Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 10

Finally, the final five packs of the sticker box. Here are packs 46 - 50.

Pack 46:

155 Andujar Cedeno - Astros

163 Mark Lemke - Braves

205 Spike Owen - Expos

249 Terry Mulholland - Phillies

203 Delino DeShields - Expos

83 Texas Rangers team logo foil

The first game of the World Series is tonight, however it starts at one in the morning Dublin time, so I won't be watching it.

(Oops, got the days mixed up. Welcome to being on vacation. Anyway, it will still be one o'clock in the morning when it does happen.)

Obviously, I'm rooting against the Phillies, but let's see how many Phillies and Astros I get in these last five packs that I opened a couple of weeks ago.

After one pack, the teams are tied 1 - 1.

Pack 47:

45 Mike Aldrete - Indians

162 Sid Bream - Braves

202 Andres Galarraga - Expos

261 Joe Oliver - Reds

35 Franklin Stubbs - Brewers

143 New York Yankees team foil logo

Well, the team logo for the wrong New York team appeared. I was hoping for a Mets logo.

No Phillies or Astros, so still 1 - 1.

Pack 48:

44 Sandy Alomar - Indians

207 Marquis Grissom - Expos

201 Alberto Reyes - Expos

194 Lenny Harris - Dodgers

36 Willie Randolph - Brewers

133 Chicago White Sox team logo foil

Again, no Phillies or Astros, so still tied 1 - 1.  The Expos would have had a commanding lead had they been in this.

Pack 49:

198 Kal Daniels - Dodgers

206 Larry Walker - Expos

158 Luis Gonzalez - Astros

207 Marquis Grissom - Expos

156 Mike Simms - Astros

288 Tom Glavine All-Star foil - Braves

Two Astros, so they are up 3 - 1 on the Phillies here. And, again, two more Expos.

Pack 50:

46 Mark Lewis - Indians

163 Mark Lemke - Braves

203 Delino DeShields - Expos

262 Hal Morris - Reds

56 Harold Reynolds - Mariners

73 Baltimore Orioles team logo foil

Okay, no more Astros or Phillies so the Astros finish these packs up 3 - 1. Is that a predictor for tonight's game?

The Expos finished this grouping with at least one sticker in every pack. 

Once again, I'm disappointed with no Mets appearing in these packs.

All together, I had fun opening this box and will be happy to distribute these Canadian stickers to fellow collectors.

The wedding that I'm attending will be at the K Club in Ireland tomorrow. I'm really looking to see the resort. Too bad I can't get a round of golf in.

I may post a few Ireland pictures on Sunday before flying back to Ottawa on Monday.

I haven't seen any signs of cards in any stores I've seen, other than gaming cards like Magic.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 9

Second last set of sticker packs for this box, packs 41 - 45:

Pack 41:

9 Junior Felix - Angels

193 Juan Samuel - Dodgers

199 Orel Hershiser - Dodgers

206 Larry Walker - Expos

189 Greg Maddux - Cubs

133 Chicago White Sox team logo foil

Pack 42:

202 Andres Galarraga - Expos

194 Lenny Harris - Dodgers

65 Randy Milligan - Orioles

193 Juan Samuel - Dodgers

20 Dave Henderson - A's

288 Tom Glavine All-Star foil - Braves

Pack 43:

37 Jim Gantner - Brewers

194 Lenny Harris - Dodgers

20 Dave Henderson -A's

205 Spike Owen - Expos

87 Wade Boggs - Red Sox

286 Tony Gwynn All-Star foil - Padres

Pack 44:

38 Bill Spiers - Brewers

195 Alfredo Griffin - Dodgers

21 Rickey Henderson - A's

204 Tim Wallach - Expos

85 Carlos Quintana - Red Sox

23 Oakland A's team logo foil

Pack 45:

39 Dante Bichette - Brewers

16 Mike Gallego - A's

22 Dennis Eckersley - A's

29 Joe Carter - Blue Jays

86 Jody Reed - Red Sox

13 California Angels team logo foil

More stickers passing by without any Mets, but lots of star power and teams that other bloggers will appreciate.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 8

Time for packs 36 - 40.

Pack 36:

71 Joe Orsulak - Orioles

64 Chris Hoiles - Orioles

245 Dickie Thon - Phillies

16 Mike Gallego - A's

201 Gilberto Reyes - Expos

273 Roberto Alomar All-Star foil - Blue Jays

Pack 37:

57 Edgar Martinez - Mariners

64 Chris Hoiles - Orioles

201 Gilberto Reyes - Expos

28 Manuel Lee - Blue Jays

214 Matt Williams - Giants

271 Sandy Alomar Jr. All-Star foil - Indians

Hmmm, I think I just had both Alomar brothers All-Star foils in back to back packs a couple of posts ago.

