Rolling Forward-Pack #16 of 1993 Stadium Club-Way Better than the Last Pack and Featuring A Bunch of Scans!

Moving right along with pack number 16 of 1993 Stadium Club…
I will start by saying that there are only 149 different cards on the checklist for series 3 of 1993 Stadium Club. This box will yield 336 cards, so there are bound to be a lot of doubles. The last few packs have had a bunch of dupes. This one is no different. Here we go!
#707 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (I doubt anyone is going to complain about getting dupes of the Kid. Has anyone taken the Mariners for the next break yet? Remember they had Griffey, Martinez and Randy Johnson in the mid-90s)
#699 Kevin Reimer Milwaukee Brewers (Reimer hit 20 homers for Texas in ’91. He hit 13 for the Brew Crew in ’93, but never saw the leagues again)
#637 Tom Henke Texas Rangers (The Terminator makes another appearance)
#722 Kevin Young Pittsburgh Pirates (In 1999 Young batted .298 with 26 homers, 22 steals, 41 doubles and 106 RBI for the Bucs)
#705 David Hulse Texas Rangers
#749 Joe Carter MEMBERS CHOICE Toronto Blue Jays (The back of the card mentions that Carter told his teammates after Game 6 of the ALCS that they could ride his shoulders to the pennant, and they did) #692 David Hulse Florida Marlins
#744 Guillermo Velasquez San Diego Padres
#743 Charlie Hayes Colorado Rockies
#627 Paul Molitor Toronto Blue Jays (Always awesome to pull a Hall of Famer… The Ignitor batted .500 with 2 homers and 8 RBI while winning his second World Series in 1993)
#646 Joe Magrane St Louis Cardinals
#640 Dave Martinez San Francisco Giants (Martinez was just a platoon outfielder with the Giants, but in a few years he would bat over 300 in 2 straight years for the White Sox and in 1998 he would be an original Devil Ray)
#665 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves (In ’93 Maddux won a Gold Glove and the NL Cy Young, but didn’t make the All Star team… Go figure)
#663 Mike Moore Detroit Tigers (Moore was an All Star with Oakland in 1989 and won the World Series… in 1993 he was 13-9 for the Tigers)
#650 Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves (How many Braves pitchers can we have in one pack? Glavine led the NL in wins for the third straight year in ’93, plus he was an All Star, but he finished 3rd in the Cy Young vote behind Maddux and Bill Swift of the Giants)
#650 David Cone Kansas City Royals (Coney could battle it out with Tom Henke for 3rd best pitcher in this pack. Conehead won 11 games for the Royals in ’93, but he won the AL Cy Young the following year for KC when he was 16-5 in that strike shortened season)
#681 Troy Percival California Angels (I think this is the 5th copy of Percy’s rookie card. I wonder if somebody is gonna get bipped with this)
#708 Steve Bedrosian Atlanta Braves (3 Braves pitchers in one pack?)
Okay, this pack beats the heck out of the last one. A Hall of Famer helps, plus Griffey, Maddux and Glavine. Maybe the best pack of this brand so far… 8 more to go. Troll out!

