June Quarry Group Break - Box #3 2004 Topps Chrome Series 2 (GREAT CASE HIT!)

Here we are at the midway point of the June break.  I will go ahead and continue with the 2004 Topps Chrome with Series 2.  Going along with the Presidential elections in 2004, there are Presidential inserts in this box.  I am looking forward to them in next year's set if they are good as in the past.  They will randomed in the same fashion as my previous break as "consolation prizes" (Thanx to Ryan G. for naming it).  Well, one will be a consolation prize, the other will be probably the biggest hit of the break for someone.  I hope I haven't oversold it, but I think this hit is special.

Inserts/Parallels Insertion Rate

Refractors (1:4) 5 expected
Gold Refractors (1:5) 4 expected
Black Refractors (1:10) 2 expected
Red Xfractors (1:20) 1 expected

None of the parallels are numbered, but the Xfractors are limited to 61 for series 2 according to BaseballCardPedia.


Once again I will count the regular refractors as parallels and the colored refractors as inserts.

The Box

 The Packs

On with the show.

pack one

346 Austin Kearns - Reds

319 Ramon Nivar - Rangers

303 Oliver Perez - Pirates

refractor

294 Carlos Pena - Tigers

pack two

439 Claudio Vargas - Expos

320 Casey Blake - Indians

444 Jose Guillen - Angels

349 Aaron Guiel - Royals

pack three

310 Marty Cordova - Orioles

454 Scott Williamson - Red Sox

254 Rudy Guillen - Yankees

262 Jhonny Peralta - Indians

pack four

425 Jeremy Bonderman - Tigers

356 Randall Simon - Pirates

459 Ramon Santiago - Mariners

AUTO

234 Bradley Sullivan - Athletics

pack five

377 Robin Ventura - Dodgers

285 Robby Hammock - Diamondbacks

347 Chin-Hui Tsao - Rockies

gold refractor

308 Matt Kata - Diamondbacks

pack six

463 Guillermo Mota - Dodgers

404 Kurt Ainsworth - Orioles

408 Luis Gonzalez - Diamondbacks

gold refractor

438 Jeff Bagwell - Astros

pack seven

336 Odalis Perez - Dodgers

345 Josh Bard - Indians

329 Scott Spiezio - Mariners

359 Corey Koskie - Twins

pack eight

419 Mark Ellis - Athletics

265 Jeff Suppan - Cardinals

457 Ryan Dempster - Cubs (there you go Jon)

Presidential Pastime refractor

PP4 James Madison

pack nine

268 Ken Griffey Jr. - Reds

275 Jose Reyes - Mets

382 Jeff Nelson - Rangers

335 Morgan Ensberg - Astros

pack ten

369 Joe Crede - White Sox

282 Cory Lidle - Reds

435 Ramon Vazquez - Padres

refractor

406 Eric Karros - Athletics

pack eleven

296 Jeriome Robertson - Astros

458 Ryan Ludwick - Indians

380 Vladimir Guerrero - Angels

365 Craig Biggio - Astros

pack twelve

396 Reed Johnson - Blue Jays

248 Omar Quintanilla - Athletics

327 Travis Lee - Yankees

430 Garret Anderson - Angels

pack thirteen

251 Vito Chiaravalloti - Blue Jays

392 Dewon Brazelton - Devil Rays

402 Raul Mondesi - Pirates

384 Bobby Abreu - Phillies

pack fourteen

445 Scott Hatteberg - Athletics

297 Travis Hafner - Indians

276 Brandon Duckworth - Astros

328 Jeff Cirillo - Padres

pack fifteen

381 Steve Karsay - Yankees

465 Armando Benitez - Marlins

298 Joe Randa - Royals

refractor

466 Wade Miller - Astros

pack sixteen

409 Jack Cust - Orioles

324 John Olerud - Mariners

252 Travis Blackley - Mariners

290 Paul Konerko - White Sox

pack seventeen

294 Chris Woodward - Blue Jays

361 Sidney Ponson - Orioles

372 Torii Hunter - Twins

refractor

379 Matthew LeCroy - Twins

pack eighteen

461 Brad Lidge - Astros

266 Kenny Lofton - Yankees

420 Pat Burrell - Phillies

black refractor

275 Jose Reyes - Mets

pack nineteen

357 Wily Mo Pena - Reds

270 Larry Walker - Rockies

286 Jason Johnson - Tigers

refractor

306 Joe Nathan - Twins

pack twenty (HOT PACK)

gold refractor

417 Jae Weong Seo - Mets

456 Roberto Alomar - Diamondbacks

black refractor

343 Jose Valverde - Diamondbacks

red Xfractor

301 Ruben Sierra - Yankees

AND

THE 

BIG 

HIT 

IS

pack twenty one (Box Topper Pack)

FPR-DE Dwight D. Eisenhower Griffin Stadium seat relic (AWESOME)

Sure, the auto was lacking once again (although jaybarkerfan will probably be happy with it) and we missed out on the bigger names available, but everyone without a hit still has a chance at the Ike.  Another month and another rare Ruben Sierra card for a Quarry Group Break.  Last month it was a bat card from Bazooka and this month is a Xfractor.   The Ike is sweet and it will be randomed at the end of the break, with all purchased teams without a hit of some kind having a chance at it.  (every team except the Phillies, Cards, and A's is eligible so far with one more hit coming tomorrow in the Aurora box).

Winners for the box

Athletics

Diamondbacks

Mets

Astros

Yankees

The A's got a good looking auto of a first round bust.  He never made it past Class A, but an auto is an auto and it is $6 on COMC so not a horrible hit.  The Diamondbacks are just rolling with these Chrome boxes with 3 colored refractors in this box and a black in the first one.  The Mets have been fairly quiet in this break, but an early (rookie?) black refractor of Jose Reyes isn't too bad.  The Astros were a top 5 team in May's break and look to be again this month and both times were not purchased.  And the Yanks picked up their first "big" card in the Sierra Xfractor.


Losers for the box
Braves
Brewers
Giants
Red Sox
Cardinals

I honestly don't think I had EVER opened a normal-sized box that didn't have 1 Brave in it.  Sorry Colbey, but I did warn you.  Don't feel too bad though the Brewers were shutout in BOTH Chrome boxes and I am so glad no one paid for them.  I almost never pull Giants, which as a Rockies fan I hope doesn't change but as a group break host I always strive for a little parity.   The Red Sox just getting one card was surprising also, but they have been fairly strong in the other boxes.  I am glad for that because otherwise Ryan G. would be thinking conspiracy after last month.

Break totals for this box ONLY

Angels                         3          0          0          0

Astros                          5          1          1          0

Athletics                      3          1          0          1

Blue Jays                     3          0          0          0

Braves                         0          0          0          0

Brewers                       0          0          0          0

Cardinals                     1          0          0          0

Cubs                            1          0          0          0

Devil Rays                  1          0          0          0

Diamondbacks            2          0          3          0

Dodgers                      3          0          0          0

Expos                         1          0          0          0

Giants                         0          0          0          0

Indians                        5          0          0          0

Mariners                      4          0          0          0

Marlins                        1          0          0          0

Mets                            1          0          2          0

Orioles                         4          0          0          0

Padres                         2          0          0          0

Phillies                         2          0          0          0

Pirates                         3          0          0          0

Rangers                       2          0          0          0

Red Sox                      1          0          0          0

Reds                            4          0          0          0

Rockies                       2          0          0          0

Royals                         2          0          0          0

Tigers                         2          1          0          0

Twins                         2          2          0          0

White Sox                   2          0          0          0

Yankees                      4          0          1          0