July Quarry Group Break - Bonus Bonanza #1 1994 Stadium Club Series 2

Saturday, 23 July 2011

Okay here we go with the first box of this month's Bonus Bonanza.  This is 1994 Stadium Club Series 2 which features 12 cards per pack including 1 Golden Rainbow parallel.  There are also an insert set which will be featured here, Dugout Dirt, which showcases the stars of 1993.  Finally there are two different 1 per box sets included, Bowman Preview and the parallel First Day Issue.  There are a couple of multiple team cards which I have given to the team ranking lower on the stats from yesterday (unless more than one showed then both got one).  Also since the Rays and DBacks are not represented in this set, they will get the checklist cards that show up assigned based on score also (Rays first).  I know it's not much but it's better than nothing.  Let's see how this box works out.

The Box

The pack

pack one

374 Craig Biggio - Astros

278 Guillermo Velasquez - Padres

424 Mike Devereaux - Orioles

388 Mike Gallego - Yankees

423 Manuel Lee - Rangers

517 Lou Frazier - Expos

513 Woody Williams - Blue Jays

486 Bill Pecota - Braves

394 Tony Longmire - Phillies

310 Zane Smith - Pirates

326 Devon White - Blue Jays

GOLDEN RAINBOW

536 Ruben Sierra Quick Start - Athletics

pack two

438 Randy Johnson - Mariners

407 Greg Harris - Red Sox

535 Cecil Fielder Quick Start - Tigers

398 Ricky Bones - Brewers

505 Paul Wagner - Pirates

432 Wes Chamberlain - Phillies

506 Torey Lovullo - Angels

509 Joe Magrane - Angels

519 Tim Worrell - Padres

295 Chad Curtis - Angels

411 Chad Kreuter - Tigers

GOLDEN RAINBOW

310 Zane Smith - Pirates

BOWMAN PREVIEW

7 Ricky Bottalico - Phillies

pack three

455 Joe Hesketh - Red Sox

340 Kevin Appier - Royals

322 Ken Caminiti - Astros

376 Dave Nilsson - Brewers

514 Gary Redus - Rangers

431 Wally Joyner - Royals

493 Lee Tinsley - Mariners

288 Dave Winfield - Twins

492 Mike Munoz - Rockies

399 Phil Clark - Padres

412 Brad Ausmus - Padres

GOLDEN RAINBOW

488 Mike Mussina - Orioles

Why is Mussina in an igloo?

