April 2012 Affordable Group Break - 1999 Skybox Thunder

We're back with the 2nd half of the 1999 Skybox Thunder box.  Several inserts were pulled in the 1st half and there should be plenty left so here we go.

Pack 19:
#040 Devon White (Dodgers)
#095 Trot Nixon (Red Sox)
#053 Jamie Moyer (Mariners)
#123 Andy Benes (Diamondbacks)

#2WB Nomar Garciaparra - www.Batterz.com (Red Sox)
#180 Walt Weiss (Braves)
#192 Joey Hamilton (Blue Jays)
#290 Orlando Hernandez (Yankees)

Pack 20:
#137 Marquis Grissom (Brewers)
#100 Rolando Arrojo (Rays)
#047 Ugueth Urbina (Expos)
#001 John Smoltz (Braves)
#138 Doug Mientkiewicz (Twins)
#164 Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)
#178 Quinton McCracken (Rays)
#241 Jose Cruz Jr. (Blue Jays)

Pack 21:
#081 Corye Koskie (Twins)
#054 Brian Giles (Pirates)
#045 Fernando Vina (Brewers)
#132 Rob Fick (Tigers)
#109 Carl Pavano (Expos)
#198 Wilton Guerrero (Expos)
#153 Todd Greene (Angels)
#270 Mark McGwire (Cardinals)

Pack 22:
#060 Chris Carpenter (Blue Jays)
#128 Paul Konerko (White Sox)
#065 J.T. Snow (Giants)
#076 Derrek Lee (Marlins)
#124 Ed Sprague (Pirates)
#184 Jerry Hairston Jr. (Orioles)
#171 John Olerud (Mets)

#254 Mike Piazza (Mets)

Pack 23:
#014 Bret Boone (Braves)
#058 Al Leiter (Mets)
#094 Chuck Finley (Angels)
#071 Mike Caruso (White Sox)
#008 Roberto Alomar (Indians)
#168 Raul Mondesi (Dodgers)
#187 Brian Simmons (White Sox)
#245 Troy Glaus (Angels)

Pack 24:
#127 Mickey Morandini (Cubs)
#067 Matt Stairs (A's)
#007 Dmitri Young (Reds)
#062 Tom Glavine (Braves)

#043 Jeff King - Rave #044/150 (Royals)
#150 Fred McGriff (Rays)
#201 Kenny Rogers (A's)
#265 Roger Clemens (Blue Jays)

The first parallel has been found...and woo, Jeff King.

Pack 25:
#083 Jay Tessmer (Yankees)
#004 Daryl Ward (Astros)
#055 Kevin Tapani (Cubs)
#107 Eric Karros (Dodgers)

#06U Jeremy Giambi - Unleashed (Royals)
#216 Brant Brown (Pirates)
#213 Ryan Klesko (Braves)
#266 Sammy Sosa (Cubs)

Two Royals inserts in consecutive packs?  Is the world coming to an end?!

Pack 26:
#104 Craig Biggio (Astros)
#042 Shane Reynolds (Astros)
#031 Billy Wagner (Astros)
#108 Matt Lawton (Twins)
#069 Todd Walker (Twins)
#234 Kevin Young (Pirates)
#236 David Cone (Yankees)
#276 Alex Rodriguez (Mariners)

Pack 27:
#115 Wally Joyner (Padres)
#101 Geoff Jenkins (Brewers)
#005 Andy Ashby (Padres)
#011 Odalis Perez (Braves)
#105 Omar Daal (Diamondbacks)
#228 Brad Fullmer (Expos)
#177 Matt Morris (Cardinals)
#284 Albert Belle (Orioles)

Pack 28:
#119 Bobby Smith (Rays)
#027 Eric Davis (Cardinals)
#121 Kirk Rueter (Giants)
#091 Javy Lopez (Braves)

#11U Gabe Kapler - Unleashed (Tigers)
#220 Dante Bichette (Rockies)
#161 David Justice (Indians)
#285 Cal Ripken Jr. (Orioles)

Great pack!  The Unleashed inserts keep coming and this one was the first for the Tigers.


