2005 Topps Rookie Cup hobby box live break

[Mighty Bombjack]

I overpaid for this box but felt like breaking something a little older. I believe the 1/1 Tulowitzki is still in one of these boxes, so I took a long shot gamble.

This promises 2 autographs and 12 numbered parallels. I am going to post each pack to prolong the fun.


The recap:

A very fun break with a numbered card in every pack. I love a product that has some older players who were very good but not quite great, like Brook Jacoby, Chet Lemon, Devon White, Tom Tresh, Jeffrey Leonard, etc.

Here are the two guaranteed autos. Could have done worse and gotten two non-Tulo RC autos.

Of course, the best card was the 1/1 boxtopper, which can be seen a few posts down.

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Wow, there is a boxtopper checklist, and the rookie autos available here are WEAK outside of Tulo! I hope to at least pull a veteran auto, but we will see.

 

[gracecollector]

Sweet. Fun product to break. Hope you get a Rookie Cup Relic card, with the little trophy (and not a redemption). Good luck!

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Pretty good start!

Boxtopper pack is 1998 Topps reprint Andruw Jones Gold Refractor 1/1!

 

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[gracecollector]

Yeah, that's a great start. The boxtopper refractors are nice cards, especially the gold 1/1's!

 

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Pack 1:

Pujols Orange parallel 219/399
Reprints: Molitor, Gooden

 

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Pack 2:

Brandon Webb Orange parallel 439/499 - Wait, I guess the Pujols was yellow? LOL, I'm colorblind and they look the same to me, but they are numbered differently.
Reprints: Matthews, Pujols (love the 2002 reprint with Placido Polanco's photo on back!)

 

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Pack 3:

Adam Kennedy Yellow 078/299 - OK, wait, this one is definitely yellow. What the...?
Reprints: Dye, Oswalt

 

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Pack 4:

Mark Grace yellow 004/299 - Gracecollector, you can have this if you need or want. Just PM me your address if so
Reprints: LaRoche, Leonard

 

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Oops, just saw that the Jones is a Gold Refractor. Like I said, colorblind, and my wife isn't here to tell me the colors!

 

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Pack 5:

Ozzie Smith Orange 469/499
Reprints: Carty, Sabo

 

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Pack 6: Alex Gonzalez orange 451/499
Reprints: Kendall, Abbott

 

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Pack 7:

Tony Clark orange 192/399 - So some of the oranges are /399, but most are /499?
Reprints: Sheffield, Chambliss

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

OK, looking online it seems that those numbered to 499 are RED, and those to 399 are orange.

This confusion is not only because I'm colorblind, but also because there is no red parallel listed on pack odds. This may also explain why the box advertises 12 numbered cards, but there is actually one in each pack.

Anyway, back to breaking. Ignore my disability!

 

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Pack 8:

Jerry Koosman green 158/199
Reprints: Incaviglia, Raines

 

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Pack 9:

Bob Boone green 120/199
Reprints: Chipper, Craig Wilson

 

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Pack 10:

Walt Weiss orange 283/399
Reprints: Sabathia, Preston Wilson

 

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Pack 11:

Pat Burrell orange 340/399
Reprints: Guillen, Bob Boone

 

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Pack 12:

Brook Jacoby green 085/199 - This is why I love a product like this. I remember Brook Jacoby, and I was a fan of the Indians in the 80s. It is good to once again see good older players that are largely forgotten by the hobby.
Reprints: McGee, Moises Alou