pack four

512 Jayhawk Owens - Rockies

274 Ryan Thompson - Mets

321 Kevin Young - Pirates

417 Ozzie Smith - Cardinals

534 Roger Clemens Quick Start - Red Sox

511 Lloyd McClendon - Pirates

357 Marc Newfield - Mariners

434 Scott Radinsky - White Sox

401 Mike Henneman - Tigers

359 Kirby Puckett - Twins

355 Milt Thompson - Phillies

GOLDEN RAINBOW

492 Mike Munoz - Rockies

DUGOUT DIRT

6 Barry Bonds - Giants

pack five

526 Dave Winfield / Paul Molitor - Twins and Blue Jays (Twins)

365 Dave Magadan - Marlins

456 Jose Valentin - Brewers

463 Cory Snyder - Dodgers

537 Tony Gwynn Quick Start - Padres

408 Doug Drabek - Astros

482 Jeff Schwartz - White Sox

297 Bob Welch - Athletics

518 Erik Plantenberg - Mariners

370 Bill Gullickson - Tigers

360 Kent Mercker - Braves

GOLDEN RAINBOW

359 Kirby Puckett - Twins

pack six

385 Hilly Hathaway - Angels

317 Dave Stewart - Blue Jays

286 Derek Bell - Padres

424 Mike Devereaux - Orioles

301 Kenny Lofton - Indians

397 Ryne Sandberg - Cubs

294 Bob Hamelin - Royals

469 Jimmy Key - Yankees

487 John Smiley - Reds

382 Kevin Brown - Rangers

426 Rafael Belliard - Braves

GOLDEN RAINBOW

384 Joe Orsulak - Mets

pack seven

289 Curt Schilling - Phillies

421 Jose Bautista - Cubs

356 Miguel Jimenez - Athletics

535 Cecil Fielder Quick Start - Tigers

524 Andy Ashby - Padres

478 Charles Nagy - Indians

330 Bill Swift - Giants

500 Rafael Bournigal - Dodgers

458 Joe Boever - Tigers

291 Bob Natal - Marlins

402 Mark Lemke - Braves

GOLDEN RAINBOW

363 Hal Morris - Reds

pack eight

388 Mike Gallego - Yankees

325 Gene Harris - Padres

468 Greg Myers - Angels

322 Ken Caminiti - Astros

526 Dave Winfield / Paul Molitor - Twins and Blue Jays (Blue Jays)

497 Mark Davis - Padres

405 John Smoltz - Braves

497 Mark Davis - Padres

483 John Valentin - Red Sox

328 Craig Paquette - Athletics

393 Wil Cordero - Expos

GOLDEN RAINBOW

291 Bob Natal - Marlins

pack nine

448 Erik Pappas - Cardinals

336 Dean Palmer - Rangers

341 Lance Blankenship - Athletics

356 Miguel Jimenez - Athletics

369 Billy Ripken - Rangers

500 Rafael Borunigal - Dodgers

474 Mike Gardiner - Tigers

478 Charles Nagy - Indians

494 Bob Wickman - Yankees

443 Lou Whitaker - Tigers

335 Darryl Strawberry - Dodgers

GOLDEN RAINBOW

407 Greg Harris - Red Sox

DUGOUT DIRT

6 Barry Bonds - Giants

Not a usual dugout food there Erik.

