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1999 UD Retro: Packs 5 and 6

It's time to continue the box break (to be precise, the lunch box break) - here are the next two packs.

1999 UD Retro:
Pack 5:

3.  Tim Salmon

11.  Javy Lopez
12.  Albert Belle
27.  Kenny Lofton
31.  Tony Clark
39.  Craig Biggio

I have a feeling it wouldn't have been much fun to be an Angels fan if you didn't like Tim Salmon in the late 90s.   For a few teams, there always seems to be one or two guys that I would always pull for that team - off the top of my head:
Angels - Tim Salmon
Rangers - Ivan Rodriguez & Juan Gonzalez 
Cubs - Sammy Sosa
Astros - Lance Berkman

I'm sure if I thought about it a little more, I could come up with another half dozen players for various teams that seemed extra prevalent as I collected cards.

Pack 6:

17.  Sammy Sosa

 25.  Jim Thome
44.  Adrian Beltre
54.  Edgardo Alfonzo
60.  Bernie Williams
102.  Bucky Dent

See, there's a Sosa!  I probably could add Adrian Beltre to the above list as well - I seem to get a ton of his cards too.  In other news, I happen to like the Bucky Dent card quite a bit - even if he is a Yankee.  What can I say, I'm a sucker for legendary players (especially of the non-Mantle and Ruth variety).

Now that I've opened up six packs, or a quarter of the box, it's time to take a look at what I've found so far.  At the moment, I have four inserts (2 Distant Replays and 2 Throwback Attacks).  As I said already, there is an autograph in each lunch box - though there are at least one or two redemptions that you definitely want to avoid now that the set is over a decade old.  I also have 32 different base cards - no duplicates (which makes me happy)!  What else will the box yield?  Only one way to find out - stay tuned!

Comments

  1. You're right about the Angels/Salmon. Thanks for scanning this card - I don't think I have that one.

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