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BUSTING BOXES- WEEK OF 12/11/2023 MULTIPLE 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary baseball

WHICH BOX TO BREAK 9/5-9/7 ??

  • 1998 FINEST SERIES 1

    Votes: 5 41.7%
  • 2000 FLEER TRADITION

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • 2002 UPPER DECK 40-MAN

    Votes: 4 33.3%

  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .

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jeffv96masters

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OK folks next box is 1997 BOWMANS BEST baseball hobby
24 packs with 6 cards a pack
Box and pack picks attached below

You can read all about the inserts HERE





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jeffv96masters

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As usual will pop out 8 packs each side starting with left , middle, right taking a break betwen

PACK 1 LEFT SIDE
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IVAN RODRIGUEZ
FELIX HERIDIA
ALBERT BELLE
TODD HUNDLEY
JOHN OLERUD
JASON DICKSON

PACK 2 LEFT SIDE
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WILTON GUERRERO
MARK GRACE
JERMAIN DYE
MARIANO RIVERA
MARK MCGWIRE REFRACTOR
ANDY PETTITTE

PACK 3 LEFT SIDE
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RON GANT
DENNIS ECKERSLEY
ROBIN VENTURA
KRIS BENSON
MIKE PIAZZA
MANNY RAMIREZ

PACK 4 LEFT SIDE
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VINNY CASTILLA
RAY LANKFORD
BRANT BROWN
JEFF BAGWELL
KEN GRIFFEY JR BOWAN CUTS BC6
VLADIMIR GUERRERO


PACK 5 LEFT SIDE
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NEIFI PEREZ
AARON BOONE
LARRY WALKER
JEFF CONINE
MOISES ALOU
ADRIAN BELTRE (rookie)

PACK 6 LEFT SIDE
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PAT CLINE
ELLIS BURKS
JEFF CONINE
RONDELL WHITE
BARRY BONDS
HIDEKI IRABU

PACK 7 LEFT SIDE
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JEFF ABBOTT
JUSTIN THOMPSON
CARL PAVANO
GARY SHEFFIELD
GEOFF JENKINS
SCOTT ROLEN


PACK 8 LEFT SIDE
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CHRIS CARPENTER
KEYY WOOD
PAT HENTGEN
AL MARTIN
DEION SANDERS
ERIC YOUNG

Nice mix and I like the McGwire refractor :)
 

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PACK 1 MIDDLE
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BRADY ANDERSON
DEREK BELL
DONNIE SADLER
TRAVIS LEE
JIM EDMONDS
FRED MCGRIFF
MANNY RAMIREZ

Let's see- 7 cards by my count- ????

PACK 2 MIDDLE
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RICHARD HIDALGO
RUSS JOHNSON
ABRAHAM NUNEZ
MO VAUGHN
VALERIO DE LOS SANTOS
MARK GRACE

PACK 3 MIDDLE
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PAUL WILDER
ALEX FERNANDEZ
JOSE GUILLEN
CECIL FIELDER
JEFF ABBOTT
JUAN GONZALEZ

PACK 4 MIDDLE
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JOHN WETTELAND
JUSTIN THOMPSON
HAROLD BAINES
BEN GRIEVE
CHILI DAVIS
CAL RIPKEN JR

PACK 5 MIDDLE
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CHRIS CARPENTER
TODD GREENE
JOSE ROSADO
CHUCK KNOBLAUCH
ADRIAN BELTRE ATOMIC REFRACTOR (rookie)
GELNDON RUSCH
TIM SALMON

Here we go again with Topps/Bowman distribution issues
Another pack with 7 cards !!

PACK 6 MIDDLE
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ANDRES GALARRAGA
EDGAR RENTERIA
RUBEN RIVERA
ROGER CLEMENS
MARLON ANDERSON
CHRIS SNOPEK
GREGG JEFFRIES

And yet another 7 card pack :)

PACK 7 MIDDLE
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TONY BATISTA
JUAN MELO
DANTE POWELL
BRIAN JORDAN
BRIAN MCRAE
CALOS DELGADO

PACK 8 MIDDLE
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DEAN PALMER
KEVIN ORIE
DMITRI YOUNG
CARLOS GUILLEN
JOSE GUILLEN
WES HELMS
 

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PACK 1 RIGHT
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DEAN CROW
MIEK SWEENEY
HIDEO NOMO
PAUL KONERKO
TODD WALKER BEST CUTS ATOMIC REFRACTOR
LANCE JOHNSON
JAVIER VALENTIN

7 card pack again off the bat-- not complaining though

PACK 2 RIGHT
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JAMEY WRIGHT
JOE CARTER
KEN CAMINITI
JERMAIN ALLENSWORTH
DAVID JUSTICE
FRED MCGRIFF

PACK 3 RIGHT
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JOSE CRUZ JR
RYAN KLESKO
ELIESER MARRERO
SIDNEY PONSON (boy does that name bring back memories)
JASON CONTI
ROY HALLADAY ( rookie)
VALERIO DE LOS SANTOS

7 cards again won't complain as Halladay was card 7 !!