Pack 38:

58 Omar Vizquel - Mariners

65 Randy Milligan - Orioles

202 Andres Galarraga - Expos

27 Kelly Gruber - Blue Jays

212 Will Clark - Giants

276 Dave Henderson All-Star foil - A's

If I recall correctly, Night Owl likes when Will Clarks appear in packages sent to him. Or something like that. My mind sometimes gets fuzzy with these baseball likes and dislikes. (Did I manage to keep a straight face when I said all that?)

Pack 39:

59 Jay Buhner - Mariners

196 Darryl Strawberry - Dodgers

203 Delino DeShields - Expos

209 Dennis Martinez - Expos

213 Bobby Thompson - Giants

274 Wade Boggs All-Star foil - Red Sox

Pack 40:

252 Orlando Merced - Pirates

244 Charlie Hayes - Phillies

68 Cal Ripken - Orioles

196 Darryl Strawberry - Dodgers

70 Mike Devereaux - Orioles

170 St. Louis Cardinals team logo foil

Finally, a logo foil among these six packs.

Only two more posts to go for these stickers. It looks like I'll finish posting this box before I go to Dublin, Ireland next Monday for a friend's wedding. I'm really looking forward to a week away from work and home.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 7

 Moving on to packs 31 - 35.

Pack 31:

47 Carlos Baerga - Indians

69 Dwight Evans - Orioles

76 Julio Franco - Rangers

82 Nolan Ryan - Rangers

32 Dave Stieb - Blue Jays

123 Minnesota Twins team logo foil

I completely forgot that Dwight Evans ever played with the Orioles.

Pack 32:

202 Andres Galarraga - Expos

209 Dennis Martinez - Expos

162 Sid Bream - Braves

69 Dwight Evans - Orioles

254 Steve Buechele - Pirates

200 Montreal Expos team logo foil

Quite the hot pack for Nos Amours! Many friends would have been happy to have opened this pack.

Pack 33:

216 Kevin Bass - Giants

209 Dennis Martinez - Expos

254 Steve Buechele - Pirates

81 Juan Gonzales - Rangers

267 Eric Davis - Reds

190 Los Angeles Dodgers team logo foil

The box is laughing at me again by following the Expos logo with the Dodgers one. I'll never forget Rick Monday breaking my heart as a kid.

Pack 34:

215 Jose Uribe - Giants

208 Ivan Calderon - Expos

255 Jay Bell - Pirates

80 Gary Pettis - Rangers

265 Barry Larkin - Reds

279 Jack Morris All-Star foil - Tigers

Took a while to find a Larkin in the box. Wonder where that will wind up?

Pack 35:

214 Matt Williams - Giants

249 Terry Mulholland - Phillies

256 Bobby Bonilla - Pirates

263 Bill Doran - Reds

266 Paul O'Neill - Reds

272 Cecil Fielder All-Star foil - Tigers

Back-to-back Tigers All-Star foils.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 6

 Here are packs 26 - 30 from the box of stickers.

Pack 26:

213 Robby Thompson - Giants

206 Larry Walker - Expos

156 Mike Simms - Astros

195 Alfredo Griffin - Dodgers

142 Scott Sanderson - Yankees

286 Tony Gwynn All-Star foil

Walker and Gwynn make for a good pack.

I remember seeing Sanderson pitch for the Expos.

Pack 27:

212 Will Clark - Giants

205 Spike Owen - Expos

155 Andujar Cedeno - Astros

196 Darryl Strawberry - Dodgers

268 Glenn Braggs - Reds

23 Oakland A's team logo foil

Darrrrylllll!

Pack 28:

211 Steve Decker - Giants

161 Greg Olson - Braves

154 Ken Caminiti - Astros

147 Howard Johnson - Mets

269 Jose Rijo - Reds

13 California Angels team logo foil

Yay! Another Met with Howard Johnson.

Pack 29:

152 Jeff Bagwell - Astros

159 Pete Harnisch - Astros

182 Mark Grace - Cubs

161 Greg Olson - Braves

199 Orel Hershiser - Dodgers

273 Roberto Alomar All-Star foil - Blue Jays

Pack 30:

102 George Brett - Royals

159 Pete Harnisch - Astros

199 Orel Hershiser - Dodgers

148 Terry Pendleton - Braves

52 Greg Swindell - Indians

271 Sandy Alomar Jr. All-Star foil - Indians

No complaints at seeing the Brett sticker. I'm not even going to complain about the Hershiser in two straight packs.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 5

Finishing off the first half of the sticker box with packs 21 - 25.

