25 Years of Baseball http://25yearsofbaseball.com Exploring 25 years of Topps baseball, one pack at a time Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Pack Break: 1993 Topps Series 2 http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/16/pack-break-1993-topps-series-2-8/ http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2012/05/16/pack-break-1993-topps-series-2-8/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:38 +0000 Steve http://25yearsofbaseball.com/?p=7085 1993 Topps Series 2:

  1. #644 Dante Bichette
  2. #823 Checklist 4 of 6 (Checklist)
  3. #507 Tom Lasorda/Hal McRae (Managers)
  4. #805 Terry Jorgensen
  5. #529 Dave Silvestri/Chipper Jones/Benji Gil/Jeff Patzke (Prospects)
  6. Gold #409 Roger Clemens/Greg Maddux (Topps All Stars)
  7. #429 Milt Cuyler
  8. #399 Daryl Boston
  9. #533 Frank Castillo
  10. #448 Ken Caminiti
  11. #784 Jeff Branson
  12. #728 Steve Frey
  13. #455 Chili Davis
  14. #532 Tom Brunansky
  15. #655 Scott Cooper
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“Though he didn’t hit his first one until the 41st game, Steve led the league in triples in 1993.  His campaign was hampered by illness and a fractured wrist.”

  1. #575 Randy Myers
  2. #757 Tony Fuduric (Draft Pick) (Rookie Card)
  3. #672 Felix Jose
  4. #723 Gregg Olson
  5. #736 Dave Valle
  6. Gold #580 Steve Finley
  7. #473 Bob Tewksbury
  8. #631 Brad Holman
  9. #619 Tom Browning
  10. #621 Carl Willis
  11. #624 Jerry Browne
  12. #686 Chris Howard/Carlos Delgado/Jason Kendall/Paul Bako (Prospects) (Rookie Card)
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“Atlanta’s Chipper Jones offers this explanation on why Mariano is so tough:  ”It’s hard enough to hit a guy throwing 95 mph.  But to hit a guy throwing 95 with eight inches of cut?””

Quite possibly the GREATEST.  CLOSER.  EVER.  Hope to see a nice comeback next season.

  1. #247 Chad Bradford
  2. #218 Luis Castillo
  3. #173 Angel Berroa (Topps All-Star Rookie)
  4. #284 Frank Robinson (Manager)
  5. #128 Danys Baez
  6. #353 Derek Lowe/Ivan Rodriguez (Postseason Highlights)
  7. #185 Bret Boone
  8. #111 Braden Looper
  9. #67 Mariano Rivera
  10. #79 Jerry Hairston Jr.
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  1. #64 Michael Martinez
  2. #310 Adrian Beltre
  3. #112 Juan Nicasio
  4. #54 Jhonny Peralta
  5. #311 John Danks
  6. #290 Curtis Granderson
  7. #37 Mike Napoli
  8. #31 Brent Morel
  9. #83 Bobby Parnell
  10. #73 Brandon McCarthy
  11. #262 Shaun Marcum
  12. #11 Hong-chih Kuo
  13. #279 R.A. Dickey
  14. #74 Kevin Correia
  15. #289 Casey Kotchman
  16. #194 Danny Duffy
  17. #160 Kevin Youkilis
  18. #243 Justin de Fratus (Rookie Card)
  19. #109 Mariano Rivera (Checklist)
  20. #156 Ian Kennedy/Clayton Kershaw/Roy Halladay (League Leaders)
  21. #113 Craig Kimbrel (Checklist)
  22. #128 Lucas Duda
  23. #231 Dexter Fowler
  24. #170 Jacoby Ellsbury
  25. Gold Sparkle #159 Chipper Jones/Albert Pujols/Todd Helton (Active Leaders)
  26. Golden Moments #GM-17 Jered Weaver
  27. Golden Greats #GG-22 Joe DiMaggio
  28. Gold Standard #GS-15 Ty Cobb
  29. Gold Futures #GF-17 Dee Gordon
  30. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-3 Eric Hosmer
  31. Golden Giveaway Code Cards #GGC-8 Roberto Clemente
  32. Golden Moments Autographs #MB Madison Bumgarner (Autograph)
  33. Timeless Talents #TT-15 Bob Gibson/Roy Halladay
  34. #145 Billy Butler
  35. #116 A.J. Pierzynski
  36. #200 Miguel Cabrera
  37. #246 Bud Norris
  38. #85 Jason Heyward
  39. #144 Marlon Byrd
  40. #40 Tom Milone (Rookie Card)
  41. #23 Cory Luebke
  42. #214 Mike Pelfrey
  43. #127 Eli Whiteside
  44. #118 Miguel Olivo
  45. #66 Nyjer Morgan
  46. #184 Wilin Rosario (Rookie Card)
  47. #16 Desmond Jennings (Topps All-Star Rookie)
  48. #134 Stephen Lombardozzi (Rookie Card)
  49. #218 Kyle Hudson (Rookie Card)
  50. #87 Craig Kimbrel (Topps All-Star Rookie)

And my virtual haul:

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Matt Williams played in the Major Leagues 1987-2003 for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks.  He was one of the best hitters in the game during the 1990s, batting .278 with 300 home runs during those ten years.  He was a 5-time All-Star and 4-time Gold Glove winner.

Matt is now the third base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.  He lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona with his wife and four children.

  1. #757 John Marzano
  2. #562 Jim Lindeman
  3. #488 Andy McGaffigan
  4. #166 Rick Rodriguez
  5. #212 Greg Brock
  6. #537 Steve Buechele
  7. #372 Matt Williams
  8. #394 Roger Clemens (All-Star)
  9. #623 Mike Flanagan
  10. #117 James Steels
  11. #607 Mickey Hatcher
  12. #246 Mike Campbell
  13. #506 John Cangelosi
  14. #42 Bill Landrum
  15. #642 Bob Dernier
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  1. #T247 Jason Dubois (Prospects)
  2. #T238 Taggert Bozied (Prospects)
  3. #T245 Keto Anderson (Prospects)
  4. #T197 Jimmy Alvarez (Prospects)
  5. #T222 Jeff Verplancke (Prospects)
  6. 1988 Topps Traded #24T Sil Campusano
  7. Chrome Traded #T141 Tyler Yates (Prospects)
  8. Chrome Traded #T26 Jimmy Haynes
  9. #T73 Brian Jordan
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“The incomparable Bo has been the Alabama HS decathelon champ, set the state triple-jump record, won the Heisman Trophy, gained 221 rushing yards in an NFL game and once hit a 450-foot HR in batting practice LEFTHANDED!”

  1. #592 Bo Jackson
  2. Cyberstats #276 Pete Schourek
  3. #581 David Bell/Joel Chimelis/Lino Diaz/Aaron Boone (Prospects) (Rookie Card)
  4. #418 Jody Reed
  5. #446 Andres Galarraga
  6. #429 Greg Hansell/Brian Sackinsky/Carey Paige/Rob Welch (Prospects) (Rookie Card)
  7. #637 Joe Randa/Joe Vitiello (On Deck) (Rookie Card)
  8. #601 Rich Rodriguez
  9. #630 Luis Alicea
  10. #487 Eric Karros
  11. #433 Bill Swift
  12. #615 Mike Kingery
  13. #509 Gil Heredia
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  1. #118 Jack Wilson
  2. #103 Roy Halladay
  3. #33 Robb Nen
  4. #86 Terry Adams
  5. #125 Esteban Yan
  6. #353 Adam Kennedy (Postseason Highlights)
  7. #227 Junior Spivey
  8. #67 Bret Boone
  9. #148 Corey Koskie
  10. #225 Kelvim Escobar
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