavlik (Rangers)

Finally another insert!  I was beginning to wonder where they were hiding.  Nice looking card too!

Pack 21:
#188 Tom Candiotti (Dodgers)
#121 Mel Nieves (Tigers)
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#HB13 Mike Piazza - Hall Bound (Dodgers)
#060 Mark Leiter (Phillies)

Wow!  Another insert?  Another Hall Bound insert at that?  We're beating the odds here people!

Pack 22:
#198 Kevin Elster (Pirates)
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#BB12 Todd Greene - Baby Boomer (Angels)
#176 Jason Giambi (A's)
#247 Vernon Wells & Aaron Akin (Blue Jays)

Nice.  Insert and a Vernon Wells RC.

Pack 23:
#172 Vinny Castilla (Rockies)
#113 Brad Radke (Twins)
#116 Stan Javier (Giants)
#251 Pablo Ortega & James Manias (Rays)

Pack 24:
#072 Gary Gaetti (Cardinals)
#250 Jared Sandberg & Alex Sanchez (Rays)
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#BB14 Justin Thompson - Baby Boomers (Tigers)
#182 Kevin Young (Pirates)

And with that we are out of packs.  I'd say we did pretty good as we beat the odds on a few of the inserts.  We were short one Refractor, but we got an extra Baby Boomer and Hall Bound card.  The team tally list below has been updated to reflect all 3 boxes.  I'm not done yet so make sure you keep checking back as I may have a card up my sleeve!


Key:  
B = base, I = insert

Atlanta Braves | B/11, I/2
Baltimore Orioles | B/14, I/1
Boston Red Sox | B/7, I/1
California Angels | B/9, I/3
Chicago Cubs | B/4, I/0
Chicago White Sox | B/8, I/0
Cincinnati Reds | B/9, I/0
Cleveland Indians | B/9, I/2
Colorado Rockies | B/10, I/0
Detroit Tigers | B/11, I/1
Florida Marlins | B/11, I/0
Houston Astros | B/7, I/0
Kansas City Royals | B/12, I/1
Los Angeles Dodgers | B/9, I/1
Milwaukee Brewers | B/6, I/1
Minnesota Twins | B/9, I/0
Montreal Expos | B/12, I/1
New York Mets | B/11, I/2
New York Yankees | B/13, I/2
Oakland Athletics | B/8, I/1
Philadelphia Phillies | B/6, I/0
Pittsburgh Pirates | B/12, I/0
San Diego Padres | B/5, I/1
San Francisco Giants | B/11, I/1
Seattle Mariners | B/11, I/1
St. Louis Cardinals | B/6, I/1
Tampa Bay Rays | B/9, I/0
Texas Rangers | B/10, I/1
Toronto Blue Jays | B/10, I/0

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

June's Affordable Group Break Now Open!

I know I just wrapped up May's group break, but my wife is due to deliver our 2nd daughter later in June so I wanted to get an early jump on this month's action.  This is probably the last break I'll be hosting at least until August.  I'm sure there are plenty of other bloggers out there ready to step in while I take a short break.  This month we're busting 3 boxes of ALL CHROME cards with possible bonuses depending on how successful the sign ups are.  A 4th bonus box will be thrown in if all the teams are claimed.  Additional packs or a blaster may be added as well.  The faster the teams fill up the faster I can place the order for the boxes.  DEADLINE FOR SIGN UPS WILL BE TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 7th.


If you follow me on Twitter (@flywheels) you'll get the low down on future group break announcements as well as a chance to claim your favorite team(s) before the sign ups hit the blog!


First box will be 1998 Topps Chrome Series 1.  This hobby box contains 24 packs, 4 cards per pack.  Inserts include Refractors, Flashbacks, Baby Boomers and Hall Bound.


Next up is 1999 Topps Chrome Series 2.  The hobby box contains 24 packs, 4 cards per pack.  Inserts include Refractors (1:12), All-Etch (1:6), Fortune 15 (1:12) and Record Numbers (1:36).



The third and final box (?) will be 2000 Topps Stadium Club Chrome.  Hobby box contains 24 packs, 5 cards per pack.  Inserts include Refractors (1:12), 1st Day Issue parallel #d (1:33), 1st Day Issue Refractor (1:131), True Colors (1:32), True Colors Refractor (1:160), Visionaries (1:18), Visionaries Refractor (1:90), Capture the Action (1:18), Capture the Action Refractor (1:90), Eyes of the Game (1:16), Eyes of the Game Refractor (1:80), Clear Shot (1:24) and Clear Shot die-cut Refractor (1:120).

  Just like last month if the whole break fills up I'll throw in a bonus box:


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1999 Pacific Private Stock.  This hobby box contains 24 packs.  Inserts include Vintage Series (#d to 99), Platinum Series (#d to 199), Exclusive Series (#d to 299), Preferred Series (#d to 399), Home Run History (2:25), PS206 mini (1:1) and PS-206 parallel (1:25).

I originally bought this box for myself since I'm trying to build the base set.  I thought though that others may be interested since each pack contains a PS-206 mini card!  These are the same size as the minis that Topps has been using in Allen & Ginter, 206 and Gypsy Queen.

To sign up please leave a comment to claim your team or teams.  Please submit your payment upon signing up.  The sooner people sign up & pay the sooner I can order the boxes.  Prices per team include shipping.  Payments can be sent via PayPal to cardboardcollections at yahoo.com  * Please note this is a new e-mail address than I have used in the past.  Please make sure to mark your payment as a GIFT and include your shipping address in the notes along with the team(s) you are claiming.

THE TEAMS FROM THIS LIST ARE $8.00 for the 1st team, $6.00 for each additional team
Atlanta Braves - Colbey (paid) 
Baltimore Orioles - Tomahawk Chopping (paid)
Boston Red Sox - Adam E / Thoughts and Sox (paid)
Chicago Cubs - Matt Pederson (via Twitter, paid)
Cincinnati Reds -
Cleveland Indians - Jason / One Out Away (paid)
Colorado Rockies - hiflew / Cards from the Quarry (paid)
Detroit Tigers - 
Houston Astros - DailyDimwit (via Twitter, paid)
Los Angeles Dodgers - nightowl (via Twitter, paid)
Milwaukee Brewers - cynicalbuddha / Collector's Crack (paid)
Minnesota Twins - 
New York Mets - BA Benny (via Twitter, paid)
New York Yankees - BA Benny (via Twitter, paid)
Philadelphia Phillies - DailyDimwit (via Twitter, paid)
San Francisco Giants - 
Seattle Mariners - Tomahawk Chopping (paid)
St. Louis Cardinals - Ike's Cards (paid)
Texas Rangers - Play at the Plate (mailed)


THE FOLLOWING TEAMS ARE $4.00 (no other discounts apply)
Anaheim Angels - jaybarkerfan (paid)
Arizona Diamondbacks - 
Chicago White Sox - jaybarkerfan (paid)
Florida Marlins - 
Kansas City Royals - Josh (paid)
Montreal Expos - Scott Crawford (via Twitter, paid)
Oakland Athletics - Colbey (paid)
Pittsburgh Pirates - dogfacedgremlin (paid)
San Diego Padres - Colbey (paid)
Tampa Bay Rays - hiflew / Cards from the Quarry (paid)
Toronto Blue Jays - Things Are Funner Here (paid)