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The group break is moving along nicely - but it's time to speed it up a bit with some of the "boring" boxes (and by boring, I mean boxes where we either won't get a hit or have hardly any chance of getting a hit). In order to make things more interesting, I'm going to host a Pack War between 1997 Collector's Choice and 1999 Pacific.
First order of business, to make things as even as possible, I'm going to open up 2 packs of Collector's Choice and 3 packs of Pacific (that gives Pacific two extra cards - I'll group 2 Pacific cards versus each of the guaranteed All-Star Connection inserts from Collector's Choice. May the best set win!
Packs 10 and 11 Collector's Choice and Packs 06, 07, and 08 of Pacific:
(In each case, the first card named is Collector's Choice, the second Pacific)
Moises Alou - Marlins vs. Wade Boggs - Rays
A solid opening for both packs, but I have to give Boggs the nod here. 1-0 Pacific.
Sammy Sosa - Crash the Game - Cubs vs. Andy Benes - Diamondbacks
Eesh, hard to beat an insert, but Benes found lots of teams hard to beat apparently (118-107 career record at the point the card was printed). We are tied 1-1.
Garret Anderson - Angels vs. Makoto Suzuki - Mariners
Suzuki may be a rookie card, but he didn't exactly pan out. Anderson wins. 2-1 Collector's Choice.
Ken Griffey Jr. vs. Paul O'Neil
Paul would have won against most players as he was an ex-Red, but Griffey is also an ex-Red...and one who didn't leave the Reds for the Yankees. 3-1 Collector's Choice.
Eddie Murray - Angels vs. Bruce Chen - Braves
Eesh, hard to pick a winner here...The Murray card is borderless, but the Chen card says "rookie" on it...plus it looks like it was a night picture. Advantage Chen. 3-2 Collector's Choice.
Chris Haney - Royals vs. Todd Hollandsworth - Dodgers
In a battle of two people I don't know much about, I gotta go with Todd. Pacific storms back to tie it up at 3 all.
Derrick Gibson - Rockies vs. Lou Collier - Pirates
The Collier photo is better than the red rookie class Gibson card. 3-4 Pacific back in front.
Charlie Hayes - Yankees vs. Sidney Ponson - Orioles
The good news is the Orioles finally got a base card, the bad news is I've never liked Ponson much. Tied up again, 4-4.
Ozzie Guillen - White Sox vs. Alex Gonzalez - Marlins
Gonzalez's rookie card isn't enough to overcome the craziness that is Ozzie. Advantage Collector's Choice. 5-4 CC.
Jeff Blauser - Braves vs. Ben Grieve - Athletics
I feel like I've already pulled the same Grieve card two or three times (too lazy to go back and check). Advantage Blauser. 6-4 Collector's Choice.
Troy O'Leary - Red Sox vs. Armando Rios - Giants
Rios gets the nod for his rookie card in a battle of meaningless players. 6-5 Collector's Choice.
Tim Wakefield - Red Sox vs. Greg Maddux - Braves
Wow, a battle of two great pitchers. Maddux is probably the better pitcher, but he got way too many wins against my Reds. Wakefield gets the win here. 7-5 Collector's Choice.
Emil Brown - Pirates vs. Joey Hamilton - Padres
Two boring players, two boring cards. I can't decide a winner here... 7-5-1 Collector's Choice
Ken Caminiti - All-Star Connection - Padres vs both Wilton Guerrero - Expos and Terry Steinbach - Twins
If it were the other Guerrero, Pacific might have won, but as it is, Caminiti slays two Pacific cards. 8-5-1 Collector's Choice heading into the second half of the Pack War.
Wilton Guerrero - Dodgers vs. Fernando Vina - Brewers
Guerrero may have changed both teams and brands from the previous round, but he still loses. 8-6-1 Collector's Choice.
Ed Sprague - Blue Jays vs. Matt Williams - Diamondbacks
Gotta go with Williams here. 8-7-1 Pacific making it a close contest once again.
Troy Percival - Angels vs. Dennis Eckersley - Red Sox
Sheesh, I'm really getting tired of pulling Angel after Angel! That's reason enough to give it to Eck. Tied up again, 8-8-1.
