1999 Flair Showcase

Description

1999 Flair Showcase is a 432-card set released by Fleer. Like with previous Flair Showcase sets, each of the 144 players in the set were featured on different levels/"Rows", which each Row featuring a unique front design:

• Row 3: "Power" design
• Row 2: "Passion" design
• Row 1: "Showcase" design

The Row 3 cards were easiest to find, while the Row 1 cards were the toughest.

Each "Row" was then subdivided into

• Showpiece: Black and white background, portrait picture, yellow banner
• Showtime: Team-colored background, full-body picture, grey banner
• Showdown: Team-colored wave background, full-body picture, silver banner

Each of the 144 players in the set had one card in each of the three rows, with a specifically assigned cardback design per Row, meaning each player had 3 base cards total. The "Seat" number on the back represented the card number in the set.

Distribution

Row 1 base and Legacy Collection parallels were usually the 3rd/middle card in the pack.

Wave of the Future inserts were also usually the 3rd/middle card in the pack.

Insertion Ratios

(Section 2)	Showpiece	Showtime	Showdown
Power (Row 3)	97-144 (1:1.2)	1-48 (1:0.9)	49-96 (1:1.1)
Passion (Row 2)	49-96 (1:1.33)	97-144 (1:2)	1-48 (1:3)
Showcase (Row 1)	1-48 (serial-numbered to 1500)	49-96 (serial-numbered to 3000 copies)	97-144 (serial-numbered to 6000 copies)

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	432	-	?
Legacy Collection	432	99	?
Masterpiece	432	one-of-one	?
Wave of the Future	15	1000	?
Measures of Greatness	10	500	?

Checklist

Promos

Fleer distributed a three-card promotional set to dealers and the Hobby prior to the release of 1999 Flair showcase. The three promos featured Scott Rolen on each of the three Rows and featured "PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE" diagonally across the front and back.

• 17 Scott Rolen Row 1
• 17 Scott Rolen Row 2
• 17 Scott Rolen Row 3

Base Set

• Row 3 (Power front; Showdown back)

• Row 2 (Passion front; Showtime back)

• Row 1 (Showcase; Showpiece back)

For brevity's sake, only one "Row" is listed below as the checklist for all three Rows is identical. Also note that only Row 3 cards are considered "true" rookie cards for those players.

• 1 Mark McGwire
• 2 Sammy Sosa
• 3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 4 Chipper Jones
• 5 Ben Grieve
• 6 J.D. Drew
• 7 Jeff Bagwell
• 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 9 Tony Gwynn
• 10 Nomar Garciaparra
• 11 Travis Lee
• 12 Troy Glaus
• 13 Mike Piazza
• 14 Alex Rodriguez
• 15 Kevin Brown
• 16 Darin Erstad
• 17 Scott Rolen
• 18 Micah Bowie RC
• 19 Juan Gonzalez
• 20 Kerry Wood
• 21 Roger Clemens
• 22 Derek Jeter
• 23 Pat Burrell RC
• 24 Tim Salmon
• 25 Barry Bonds
• 26 Roosevelt Brown RC
• 27 Vladimir Guerrero
• 28 Randy Johnson
• 29 Mo Vaughn
• 30 Fernando Seguignol
• 31 Greg Maddux
• 32 Tony Clark
• 33 Eric Chavez
• 34 Kris Benson
• 35 Frank Thomas
• 36 Mario Encarnacion RC
• 37 Gabe Kapler
• 38 Jeremy Giambi
• 39 Peter Tucci
• 40 Manny Ramirez
• 41 Albert Belle
• 42 Warren Morris
• 43 Michael Barrett
• 44 Andruw Jones
• 45 Carlos Delgado
• 46 Jaret Wright
• 47 Juan Encarnacion
• 48 Scott Hunter RC*
• 49 Tino Martinez
• 50 Craig Biggio
• 51 Jim Thome
• 52 Vinny Castilla
• 53 Tom Glavine
• 54 Bob Higginson
• 55 Moises Alou
• 56 Robin Ventura
• 57 Bernie Williams
• 58 Pedro Martinez
• 59 Greg Vaughn
• 60 Ray Lankford
• 61 Jose Canseco
• 62 Ivan Rodriguez
• 63 Shawn Green
• 64 Rafael Palmeiro
• 65 Ellis Burks
• 66 Jason Kendall
• 67 David Wells
• 68 Rondell White
• 69 Gary Sheffield
• 70 Ken Caminiti
• 71 Cliff Floyd
• 72 Larry Walker
• 73 Bartolo Colon
• 74 Barry Larkin
• 75 Calvin Pickering
• 76 Jim Edmonds
• 77 Henry Rodriguez
• 78 Roberto Alomar
• 79 Andres Galarraga
• 80 Richie Sexson
• 81 Todd Helton
• 82 Damion Easley
• 83 Livan Hernandez
• 84 Carlos Beltran
• 85 Todd Hundley
• 86 Todd Walker
• 87 Scott Brosius
• 88 Bob Abreu
• 89 Corey Koskie
• 90 Ruben Rivera
• 91 Edgar Renteria
• 92 Quinton McCracken
• 93 Bernard Gilkey
• 94 Shannon Stewart
• 95 Dustin Hermanson
• 96 Mike Caruso
• 97 Alex Gonzalez
• 98 Raul Mondesi
• 99 David Cone
• 100 Curt Schilling
• 101 Brian Giles
• 102 Edgar Martinez
• 103 Rolando Arrojo
• 104 Derek Bell
• 105 Denny Neagle
• 106 Marquis Grissom
• 107 Bret Boone
• 108 Mike Mussina
• 109 John Smoltz
• 110 Brett Tomko
• 111 Dave Justice
• 112 Andy Pettitte
• 113 Eric Karros
• 114 Dante Bichette
• 115 Jeromy Burnitz
• 116 Paul Konerko
• 117 Steve Finley
• 118 Ricky Ledee
• 119 Edgardo Alfonzo
• 120 Dean Palmer
• 121 Rusty Greer
• 122 Luis Gonzalez
• 123 Randy Winn
• 124 Jeff Kent
• 125 Doug Glanville
• 126 Justin Thompson
• 127 Bret Saberhagen
• 128 Wade Boggs
• 129 Al Leiter
• 130 Paul O'Neill
• 131 Chan Ho Park
• 132 Johnny Damon
• 133 Darryl Kile
• 134 Reggie Sanders
• 135 Kevin Millwood
• 136 Charles Johnson
• 137 Ray Durham
• 138 Rico Brogna
• 139 Matt Williams
• 140 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
• 141 Jeff Cirillo
• 142 Devon White
• 143 Andy Benes
• 144 Mike Stanley