PACK 4 RIGHT SIDE
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TODD GREENE
MIKE MUSSINA
RANDY JOHNSON
WADE BOGGS
SHANNON STEWART
SCOTT SPIEZIO
KEVIN APPIER

7 again maybe this whole side will be 7

PACK 5 RIGHT
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TONY CLARK
EDGAR MARTINEZ
DERRICK GIBSON
LUIS CASTILLO
JARROD WASHBURN
CARLOS BELTRAN

That pack was 4 rookies in 1 pack= strange collation

PACK 6 RIGHT
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GREG VAUGHN
JAY BUHNER
KENNY LOFTON
JOE FONTENOT
ERIC MILTON
PAUL KONERKO ( rookie)

3 rookie sin that one

PACK 7 RIGHT
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DAVID JUSTICE
CHRIS SNOPEK
SCOTT SPEZIO
CALVIN MADURO
EDGARD VELASQUEZ
JEFF BAGWELL REFRACTOR ( yeah)

PACK 8 RIGHT
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BRIAN MCRAE
RAFAEL PALMEIRO
TRAVIS FRYMAN
JAVIER BALENTIN
KARIM GARCIA
BRADEN LOOPER
MIKE DRUMRIGHT

7 card pack with 4 rookies-- box was totally strange

Average insert ratio and the extra cards were nice- fun break !!!
Will scan pics in morning of the hits tiring opening these carefully as usual
 

jeffv96masters

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Pics of the hits from last night
Posted a base Beltre from the box so the insert shines more :)


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1998 BOWMAN CHROME SERIES 1 TO START

OK folks this weeks box came early today- its a Bowman Chrome a palooza ~~ lots of Bowman Chrome !!
Different years in the box so I'll break boxes as I can over the next week or so
Been mailing out dupes and orders and stuff so may not break every day

I realize its 1:32 am PST-- sorry I work graves so i happen to be awake same tiem when I am off
So I'm awake- I break !!

Let's start of with 1998 BOWMAN CHROME SERIES 1 for now. We do have some Series 2 still so I'll break one down the line also again

Box and pack pictures below. Really like the box colors in 1998 Bowman Chrome- purple for series 1 and green for series 2
Someone actually took time for packaging this stuff !!

Again you can learn about inserts & odds HERE
Hobby this one is so 24 packs with 4 cards a pack ( supposed to be we've seen Topps distribution issues already !!)



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PACK 1 LEFT
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EDGAR RENTERIA
JOSE AMADO
RYAN MCGUIRE
TODD DUNWOODY HOMETOWN

PACK 2 LEFT
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NOMAR GARCIAPARRA
RAUL IBANEZ
DUSTIN CARR
CLAY BRUNER HOMETOWN REFRACTOR

PACK 3 LEFT
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SCOTT ROLEN
DANNY BUXBAUM
JHENSY SANDOVAL
DONNIE SADLER

PACK 4 LEFT
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RUSS JOHNSON
DERRICK GIBSON
ADAM KENNEDY
KEVIN MILLWOOD REFRACTOR

I hope the inserts weren't all left side :(

PACK 5 LEFT
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JASON CONTI
ARNOLD GOOCH
DERMAL BROWN
PETE MUNRO

PACK 6 LEFT
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ROBBIE BELL
NICK BIERBRODT
CHRIS ENOCHS
ORLANDO CABRERA REFRACTOR

PACK 7 LEFT
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BRONSON ARROYO
ROBERT FICK
JOSH ROSKOS
VERNON WELLS HOMETOWN

PACK 8 LEFT
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ROY HALLADAY (rookie)
SCOTT ELARTON
TED LILLY
JIM THOME BOWMAN REPRINT

Interesting start lets continue
 

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PACK 1 MIDDLE
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BRUCE CHEN
PAT CLINE
JACQUE JONES
RYAN BRANNAN HOMETOWN

PACK 2 MIDDLE
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CHAD GREEN
BRIAN ROSE
ERIC CHAVEZ ( rookie)
ALEX SANCHEZ

PACK 3 MIDDLE
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MIKE DRUMRIGHT
CHRIS CARPENTER
GEOFF JENKINS
RAMOND HERNANDEZ

PACK 4 MIDDLE
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RYAN BRANNAN
TODD DUNWOODY
COREY LEE
JEFF WALLACE

PACK 5 MIDDLE
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ORLANDO CABRERA
RYAN JACKSON
BEN DAVIS
LARRY RODRIGUEZ

