2013 Topps Mini Group Break: Round 3

Here comes box #2.  The wife will be opening the packs of this box and adding commentary where she sees fit.  Some of the comments were pretty funny through the first box.  It is interesting to note that some of the photos that seemed to grab the attention of bloggers also seemed to appeal to her too.

Box 2 Pack #1
607 Chris Carter - Astros
561 Josh Vitters - Cubs
584 Alfonso Soriano - Cubs
624 Justin Ruggiano - Marlins
171 Brock Holt - Pirates
136 Tyler Clippard - Nationals
106 Drew Stubbs - Reds
36 Jered Weaver - Angels
58 Jeremy Hellickson - Rays
25 Mark Teixeira "Still has dirt on his weiner" - Yankees

Box 2 Pack #2
448 Tim Hudson - Braves
429 David Price - Rays
208 Kurt Suzuki - Nationals
178 Justin Maxwell - Astros
567 Alfonso Soriano - Cubs
252 Dustin Ackley - Mariners
219 Josh Beckett - Dodgers

328 Jayson Werth Gold Bordered #d 25/62 - Nationals
71 Kyle Kendrick - Phillies
45 Travis Ishikawa - Brewers

Pack #3
302 Aaron Hill - Diamondbacks
347 Brett Anderson - Athletics
470 Jeff Francoeur - Royals
449 Michael Cuddyer - Rockies
597 Marco Scutaro - Giants
344 Kris Medlen - Braves
415 Leonys Martin - Rangers
444 Jordan Walden - Braves
248 Colby Lewis - Rangers

MCH-44 Stephen Strasburg Chasing History - Nationals

 Pack #4
211 Jarrod Parker - A's
214 Curtis Granderson - Yankees
160 Stephen Drew - A's
99 Paco Rodriguez - Dodgers
6 Ryan Howard - Phillies
270 Manny Machado - Orioles
351 Asdrubal Cabrera - Indians
379 Madison Bumgarner - Giants

381 Juan Nicasio - Rockies "With His Bug Eyes"
427 Chris Nelson - Rockies

Pack #5
83 Darin Ruf - Phillies
146 Kyle McClellan - Cardinals

230 David Robertson - Yankees "Another Rockette"
281 David Hernandez - Diamondbacks
287 Gonzalez, Dickey, Cueto NL Wins Leaders
331 Jose Reyes - Blue Jays
591 Derek Holland - Rangers
440 Ian Kinsler - Rangers
306 Jerry Hairston - Dodgers
365 Mike Baxter - Mets

We're getting a lot of duplicates already.  Wifey is not very impressed with the collation of the cards.  She thinks its a waste of time seeing the same cards over and over in the same order.  And we deal with this on a day to day basis!

Pack #6
129 Ike Davis - Mets
48 Ryan Cook - A's
24 Dan Haren - Angels
239 Ramon Santiago - Tigers
168 Kyle Farnsworth - Rays
142 Tony Cingrani - Reds
111 Casey Kelly - Padres
41 Dan Hudson - Diamondbacks
381 Wily Peralta - Brewers
474 Brian Omogrosso - White Sox

A Complete pack of dupes.  WTF

Pack #7
266 Albert Pujols - Angels
354 Casey Janssen - Blue Jays
428 Kyle McPherson - Pirates
494 Albert Callaspo - Angels
486 Jason Kubel - Diamondbacks
508 Felix Doubront - Red Sox
260 Giants 2012 NLDS Game 5
574 Corey Hart - Brewers
398 Mike Fiers - Brewers
455 Buster Posey - Giants

Pack #8
590 Liam Hendriks - Twins
526 Tyler Flowers - White Sox
629 Trevor Plouffe - Twins
613 Jhoulys Chacin - Rockies

137 Edinson Volquez - Padres "He looks deformed"
182 Randy Choate - Dodgers
216 Josh Willingham - Twins

217 Brian Matusz Pink "Rim" #d 21/25 - Orioles
339 Nick Swisher - Indians
364 Carlos Pena - Astros

Pack #9
316 Brian Bogusevic - Astros

301 Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Red Sox "Has Dierks Bentley curls"
264 Roy Halladay - Phillies
419 Matt Moore - Rays
534 Alberto Cabrera - Cubs
263 Ted Lilly - Dodgers
585 Homer Bailey - Reds   "Homer.  hahhaha"
125 Matt Holliday - Cardinals
478 Gavin Floyd - White Sox
516 Omar Infante - Tigers  "Tiggers"

Pack #10
315 Rafael Furcal - Cardinals
394 Ubaldo Jimenez - Indians
370 AJ Griffin - A's
375 Wilin Rosario - Rockies
278 Vincente Padilla "Palladilla" - Red Sox

MR-RR Ricky Romero Relic Card - Blue Jays
389 Phil Hughes - Yankees
435 Brandon Maurer - Mariners

Not only is this box chock full of dupes, I'm hogging all the hits.

Pack #11
328 Jayson Werth - Nationals
405 Hector Sanchez - Giants
441 Jose Bautista - Blue Jays
468 Anthony Gose - Blue Jays

505 Ross Detwiler - Nationals "He has an eating disorder, you can see his ribcage or something"
317 2012 AL Wildcard - Orioles
189 Posey, McCutchen, Braun "Someone might mishandle this card and lose their job"
512 Justin Smoak - Mariners
MCH-25 Alex Rodriguez Chasing History - Yankees (I'm not scanning this crap, I'd rather glue it to a bottle rocket and send it into the sky in my backyard"
552 Francisco Cervelli - Yankees "Getting injected again"

Pack #12
563 Nate Eovaldi - Marlins
656 Scott Diamond - Twins
628 Martin Maldonado - Brewers
169 Brad Ziegler - Diamondbacks
91 Alfredo Aceves - Red Sox
660 Miguel Cabrera - Tigers "Detroit Tiggers"
5 Carlos Gonzalez - Rockies

MCH-24 Mariano Rivera Chasing History - Yankees
482 Emilio Bonafacio - Blue Jays
529 Colin McHugh - Mets

Updated Card Count through half of box #2:

Mets: 15
A's: 11
Diamondbacks: 15
Rangers: 14
Cardinals: 8
White Sox: 10
Tigers: 12
Indians: 9
Marlins: 9
Red Sox: 11
Angels: 14
Reds: 6
Astros: 16
Giants: 20
Brewers: 10
Dodgers: 11
Braves: 7
Rays: 13
Nationals: 13
Padres: 12
Yankees: 20
Cubs: 10
Phillies: 13
Blue Jays: 14
Royals: 9
Mariners: 8
Pirates: 9
Orioles: 10
Twins: 8
Rockies: 11

I got 2 hits out of this half of the box (Matusz Pink "Rim" and the Romero relic card) but there were still plenty of other cool cards for other claimed teams too.  I wish we hadn't gotten so many duplicates either.  I was hoping by buying 3 boxes that I could get everyone close to a team set of their chosen teams.  We're only halfway thru the break so we will see what happens the rest of the way.