1995 Topps: Part 2

Before I get into Part 2 of the Most Amazing Break Ever, here's the round-up so far of cards and where they are headed:

Community Gum: Greg Maddux cards

BA Benny: Mets and Yankees

SpastikMooss: Want list cards

Anyone else want in on this action? There are plenty of Jay Bell cards to go around.

Pack 10:

125 - John Doherty

102 - Phil Plantier Cyberstats (Plantier was a huge Red Sox prospect for awhile, had one Adam Dunn/Dave Kingman style season and flamed out. He evidently made his last appearances with the Cardinals.)

332 - Jim Gott

52 - Mark Thompson Star Track

184 - Hector Fajardo

389 - Tony Gwynn / Albert Belle All-Stars (I wouldn't mind a return to the dueling All-Stars cards if they actually covered every player who made the All-Star team. I think they leave a few people out right now.)

219 - Dave Hansen

227 - Wayne Kirby (Trying to think of something clever to say... not happening. I did flip the card over to find that Kirby's brother played was Terry Kirby of the Dolphins.)

24 - Rene Arocha

20 - Denny Martinez

22 - John Wetteland (Continuing here with the theme of posed photos under dramatic skyscapes.)

39 - Darren Lewis

103 - Mariano Duncan

314 - Lance Johnson

310 - Ruben Sierra

Pack 11:

264 - Brent Mayne

46 - Matt Mieske Cyberstats

366 - Jeromy Burnitz

196 - Rondell White (Here it is again. Dramatic.)

51 - Al Martin (I don't see how Martin avoids kicking this bat coming out of the batter's box.)

253 - Lance Blankenship

257 - Shane Reynolds

361 - Mark Carreon

181 - Jeff Reed (Reed was anti-glove oil and pro-shaving cream. Whatever works, man.)

9 - Delino DeShields (I was always convinced that DeShields was going to be a huge star. He eventually came to the Cardinals and I was had readjusted my expectations a bit.)

262 - Allen Watson

162 - Luis Gonzalez

378 - Mark Dewey

295 - Greg Maddux (Just to please the masses.)

335 - Chili Davis (I don't of anyone else named Chili. Chilli, sure, but not Chili.)

Pack 12:

259 - Mike Thurman Draft Pick

80 - Brent Gates Cyberstats

259 - Mike Thurman Draft Pick (Yeah... not the best collation here.)

251 - Kurt Miller Star Track

124 - Todd Benzinger (Caption contest! Quick... someone say something funny!)

184 - Hector Fajardo (Why does it feel like I'm typing the same names over and over again?)

97 - Mike Gardiner

34 - Eddie Zambrano (Same team, different Zambrano.)

137 - Chris Sabo (Sans Sabo glasses.)

122 - Denny Hocking

226 - Randy Milligan

27 - Hal Morris (The Reds counter-answer to the Yankees' Paul O'Neill taunts.)

206 - Howard Johnson (HoJo MoJo!)

121 - Mike Morgan

157 - Troy Neel

Pack 13:

66 - Ismael Valdes

2 - Mickey Morandini Cyberstats

49 - James Baldwin Future Star

336 - Benji Gil Star Track

351 - Mike Williams

337 - Jason Jacome

337 - Jason Jacome (Really... not necessary.)

326 - Jim Eisenreich

131 - Doug Henry

317 - Paul Wagner

68 - Junior Felix

96 - Chuck Carr (Carr turned in a 58 SB performance in 1993 after the Cardinals left him unprotected in the expansion draft. The Cards also lost Cris Carpenter and someone named Scott Baker to Florida. Interestingly enough, the Yankees contested the entire draft which was probably sour grapes for losing their starting third baseman and two players with considerable futures.)

90 - Mark Grace

310 - Ruben Sierra

280 - John Franco

Pack 14:

99 - Cris Carpenter (Cris not Chris! There was no overlap of Carpenters in the Topps base sets, so I guess I can see where some of the confusion comes from.)