PACK 6 MIDDLE
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ADAM EATON
GABE KAPLER
JJ DAVIS
JIMMY ROLLINS

Some pack that one- some successful careers there

PACK 7 MIDDLE
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MICHAEL BARRET
NATHAN HAYNES
JASON BRESTER
JULIO MORENO INTERNATIONAL

PACK 8 MIDDLE
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NORM HUTCHINS
JASON ROMANO
NTEMA NDUNGIDI

3 card pack. Little known fact - NDUNGIDI was 1st African player to sign a pro baseball contract

OK folks blasting out the final 8 packs
 

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PACK 1 RIGHT
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ROB BURGER
DANNY PEOPLES
MIKE KINKADE
ORLANDO CABRERA INTERNATIONAL

PACK 2 RIGHT
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KEN CLOUDE
CLAY BRUNER
TROT NIXON ( rookie)
AARON AKIN

PACK 3 RIGHT
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ALEX GONZALEZ
EDGAR RENTERIA
MARK MANGUM
PAUL WILDER

Strange setup that one

PACK 4 RIGHT
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SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS
JASON DELLAERO
SCOTT ROLEN
VLADIMIR GUERRERO BOWMAN REPRINT ( oc)

PACK 5 RIGHT
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LUIS DE LOS SANTOS
ADRIAN BELTRE
SEAN CASEY
BRETT CARADONNA

PACK 6 RIGHT
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BEN GRIEVE
BOBBY ESTALELLA
SHANE MONAHAN
JAIME JONES

Some stickiness to that pack wonder if the machine got hot ??

PACK 7 RIGHT
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MARK KOTSAY
AJ HINCH
GEOFF GOETZ
LUIS ORDAZ INTERNATIONAL

PACK 8 RIGHT
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RYAN ANDERSON
KEVIN MILLWOOD
TODD HELTON
ADAM KENNEDY HOMETOWN REFRACTOR

Nice to end on a refractor- fun box !!!
Have to pack out some stuf fnow will be back later for another box !!
 

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BOX 2 - 1999 BOWMAN CHROEM SERIES 1

OK folks back at a 2nd Bowman Chrome box this one 1999 BOWMAN CHROME SERIES 1
Hobby again 24 packs with 4 cards a pack. Will be my last box today work graveyards and need to run errands later when I wake

You can locate the info on the inserts HERE

Rookie Cards include Pat Burrell, Carl Crawford, Adam Dunn, Rafael Furcal, Freddy Garcia, Tim Hudson, Nick Johnson, Austin Kearns, Corey Patterson and Alfonso Soriano

Box and pack pics below as always


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PACK 1 LEFT
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ROOSEVELT BROWN
TERRENCE LONG
CHOO FREEMAN
BRAIN SIMMONS GOLD SIGNATURE

Started right off with an insert- noiice :)

PACK 2 LEFT
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MARIO ENCARNACION
AMAURY GARCIA
GIL MECHE
TROY CAMERON INTERNATIONAL

PACK 3 LEFT
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DANNY KLASSEN
WADE MILLER
MIKE ZYWICA
ALEX RAMIREZ

PACK 4 LEFT
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TONY CLARK
MIKE ZYWICA
RYAN BRANNAN
MARIO ENCARNACION INTERNATIONAL

Not thrilled to see that dupe- how about 1 I can use aye ??

PACK 5 LEFT
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MATT WILLIAMS
ANDRUW JONES
DARYLE WARD
MATT LECROY

PACK 6 LEFT
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SHANE REYNOLDS
CARLOS FEEBLES
ALEX HERNANDEZ
ALEX GONZALEZ GOLD SIGNATURE

PACK 7 LEFT
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JOSE GUILLEN
DAN REICHERT
JUAN ENCARNACION
ERIC CHAVEZ SCOUTS CHOICE

PACK 8 LEFT
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JEFF SHAW
JOSE CRUZ JR
TROY CAMERON
MIEK LINCOLN

So so start- average insert rate- onwards we march
 

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PACK 1 MIDDLE
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JEFF URBAN
JOHN CURTICE
BERNIE WILLIAMS
DAN REICHRT INTERNATIONAL

PACK 2 MIDDLE
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ERIC KARROS
CURT SCHILLING
COREY LEE
CHAD HERMANSON

PACK 3 MIDDLE
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CHIPPER JONES
TRAVIS LEE
ARTURO MCDOWELL
RUSS BRANYAN

PACK 4 MIDDLE
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PEDRO MARTINEZ
ARMANDO RIOS
MAMON TUCKER
JEFF YODER INTERNATIONAL

Of note- a lot of OC cards here- poor production run this box
This normal all you BC folks ??


