Box #4 3/4: 2003 Topps Chrome

Why the 3/4 you ask? Well because I still haven't finished opening the '92 Score. I've been opening a few packs here a few packs there, chipping away at it. The trading buddy I had as a kid had a ton of these cards, so it's been a blast for me to open new packs of it and remembering certain cards and players.

Anyway, we got a box to report on! 2003 Topps Chrome Series 2. Why Series 2 may you ask? Because Piazza didn't have a card in Series 1. Moving on...

Basic info: Hobby 24 packs
4 cards per pack
1 "box topper"
1 Game Used per box

What we're chasing: "Record Breakers" HOF game used.

Since we got a good number of refractors in the box, I wont post many base, just the inserts. So let's take a look...

We'll start with the Box Topper, an Uncirculated X-Fractor #57. Let's see what we got.

Mike Piazza

Mike Piazza

Mike Piazza

Mile Piazza

Mike Piazza!!!



Scott Williamson. Damn. Still, it's the thoughest parallel of the set, so any card of your team is a good one, so congrats to the Reds!

Next up, the lone Game Used of the Group Break, actually came in the 1st pack... go figure.



Record Breakers John Smoltz Jersey. Nice looking card of a great pitcher. Is he still a free agent, or is he on the DL?



Barry Bonds Black Border #/199. The Black Borders fall 1:17 packs for series 2 so you can expect to get one, two per box if you're lucky.





When I read the odds for the Gold Borders #/449, falling 2:8 packs, I thought "Why 2:8? Just list it as 1:4."

Well, I now know why, they literally fall 2 per 8 packs. I've never seen that in any other set before, cool beans.





And lastly, your run of the mill Topps famous Refractors #/699. We actually got more Gold then we did the more common standard refracs.

I really enjoy opening Chrome stuff. The colors really come out and are intensified, plus there's a nice slick feel to it that I like. The design for this was very nice, blue borders, good photos and some nice early cards of guys like K-Rod, BJ Upton, Victor Martinez. And of course this guy...



Mr. Rafael "I did not have sex with that woman...

Uhh, I mean

I did not take steroids" Palmeiro.

(...Joe)

NL
EAST
METS:Scott Strickland
Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Tom Glavine
Mike Piazza

EXPOS: Javier Vazquez

BRAVES: Record Breakers GU John Smoltz
Gold Refractor #/449 John Smotz
John Smoltz
Mike Hampton

PHILLIES: Gold Refractor #449 Tomas Perez
David Bell
Placido Polanco
Tyler Houston
Brett myers
Bud Smith

MARLINS: Mark Redman
Jeremy Hermida
Todd Hollandsworth

CENTRAL
PIRATES: Gold Refractor #/449 Jeff Supan
Craig Wilson
Bryan Bullington
Reggie Sanders
Josh Fogg

ASTROS: Jeff Bagwell
Octavio Dotel
Brad Ausmus

BREWERS: Geoff Jenkins

CARDINALS: Refractor #/699 Jim Edmonds
Eli Marrero
Jim Edmonds

REDS: Uncirculted X-Fractor #/57 Scott Williamson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Felipe Lopez
Scott Williamson

CUBS: Eric Karros
Damian Miller

WEST
DIAMONDBACKS: Matt Williams

PADRES: Trevor Hoffman
Bubba Tramell
Ryan Klesko
Taggert Bozied/Xavier Nady
Oliver Perez

GIANTS: Black Refractor #/199 Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds
Neifi Perez

ROCKIES: Jay Payton
Preston Wilson
Gabe Kapler
Jose Hernandez
Jeff Francis

AL
EAST
BLUE JAYS: Cory Lidle

ORIOLES: Jorge Julio
Rodrigo
Marty Cordova
Kerry Ligtenberg
Rick Helling

RAYS: BJ Upton
Lee Stevens
Jason Tyner
Jared Sandberg

RED SOX: Refractor #/699 Kevin Millar
Kevin Millar
Manny Ramirez

YANKEES: David Wells
Mariano Rivera
Sterling Hitchcock
Derek Jeter
Jeff Weaver

CENTRAL
ROYALS:Refractor #/699 Raul Ibanez
Raul Ibanez
James Baldwin

TWINS: Refractor #/699 Brad Radke
AJ Pierzynski
Torii Hunter

INDIANS: Gold Refractor #/449 Milton Bradley
Brandon Phillips/Victor Martinez
Jeremy Guthrie
Brain Anderson
Ben Broussard

TIGERS: Gold Refractors #/449 Steve Sparks
Mike Maroth

WHITE SOX: Paul Konerko
D'Angelo Jimenez
Carlos Lee
Bartolo Colon
Sandy Alomar Jr.

WEST
RANGERS: Rafael Palmeiro
Kevin Mench

ANGELS: Refractor #/699 Jarrod Washburn
Aaron Sele
Francisco Rodriguez

A's: Eric Byrnes
Chris Singleton
Ted Lilly

MARINERS: Gold Refractors #/449 John Olerud
Randy Winn
Ben Davis
John Olerud