pack ten

351 Scott Livingstone - Tigers

430 Tim Hulett - Orioles

480 Eric Hillman - Mets

395 Todd Zeile - Cardinals

455 Joe Hesketh - Red Sox

469 Jimmy Key - Yankees

479 Larry Casian - Twins

397 Ryne Sandberg - Cubs

481 Bill Wertz - Indians

309 Travis Fryman - Tigers

428 Ron Darling - Athletics

GOLDEN RAINBOW

443 Lou Whitaker - Tigers

pack eleven

433 Tom Browning - Reds

461 Alvaro Espinoza - Indians

285 Frank Thomas - White Sox

435 Rondell White - Expos

520 Brian McRae - Royals

297 Bob Welch - Athletics

366 Dante Bichette - Rockies

408 Doug Drabek - Astros

380 Jerry DiPoto - Indians

365 Dave Magadan - Marlins

429 Shane Mack - Twins

GOLDEN RAINBOW

274 Ryan Thompson - Mets

pack twelve

437 Rheal Cormier - Cardinals

435 Rondell White - Expos

477 Mike Trombley - Twins

392 Tom Urbani - Cardinals

406 Jeff Conine - Marlins

434 Scott Radinsky - White Sox

460 Craig Shipley - Padres

511 Lloyd McClendon - Pirates

485 Gary Gaetti - Royals

439 Pete Schourek - Mets

281 Kevin Gross - Dodgers

GOLDEN RAINBOW

496 Thomas Howard - Reds

Great angle for this photo

pack thirteen

434 Scott Radinsky - White Sox

393 Wil Cordero - Expos

516 Jim Abbott - Yankees

275 Rick Aguilera - Twins

466 Rod Bolton - White Sox

331 Alan Trammell - Tigers

457 Dan Peltier - Rangers

489 Mike Ignasiak - Brewers

461 Alvaro Espinoza - Indians

411 Chad Kreuter - Tigers

375 Dan Pasqua - White Sox

GOLDEN RAINBOW

326 Devon White - Blue Jays

pack fourteen

354 Pat Listach - Brewers

481 Bill Wertz - Indians

387 Orestes Destrade - Marlins

403 Mark Grace - Cubs

522 Mark Wohlers - Braves

475 Steve Reed - Rockies

472 Deion Sanders - Braves

425 Omar Olivares - Cardinals

454 Andres Galarraga - Rockies

412 Brad Ausmus - Padres

368 Bret Saberhagen - Mets

GOLDEN RAINBOW

537 Tony Gwynn Quick Start - Padres

1ST DAY ISSUE

468 Greg Myers - Angels

pack fifteen

469 Jimmy Key - Yankees

374 Craig Biggio - Astros

490 Billy Brewer - Royals

436 Rod Beck - Giants

427 Richie Lewis - Marlins

296 Danny Jackson - Phillies

300 Joe Carter - Blue Jays

465 Blas Minor - Pirates

336 Dean Palmer - Rangers

355 Milt Thompson - Phillies

446 John Wetteland - Expos

GOLDEN RAINBOW

372 Roberto Kelly - Reds

DUGOUT DIRT

5 Jack McDowell - White Sox

pack sixteen

450 Darren Daulton - Phillies

429 Shane Mack - Twins

293 Al Osuna - Astros

270 Checklist 409-540 (misnumbered should be #540) - Rays

533 John Kruk Quick Start - Phillies

422 Kevin Mitchell - Reds

484 Carl Willis - Twins

495 Roger Salkeld - Mariners

508 Derek Lilliquist - Indians

360 Kent Mercker - Braves

316 Randy Tomlin - Pirates

GOLDEN RAINBOW

355 Milt Thompson - Phillies

pack seventeen

535 Cecil Fielder Quick Start - Tigers

458 Joe Boever - Tigers

531 Gregg Jefferies - Cardinals

352 Rod Correia - Angels

306 Rene Arocha - Cardinals

373 Cal Ripken - Orioles

501 Chip Hale - Twins

400 Orel Hershiser - Dodgers

464 Candy Maldonado - Indians

426 Rafael Belliard - Braves

323 Joe Girardi - Rockies

GOLDEN RAINBOW

526 Dave Winfield / Paul Molitor - Twins and Blue Jays (Twins)

What exactly is he doing?  Shopping at the Pittsburgh Sod Store?

