"O" NO's 2nd Group Break: Round 4

Round 4 is about to start.  I'm really digging all 3 boxes so far.  There's a lot of variety in each of the 3 products.  Lets get started with the Victory packs this time:

Pack #19
128 Carl Everett - Red Sox
117 Orioles Stat Leaders Checklist
372 Benito Santiago - Giants
378 Russ Ortiz Gold parallel - Giants
331 Erubiel Durazo - Diamondbacks
305 Fred McGriff Cubs
272 Geoff Jenkins - Brewers
246 Jose Vizcaino - Astros
387 Preston Wilson - Marlins
361 Javier Vazquez - Expos

A Pack win for the Giants.

Pack #20
423 Ramon Vazquez - Padres
65 Toby Hall - Rays
346 James Baldwin - Dodgers
320 Mark Grace - Diamondbacks
279 Henry Blanco - Brewers
253 Rafael Furcal - Braves
220 Jorge Posada- Yankees

194 Brian Buchanan - Twins
Brian Buchanan, Bat Inspector.
335 Paul LoDuca - Dodgers
309 Ron Coomer - Cubs

Pack #21
22 Miguel Tejada - A's
544 Shawn Green Big Play Makers - Dodgers
250 Chipper Jones - Braves
293 Mike DiFelice - Cardinals
296 Matt Morris - Cardinals
270 Jeromy Burnitz - Brewers
134 Rangers Stat Leaders
108 Mike Bordick - Orioles
358 Geoff Blum - Expos

543 Jeff Bagwell Big Play Makers Gold Parallel - Astros

Pack #22
412 Kevin Appier - Mets
386 Derrek Lee - Marlins
86 Aaron Sele - Mariners
60 Tanyon Sturtze - Rays
19 Eric Chavez - A's
538 Mike Piazza Big Play Makers - Mets
524 Bart Miadich - Angels
339 Darren Dreifort Gold Parallel - Dodgers
101 Jeff Conine - Orioles
103 Marty Cordova - Orioles

Not bad rounding out the pack with 2 O's cards!

Pack #23
360 Peter Bergeron - Expos

334 Diamondbacks Stat Leaders
I think this card really shows a lot about the Diamondback winning the World Series in 2001.  That team was a great example of everything just coming together at the right time!
34 Carlos Delgado - Blue Jays
8 Ismael Valdes - Angels
512 Yorvit Torrealba - Giants
486 Terry Shupert - Rockies
498 Mike Rivera - Tigers
472 Pokey Reese - Reds
49 Blue Jays Stat Leaders
23 Johnny Damon - A's

Pack #24
40 Felipe Lopez - Blue Jays
282 Jeff D'Amico - Brewers
536 Roger Clemens Big Play Makers - Yankees
510 Jason Middlebrook - Padres
460 Pirates Stat Leaders
416 Ryan Klesko Gold Parallel - Padres
446 Brian Giles - Pirates
420 D'Angelo Jimenez - Padres
527 Austin Kearns - Reds
501 Tim Spooneybarger - Braves

3 Padres popped up in this pack including a gold Klesko.

Here comes some WSF packs

Pack #13
45 Brady Anderson - Orioles

134 Jim Thome - Indians
58 Bobby Higginson - Tigers
124 Mo Vaughn - Red Sox
84 Sandy Alomar - Indians
72 Chipper Jones - Braves

Pack #14
10 SI WS Covers A's 1975 - A's
112 Gary Sheffield - Dodgers

MC3 Willie Stargell MVP Collection - Pirates
We're not going to talk much about this card....  I'm sure you can figure out why
38 Jose Cruz Jr. - Blue Jays
75 Craig Biggio - Astros
85 Matt Morris - Cardinals

Pack #15
29 Kirk Gibson Magnificent Moments - Dodgers
126 Derrek Lee - Marlins
142 Brad Fullmer - Expos

AEG-4 AUTUMN EXCELLENCE GOLD REGGIE JACKSON - YANKEES
This may be this hit of the break.  It's very very shiny with a golden refractory shine to it.  I wish everybody could see the card in person.  This is a 1 in 240 pack hit so it's basically a case hit.  Congrats Dawgbones!
46 Tony Clark - Tigers
59 Bobby Jones - Mets

Pack #16
104 Paul O'Neill - Yankees
12 SI WS Covers - Twins 1987
26 Enos Slaughter Magnificent Moments - Cardinals

RP-2 Barry Bonds Reggie's Picks - Giants
The inserts just keep coming from this box.  All of the lettering and Barry are slightly raised off of the rest of the card. According to the odds, there should be one more Reggies Picks waiting in the box for us.
133 - Marquis Grissom - Brewers
130 JT Snow - Giants

Topps Stars

Pack #13
34 Alfonso Soriano - Yankees
7 Ben Grieve - A's
145 Chuck Knoblauch - Yankees
81 Dmitri Young - Reds - 1 star
57 Barry Larkin - Reds - 1 star
42 Jason Tyner - Mets - 2 stars

Pack #14
11 Troy Glaus - Angels
144 Bobby Higginson - Tigers

Rookie Reprint #2 Ernie Banks - Cubs
Topps has been reprinting cards for years now.  There were only 5 rookie cards reprinted for this product and are a 1 in 65 pack hit.
86 Matt Williams - Diamondbacks - 1 star
77 Todd Walker - Twins - 1 star
10 Alex Rodriguez- Mariners - 2 stars

Pack #15
3 Mike Piazza - Mets
20 Cal Ripken Jr - Orioles

3 Mike Piazza - Mets - 3 Stars
91 Jorge Posada - Yankees - 1 star
54 Wade Boggs - Rays - 1 Star
34 Alfonso Soriano - Yankees - 2 stars

Pack #16

2 Chipper Jones - Braves - 4 stars
While the 4 stars are not terribly difficult to pull, they are still very nice looking cards.
168 Juan Gonzalez Luminaries - Rangers
143 Brady Anderson - Orioles
72 Cliff Floyd - Marlins - 1 Star
84 Mike Caruso - White Sox - 1 star
7 Ben Grieve - A's - 2 stars

The poor Phillies got shut out this round while the Yankees and the Braves got some really nice inserts.  We're 2/3 of the way thru the break, is everybody still enjoying the cards?

Card count so far, (how many cards this round):

Yankees - 30 (+8)
Mariners - 14 (+2)
Royals - 13 (+0)
Expos - 18 (+4)
Diamondbacks - 15 (+5)
Rockies - 15 (+1)
Braves - 23 (+5)
Rangers - 16 (+2)
Cubs - 17 (+3)
Rays - 13 (+3)
Reds - 12 (+4)
Tigers - 13 (+4)
White Sox - 18 (+1)
Mets - 15 (+6)
Marlins - 10 (+4)
A's - 19 (+6)
Orioles - 17 (+7)
Red Sox - 11 (+2)
Padres - 14 (+4)
Blue Jays - 13 (+4)
Twins - 11 (+3)
Pirates - 9 (+3)
Dodgers - 16 (+6)
Cardinals - 17 (+4)
Indians - 13 (+2)
Giants - 12 (+5)
Phillies - 9 (+0)
Astros - 13 (+3)
Brewers - 10 (+5)
Angels - 10 (+3)