Joe Carter - Blue Jays vs. Cliff Floyd - Marlins
No contest, Carter wins. 9-8-1 Collector's Choice back in front.
Tim Salmon - Angels vs. Ellis Burks - Giants
Another complete blowout, Salmon wins hands down. 10-8-1 Collector's Choice on the verge of clinching...
Mark Hutton - Marlins vs. Ellis Burks - Giants
In a strange twist, Burks and the Pacific packs tries the "same two cards in a row" trick...and it works the second time! Burks over Hutton. 10-9-1 Collector's Choice.
Jeff Abbott - White Sox vs. Joey Cora - Indians
I like the Cora photo a lot - that's good enough for me. Tied up at 10-10-1.
Ron Karkovice - White Sox vs. Carlos Guillen - Mariners
This is also a no contest, but the other direction than normal. Guillen coasts to an easy victory while putting Pacific back on top. 10-11-1.
Amaury Telemaco - Cubs vs. Ugueth Urbina - Expos
It seems like Collector's Choice thought it had the Pack War wrapped up awhile back and empty the bench a bit too soon... Who are these guys? 10-12-1 Pacific with only five cards to go.
Tom Goodwin - Royals vs. Alex Cora - Dodgers
Joey Cora won a few rounds ago, and now his little brother is trying to win as well. Neither card is overly exciting so I'll keep it in the family, little Cora wins! 10-13-1 Pacific!
Kevin Foster - Cubs vs. Jeff Cirillo - Brewers
Ugh, another round with no clear winner. I don't really like the Cubs or Brewers...we'll call it a tie. 10-13-2 now.
Mark Lemke - Braves vs. Ken Hill - Angels
Another Angel, but this one isn't close. The Lemke photo is much, much better. 11-13-2 Pacific.
Craig Biggio - All-Star Connection - Astros vs. Brady Anderson - Oriles and Kenny Lofton - Indians
Biggio was really good, but Anderson had a great single season and Lofton had a great career...combined they slay Biggio and Collector's Choice!
Finall score:
Pacific: 14
Collector's Choice: 11 (with 2 ties)
First order of business, to make things as even as possible, I'm going to open up 2 packs of Collector's Choice and 3 packs of Pacific (that gives Pacific two extra cards - I'll group 2 Pacific cards versus each of the guaranteed All-Star Connection inserts from Collector's Choice. May the best set win!
Packs 10 and 11 Collector's Choice and Packs 06, 07, and 08 of Pacific:
(In each case, the first card named is Collector's Choice, the second Pacific)
Moises Alou - Marlins vs. Wade Boggs - Rays
A solid opening for both packs, but I have to give Boggs the nod here. 1-0 Pacific.
Sammy Sosa - Crash the Game - Cubs vs. Andy Benes - Diamondbacks
Eesh, hard to beat an insert, but Benes found lots of teams hard to beat apparently (118-107 career record at the point the card was printed). We are tied 1-1.
Garret Anderson - Angels vs. Makoto Suzuki - Mariners
Suzuki may be a rookie card, but he didn't exactly pan out. Anderson wins. 2-1 Collector's Choice.
Ken Griffey Jr. vs. Paul O'Neil
Paul would have won against most players as he was an ex-Red, but Griffey is also an ex-Red...and one who didn't leave the Reds for the Yankees. 3-1 Collector's Choice.
Eddie Murray - Angels vs. Bruce Chen - Braves
Eesh, hard to pick a winner here...The Murray card is borderless, but the Chen card says "rookie" on it...plus it looks like it was a night picture. Advantage Chen. 3-2 Collector's Choice.
Chris Haney - Royals vs. Todd Hollandsworth - Dodgers
In a battle of two people I don't know much about, I gotta go with Todd. Pacific storms back to tie it up at 3 all.
Derrick Gibson - Rockies vs. Lou Collier - Pirates
The Collier photo is better than the red rookie class Gibson card. 3-4 Pacific back in front.