pack eighteen

478 Charles Nagy - Indians

536 Ruben Sierra Quick Start - Athletics

351 Scott Livingstone - Tigers

516 Jim Abbott - Yankees

386 Mike Greenwell - Red Sox

502 Matt Whiteside - Rangers

471 Mike Stanton - Braves

467 Kenny Rogers - Rangers

317 Dave Stewart - Blue Jays

402 Mark Lemke - Braves

324 Jeff McKnight - Mets

GOLDEN RAINBOW

426 Rafael Belliard - Braves

pack nineteen

441 Mike Timlin - Blue Jays

518 Erik Plantenberg - Mariners

527 Joe Carter - Blue Jays

387 Orestes Destrade - Marlins

499 Turk Wendell - Cubs

504 Jeff Reed - Giants

467 Kenny Rogers - Rangers

471 Mike Stanton - Braves

496 Thomas Howard - Reds

393 Wil Cordero - Expos

272 Tony Tarasco - Braves

GOLDEN RAINBOW

455 Joe Hesketh - Red Sox

pack twenty

417 Ozzie Smith - Cardinals

488 Mike Mussina - Orioles

388 Mike Gallego - Yankees

490 Billy Brewer - Royals

276 Ramon Martinez - Dodgers

470 Tony Castillo - Blue Jays

390 Raul Mondesi - Dodgers

501 Chip Hale - Twins

339 John Franco - Mets

335 Darryl Strawberry - Dodgers

304 Mike Morgan - Cubs

GOLDEN RAINBOW

380 Jerry DiPoto - Indians

pack twenty one

511 Lloyd McClendon - Pirates

399 Phil Clark - Padres

398 Ricky Bones - Brewers

293 Al Osuna - Astros

344 Rich Batchelor - Cardinals

345 Ryan Bowen - Marlins

495 Roger Salkeld - Mariners

484 Carl Willis - Twins

340 Kevin Appier - Royals

428 Ron Darling - Athletics

279 Mark Hutton - Yankees

GOLDEN RAINBOW

335 Darryl Strawberry - Dodgers

DUGOUT DIRT

7 Ken Griffey Jr. - Mariners

pack twenty two

536 Ruben Sierra Quick Start - Athletics

519 Tim Worrell - Padres

376 Dave Nilsson - Brewers

531 Gregg Jefferies - Cardinals

525 Andre Dawson / Tim Raines - Red Sox and White Sox (White Sox)

390 Raul Mondesi - Dodgers
465 Blas Minor - Pirates

300 Joe Carter - Blue Jays

449 David Hulse - Rangers

429 Shane Mack - Twins

302 Kirk Rueter - Expos

GOLDEN RAINBOW

374 Craig Biggio - Astros

pack twenty three

458 Joe Boever - Tigers

384 Joe Orsulak - Mets

417 Ozzie Smith - Cardinals

351 Scott Livingstone - Tigers

273 Teddy Higuera - Brewers

433 Tom Browning - Reds

425 Omar Olivares - Cardinals

472 Deion Sanders - Braves

278 Guillermo Velasquez - Padres

281 Kevin Gross - Dodgers

440 Mo Vaughn - Red Sox

GOLDEN RAINBOW

483 John Valentin - Red Sox

pack twenty four

429 Shane Mack - Twins

382 Kevin Brown - Rangers

463 Cory Snyder - Dodgers

527 Joe Carter - Blue Jays

329 Cal Eldred - Brewers

298 Felix Jose - Royals

489 Mike Ignasiak - Brewers

457 Dan Peltier - Rangers

363 Hal Morris - Reds

413 Ben McDonald - Orioles

438 Randy Johnson - Mariners

GOLDEN RAINBOW

281 Kevin Gross - Dodgers

BOX WINNERS

Red Sox

Reds

Dodgers

Twins

Phillies

The Reds and Red Sox each pulled out 3 of the Golden Rainbows.  The Phillies got one along with the Bowman Preview 1 per box card.  Man, it is hard calling a 17 year old set a preview.  Of course, it is also hard thinking of 1994 as 17 years ago. 

BOX LOSERS
Diamondbacks

Rays

Cubs

Expos

Royals

Other than the shutout D-Backs and 1 card Rays, there weren't any BIG losers of the box.  If the Giants hadn't received the 2 Bonds inserts, they would only have gotten 3 cards and would be the big loser.  Who am I kidding the Giants are always losers (sorry Rockies bias showing there).  Everyone gets some cards here, so not a bad showing for anyone really.

TOTALS FOR THIS BOX ONLY

Angels                         6          1          0          0

Astros                          8          1          0          0

Athletics                      10        1          0          0

Blue Jays                     11        1          0          0

Braves                         14        1          0          0

Brewers                       10        0          0          0

Cardinals                     13        0          0          0

Cubs                           6          0          0          0

Devil Rays                   1          0          0          0

Diamondbacks              0          0          0          0

Dodgers                      12        2          0          0

Expos                          8          0          0          0

Giants                          3          0          2          0

Indians                        11        1          0          0

Mariners                      8          0          1          0

Marlins                        8          1          0          0

Mets                            7          2          0          0

Orioles                         6          1          0          0

Padres                         15        1          0          0

Phillies                         8          1          1          0

Pirates                         9          1          0          0

Rangers                       13        0          0          0

Red Sox                      7          3          0          0

Reds                            6          3          0          0

Rockies                       6          1          0          0

Royals                         9          0          0          0

Tigers                          17        1          0          0

Twins                          14        2          0          0

White Sox                   8          0          1          0

Yankees                      10        0          0          0

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June Quarry Group Break - Bonus Bonanza "Blaster"

Friday, 24 June 2011

Hey guys it's BONUS time.  Instead of a discount blaster I decided to pick up something with a guaranteed hit for someone.  There are only 3 packs of cards and 1 hit, but I figured that was better than 5-8 packs of a random set with very little chance of a hit.  BTW, the hit we got is of a future Hall of Famer on a team he is not really known for.  Who is it?  Well let's read on.

pack one

2006 Upper Deck First Pitch

11 John Smoltz - Braves

141 Nick Swisher - Athletics

36 Mark Prior - Cubs

88 Roy Oswalt - Astros

Insert (Diamond Stars)

DS-28 Moises Alou - Giants (consolation prize)

