1991 Upper Deck w/ Random-Sequencing!

Ah, the classics... 1991 Upper Deck... The logo in the upper corner with the (GASP!) date on it, the little strip of turf running down the side, the 'home-plate' design team logo in the lower corner, and the.... random-sequencing?? On the pack, in blue-and-white, it reads, "Random-Sequencing * Tamper-Proof Pack" Okay, the tamper-proof thing, i get. Wax packs were being searched left and right and poor unsuspecting buyers were made into suckers. Was "random-sequencing" an issue before 1991? I'm not sure I even know what that means... Were the packs before this that, say, Numbers 333, 334, 335, 336 all in a row in one pack? Was it that if you opened the pack and saw a particular player, you could predict the pack? Someone fill me in here... In the meantime, let's get crackin...


In no particular order, this pack has Rich Garces (Twins), Jack Morris (Twins - RANDOM-SEQUENCING!?), Pat Borders (Blue Jays), Luis Sojo (Angels), Larry Walker (Expos), Steve Sax (Yankees), Bill Spiers (Brewers, doing his best to steal first from home, I think)...


"Triple Threats" (Astros - Luis Gonzalez, Karl Rhodes, and Jeff Bagwell - Two out of three aint bad), Jeff Bagwell (Astros - wait a minute, I thought this was RANDOM-SEQUENCING!), Wally Joyner (Angels), Gary Redus (Pirates), Glenn Braggs (Reds), Brent Knackert (Mariners), Rob Deer (Tigers), Phillie Team Sticker featuring Constitution Hall (or whatever that's called), and Marquis Grissom (Expos).

A couple of decent players in there, and couple great players, but a lot of "who the blankety-blank is THAT!?" At least the seal hadn't been broken....