Still Working on the Group Break-Pack #17 of 1997 Pinnacle X Press

I haven’t torn open a pack of 1997 Pinnacle X Press all year… I was rolling along with these and stopped, I don’t know why… With only 7 cards per pack these are by far the easiest to post and easy is good because 13 hours into my shift, it is 23 degrees out here and my fingers are so numb and swollen it is really hard to hit just one key…kajdfa;io;ejhrf is pretty natural right now… Anyway, here is pack #17 of ’97 X Press…Here we go!
#89 Jeff Conine Florida Marlins (Ya can’t go wrong with Mr. Marlin. Jeff knocked out 26 in ’96…)
#7 Ken Griffey Jr Seattle Mariners (1997 was THE year for the Kid. He led the league in homers (56) and RBI (147) runs scored (125) and slugging percentage (.646). He also hit .304, stole 15 bases and was intentionally walked 23 times. He went a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, started the All Star Game and won the MVP Award. He would lead the league in homers both of the next two seasons… Imagine his numbers if he ever stayed healthy)
#22 Rusty Greer Texas Rangers (Thurman Clyde Greer III topped .300 5 times in his 9-year career and retired with a lifetime .305 average)
#9 Greg Maddux MEN OF SUMMER GOLD Atlanta Braves (Mad Dog started the All Star Game in ’97, but finished second to Pedro Martinez in the Cy Young Vote in ’97)
#99 John Wetteland Texas Rangers (JW was 7-2 with a 1.94 ERA and 31 saves for the Rangers in ’97)
#39 Bubba Trammell Detroit Tigers (Talk about raw power and raw talent…This dude had it all-he even had the balls to wear #44 as a rookie. When the Devil Rays scooped him up I thought he would be a 40 homer guy, he looked like Canseco in BP.
The closest thing he had to a full season was 2001 with San Diego when he played in 142 games and hit 25 homers. Dude had power. Oh, and Bubba isn’t his real first name-its his middle name…)
#??? Swing for the Fences Game Card -1
#39 Tony Clark Detroit Tigers (’97 was among Clark’s career best seasons statistically-he batted .276 with 32 homers and 117 RBI)
#Bobby Abreu Houston Astros (Looking at Abreu’s career numbers I can’t believe he was only an All Star twice… He has batted over .300 7 times, driven in more than 100 runs 8 times, collected more than 100 walks 8 times and stolen 30 or more bases 5 times. Wow.)
All righty, another pack down… I am out in a couple of hours, I am gonna try and crank at least 1 more pack out, but it is darn cold out here… Working inside tonight which is good for the fingers, but not good for the blog…If you were wondering, I am still searching for Chris Ray... Until the next pack, troll out!

Ripping Wax For Warmth....Pack #11 of 1993 Stadium Club Series 3

I spent the last couple hours wearing gloves to thaw, so I think I can type again... Here is the 11th pack of 1993 Stadium Club. Only 13 more to go, I hope to finish this off this week and get everyones cards ready and in the mail... Here we go!
#750 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves MEMBERS CHOICE (The reigning Cy Young in ’93-Maddux held righties to a .176 batting average)
#652 Armando Reynoso Colorado Rockies (’93 would be Reynoso’s best season-he won 12 games for the Rockies)
#714 Brian Williams Houston Astros (Williams was 3-0 with a 1.57 ERA prior to the All Star break in ’92-he finished the season 7-6)
#609 Dave Winfield Minnesota Twins (Coming off the ’92 season-Winfield was still with the Jays and he hit 26 homers with 108 RBI for them, winning his final Silver Slugger Award and winning the Series-his first. The back shows Winfields rookie card from 1974. I think he was the longest served batter in this set. As a Twin in ’93 Winfield hit 21 homers-it would be his final full season in the Majors)
#668 Harold Reynolds Baltimore Orioles (Reynolds stole 15 bases in ’92. Prior to his notierity as a broadcaster-he was a pretty speedy and good defensive player. He was the second overall pick in the 1980 draft and he stole 60 bases for the Mariners in 1987. His 250 steals puts him 222nd All Time... On the negative side of things. I interviewed HR a while back and considering he is a "journalist" himself he was a horrible subject...Cliche after cliche after empty cliche...)
#655 Andre Dawson Boston Red Sox (The Hawk. The best hitter and best arm of any outfielder who isn’t in the Hall of Fame)
#677 Spike Owen New York Yankees (Spike was the starting shortstop on the Red Sox in ’86 when they gave the WS to the Mets)
#625 Tom Brunansky Milwaukee Brewers (Tom topped 20 homers 9 times during his career-he was an All Star in ’85)
#736 Russ Springer California Angels (Springer ended 2009 in the Rays bullpen. His 738 career games is 12th among active pitchers)
#603 Billy Ripken Texas Rangers (Still searching for the hidden dirty word in this card, I cant find it!)
#612 Jody Reed LA Dodgers (This is the pack for gritty middle infielders… Reed is the 4th in this one)
#744 Guillermo Velasquez San Diego Padres (Velasquez hit .309 with 44 doubles and 99 RBI in Las Vegas in 1992 earning himself a callup. He batted .304 for the Padres in 15 games and seemed like a can’t miss guy… Well, he missed. He played in 79 games and hit .210 and that was it for his big league career. He is still active and playing in the Mexican League right now…)
#739 Darrell Sherman San Diego Padres (’93 was Sherman’s lone big league season. The dude stole a bunch of bases in the minors. He stole 2 in the bigs…)
#709 Dave Nilsson Milwaukee Brewers (This Aussie catcher had one of the best offensive outputs of his career in ’99-he hit .309 with 21 homers, made the All Star team and that was it. He retired from the Big Leagues at the peak of his game… He was the first Aussie born player to be an All Star)