Pack 29:
#140 Carl Everett (Astros)
#129 Denny Neagle (Reds)
#080 Rafael Roque (Brewers)
#085 Mike Lieberthal (Phillies)
#025 Chuck Knoblauch (Yankees)
#233 John Valentin (Red Sox)
#235 Steve Finley (Diamondbacks)
#288 Eric Chavez (A's)

Pack 30:
#068 Ismael Valdes (Dodgers)
#079 Charles Johnson (Orioles)
#018 Ron Coomer (Twins)
#015 Mendy Lopez (Royals)

#05U Juan Encarnacion - Unleasehed (Tigers)
#227 Brad Radke (Twins)
#239 Wade Boggs (Rays)
#283 Tony Clark (Tigers)

...and another Tigers insert!  Didn't this guy just suffer a nasty career ending injury not too long ago?

Pack 31:
#127 Marquis Grissom (Brewers)
#100 Rolando Arrojo (Rays)
#078 Brady Anderson (Orioles)
#001 John Smoltz (Braves)
#133 Livan Hernandez (Marlins)
#196 Jeromy Burnitz (Brewers)
#151 Rusty Greer (Rangers)
#268 Carlos Beltran (Royals)

Pack 32:
#041 Edgar Renteria (Cardinals)
#033 Jim Edmonds (Angels)
#086 Jose Guillen (Pirates)
#023 Blake Stein (A's)

#6TC Mike Piazza - Turbo Charged (Mets)
#182 Tony Batista (Diamondbacks)
#169 Jeff Cirillo (Brewers)
#248 Richie Sexson (Indians)

Wow!  These Turbo Charged cards are seeded 1:72 so we beat the odds.  It's also a very cool clear acetate card.


Pack 33:
#013 Jeff Abbott (White Sox)
#093 Sean Casey (Reds)
#016 B.J. Surhoff (Orioles)
#022 Jose Canseco (Rays)

#10U Orlando Hernandez - Unleashed (Yankees)
#166 Dermal Brown (Royals)
#185 Bret Saberhagen (Red Sox)
#249 Juan Encarnacion (Tigers)

Pack 34:
#098 Bartolo Colon (Indians)
#034 Todd Stottlemyre (Diamondbacks)
#006 Miguel Tejada (A's)
#122 Tom Goodwin (Rangers)
#050 Tom Gordon (Red Sox)
#148 Bill Mueller (Giants)
#199 Rey Ordonez (Mets)
#271 Travis Lee (Diamondbacks)

Pack 35:
#066 Matt Clement (Padres)
#028 Francisco Cordova (Pirates)
#030 Will Clark (Orioles)
#111 Mariano Rivera (Yankees)
#044 Darren Dreifort (Dodgers)
#158 Jose Hernandez (Cubs)
#211 Tim Salmon (Angels)
#264 Ryan Minor (Orioles)

Pack 36:
#139 Dustin Hermanson (Expos)
#118 Eli Marrero (Cardinals)
#059 Royce Clayton (Rangers)
#010 Eric Young (Dodgers)
#036 Michael Tucker (Reds)
#176 Dean Palmer (Tigers)
#221 Armando Benitez (Mets)
280 Carlos Guillen (Mariners)

Well, I thought we'd see one card from the In Depth (1:24) and Hip-No-Tized (1:36) sets...but unless I somehow missed them we were shut out.  We did however score that nice Turbo Charged (1:72) cards.  Next up will be the 2nd half of the 2003 Fleer Double Header box.

April 2012 Affordable Group Break - 1999 Skybox Thunder

We'll start off this month's group break with the hobby box of 1999 Skybox Thunder.  Again a big shout out to the Baseball Card Exchange for sponsoring us again this month.

36 packs, 8 cards per pack.  The basic set is comprised of 300 cards.  #141 to #240 are seeded 2:1 while cards #241 to #300 are seeded 1:1.  Inserts include sequentially numbered Rave (#d 150) and Super Rave (#d 25) parallels.  15 Unleashed (1:6), 10 www.Batterz.com (1:18), 10 In Depth (1:24), 15 Hip-No-Tized (1:36), 10 Turbo-Charged (1:72) and 10 Dial 1 (1:300)

Pack 5:
#083 Jay Tessmar (Yankees)
#026 David Segui (Mariners)
#062 Tom Glavine (Braves)
#107 Eric Karros (Dodgers)

#04U J.D. Drew - Unleashed (Cardinals)
#232 Bobby Abreu (Phillies)
#189 Kenny Lofton (Indians)
#287 Curt Schilling (Phillies)

First non-videoed pack and we've got our first insert!  I'm digging the whole Wheaties cereal box look.  Congrats IkesCards!

