Group Break - More Loose Packs!

I got confirmation that our new box of cards (94 UD Collector's Choice Jumbo) shipped Friday so I'm hoping UPS delivers it early next week.  We should be able to plow through the next few rounds of loose packs while we wait.  That way when the box arrives we can get those packs opened right away.

Today we'll start off with one of those large rack pack re-packs you see @ Target.  100 cards with a chance to land some kind of hit (1:4 packs) so let's see what's inside.

Pack 1:
Mark Grace 93 Upper Deck Fun Pack #81 (Cubs)
Andy Benes 91 Fleer #524 (Padres)
Rick Cerone 87 Topps Traded #21T (Yankees)
Casey Candaele 87 Topps Traded #17T (Expos)
Doug Drabek 87 Topps Traded #29T (Pirates)
Bernard Gilkey 91 Topps #126 (Cardinals)
Bernard Gilkey 91 Donruss Rated Rookie #30 (Cardinals)
Manny Trillo 89 Fleer #440 (Cubs)
Gary Varsho 89 Fleer #441 (Cubs)
Mike Krukow 89 Fleer #331 (Giants)
Kelly Downs 89 Fleer #326 (Giants)
Earnest Riles 89 Fleer #341 (Giants)
Mike Marshall 89 Fleer #066 (Dodgers)
Mike Brumley 89 Fleer #302 (Padres)
Dickie Thon 89 Fleer #320 (Padres)
Tim Naehring 91 Fleer #105 (Red Sox)
Jerry Browne 87 Topps Traded #11T (Rangers)
Franklin Stubbs 89 Fleer #074 (Dodgers)
Franklin Stubbs 89 Fleer #074 (Dodgers)
Pete Incaviglia 91 Fleer #290 (Rangers)
Dan Petry 91 Fleer #347 (Tigers)
Mike Heath 91 Fleer #339 (Tigers)
Rock Raines 91 Topps Stadium Club #523 (White Sox)
Will Clark 88 Donruss Diamond Kings #021 (Giants)
Ken Griffey, Sr. 91 Score #835 (Mariners)
Gary Thurman 89 Donruss #498 (Royals)
Carlos Quintana 91 Topps #206 (Red Sox)
Bud Black 89 Donruss #556 (Indians)
Jose Gonzalez 91 Donruss #543 (Dodgers)
Jerry Don Gleaton 92 Score #375 (Tigers)
Royce Clayton 94 Fleer Ultra #289 (Giants)
David Wells 89 Donruss #307 (Blue Jays)
Gary Pettis 90 Topps #512 (Tigers)
Bob Welch 91 Donruss #054 (A's)
Dion James 91 Donruss #348 (Indians)
Tommy Gregg 88 Donruss #203 (Pirates)
Ken Gerhart 88 Donruss #213 (Orioles)
Ken Gerhart 88 Donruss #213 (Orioles)
Tim Burke 88 Donruss #098 (Expos)
John Cerutti 89 Topps #347 (Blue Jays)
Bob Ojeda 89 Topps #333 (Mets)
Pirates Leaders (Bonds/Bonilla) 88 Topps #231 (Pirates)
Mike Heath 86 Topps #148 (A's)
Jose DeJesus 91 Donruss #596 (Phillies)
Jerald Clark 92 Fleer Ultra #275 (Padres)
Willie Randolph 91 Donruss #217 (A's)
Lee Guetterman 91 Donruss #124 (Yankees)
Jody Davis 86 Fleer #364 (Cubs)
George Wright 86 Fleer #578 (Rangers)
Mike Macfarlane 92 Fleer Ultra #073 (Royals)
Zane Smith 91 Topps Stadium Club #260 (Pirates)
Franklin Stubbs 87 Topps #292 (Dodgers)
Fred McGriff 92 Topps #660 (Padres)
Ron Gant 89 Topps Commemorative Set #009 (Braves)
Jimmy Haynes 96 Sportflix #132 (Orioles)
Roger Cedeno 96 Sportflix #124 (Dodgers)

Andres Galarraga 96 Sportflix #066 (Rockies)
Robin Yount 88 Topps Mini #087 (Brewers)
Rickey Henderson 91 Donruss #761 (A's)
Jim Gantner 86 Donruss #115 (Brewers)
Jim Gantner 86 Donruss #115 (Brewers)
Kevin Bass 87 Donruss #410 (Astros)
Don Sutton 87 Donruss Diamond Kings #016 (Brewers)
Steve Kemp 86 Donruss #200 (Pirates)
Rob Deer 87 Donruss #274 (Brewers)
Franklin Stubbs 87 Donruss #292 (Dodgers)
Ron Karkovice 87 Topps #491 (White Sox)
Rob Murphy 89 Topps #446 (Reds)
Don Aase 86 Donruss #392 (Orioles)
Spike Owen 86 Fleer #471 (Mariners)
Lloyd Moseby 86 Fleer #067 (Blue Jays)
Rick Manning 86 Fleer #493 (Brewers)
Bob Gibson 86 Fleer #488 (Brewers)
Bill Swift 86 Fleer #475 (Mariners)
Kent Tekulve 86 Fleer #455 (Phillies)
Paul Householder 86 Fleer #491 (Brewers)
Al Cowens 86 Fleer #463 (Mariners)
Rick Schu 86 Fleer #451 (Phillies)
Dan Petry 90 Topps Traded #93T (Tigers)
Chris Hoiles 92 Pinnacle #083 (Orioles)

Byron McLaughlin 81 Topps #344 (Mariners)
Chris Gwynn 91 Fleer #202 (Dodgers)
Chicago White Sox sticker
Greg Maddux 03 Topps Opening Day #095 (Braves)