I wish I had scanned Dave Nilsson and some others... If I don't pull a dupe, I will add him later on. Thanks for reading... Before I go I wanted to give a friendly reminder to anyone who has not yet checked out thevoting for the 2009 Gummie Awards hosted by Chris Harris and the Stale Gum Dot Com blog... It was easy and fun to vote and you get to pick the best and worst products and inserts of 2009... I laughed pretty hard while filling it out. You can only vote one time and after you vote it shows you the current results. When I voted there were only 68 votes so get your voice heard!!! There are 2 awards for card blogs at the end, so check it out! troll out!

Keep on Ripping! Pack #10 of 1993 Stadium Club Series 3...

It has been a while since I have ripped a pack of the 1993 Stadium Club, so here we go with pack #10 of that box…
#706 Cris Carpenter Florida Marlins (Not to be confused with Chris Carpenter)
#684 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants (Bonds led the league in homeruns only 2 times during his 22 year career. The first time came in ’93 when he hit 46 of them)
#614 Phil Plantier San Diego Padres
#635 Jeff Russell Boston Red Sox
#656 Mike Harkey Chicago Cubs
#670 Al Leiter Toronto Blue Jays
#740 Pat Mahomes Minnesota Twins
#745 Checklist
#618 Gary Sheffield San Diego Padres (Shef led the NL in batting with a .330 average in ’92)
#682 Kevin Stocker Philadelphia Phillies (The RC of the original Devil Rays shortstop)
#615 Jim Abbott New York Yankees (Was 4th in AL with 18 wins in 1991. The best word to describe Abbott’s career was AMAZING!)
#665 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves (Maddux won his second of 4 consecutive Cy Young Awards in ’93)
#637 Tom Henke Texas Rangers (I very nearly listed his team as the Blue Jays, but I suppose play time should be over… I just felt like only one person was reading these posts and I wanted to have some fun…Henke was in the top-10 in saves 9 times during his 14 year career…He won the ’93 Series with the Jays collecting 2 saves)
#664 Doug Dascenzo Texas Rangers (Dascenzo was normally a speedy outfielder, but he pitched in 4 games for the Cubs totaling 5 innings without allowing a run and striking out 2) It is going to be a battle to finish this box break before the new year… I really miss my card of the day posts…They may return, who knows…For now I am buried in wax packs, ahh!!!!!!!! Till next pack, troll out!

Stadium Club Pack Rip #3

Time to rip pack #3 of 1993 Stadium Club. The Pinnacles are a little bit newer and a little bit more exciting to rip, but this SC is still pretty awesome… Here we go with the third pack, first card out of the pack is:
#672 Doug Drabek Houston Astros (The 1990 Cy Young was 5th in voting in ’92 with 15-11 record and 2.77 ERA, not too shabby Doug…)
#737 Rob Natal Florida Marlins (one of several Marlins reserve catchers, nice Play at the Plate!)
#725 Jon Shave Texas Rangers
#665 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves (Drabek was 5th behind the ’92 Cy Young winner Greg Maddux-GM was 20-11 with a 2.18 ERA for the Cubs. Is this Maddux’s first card as a Brave?)
#687 Matt Mieske Milwaukee Brewers
#619 Richie Lewis Florida Marlins (was 6-3 out of the ‘pen for the Fish in ’03)
#661 Fernando Valenzuala Baltimore Orioles (was 8-10 with 5 complete games for the O’s in ’93 after taking ’92 off)
#626 Steve Avery Atlanta Braves (would go to All Star game and win 18 games in ’93)
#639 Jimmie Key New York Yankees (fun fact: Jimmy was definitely a “key” to the Blue Jay’s stretch run)
#748 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox MEMBERS CHOICE (these Members Choice cards are pretty neat, nice long bio on the back) #678 Otis Nixon Atlanta Braves (had 10 steals in month of May, 1992)
#644 Tony Fernandez New York Mets
#722 Kevin Young Pittsburgh Pirates
#640 Dave Martinez San Francisco Giants (would be an original Devil Ray!)
That was a pretty good pack. 14 cards, all players, no checklists or goofy stuff. What will I rip next??? Troll out.