Nachos Grande Group Break: I Took the Yankees and the Dodgers Still Won!

Over the past couple of days we took a look at what I got in a group break held by Chris that featured some sweet turn-of-the-century Stadium Club. Today we're going to look at what I got in a group break held by Chris that featured some sweet turn-of-the-century Stadium Club. Confused? That's okay, you'll fit right in around these parts.

It was the Typhoon Haiyan Charity Group Break put on by Chris, of View from the Skybox that yielded all of those Jeters you saw yesterday. These Jeters come from a different group break held by another Chris, he of the excellent Nachos Grande.

2000 Topps Tek Architeks Derek Jeter NYY #A2
2000 Topps Tek Derek Jeter NYY #32-2

Der-ek... Je-ter... (This is the part where you clap rhythmically.)

1999 Topps Gallery Derek Jeter NYY #20
2001 Topps Stadium Club Derek Jeter NYY #30

Der-ek... Je-ter... (I got to do this with the Bleacher Creatures in Section 39 of the real Yankee Stadium.)

2001 Topps Stadium Club Capture the Action Derek Jeter NYY #CA6
2001 Topps Stadium Club Diamond Pearls Derek Jeter NYY #DP3

Yup, it was another Derek deluge. And that was pretty much the idea. You'll notice a distinct lack of Dodger Blue this time around. That's because (recent spending habits to the contrary) I ain't made of money. I wanted in on this break, but with a budget for only one team, the time period dictated that I side with the Evil Empire on this one. It just made sense. I can always go bargain shopping for Todd Hundley and Eric Karros cards. You're not gonna find the Jeters and Marianos in those bargain bins.

1995 Fleer Flair Wade Boggs NYY #63
1995 Fleer Flair Paul O'Neill NYY #67

Plus, as I've mentioned once or thrice, I was an unabashed front-runner during this period as a citizen of New York. This break starts when the dynasty began, as we see a couple of veterans in '95 Flair form who helped get that ball rolling. (Looks like Boggs blew his "Wad.")

1999 Topps Gallery Orlando Hernandez NYY #95
1999 Topps Gallery Roger Clemens Masters NYY #115

Friggin' Clemens. I hate showing cards of the jerk, but I don't hate getting them. They make me cringe, even growl if I'm feeling particularly grumpy. But I want 'em. He's part of the story, for better or worse. (Worse.)

2000 Topps Tek Bernie Williams NYY #14-1
2000 Topps Tek Bernie Williams NYY #14-6

Topps Tek was a real draw in this break. In addition to the obligatory Jeters, I ended up landing three different El Duques and these two Bernies, which are among the better background designs in an inconsistent bunch.

2000 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Jorge Posada NYY #32
2000 Topps Stadium Club Chrome David Walling NYY #240
2000 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Mariano Rivera NYY #87
2000 Topps Stadium Club Chrome David Cone NYY #75

As with the Skybox break, Stadium Club provided most of the best-looking cards in the bunch. And I was glad to land Mo in each of these. I was certainly happy with the Jeter haul from the two breaks, but if I'm forced to chose between Jeter and Mo, I think I've gotta go with Mo. (David Walling? Getting a Grip, of course.)

2001 Topps Stadium Club Bernie Williams NYY #8
2001 Topps Stadium Club Alfonso Soriano NYY #182
2001 Topps Stadium Club Mariano Rivera NYY #76
2001 Topps Stadium Club Jorge Posada NYY #49

It did cause a bit of a twinge in the gut to forego the Dodgers in favor of the Yanks, but I'm pretty sure I made the right call here. And, thanks to Chris, any lingering queasiness was erased when I saw this fall out of the package...

2013 Munnatawket Mini Clayton Kershaw LAD #6

Chris had posted an interview with this set's creator. In fact, Chris has his own card in this set. How cool is that!? When I commented with something like "it wouldn't suck to get one of these with the group break package," I certainly didn't expect to receive the one card in the set that I had to have! Thanks to Chris, the best card that I got with the Yankees in a group break was... a Dodger. You can't beat that. Thanks, Chris!