Without further delay, let the madness that is 1999 Stadium Club begin.
We'll start with Row 1.
Pack 1:
Terry Steinbach
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
I already talked about this card briefly on my blog I Heart Halos, but it still gets some love over here. I didn't even remember the somewhat forgettable Minnesota years for Terry before this photo. Sandy Alomar wins the "I'm on everyone else's card in 1999 Stadium Club" MVP award.
Mike Lansing
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
I love me some cards with other players making appearances and 1999 Stadium Club is huge for this. Here Manny Martinez makes an attempt at breaking up the DP, sliding into an invisible base.
Rest of the pack:
Ugueth Urbina
Doug Glanville
Todd Jones
Jose Offerman - 1999 Transactions
Pack 2:
Tom Goodwin
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Miggy Tejada doing the background thing. A lot of sweet action sliding shots are the key to any good Stadium Club set.
Larry Jones Insertpalooza
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
According to this Stadium Club card of Chipper Jones, Larry is never one to compromise.
Rest of the pack:
Scott Rolen
Kevin Young
Juan Encarnacion
Kevin Brown - 1999 Transactions
Pack 3:
Superstar Sweetness...Ken Griffey Jr.
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Probably my favorite card from the break. Iconic and clean '90s star, flying through the air with the grace he was known for and it's horizontal, which is always a plus.
Brian Jordan - 1999 Transactions
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Gotta love cards with exuberance. These Transactions cards have a sort of mirror finish to them.
Rest of the pack:
Rondell White
Jason Giambi
Rick Aguilera
Wayne Gomes
Pack 4:
Sandy Alomar
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Part of the I Heart Halos Déjà Vu series.
Jason Kendall
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Not sure why Jason is sliding in so aggressively with no catcher in sight, but the guy plays balls out and that's why fans love him.
Rest of the pack:
Tino Martinez
Abraham Nunez
Brian Meadows
Matt Roney - 1998 MLB Draft Pick
Pack 5:
Matt Williams
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Perhaps an interleague card for Taste Like Dirt to add to his series of cards that take place in Oakland of non-A's players.
Mike Cameron - 1999 Transactions
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
His 1 season helped to net Griffey, so that's a plus.
Rest of the pack:
Mark Grudzielanek
Richie Sexson
Mike Bordick
Damion Easley
Pack 6:
Darin Erstad
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
A lot of interleague shots in this product, here Ersty looks to destroy the Padres in San Diego.
Scott Spiezio
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Johnny Damon ducking down under the throw of a future Halo hero.
Rest of the pack:
Greg Norton
Mark Grudzielanek
Darrin Fletcher
Bobby Bonilla - 1999 Transactions
Pack 7:
Dennis Reyes
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
I remember Denny for being fat and being involved in a lot of trades that involved better players.
Carlos Lee - Future Star
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
El Caballo playing some infield and a Future Star on top of that, sweet.
Rest of the pack:
Quinton McCracken
Curt Schilling
Jason Kendall
Gregg Olson
Pack 8:
Aaron Boone
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Positive: This guy makes Red Sox fans miserable. Negative: He makes Yankee fans joyous.
Chuck Finley
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
The bleached blonde years were forgettable for ol' Chuckles.
3rd card bonus:
Nomar
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
This photo was too cool not to post it.
Rest of the pack:
Kevin Stocker
Justin Thompson
Matt Roney - 1998 MLB Draft Pick
On to Row 2:
Pack 1:
Ryan Klesko
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Remember the disaster that was Klesko in the outfield? Good times.
Kerry Wood - Never Compromise Insert
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Apparently like Chipper, Kerry also refuses to compromise.
Rest of the pack:
Rick Helling
Magglio Ordonez
Omar Vizquel
Gregg Jefferies - 1999 Transactions
Pack 2:
Javy Lopez
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Javy is apparently straining to make it into third or he's thinking about what his career will be like outside of Atlanta.
Manny Ramirez
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
I feel like Man Ram has an inordinate number of cards that look similar to this one.
Rest of the pack:
Mike Hampton
Matt Morris
Brian Moehler
Carlos Lee - Future Star
Pack 3:
David Justice
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Dave seems especially pleased with himself on this card.
Marlon Anderson - Future Star
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Future Star? Yeah, about that...
Rest of the pack:
Jeff Blauser
Bernie Williams
Todd Dunwoody
Chad Curtis
Pack 4:
Carl Everett
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Carl inviting others to the Gun Show. Bonus points for entertaining Jeff Bagwell in the background.
Omar Vizquel
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
There should never be a card that depicts Omar at the plate. NEVER.
Rest of the pack:
Ricky Gutierrez
Jamie Moyer
Terry Steinbach
Ron Belliard - Future Star
Pack 5:
Ken Caminiti - 1999 Transactions
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
A cautionary tale that is year after year ignored.
