



- 2002 UD Plus Information Card (Besides the actual cards, there were two filler cards explaining what I attempted to explain above.)
Onto the real stuff now...
Pack 1:
604 - Carlos Febles (Way to start it off with someone I've never heard of before...)

633 - Jose Vizcaino
614 - Eric Milton
582 - Marty Cordova
741 - Shawn Green Season Highlights Checklist
535 - Eric Junge Star Rookie (I think Upper Deck did an even worse job than Donruss with their Rated Rookies at predicting future stars from their rookie crop.)
Pack 2:
655 - Alex Gonzalez (This box is lousy with Cubs already. And by lousy, I mean Cub lousy.)
670 - Brian Jordan (First year as a Dodger.)
644 - Alex Ochoa
624 - John Vander Wal (I never understood his last name.)
679 - Jeff Kent
687 - Pablo Ozuna (Teal alert!)

Pack 3:
698 - Kevin Jarvis
672 - Fernando Tatis (I was really surprised that Tatis made it back to the majors, since it seemed like he couldn't really keep it together after he had the one huge season with the Cards in the late '90s.)
568 - Bobby Smith
665 - Rick Helling (Seemed to be the very definition of League Average Starting Pitcher throughout his career.)
559 - Jose Cruz Jr. (Coming off of a 38 HR season with Toronto, I can honestly say I never really heard about him during his career. I pretty much ignored the mid-'90s, though.)
605 - Jose Rosado
533 - Anderson Machado Star Rookie
Pack 4:
569 - Wilson Alvarez
716 - Juan Encarnacion (I had forgotten that Juan actually played for the Reds at one point.)
628 - David Wells (Possibly half-drunk and/or hungover for his in-studio photo shoot. This began his second trial as a Yankee.)
602 - Chuck Knoblauch (Knoblauch stole an astonishing amount of bases in his career. I keep thinking of his problems with making throws to 1st, which is a shame.)
703 - Marlon Byrd
532 - Ben Howard Star Rookie
Pack 5:
552 - David Justice (Another cheesy studio shot. Justice was a new Oakland Athletic.)
701 - Ramon Vazquez
607 - Bobby Higginson (Another player I apparently missed out on.)
581 - Jeff Cirillo (2002 was Cirillo's first season with Seattle, and I got to see him play in my first ever attended Major League game that season. Seattle beat the Cards 10-0.)
744 - Larry Walker Season Highlights Checklist
636 - Andruw Jones
677 - Bruce Chen
Pack 6:
603 - Michael Tucker

564 - Jason Standridge
743 - Roberto Alomar Season Highlights Checklist (Saliva-free as far as I know.)
553 - Billy Koch

504 - Reed Johnson Star Rookie
Pack 7:
646 - Eric Young
620 - Rocky Biddle
723 - Jose Ortiz (Also the name of a former great Oregon State basketball player.)
697 - Mark Kotsay
599 - John Burkett

546 - Aaron Sele
507 - Luis Martinez Star Rookie
Pack 8:
576 - Bret Boone
550 - Kevin Appier
713 - Mike Williams
585 - Luis Matos
631 - Richard Hidalgo (Former Astros slugger that just fell off the face of the planet...)
506 - John Ennis Star Rookie
Alright, so that's it for the first 8 packs (plus bonus.) Packs 9 through 16 are up next. Pretty much everything besides the Cardinals cards are up for grabs, so just let me know if you're dying for one of my Ramon Vazquez cards.
The Ichiro/Jones cards are especially nice. And you've got to love baseball cards with an Art Deco base design. Don't you?
ReplyDeleteIf you need to give a home to the Cubs and Jays cards I will gladly volunteer.
ReplyDeletethree things...
ReplyDelete1. I hate the DH rule, too. Both Edgar and Harold Baines belong in the Hall.
2. I would love that Pena card, let me know what it would take...
3. The McGwire card is cute. I never liked him too much as a player, but i will say he and sosa did a lot to increase interest in the game and him being treated as a monster is not fair at all...
cheers!
Tunguska - I'll set aside the Cubs and Jays cards when I'm done with the box (there will be two more posts.) If you have any extra Cardinals cards laying around, maybe we can do a quick swap or something.
ReplyDeleteTroll - I'll set aside the Pena card for you. Thanks again for the package. I haven't gotten around to posting about it yet, but I will soon.