This is the first
#CheapWaxWednesday since the end of the 2017 World Series with actual games that count for something! I love having baseball back! It is currently Tuesday night, about 9:30 PM Eastern, and the Sox are in the 11th inning of a 1-1 game in Miami. I am hoping my team can pull this one out! Anyways, this week's break is 2000 Topps Finest Series 2 Baseball!!
I paid $41 for this Nomar-covered box.
Box configuration: 24 packs per box, 6 cards per pack
These boxes also came with a jumbo boxtopper, mine being Juan-Gone
Pack 1: Adam Dunn, Tino Martinez, Rafael Palmeiro, Javy Lopez, Rickey Henderson & Andruw Jones Refractor (1 in every 24 packs)
Pack 2: a young Jason Grilli, Frank Thomas, Carlos "El Caballo" Lee & Edgar Martinez
Pack 3: Dante Bichette (I never think of him as a Red), Kenny Lofton & Ivan Rodriguez Finest Moments (1:9 packs)
Pack 4: Raul Mondesi, Scott Rolen, Andruw Jones & Josh Hamilton/Corey Patterson Counterparts (1:8 packs)
The backside of the Hamilton
Pack 5: Roger Cedeno, Andres Galarraga & Darin Erstad
Pack 6: Moises Alou (whenever I see Alou I think of him spiking his glove to the ground after the Bartman interference play), Matt Williams, Mike Piazza & Troy Glaus
Pack 7: Juan Gonzalez, Manny Ramirez & Pedro Martinez Gems (1:24 packs). A new Pedro addition!! Not too often I am able to pull a Pedro card I don't already have!
Pack 8: John Olerud, Fernando "Two Grand Slams in One Inning" Tatis, Pedro Martinez (I have many copies of this one) & Cliff Floyd
Pack 9: Jim Edmonds, Andy Pettitte & Greg Vaughn
Pack 10: Vinny Castilla, John Valentin (who has completed one of just 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history) & Rafael Palmeiro
Pack 11: Adam Dunn, Tino Martinez, Carlos Lee, Ivan Rodriguez Finest Moments Refractor (1:20 packs) & Eric Munson Ballpark Bounties (1:24 packs). Munson is one of just a handful of duds featured in the Ballpark Bounties set
Pack 12: Jason "Grilled Cheese" Grilli, Frank Thomas, Dante Bichette, Rickey Henderson & Nomar Garciaparra/Alex Rodriguez Counterparts (1:8 packs)
Nomar's backside...
Pack 13: Edgar Martinez & Chipper Jones Finest Moments (1:9 packs)
Pack 14: Raul Mondesi, Roger Cedeno, Kenny Lofton, Scott Rolen & Chris Wakeland RC #ed 1010/3000 (1:13 packs). By the way, the 11th inning just ended. The tying run scored, but Bour was thrown out at the plate to send the game to the 12th.
Pack 15: Andres Galarraga, Andruw Jones & Darin Erstad
Pack 16: Jason Kendall, Ellis Burks & Mike Piazza
Pack 17: Adrian Beltre, Omar Vizquel & Lyle Overbay RC #ed 2614/3000 (1:13 packs)
Pack 18: Craig Biggio, Rafael Furcal & Ben Grieve
Pack 19: Sammy Sosa, Carlos Delgado & Ken Griffey, Jr. Dreamcast (1:36 packs). Really nice looking insert there!
Pack 20: Lance Berkman, Albert Belle, Wade Boggs Finest Moments (1:9 packs) & Pedro Martinez/Rick Ankiel Counterparts (1:8 packs). Another Pedro card I already had.
Ankiel featured on the reverse. Ankiel didn't quite have the pitching career that Pedro did.
Pack 21: Kerry Wood & Trevor Hoffman
Pack 22: Shawn Green & J.D. Drew
Pack 23: David Wells, Bob Abreu, Miguel Tejada, Jose Lima & Alfonso Soriano
Pack 24: Mike Hampton, Rick Ankiel, Johnny Damon & Mike Mussina
Something I don't always remember to a take a picture of, a card back.
It is never a bad break when I am able to pull a Pedro addition! Even better that it was a one-per-box subset card! That card and the beautiful Griffey Dreamcast inset made this box worthwhile!
The Sox game is still 2-2, now in the bottom of the 12th...
@ShaneSalmonson
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