"O" NO's 3rd Group Break: Round 1

It seems as though we're all set to start busting open the packs for the December Affordable Group Break.  For brevity's sake, I'm not going to list all of the 1998 Fleer Tradition Update cards in the break since it is a complete set.  If you need to see the checklist, head over to BaseballCardPedia.com.  I went ahead and broke the cards up into team piles.  It took me an hour and a half to get them unstuck from each other.  Some of the cards got slightly damaged because of the sticking but nothing too bad.  Lets start with 6 packs of the 1999 Upper Deck HoloGrFX box.  Good luck to all of the participants!

1999 Upper Deck HoloGrFX:
Pack #1

50 - Tony Gwynn - Padres
Here's the basic design of the cards.  Shiny and holographic!
38 - Derek Jeter - Yankees

31 - Kevin Brown - AUsome Parallel - Dodgers
Right of the bat we have a parallel of Kevin Brown  notice the gold holographic foil at the top and the AUsome notation right above the name plate at the bottom

Pack #2
17 - Kenny Lofton - Indians
21 - Vinny Castilla - Rockies
52 Barry Bonds - Giants

Pack #3
56 Juan Gonzalez - Rangers
40 Bernie Williams - Yankees

L12 Albert Belle - Launchers - Orioles
My first Orioles card of the break is an insert.  I don't think I have this one in the collection yet!

Pack #4
6 Chipper Jones - Braves
54 Alex Rodriguez - Mariners
34 Todd Walker - Twins

Pack #5
24 Mark Kotsay - Marlins
58 Rafael Palmeiro - Rangers

L6 Juan Gonzalez - Launchers - Rangers
Rangers are off to a strong start with 2 cards in this pack and 3 overall

Pack #6
3 Tim Salmon - Angels
45 Pat Burrell - Phillies

S5 - Roger Clemens - Starview - Yankees
A nice looking insert of the Rocket!

Lets move onto 4 packs of 2002 Upper Deck MVP

2002 Upper Deck MVP
Pack #1
211 Brad Wilkerson - Expos
185 Mark Prior - Cubs
159 Geoff Jenkins - Brewers

56 Edgar Martinez - Mariners
Here's the basic card design
30 Vernon Wells - Blue Jays
4 Jarrod Washburn - Angels
293 Todd Zeile - Rockies
214 Orlando Cabrera - Expos

Pack #2
133 Robin Ventura - Yankees
107 Eric Milton - Twins
287 Juan Uribe - Rockies
261 Travis Lee - Phillies
235 Charles Johnson - Marlins

188 Randy Johnson - Diamondbacks
Back to back Johnsons!
162 Ben Sheets - Brewers
136 Mariano Rivera - Yankees

Pack #3
81 Tony Clark - Red Sox
55 Freddy Garcia - Mariners
29 Jose Cruz Jr. - Blue Jays
209 Michael Barrett - Expos
183 Fred McGriff - Cubs
110 Brad Radke - Twins
84 Josh Hancock - Red Sox

I9 - Ichiro - A Season to Remember - Mariners
Here's one of the Ichiro insert set.  I think theres a total of 10 cards in the set.

Pack #4
3 Garret Anderson - Angels
273 Pokey Reese - Reds
247 D'Angelo Jimenez - Padres
157 Javy Lopez - Braves
131 Mike Mussina - Yankees
105 Matt Anderson - Tigers
58 Mike Cameron - Mariners
295 Ken Griffey Jr. Checklist - Reds

Here come the first 4 packs in the 1999 Topps Chrome Series 1 box

1999 Topps Chrome S1
Pack #1
103 Dean Palmer - Royals
94 Matt Lawton - Twins
183 Andy Fox - Diamondbacks

NB3 - Kerry Wood - New Breed Refractor - Cubs
Wow, I wasn't expecting that one in the first pack.  New Breed Refractors fall 1 in every 72 packs.

Pack #2
88 Ryan Christenson - A's
79 Scott Servais - Cubs
197 Jamey Wright - Rockies

LD2 Jeff Bagwell - Lords of the Diamond - Astros
Another insert!  The Topps Chrome box is producing good (insert) cards for us so far.

Pack #3
28 Paul Sorrento - Rays
77 FP Santangelo - Expos
188 Gabe Alvarez - Tigers

233 Ricky Ledee World Series Highlights - Yankees

Pack #4

138 Walt Weiss - Braves
This is a pretty good action shot of Todd Helton bearing down on Walt as he's trying to catch the ball.
66 Sammy Sosa - Cubs
90 Jose Hernandez - Cubs
89 Jeff Cirillo - Brewers

Let's finish up by opening one of the 4 2010 Upper Deck packs:
2010 Upper Deck
Pack #1
343 CC Sabathia - Yankees
35 Pedro Strop - Rangers
208 Fu-Te Ni - Tigers
520 Brian Tallet - Jays
253 Robinson Tejeda - Royals
220 Reynel Pinto - Marlins
525 Jesse Litsch - Jays
333 Johan Santana - Metss
SB-88 Robinson Cano Season Biography - Yankees
CP11/CP12 Anna Kournikova/Enrique Iglesias Celebrity Predictor.  This card will be randomed off at the end of the break
206 Rick Porcello - Tigers
518 Michael Barrett - Jays
182 Omar Quintanilla - Rockies
199 Miguel Cabrera - Tigers
503 Darren O'Day - Rangers
335 Tim Redding - Mets
573 Orioles Checklist
307 Delmon Young - Twins

Not a bad start to the break I don't think.

Here's the card count as of right now.  I included the 1998 Fleer Tradition factory set cards.

A's - 2
Braves - 8
Cardinals - 6
Cubs - 10
Blue Jays - 7
Giants - 5
Twins - 8
Mariners - 9
Yankees 14
Dodgers - 8
Red Sox - 3
White Sox 4
Pirates - 2
Reds - 5
Expos - 11
Rockies - 8
Mets - 6
Padres - 4
Marlins - 5
Brewers 4
Rangers - 7
Angels - 6
Tigers - 10
Royals - 6
Phillies - 4
Astros - 5
Diamondbacks - 2
Rays - 2
Indians - 1
Orioles - 8