90 - Ed Sprague

86 - Gerald Williams (Bernie was better.)

156 - Bill Pulsipher (Pulsipher crossed paths with the Cardinals system at one point, but injuries really cost him.)

255 - Darrin Fletcher

42 - Jose Bautista

394 - John Franco / Lee Smith All-Stars

117 - Rafael Belliard

191 - Roberto Hernandez

308 - Josias Manzanillo

364 - Bob Welch (Welch saw his ERA rise above 7.00 in 1994 and eventually ended up in the bullpen. Ouch.)

296 - Mike Macfarlane

113 - Bret Boone

85 - Andy Ashby

197 - Steve Cooke

Pack 15:

2 - Mickey Morandini (For some reason I always associate Shane Victorino with Morandini even though they didn't play the same position.)

100 - Wade Boggs Cyberstats

179 - LaTroy Hawkins Future Star

116 - Rob Butler

73 - Dave Weathers (It is time for Stormy Weathers!)

393 - Danny Jackson / Jimmy Key All-Stars

195 - Bob Tewksbury (Good pitchers never get any baseball card love, not that Tewksbury had a Hall of Fame career.)

65 - Rick Aguilera

266 - Sterling Hitchcock

188 - Billy Spiers

345 - Don Slaught (Remove the 'D' and it's Onslaught.)

128 - Joe Orsulak

306 - Damion Easley

157 - Troy Neel

145 - John Smoltz (Smoltz was coming off of a rare mediocre season, going 6-10 with a 4.14 ERA if you care about such things. Not that 1994 ever happened, because it did not.)

Pack 16:

219 - Kevin Rogers

187 - Don Slaught Cyberstats

282 - Jeff D'Amico Future Star

37 - Kevin Tapani

133 - Mike Hampton

15 - Lou Whitaker (Signing autos in the dugout? Is this for the ballboy or can Lou reach over the dugout roof?)

209 - Tim Belcher

58 - Mike Timlin

74 - Mel Rojas

228 - Darryl Kile (Another DK card.)

77 - Tim Raines (Totally not posed!)

172 - Hipolito Pichardo

108 - Wil Cordero

279 - Rusty Greer

124 - Todd Benzinger

Pack 17:

327 - Randy Knorr

87 - Bob Hamelin Cyberstats

156 - Bill Pulsipher Future Star

282 - Jeff D'Amico Future Star

4 of 16 - Pat Hentgen League Leaders (Finally, here's another one of the inserts.)

316 - Terrell Wade / Juan Acevedo / Matt Arrandale / Eddie Priest Prospects (This is the first I've ever heard of Matt Arrandale.)

316 - Terrell Wade / Juan Acevedo / Matt Arrandale / Eddie Priest Prospects (Seriously?)

347 - Ozzie Smith (Ozzie! I probably already have this, but who cares? Ozzie!)

98 - David McCarty

88 - Heathcliff Slocumb (Yes, this man was once traded for Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek.)

73 - Dave Weathers

81 - Charlie Hayes

242 - Terry Pendleton (Yes, count me among the bitter that Pendleton raised his batting average by 384924 points as soon as he joined Atlanta.)

197 - Steve Cooke

303 - Steve Buechele

Pack 18:

52 - Mark Thompson Star Track

57 - Charlie Hayes Cyberstats

383 - Billy Hatcher

167 - Bret Wagner Draft Pick (Yeah, I don't know who he is, either.)

180 - Raul Mondesi (Here's a nice example of the new and improved and extremely huge Rookie Cup.)

233 - Alan Benes Future Star (Nice, um... lines.)

351 - Mike Williams

297 - Curt Schilling

354 - Todd Stottlemyre

148 - Otis Nixon (Weird looking guy.)

155 - Mark Portugal

293 - Eddie Taubensee

377 - Tino Martinez

370 - Eddie Murray (Oh, sure, now I get the good players.)

268 - Greg Harris