Pack 21:

40 Robin Yount - Brewers

244 Charlie Hayes - Phillies

70 Mike Devereaux - Orioles

208 Ivan Calderon - Expos

30 Devon White - Blue Jays

180 Chicago Cubs team logo foil

Nice to see the Robin Yount sticker show up.

Pack 22:

41 Greg Vaughn - Brewers

245 Dickie Thon - Phillies

71 Joe Orsulak - Orioles

207 Marquis Grisson - Expos

88 Luis Rivera - Red Sox

250 Pittsburgh Pirates team logo foil

The teams for the first four stickers in the pack are the same teams as the first four stickers of the last pack.

Pack 23:

42 Chris Bosio - Brewers

66 Billy Ripken - Orioles

72 Gregg Olson - Orioles

79 Ruben Sierra - Rangers

89 Tom Brunansky - Red Sox

260 Cincinnati Reds team logo foil

An old roommate of mine was a Brewers fan and he really liked Chris Bosio.

Pack 24:

75 Rafael Palmiero - Rangers

67 Leo Gomez - Orioles

248 Von Hayes - Phillies

66 Billy Ripken - Orioles

251 Mike LaValliere - Pirates

53 Cleveland Indians team logo foil

I like the photo of Spanky. Well, if I am to be honest, I probably like photos of anyone wearing those glorious tools of ignorance.

Pack 25:

60 Ken Griffey Jr. - Mariners

67 Leo Gomez - Orioles

251 Mike LaValliere - Pirates

78 Jeff Huson - Rangers

264 Chris Sabo - Reds

63 Seattle Mariners team logo foil

Glad to get the Griffey sticker.

That was a very Orioles-heavy five packs, even though a lot were duplicated.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 4

Here are packs 16 - 20 from the box.  (Had to edit it from saying 16 - 29. Don't know how I missed that before.)

Pack 16:

61 Greg Briley - Mariners
68 Cal Ripken - Orioles
252 Orlando Merced - Pirates
77 Dean Palmer - Rangers
215 Jose Uribe - Giants
230 San Diego Padres team logo foil

Okay, that isn't fair. As a Mets fan, to get the Padres logo in the first pack today. Didn't need that salt in the wound.

Nice to see a Cal Ripken sticker.

Pack 17:

82 Randy Johnson - Mariners

246 Dale Murphy - Phillies

253 Jose Lind - Pirates

259 Doug Drabek - Pirates

216 Kevin Bass - Giants

240 Philadelphia Phillies team logo foil

Oh, okay, I see how this is going to be. Since I complained about the Padres, they decided to give me the Phillies next. So appreciated...

I remember listening to the Expos on the radio when Randy Johnson was pitching for them.

Pack 18:

255 Jay Bell - Pirates

247 Lenny Dykstra - Phillies

208 Ivan Calderon - Expos

246 Dale Murphy - Phillies

74 Ivan Rodriguez - Rangers

1 Panini Baseball '92 logo foil

Normally I would be upset at getting the set logo in this pack, but after the last two team logos, I'm good with it.

Until I saw the sticker, I didn't remember Ivan Calderon playing for the Expos.

Pack 19:

49 Mark Whiten - Indians

247 Lenny Dykstra - Phillies

74 Ivan Rodriguez - Rangers

258 Barry Bonds - Pirates

34 B.J. Surhoff - Brewers

3 MLBPA logo foil

Two of my favorite catchers of the time in Pudge and Surhoff.

Pack 20:

48 Felix Fermin - Indians

248 Von Hayes - Phillies

75 Rafael Palmeiro - Rangers

257 Andy Van Slyke - Pirates

31 Candy Maldonado - Blue Jays

113 Detroit Tigers team logo foil

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 3

 Continuing on with sticker packs 11 - 15.

Pack 11:

96 Bill Pecota - Royals
12 Jim Abbott - Angels
19 Jose Canseco - A's
26 Roberto Alomar - Blue Jays
223 Gregg Jefferies - Mets
123 Minnesota Twins team logo foil

Finally, a Met!

Pack 12:

21 Rickey Henderson - A's

14 Terry Steinbach - A's

195 Alfredo Griffin - Dodgers

12 Jim Abbott - Angels

197 Brett Butler - Dodgers

83 Texas Rangers team logo foil

Pack 13:

7 Gary Gaetti - Angels

14 Terry Steinbach - A's

197 Brett Butler - Dodgers

25 John Olerud - Blue Jays

211 Steve Decker - Giants

73 Baltimore Orioles team logo foil

Pack 14:

8 Dick Schofield - Angels

15 Mark McGwire - A's

198 Kal Daniels - Dodgers

24 Pat Borders - Blue Jays

188 George Bell - Cubs

143 New York Yankees team logo foil

Pack 15:

95 Terry Shumpert - Royals

192 Eddie Murray - Dodgers

18 Walt Weiss - A's

181 Hector Villanueva - Cubs

222 Dave Magadan - Mets

113 Detroit Tigers team logo foil

A second Met is good, but I'm sure noticing quite a few doubles among the packs. That is always irritating when you've only opened 90 stickers into a 288 sticker set, or 15 packs into a 50 pack box.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 2

Let's look at packs 6 - 10 from the box.