Charlie Hayes - Yankees vs. Sidney Ponson - Orioles
The good news is the Orioles finally got a base card, the bad news is I've never liked Ponson much. Tied up again, 4-4.
Ozzie Guillen - White Sox vs. Alex Gonzalez - Marlins
Gonzalez's rookie card isn't enough to overcome the craziness that is Ozzie. Advantage Collector's Choice. 5-4 CC.
Jeff Blauser - Braves vs. Ben Grieve - Athletics
I feel like I've already pulled the same Grieve card two or three times (too lazy to go back and check). Advantage Blauser. 6-4 Collector's Choice.
Troy O'Leary - Red Sox vs. Armando Rios - Giants
Rios gets the nod for his rookie card in a battle of meaningless players. 6-5 Collector's Choice.
Tim Wakefield - Red Sox vs. Greg Maddux - Braves
Wow, a battle of two great pitchers. Maddux is probably the better pitcher, but he got way too many wins against my Reds. Wakefield gets the win here. 7-5 Collector's Choice.
Emil Brown - Pirates vs. Joey Hamilton - Padres
Two boring players, two boring cards. I can't decide a winner here... 7-5-1 Collector's Choice
Ken Caminiti - All-Star Connection - Padres vs both Wilton Guerrero - Expos and Terry Steinbach - Twins
If it were the other Guerrero, Pacific might have won, but as it is, Caminiti slays two Pacific cards. 8-5-1 Collector's Choice heading into the second half of the Pack War.
Wilton Guerrero - Dodgers vs. Fernando Vina - Brewers
Guerrero may have changed both teams and brands from the previous round, but he still loses. 8-6-1 Collector's Choice.
Ed Sprague - Blue Jays vs. Matt Williams - Diamondbacks
Gotta go with Williams here. 8-7-1 Pacific making it a close contest once again.
Troy Percival - Angels vs. Dennis Eckersley - Red Sox
Sheesh, I'm really getting tired of pulling Angel after Angel! That's reason enough to give it to Eck. Tied up again, 8-8-1.
Joe Carter - Blue Jays vs. Cliff Floyd - Marlins
No contest, Carter wins. 9-8-1 Collector's Choice back in front.
Tim Salmon - Angels vs. Ellis Burks - Giants
Another complete blowout, Salmon wins hands down. 10-8-1 Collector's Choice on the verge of clinching...
Mark Hutton - Marlins vs. Ellis Burks - Giants
In a strange twist, Burks and the Pacific packs tries the "same two cards in a row" trick...and it works the second time! Burks over Hutton. 10-9-1 Collector's Choice.
Jeff Abbott - White Sox vs. Joey Cora - Indians
I like the Cora photo a lot - that's good enough for me. Tied up at 10-10-1.
Ron Karkovice - White Sox vs. Carlos Guillen - Mariners
This is also a no contest, but the other direction than normal. Guillen coasts to an easy victory while putting Pacific back on top. 10-11-1.
Amaury Telemaco - Cubs vs. Ugueth Urbina - Expos
It seems like Collector's Choice thought it had the Pack War wrapped up awhile back and empty the bench a bit too soon... Who are these guys? 10-12-1 Pacific with only five cards to go.
Tom Goodwin - Royals vs. Alex Cora - Dodgers
Joey Cora won a few rounds ago, and now his little brother is trying to win as well. Neither card is overly exciting so I'll keep it in the family, little Cora wins! 10-13-1 Pacific!
Kevin Foster - Cubs vs. Jeff Cirillo - Brewers
Ugh, another round with no clear winner. I don't really like the Cubs or Brewers...we'll call it a tie. 10-13-2 now.
Mark Lemke - Braves vs. Ken Hill - Angels
Another Angel, but this one isn't close. The Lemke photo is much, much better. 11-13-2 Pacific.
Craig Biggio - All-Star Connection - Astros vs. Brady Anderson - Oriles and Kenny Lofton - Indians
Biggio was really good, but Anderson had a great single season and Lofton had a great career...combined they slay Biggio and Collector's Choice!
Finall score:
Pacific: 14
Collector's Choice: 11 (with 2 ties)
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