PACK 5 MIDDLE
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BEN GRIEVE
GREG MADDUX ( big mark right across surface)
CHIP AMBRES
ALEX ESCOBAR

PACK 6 MIDDLE
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RUBEN RIVERA
JASON LARUE
DARIN ERSTAD
TONY ARMAS JR REFRACTOR

PACK 7 MIDDLE
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DAVID JUSTICE
JM GOLD
JULIO RAMIREZ
MIKE FRANK

PACK 8 MIDDLE
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NATHAN HAYNES
ROB BARAJAS
JASON GRILLI
CARLOS LEE SCOUTS CHOICE REFRACTOR

Interesting side--lets hit the last 8 packs now
 

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PACK 1 RIGHT
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ROY HALLADAY
CHRIS HAAS
CESAR KING
JUAN ENCARNACION INTERNATIONAL

PACK 2 RIGHT
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LUIS RIVERA
BRENT BUTLER
JOSH MCKINLEY
RUSTY GREER REFRACTOR

Suprisingly well centered the Greer

PACK 3 RIGHT
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BRAD PENNY
SCOTT ELARTON
ARAMIS RAMIREZ
MATT CLEMENT SCOUTS CHOICE

PACK 4 RIGHT
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SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS
CHUCK ABBOTT
VERNON WELLS INTERNATIONAL
SAMMY SOSA DIAMOND ACES

PACK 5 RIGHT
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MILTOM BRADLEY
JOE LAWRENCE
JUAN MELO
JACK CRESSEND

PACK 6 RIGHT
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MARK OSBORNE
NATE BUMP
ALEX GONZALEZ
PAT CLINE

PACK 7 RIGHT
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KEVIN WHITT
ODALIS PEREZ
MARLON ANDERSON
RICK ELDER

PACK 8 RIGHT
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JEFF YODER
VERNON WELLS
FERNANDO SEGUIGNOL
AUSTIN KEARNS

Underwhelming break- condition was typical Topps OC
Inserts were normal ratio disappointed in all those centering issues

Will post pics when I can packing out boxes right now

Jeff
 

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2007 BOWMAN CHROME BOX BREAK SAT JUNE 29TH

OK here is a SUPRISE box bust for you-- 2007 BOWMAN CHROME
Anyone ever see the Lincecum Super ?? I always hear that one asked ~~

Anyways hobby box 18 packs per box 4 cards a pack
Box and pack pictures below as usual --life sized in the album itself

You can find insert info HERE

Key rookie of course is Tim Lincecum although they have Joba Chamberlain, Hunter Pence , Daniel Murphy and Dellin Bettances as well.



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PACK 1 UPPER LEFT
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ORLANDO CABRERA
CHASE UTLEY XFRACTOR #99/250
STEVE DELABAR
ADAM COWART

PACK 2 UPPER LEFT
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CONOR JACKSON
ANDREW MILLER
JOHNNY CUETO
CHANCE DOUGLASS

PACK 3 UPPER LEFT
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LANCE BERKMAN
MATT KEMP
NATHAN SOUTHARD
VASILI SPANOS

PACK 4 UPPER LEFT
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TROY GLAUS
ADAM LIND
MNOE RODRIGUEZ
MICHAEL MCDONALD

PACK 5 UPPER LEFT
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LYLE OVERBAY
JOSH FIELDS REFRACTOR
NICK DEBARR
JONATHAN ASH

Interesting so far onwards we plow !!
 

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PACK 1 UPPER RIGHT
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MARK TEAHEN
JUSTIN MORNEAU
ERIC YOUNG JR
DREW LOCKE

PACK 2 UPPER RIGFHT
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GREG MADDUX
MATT MORRIS
JARED KEEL
MATT CAMP

PACK 3 UPPER RIGHT
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CHUCK JAMES
CHIPPER JONES REFRACTOR
GORKYS HERNANDEZ
CHRIS BEGG

PACK 4 UPPER RIGHT
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DELMON YOUNG
BRIAN MCCANN
SCOTT LEWIS
TOMMY HANSON

PACK 5 UPPER RIGHT
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NICK JOHNSON
DONTRELLE WILLIS
KALA KAAIHUE
MIKE CARP

Liking the Chipper nice and clean !!
 

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PACK 1 LOWER LEFT
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PRINCE FIELDER
JEFF FRANCIS BLUE REFRACTOR #100/150
ALFRED JOSEPH
ALBERTO BASTADO

PACK 2 LOWER LEFT
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MARK MULDER
JERRY OWENS
ADAM RICKS
COLE BRUCE

PACK 3 LOWER LEFT
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MEVIN MORA
BRANDON PHILLIPS
JUSTIN REED REFRACTOR AUTO # 53/500
DUSTIN MARTIN

PACK 4 LOWER LEFT
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DAVID MURPHY
DAVID DEJESUS REFRACTOR
EDDIE DEGERMAN
REEGIE CORONA

Some color finally- always liked Blue :cool:
 

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