Pack 6:
#127 Mikcey Morandini (Cubs)
#089 Ray Lankford (Cardinals)
#048 Bobby Bonilla (Mets)
#019 Rondell White (Expos)
#055 Kevin Tapani (Cubs)
#226 Ronnie Belliard (Brewers)
#203 Tony Womack (Pirates)
#294 Nomar Garciaparra (Red Sox)

Pack 7:
#130 Travis Fryman (Indians)
#103 Mark Kotsay (Marlins)
#053 Jamie Moyer (Mariners)
#037 Sandy Alomoar Jr. (Indians)
#123 Andy Benes (Diamondbacks)
#218 Guillermo Garcia (Marlins)
#215 Mike Stanley (Red Sox)
#289 Larry Walker (Rockies)

Pack 8:
#135 Johnny Damon (Royals)
#040 Devon White (Dodgers)
#095 Trot Nixon (Red Sox)
#047 Ugueth Urbina (Expos)
#138 Doug Mientkiewicz (Twins)
#208 Miguel Cairo (Diamondbacks)

#141 Hideo Nomo (Mets)
#296 Bernie Williams (Yankees)

Pack 9:
#125 Mike Mussina (Orioles)
#087 Jim Leyritz (Padres)
#020 Edgardo Alfonzo (Mets)
#132 Rob Fick (Tigers)

#131 John Rocker (Braves)
#165 Scott Elarton (Astros)
#179 Rick Helling (Rangers)
#242 George Lombard (Braves)

I'm sure New York fans remember John Rocker.  They guy had talent...too bad he couldn't keep his mouth shut!

Pack 10:
#081 Corey Koskie (Twins)
#054 Brian Giles (Pirates)
#051 Ryan Christenson (A's)
#124 Ed Sprague (Pirates)
#105 Omar Daal (Diamondbacks)
#147 Trevor Hoffman (Padres)
#163 Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)
#243 Todd Helton (Rockies)

Pack 11:
#060 Chris Carpenter (Blue Jays)
#128 Paul Konerko (White Sox)
#065 J.T. Snow (Giants)
#045 Fernando Vina (Brewers)

#9WB Sammy Sosa - www.Batterz.com (Cubs)
#157 Troy O'Leary (Red Sox)
#145 Ron Gant (Reds)
#261 Frank Thomas (White Sox)

The www.Batterz.com insert has to have one of the silliest names I've ever seen.  The background of the card is comprised of small holographic squares while the top of the card looks like a crude web browser.  Not my favorite design, but congrats to the Cubbies.

Pack 12:
#014 Bret Boone (Braves)
#058 Al Leiter (Mets)
#108 Matt Lawton (Twins)
#076 Derrek Lee (Marlins)
#008 Roberto Alomar (Indians)
#175 Jason Schmidt (Pirates)
#155 Mike Lowell (Yankees)
#272 Darin Erstad (Angels)

Pack 13:
#013 Jeff Abbott (White Sox)
#093 Sean Casey (Reds)
#016 B.J. Surhoff (Orioles)
#022 Jose Canseco (Rays)

#12U Travis Lee - Unleashed (Diamondbacks)
#156 Orlando Cabrera (Expos)
#144 Robb Nen (Giants)
#253 Roy Halladay (Blue Jays)

Another "Wheaties" insert - this time for the Dbacks.