pack two

2007 Fleer Retail

229 Clint Barmes - Rockies

264 Javier Vazquez - White Sox

204 Josh Johnson - Marlins

33 Scott Kazmir - Devil Rays

334 Vinny Rottino - Brewers

343 Doug Slaten - Diamondbacks

16 Lyle Overbay - Blue Jays

mini

153 Rickie Weeks - Brewers (consolation prize)

inserts

Rookie Sensations

RS-JS Jeremy Sowers - Indians

Year in Review

YR-HO Ryan Howard - Phillies

pack three

2007 Topps Series One Jumbo? Pack (22 cards 1 piece of gum)...and yes I did chew it, it was surprisingly good

23 Josh Bard - Padres

166 Hank Blalock - Rangers

3 Brad Lidge - Astros

117 David Ross - Reds

305 Frank Thomas - Blue Jays

277 Philip Humber - Mets

53 Mike Piazza - Athletics

94 Willy Taveras - Rockies

314 Andruw Jones GG - Braves

129 Aramis Ramirez - Cubs

206 Ben Sheets - Brewers

4 Bengie Molina - Giants

154 Bill Hall - Brewers

257 Bob Melvin - Diamondbacks

274 Shawn Riggans - Devil Rays

151 Kendry Morales - Angels

92 Joe Crede - White Sox

102 NAMELESS 2nd BASEMAN - Dodgers

61 Jason Grilli - Tigers

67 Geoff Jenkins - Brewers

234 Team Card - Pirates

238 Team Card - Phillies

The Hit

2006 Upper Deck Amazing Greats game used PANTS!

AG-RJ Randy Johnson - Yankees (wow what a forgettable stint)

Congrats to Ryan G. for getting the hit.  Now you should really feel bad for sniping me. hehe j/k

The funny thing about this bonus blaster is the unpurchased Brewers nearly doubled their cards from 7 to 12.  The consolation prizes will be distributed below to the teams with the fewest inserts (Alou) or parallels (Weeks).

First the Alou (3 eligible Twins, Reds, Padres) randomed 3 times (only showing the 3rd)

Congrats to Rangers fan Brian who now gets a card of another team that is not his favorite.  The Alou is a good looking card though, even though the team reeks.


Second the Weeks (14 eligible teams including mine...if I win the card will go to the worst scoring  team via stats, the Reds) randomed 3 times (only showing the 3rd)

There you go, Ted.  I personally like the Fleer minis better than the base set.  The white border on cardboard stock make the main set seem to be from the overproduction era (ie cheap).  The minis are full bleed and still cheap, but they don't look cheap.


Congrats to the winners although this randomization was kind of anticlimactic following the previous cards given away.  I hope everyone enjoyed the second break here at the Quarry, especially you first timers.  I will be doing another break starting in the second week of July.  I honestly have no idea what I will be breaking then, but suggestions are always welcome and you all are invited to join up again.  Cards for this break will be going in the mail this weekend.  Until we meet for the next break, I will be returning to regularly scheduled programming.

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Quarry Group Break - Bonus Bonanza Part 3: The Randomizer

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

I hope this works properly this time.  This is the third time I have tried posting this post.  I had never used screen shots on my blog before and for some reason they don't want to take.  Anyway, here are some final thoughts about the break and some randomizations at the end.

I am going to hang onto the unclaimed teams from the main break to throw into my next break should they be purchased, but if you have seen any base cards that you want just let me know before I get everything packed and they are yours. 

For the bonus unclaimed teams I am going to randomize the hit, parallels, and inserts for the teams that did worst in the specific categories in the MAIN break.  I am not including bonus winnings in this, because they are bonus.  In the insert category, there were 4 claimed teams with 0...they are the only ones eligible for the two Xponentials and the Documentary All Star.

The jersey will be randomed among all hitless teams.  I will include the Rockies, but if they happen to win I will give the jersey to who I think had the overall worst break.

For the Ichiro

It's only fitting that Ryan H. gets it since he sent the packs in.  I will put the other three teams back in to draw for the second card.

For the Granderson

Well that worked out well since Darren also collects the Tigers. 

For the Cristian Guzman Documentary All Star (that I forgot about earlier).

Congrats to Ryan G. for that one (hopefully you need it for the Super Collection).  Those All Stars are sharp looking cards.  For the Twins you aren't going home empty handed.  I have a dupe Rockies insert also featuring a Twin for them.  Now everyone will have gotten at least one insert per team.

For the Documentary Gold parallels the four teams with the fewest parallels (Cards, Cubs, Rockies, Rangers) I will automatically choose the leftover team.

The choices are Astros, Marlins, Tigers, Royals.  Ryan G. chooses first, then Matt, then Brian, and I will keep the leftover team.  Just comment below with your choice.  Matt and Brian if you want to list your 4 in order of preference you don't have to wait.

Finally for the Armando Galarraga jersey (randomed 3 times)

Nathan this card was destined to be yours, because the A's were #1 in all 3 randomizations.  The odds on that with 17 names must be outstanding.  Anyway, congratulations on your "nearly" perfect jersey.