Pack 6:

187 Jerome Walton - Cubs
157 Steve Finley - Astros
151 Craig Biggio - Astros
144 Cecil Fielder/Jose Canseco - Tigers/A's
140 Roberto Kelly - Yankees
260 Cincinnati Reds team logo foil

Pack 7:

21 Rickey Henderson - A's
29 Joe Carter - Blue Jays
178 Jose DeLeon - Cardinals
157 Steve Finley - Astros
176 Felix Jose - Cardinals
282 Ryne Sandberg All-Star foil - Cubs

Pack 8:

99 Brian McRae - Royals
29 Joe Carter - Blue Jays
176 Felix Jose - Cardinals
145 Julio Franco - Rangers
109 Rob Deer - Tigers
284 Ozzie Smith All-Star foil - Cardinals

More doubles in consecutive packs. That's a little annoying.

Pack 9:

98 Danny Tartabull - Royals
28 Manuel Lee - Blue Jays
175 Ozzie Smith - Cardinals
146 Roger Clemens - Red Sox
51 Albert Belle - Indians
113 Detroit Tigers team logo foil

Pack 10:

97 Kurt Stillwell - Royals
181 Hector Villanueva - Cubs
174 Todd Zeile - Cardinals
167 Ron Gant - Braves
50 Alex Cole - Indians
123 Minnesota Twins team logo foil

This seems like a normal break for me. I'm not getting any Mets stickers. Regardless of the sport, it seems like I rarely pull any cards or stickers from my favorite teams.

Baseball Box Break - 1992 Panini Stickers Canadian - Part 1

 A few weeks ago, while walking the retail floor of Ottawa Comiccon, I came across a table with all sorts of non-sports card sets on it. Looking underneath the table, I could see unopened boxes.

One box caught my eye. It was a box of Panini Baseball stickers. Looking closer, I noticed it was a box of 1992 stickers, and the box was bilingual. Best if all, it had a price sticker of $15.

Figuring that most of my US collecting friends would need these Canadian stickers, I added the box to my other purchases.

On the right side of the back of the sticker pack, you can see that these sticker packs sold for $0.39 each. A box contained 50 packs. This means that my purchase price was cheaper than the original cost of the box thirty years after it was originally for sale.

I'm going to show five packs of stickers per post until the box is shown.

Pretty much everything pulled is available. The first of certain stickers are already reserved for some bloggers that I often trade with.

Let's see how this goes!

Pack 1:

Since the photos of the stickers aren't as clear as I would like them to be, I will list the players below each photo:

101 Bret Saberhagen - Royals
158 Luis Gonzalez - Astros
198 Kal Daniels - Dodgers
149 Dennis Martinez - Expos
55 Pete O'Brien - Mariners
276 Dave Henderson All-Star foil - A's

And for fun, the bilingual backs of the stickers:

Pack 2:

100 Kirk Gibson - Royals

204 Tim Wallach - Expos

197 Brett Butler - Dodgers

191 Mike Scioscia - Dodgers

54 Dave Valle - Mariners

274 Wade Boggs All-Star foil - Red Sox

Two packs opened, and three of the ten Dodgers in the set have appeared.

Pack 3:

175 Ozzie Smith - Cardinals

183 Ryne Sandberg - Cubs

28 Manuel Lee - Blue Jays

204 Tim Wallach - Expos

153 Casey Candaele - Astros

53 Cleveland Indians team logo foil

Pack 4:

189 Greg Maddux - Cubs

183 Ryne Sandberg - Cubs

153 Casey Candaele - Astros

192 Eddie Murray - Dodgers

139 Jesse Barfield - Yankees

63 Seattle Mariners team logo foil

With 50 packs of 6 stickers, and the set being 288 stickers, there would have had to have been near perfect collation to collect the set. With the way card packs were in 1992, and with sticker sets especially, I figured that it wasn't likely. With Sandberg and Candaele appearing in consecutive packs, and Wallach before that, I knew a set wasn't going to happen.

Pack 5:

188 George Bell - Cubs

182 Mark Grace - Cubs

152 Jeff Bagwell - Astros

193 Juan Samuel - Dodgers

141 Mel Hall - Yankees

250 Pittsburgh Pirates team logo foil

I hope you enjoyed the first part of this box break.