Aramis Ramirez 10 Topps Allen & Ginter bat relic #AGR-ARA (Cubs)
Don Baylor 89 Fleer #001 (A's)
Mel Hall 90 Donruss #598 (Yankees)
Carney Lansford 90 Upper Deck #253 (A's)
Joel Skinner 89 Topps #536 (Yankees)
Manny Ramirez 04 Fleer Skybox Autographics #064 (Red Sox)

Walter Johnson Baseball's All-Time Greats
Ryne Sandberg 89 Topps Commemorative Set #014 (Cubs)
Babe Ruth 95 Megacards #016 (Yankees)
Gary Carter 89 Topps #393 (Mets)
Carl Yastrzemski 87 Topps #314 (Red Sox)

Ozzie Smith 90 Topps K-Mart #004 (Cardinals)
Wade Boggs 89 Topps Bazooka #003 (Red Sox)
Kirby Puckett 87 Topps All-Star Set #057 (Twins)
Kirby Puckett 87 Topps #450 (Twins)
Kirby Puckett 87 Topps #450 (Twins)
Steve Wilson 90 Score #531 (Cubs)
Mike Gallego 92 Fleer #256 (A's)
Kevin Reimer 92 Fleer #315 (Rangers)
Tim Filer 86 Topps #312 (Blue Jays)
Terry Kennedy 86 Topps #230 (Padres)
Craig Lefferts 86 Topps #244 (Padres)

Well, at least we got a hit!  I really wasn't expecting that, but congrats to the Cubbies!  Outside of a few cards I kind of figured we get a lot of late 80's and early 90's "filler" cards as I call them.  If for some reason you don't want any of the cards of your team from the above rack pack let me know.

Up next are a few 2002-2005 Topps packs for a little more modern variety.


Pack 2:  2002 Topps Hobby
#141 Jason Bere (Cubs)
#292 Mike Scioscia (Angels)
#100 Vladimir Guerrero (Expos)
#114 Derek Bell (Pirates)

#EW-MY Masato Yoshii & Masanori Murakami - East Meets West (Mets/Giants)
#237 Joe Girardi (Cubs)
#099 Tony Gwynn (Padres)
#254 LaTroy Hawkins (Twins)
#260 Cliff Floyd (Marlins)
#035 Livan Hernandez (Giants)

We'll flip a coin for the East Meets West card since it was split between two claimed teams.


Pack 3:  2003 Topps Hobby
#095 Billy Wagner (Astros)
#035 Edgar Renteria (Cardinals)
#209 Carlos Beltran (Royals)
#094 Carlos Febles (Royals)
#184 Russ Ortiz (Giants)
#348 Randy Johnson / Curt Schilling / Kerry Wood (Diamondbacks/Cubs)
#014 David Segui (Orioles)
#123 Andy Benes (Cardinals)
#049 Jason Simontacchi (Cardinals)
#101 Steve Cox (Rays)


Packs 4 & 5:  2005 Topps Series 2
Pack 1:
#630 Vicente Padilla (Phillies)
#454 Mike Gonzalez (Pirates)

#RBI9 Ruben Sierra - Hit Parade (Yankees)
#618 Miguel Olivo (Mariners)
#543 Keith Ginter (A's)
#488 Reed Johnson (Blue Jays)

The Hit Parade inserts are seeded 1:12 packs.

Pack 2:
#445 Jake Peavy (Padres)
#448 Geoff Jenkins (Brewers)
#699 Eric Chavez (A's)

#375 Magglio Ordonez (Tigers)
#434 Greg Aquino (Diamondbacks)
#568 Rafael Betancourt (Indians)


Packs 6 & 7:  2005 Topps Opening Day
Pack 1:
#097 Kazuhito Tadano (Indians)
#138 Derek Jeter (Yankees)
#006 Mike Cameron (Mets)

#136 Matt Holliday (Rockies)
#019 Corey Patterson (Cubs)
#101 Jose & Benjie Molina (Angels)

Pack 2:
#080 Adam Dunn (Reds)
#053 Derrek Lee (Cubs)
#001 Alex Rodriguez (Yankees)
#004 Lyle Overbay (Brewers)

#075 Frank Thomas (White Sox)
#063 Erubiel Durazo (A's)

I think I prefer the 2005 Opening Day version over the base Topps design.  I think the blue foil looks better than the gold.

Up next I'll sift through the box of '94 Score and see what I can salvage for everyone.  Stay tuned!

The Group Break grows even larger!

My little girl is sick so I ran up to Target to grab some medicine for her and while there I saw one lone rack pack of these repackaged cards.  I saw BA Benny open one in his group break and it yielded a game used jersey card.  So I picked it up and will be adding it to the mix at no extra charge!

Ryan from "O" No!!! Another Orioles Blog e-mailed me a few days with an idea for the break as well.  He's sending an assortment of packs he picked up at a dollar store to be included in the break.  I don't know what brands, sets, years or how many packs he is sending, but it equals more cards for everyone!

Lastly I placed the order for the two 1994 boxes of Fleer & Score Series 2 jumbo.  Perhaps we can get this underway late next week.  I doubt I'll do any video this time around - instead each packs contents will be typed up along with a few cards scanned in.  Any inserts (excluding parallels) will also be scanned.  I find that videos (long or short) are harder to sneak in when @ work, but quickly scanning a list over to see what you scored is easier and less noticeable to the bossman!

There is still plenty of time to jump in if you haven't already.  Lots of teams still available at only $7 bucks a team with each additional team only $5 bucks.