BTW, I joined A Cardboard Problem's case break for Gypsy Queen with the Rox and received my cards a week or so ago.  I have 37 dupes of the 6 Rockie base cards and I will be posting about it shortly, but for now I will randomly include 3 different cards in seven packages and 2 different in the other 8.  Ihope you get some you need for your set if you are building it.

I hope you guys have had as much fun as I had with this break.  I do plan on doing another one in about six weeks or so at around the same price (maybe a dollar more) and I already have the boxes for busting picked out (think chrome).  They should be fun.  We now return you to regularly scheduled programming here at the Quarry.

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Quarry Group Break - Bonus Bonanza Part 2 (BONUS HIT #2)

Monday, 9 May 2011

BONUS PACKS - Thanks again to Ryan H.

2008 Upper Deck X (four packs)

pack one

81 Khalil Greene - Padres

39 Justin Verlander - Tigers

76 Ryan Howard - Phillies

YSL 1850 Phil Rizzuto - Yankees

die cut

90 Rick Ankiel - Cardinals

Xponential

X2-CG Curtis Granderson X2 - Tigers (randomed in part 3)

pack two

68 Alex Rodriguez - Yankees

47 Roy Oswalt - Astros

90 Rick Ankiel - Cardinals

6 John Smoltz - Braves

die cut

55 Rafael Furcal - Dodgers

Xponential

X-CW Chien-Ming Wang - Yankees

pack three

51 Torii Hunter - Angels

72 Eric Chavez - Athletics

75 Jimmy Rollins - Phillies

96 Michael Young - Rangers

die cut

50 Howie Kendrick - Angels

Xponential

X-MT Mark Teixeira - Braves

pack four

30 Brandon Phillips - Reds

100 Lastings Milledge - Nationals

5 Dan Haren - Diamondbacks

45 Carlos Lee - Astros

die cut

92 B.J. Upton - Rays

Xponential

X3-IS Ichiro X3 - Mariners (randomed in part 3)

A couple of nice packs and I love the die cuts from this set.  Its too bad the Tigers and Mariners weren’t claimed, but they have been randomed off to the teams that received no inserts of their own in the main break.

2009 Upper Deck First Edition (two packs)

pack one

68 Nick Swisher - White Sox

17 Chipper Jones - Braves

45 Jonathan Papelbon - Red Sox

91 Jhonny Peralta - Indians

133 David DeJesus - Royals

107 Curtis Granderson - Tigers

150 Russell Martin - Dodgers

167 Yovani Gallardo - Brewers

158 Takashi Saito - Dodgers

Starquest

SQ-21 Manny Ramirez - Dodgers

20th Anniversary Retro

172 Margaret Thatcher - Whoever claims it first gets it

pack two

68 Nick Swisher - White Sox

17 Chipper Jones - Braves

45 Jonathan Papelbon - Red Sox

155 Rafael Furcal - Dodgers

263 Jose Lopez - Mariners

270 Todd Wellemeyer - Cardinals

223 Jeff Suppan - Brewers (not First Edition regular set)

257 Billy Wagner - Mets (not First Edition regular set)

274 Chien-Ming Wang - Yankees (not First Edition regular set)

Starquest

SQ-9 David Wright - Mets

Two fairly pedestrian packs, and the first three cards being identical sucked.  But some good filler cards for teams and the two Starquests were at least good players.  It was odd that the three flagship set cards were mixed in to the back of the second pack.