Ken Griffey Jr. Video Replay
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
This card is like Sportflics on steroids.
Rest of the pack:
Mike Lieberthal
Jeff Abbott
Chris Peters
Brian Meadows
Pack 6:
Sean Casey
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
The ever loquacious first baseman.
Miguel Tejada
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Unlike A-Rod, I like this guy way too much to make jokes about him.
Rest of the pack:
A.J. Hinch
Justin Thompson
Fernando Tatis
Todd Stottlemyre - 1999 Transactions
Pack 7:
Larry Walker
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
The Canadian Strongman. He was good, but you have to wonder what his career would have been if MLB never expanded to Colorado.
Hideki Irabu
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Fat Toad, 'nuff said.
Rest of the pack:
Todd Dunwoody
Carl Everett
Mike DiFelice
Ramon Hernandez - Future Star
Pack 8:
Al Martin
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Sliding shots never get old. Jose Offerman on the cameo.
Kerry Wood
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
It'll be interesting to see how he fares in Cleveland. My apologies to Bay Rat for the multiple Cubs cards.
Rest of the pack:
Todd Dunwoody
Henry Rodriguez
Manny Ramirez
Steve Finley - 1999 Transactions
And finally, Row 3:
Pack 1:
Tim Salmon
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
There will probably never be a more beloved Halo.
Mark Kotsay
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
In high school, we used to go to Fullerton every weekend when the Titans were playing to watch Mark Kotsay play college baseball. He was unreal.
Rest of the pack:
Brad Radke
Mike Sweeney
Kevin Stocker
Brad Lidge - 1998 MLB Draft Pick
Pack 2:
Curt Schilling
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
I wish this guy would just shut up sometimes.
Todd Hundley - 1999 Transactions
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Not exactly the Mike Piazza replacement the Dodgers were hoping for.
Rest of the pack:
Aaron Boone
Dennis Reyes
Matt Williams
Bobby Higginson
(Yup, 2 Reds doubles or are they triples at this point, I lost count)
Pack 3:
Mo Vaughn
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Hit Dog. Sort of the anti-Salmon. Seems to be hated by most Halo fans although I still have a soft spot for the big guy.
Quilvio Veras
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Horizontal glove work.
Rest of the pack:
Mike Bordick
Jaret Wright
Dan Wilson
Jeff Montgomery
Pack 4:
Ricky Gutierrez
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Eli Marrero fans are rejoicing.
Marty Cordova
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
The Alomar Experience Continues
Rest of the pack:
Scott Rolen
Miguel Tejada
Seth Greisinger
Matt Roney - 1998 MLB Draft Pick
Pack 5:
Jeff Bagwell
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Bagwell flashing the leather with future Halo Bobby Abreu looking along.
Greg Vaughn 1999 Transactions
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
1999 marked Greg's second straight top 5 MVP finish. Despite a .245 average, Vaughn was a power monster.
Rest of the pack:
Brian Anderson
Wayne Gomes
Al Martin
Todd Walker
Pack 6:
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Cirillo pulls off the slightly afraid of getting hit by the pickoff throw with style, as Wally Joyner and his ultra bald head attempt to apply the tag.
Gary Sheffield
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Much like the previous Ryan Klesko card, I appreciate cards that make players look almost small and insignificant in the ballpark.
Rest of the pack:
Ugueth Urbina
Kirt Manwaring
Ken Griffey Jr. - Video Replay
Brant Brown - 1999 Transactions
Pack 7:
Ivan Rodriguez
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Pudge with the skyward glance and toss of the bat.
Ryan Anderson - Future Star
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
OMG! The next Randy Johnson. The Little Unit. The never pitched an inning in the majors phenom!
Rest of the pack:
Tino Martinez
Richie Sexson
Doug Glanville
Charles Nagy
Pack 8:
Alex Rodriguez - Video Replay
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
While the Griffey launching a home run Video Replay card was actually pretty cool, this card just plain sucks. Here's Alex diving into thrid without a tag being applied. Oh joy!
Kevin Brown - 1999 Transactions
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| From 1999 Stadium Club |
Nothing like a card that commemorates one of the worst transactions in baseball history. Sorry Dodger fans.
So there you have it. 1/3 of the Stadium Club 1999 Experience. Even more if you consider that about half the freaking cards were doubles. Pretty fun to open none the less, especially for the extremely cheap price.
NICE!
ReplyDeleteThat Klesko comment almost choked me with laughter. Got caught a little off guard.
The best part of that Boone homer was sitting in a bar in Houston, wearing a Reds hat, surrounded by 20+ Sox fans for 2 hours of taunting only to have me laugh and shout with joy at the end. Only time I have been happy with the Yankees.
After an accident, your car suffered diminished value.
ReplyDeleteEven the best repairs will have a permanent condition called "evidence of repairs",
which will negatively affect the resale value.
Automobile Diminished Value