Pack 14:
#098 Bartolo Colon (Indians)
#034 Todd Stottlemyre (Diamondbacks)
#006 Miguel Tejada (A's)
#122 Tm Goodwin (Rangers)
#050 Tom Gordon (Red Sox)
#174 Rico Brogna (Phillies)
#154 Jay Bell (Diamondbacks)
#244 Andruw Jones (Braves)

Pack 15:
#066 Matt Clement (Padres)
#028 Francisco Cordova (Pirates)
#010 Eric Young (Dodgers)
#111 Mariano Rivera (Yankees)
#044 Darren Dreifort (Dodgers)
#190 Vinny Castilla (Rockies)
#172 Andy Pettitte (Yankees)
#251 Gary Sheffield (Dodgers)

Pack 16:
#139 Dustin Hermanson (Expos)
#118 Eli Marrero (Cardinals)
#059 Royce Clayton (Rangers)
#003 Matt Williams (Diamondbacks)
#036 Michael Tucker (Reds)
#204 Robin Ventura (Mets)
#188 Pete Harnisch (Reds)
#256 Juan Gonzalez (Rangers)

Pack 17:
#097 Reggie Sanders (Reds)
#010 Eric Young (Dodgers)
#107 Eric Karros (Dodgers)
#132 Rob Fick (Tigers)

#03U Eric Chavez - Unleashed (A's)
#156 Orlando Cabrera (Expos)
#221 Armando Benitez (Mets)
#255 Tony Gwynn (Padres)

Pack 18:
#135 Johnny Damon (Royals)
#103 Mark Kotsay (Marlins)
#019 Rondell White (Expos)
#030 Will Clark (Orioles)
#131 John Rocker (Braves)
#194 Andres Galarraga (Braves)
#231 Scott Spiezio (A's)
#297 Matt Anderson (Tigers)

We'll finish off the last half of the box soon.  Up next is 2003 Fleer Double Header.

April 2012 Affordable Group Break - Sign Ups Open!

 

I realize that everyone likes to get the most bang for their collecting dollar these days.  For some that means getting the largest stack of cards.  For others it means having a better chance at landing a hit for your team.  I try to select different types and years of cards to appeal to as many as I can.  Sometimes I hit pay dirt while other times I hit a foul ball or completely strike out.  That said 2 of the 3 boxes this month will give us guaranteed hits.  6 hits to be exact!  Once again I want to thank Steve and his staff @ the Baseball Card Exchange for sponsoring this break.

1999 Skybox Thunder (Hobby)

36 packs

- Rave parallels

- Super Rave parallels (serially numbered)

- Hip-No-Tized inserts

2003 Fleer Double Header (Hobby)

20 packs

- Game-Used cards 1:10 packs

- Keystone Combinations 1:10 packs

- Let's Play, Too! 1:5 packs

- Twin Bill 1:20 packs

2003 Fleer Genuine (Hobby)

24 packs

- Game-Used cards 1:6 packs

- Genuine Inside Article game-used 1:24 packs

- Genuine Reflections (serially numbered)

- Long Ball Threats 1:8 packs (game-used: single 1:13, dual 1:72)

- Tools of the Game 1:20 packs (game-used 1:42)

In an effort to make sure the entire break is filled up we'll be going with the format of choose your first team and the 2nd team will be randomly assigned.  After all the teams have been claimed/assigned, all team trading must occur before the start of the break and I must be informed.  Just make sure that you let me know so you get the correct cards.

Each slot will be $9.00 shipped.  After all 15 slots are filled the unclaimed teams will then be randomized and assigned to each participant.

The faster you pay the quicker I can have the boxes ordered and we can start the break.  To claim your team please leave a comment with your requested team(s) and then please submit your gift payment via PayPal to cardboardcollections at yahoo.com.  After you have sent your payment please e-mail me your full mailing address, screen name and the team(s) you claimed.

01) Atlanta Braves (Cardboard Collections) (PAID)

02) New York Yankees (The Dutch Card Guy) (PAID)

03) San Francisco Giants (arpsmith) (PAID)

04) Texas Rangers (aj245) (PAID)

05) Chicago White Sox (cynicalbuddha) (PAID)

06) Colorado Rockies (hiflew) (PAID)

07) Philadelphia Phillies (arfmax) (PAID) 
08) Houston Astros (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

09) Boston Red Sox (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

10) New York Mets (jaybarkerfan) (PAID)

11) Cleveland Indians (Jason) (PAID)

12) Cincinnati Reds (FanOfReds) (PAID)

13) Seattle Mariners (FanOfReds) (PAID)

14) St. Louis Cardinals (IkesCards) (PAID)

15) Oakland Athletics (Cardboard Collections) (PAID)