2002 Topps Series 2 Jumbo Pack

Greetings!

Hope everyone's ready for the weekend.  As I type this, the Royals have just locked up Game 3 of the World Series.  I hope it's an entertaining Series and while my heart says Kansas City (because why not?), my brain says San Fran (because somehow I think it's more logical to watch a team develop and take gradual steps to win it all as opposed to a "Cinderella" scenario).  But hey, if KC wins I have no problem with that, because why not?

When I did my anniversary post I noticed that my first sports pack post was uploaded 3 years ago today.  Not only that, but I noticed I uploaded a pack from the same set last year.  Well, I have one more from 2002...from the scan folder, it's a 2002 Topps Series 2 Jumbo Pack!

I believe I did pay $5 for the pack, purchased from the LCS near where my parents live.  I figured it was a good deal, since I didn't have many 2002 cards in the collection, and it's 2 more cards than what you get for a $5 Topps rack pack nowadays.  Let's see what I got:

 

No# - Ticket To History Promotion

No # - Checklist (4 of 4)

#483 – Chris Carpenter

#537 – Luis Sojo

#514 – Mark Grudzielanek

#421 – Felipe Lopez

Since this is the third 2002 Topps pack on the site, there's no need to comment on the cards themselves.  I 

will give bonus points for the Checklist not counting as part of the 38 cards.

#456 – Eric Owens

#372 – Willis Roberts

#586 – Nate Cornejo

#402 – Kyle Loshe

#538 – Brent Butler

#468 – Rusty Greer

I didn't notice until now that the trusty scanner did not eat up the borders here.  Maybe it's a white border 

thing.  Moving on...

#377 – Nick Beugebauer

#439 – A.J. Pierzynski

#434 – Bill Mueller

#559 – Sun Woo Kim

#448 – Kevin Millwood

#506 – Wilton Guerrero

#432 – Erubiel Durazo

#697 – Ivan Rodriguez (Gold Glove)

#713 – Larry Walker (Gold Glove)

#99 – Gene Woodling (1952 World Series Anniversary)

#610 – Scott Rolen

#550 – Ken Griffey Jr.

That Woodling is shiny, but not Chrome-shiny.  Airbrush that C from Junior Griffey's helmet and you've got 

5 great base cards for one of them Panini sets.

#425 – Frank Thomas

#633 – Jermaine Dye

#470 – Lance Berkman

#385 – Fred McGriff

#367 – Mike Lieberthal

#640 – Alex Rodriguez

The last 11 cards ain't so bad for 2002 standards.  And ignoring A-Rod, more Panini goodness.  I think 

that's the problem...Panini's offerings are so tightly cropped, the lack of logos is too obvious.

  

#613 – Ray Lankford

#570 – Ryan Klesko

#530 – Brian Giles

#599 – Preston Wilson

Nice Giles and Wilson shots.  Moving on...

#585 – Miguel Tejada

#455 – Barry Zito

#516 – Sterling Hitchcock

#522 – Steve Finley

#505 – Ben Sheets

#565 – Andres Galarraga

 

Oh, it's the horizontal portion of the Jumbo pack.  Nice Big Cat card to end it.

Here's the obligatory backs:

Anyway, that's the pack.  I'm out of 2002 Topps packs, so I have no idea what I'll post next year.  Anyway, enjoy the rest of the World Series...thanks for reading!