2010 Upper Deck Series One Hobby

pack one

160 Grady Sizemore - Indians

239 Billy Butler - Royals

30 Josh Thole - Mets

188 Todd Helton - Rockies

500 Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Rangers

269 Ervin Santana - Angels

388 Kyle Kendrick - Phillies

212 Chris Coghlan - Marlins

SE-61 Jorge Posada Upper Deck Portraits insert - Yankees

SB-58 Alex Gonzalez UD Biography insert - Reds

SB-157 Pedro Martinez UD Biography insert - Phillies

PH-13 Ryan Howard Pure Heat insert - Phillies

166 Kelly Shoppach - Indians

474 Chris Carpenter - Cardinals

302 David Riske - Brewers

494 Nelson Cruz - Rangers

233 Jose Valverde - Astros

110 Kosuke Fukudome - Cubs

572 Chipper Jones/Kenshin Kawakami Checklist - Braves

554 Ballparks Angels Stadium - Angels

pack two

390 Cliff Lee - Phillies

8 Dustin Richardson - Red Sox

58 Javier Vazquez - Braves

315 Glen Perkins - Twins

363 Daric Barton - Athletics

517 Jose Bautista - Blue Jays

119 Randy Wells - Cubs

430 Edgar Renteria - Giants

SB-98 Jermaine Dye UD Biography insert - White Sox

SB-165 Carlos Ruiz UD Biography insert - Phillies

UDGJ-GA Armando Galarraga game jersey - Tigers

213 Wes Helms - Marlins

522 Robert Ray - Blue Jays

534 Austin Kearns - Nationals

366 Michael Wuertz - Athletics

280 Blake DeWitt - Dodgers

291 Ryan Braun - Brewers

545 Ballparks Wrigley Field - Cubs

It’s a shame the hit was for an unclaimed team, but its destination is partially up to you guys (randomed in Part 3).  The Wrigley Field card has to be one of the best night cards I have ever seen and is possibly the best Cubs card in this break.  I knew I would be pulling a special Jermaine Dye card as I am apparently a magnet for his cards.  I love the Pure Heat insert, but I am a sucker for die cuts.  The Portraits is very cool as well.  It is kind of bad that I didn't pull one Oriole for Ryan out of these packs.

2008 Upper Deck Documentary Retail (again just showing #’s) six packs

Angels                3

Astros                 0

Athletics             4

Blue Jays            2

Braves                1

Brewers              3

Cardinals            2

Cubs                   1   

Devil Rays         1

Diamondbacks   2

Dodgers             1

Expos/Nats        2

Giants                2

Indians               4

Mariners             1

Marlins               1

Mets                   2

Orioles               2

Padres                1

Phillies               1

Pirates                1

Rangers              2

Red Sox             1

Reds                   3

Rockies              2

Royals                0

Tigers                 2

Twins                 2

White Sox          4

Yankees             2

Extras

All Stars (1:8)

ASG-GS Grady Sizemore - Indians

Gold Parallels (1:2)

1 Blue Jays

1 White Sox

Slightly beat the odds with the All Star, but missed out on one gold.  No complaints here though since the only teams shut out on this set of packs were unclaimed.

There were a couple of dinged corners out of a couple of the packs, but nothing was damaged too noticeably.  

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Quarry Group Break - Bonus Bonanza Part 1

Hey guys, as I mentioned earlier I got both packs of bonus material in the mail today and wasn't as busy as I thought I would be today.  So let's finish off this break in style.

BONUS BOX

You guys don't want to read every card that came out and I don't want to type them so I will just give a count for teams for the box followed by scans of the inserts and the AUTO (which is going to a previously hitless team). The golds fall one per pack and as those of you that have busted a box of this product know, only a few teams get golds, but they get multiples.

Here is what we got.

Angels                 6

Astros                 10 + 4 golds

Athletics             10

Blue Jays            11

Braves                 6

Brewers              11

Cardinals            11

Cubs                    7   

Devil Rays         11

Diamondbacks   13

Dodgers             11 + 3 golds

Expos/Nats        11

Giants                 10

Indians               16

Mariners             10

Marlins               10 + 4 golds

Mets                   11

Orioles               16

Padres                10 (1 Greg Maddux)

Phillies               11

Pirates                11

Rangers              11

Red Sox            14

Reds                   7

Rockies             15 + 5 golds

Royals               11 + 4 golds

Tigers                10 + 4 golds

Twins                11

White Sox          6

Yankees            10

Ugh, 4 of the 6 teams with golds were unclaimed.  I am happy The Rox got a few golds and probably had the best box of any team (for the first time in any break ever!)  I put in the Maddux notation strictly for Jon that purchased the Padres primarily for Gwynn and Maddux cards. 

The All Stars (1:4 packs)
ASG-GU Cristian Guzman - Nationals (to be randomed in part 3)
ASG-RL Ryan Ludwick - Cardinals
ASG-RM Russell Martin - Dodgers
ASG-CQ Carlos Quentin - White Sox
ASG-KY Kevin Youkilis - Red Sox
HRD-1 Josh Hamilton - Rangers

Seasonal Signatures (1:24 packs)

BW  Bobby Wilson - Angels

Well not the biggest name in the set for you Tom, but a very nice auto of the Halos' backup catcher.

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