Parallels

All 432 base cards (144 players from all three "Rows") are available in a Legacy or Masterpiece parallel.

Legacy Collection

Legacy Collection parallels are again recognizable for the use of a distinctive and reflective-blue foil on the player's nameplate, Flair Showcase logo, "Legacy Collection" logo on the front and the serial-number stamp on the back. However, the player photos, Row design, and holographic finish were the same as the base versions. All Legacy Collections were serial-numbered to 99 copies and are sequentially-numbered with an "L" suffix. Note that Row 3 and Row 2 Legacy Collections were stamped on the back of the card while the Row 1 Legacy Collections were stamped on the front.

Masterpiece

Masterpiece parallels are again recognizable for the use of a distinctive and reflective-purple foil on the player's nameplate, Flair Showcase logo, "Legacy Collection" logo on the front and the unique stamp text on the back. However, the player photos, Row design, and holographic finish were the same as the base versions. All Masterpieces were stamped: The Only 1 of 1 Masterpiece, and each card is sequentially-numbered with an "M" suffix. Row 3 and Row 2 Masterpieces featured this stamp on the back while Row 1 Masterpieces featured this stamp on the front.

Inserts

Wave of the Future

This 15-card set featured a foil design that simulated droplets of water (similar to the wildly popular "Jambalaya" inserts from the E-X brand in basketball) and featured potential future stars in the game. Each card was serial-numbered to 1000 and stamped on the back.

• 1 WF Kerry Wood
• 2 WF Ben Grieve
• 3 WF J.D. Drew
• 4 WF Juan Encarnacion
• 5 WF Travis Lee
• 6 WF Todd Helton
• 7 WF Troy Glaus
• 8 WF Ricky Ledee
• 9 WF Eric Chavez
• 10 WF Ben Davis
• 11 WF George Lombard
• 12 WF Jeremy Giambi
• 13 WF Roosevelt Brown
• 14 WF Pat Burrell
• 15 WF Preston Wilson

Measure of Greatness

This 15-card set featured some of the top stars in the game at the time and was serial-numbered to 500 on the front of the card.

• 1 Roger Clemens
• 2 Nomar Garciaparra
• 3 Juan Gonzalez
• 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 5 Vladimir Guerrero
• 6 Tony Gwynn
• 7 Derek Jeter
• 8 Chipper Jones
• 9 Mark McGwire
• 10 Mike Piazza
• 11 Manny Ramirez
• 12 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 13 Alex Rodriguez
• 14 Sammy Sosa
• 15 Frank Thomas

Flair
1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 Flair Showcase - 1998 Flair Showcase - 1999 Flair Showcase - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 Flair Showcase
Other Flair sets: 2003 Flair Greats

Fleer Showcase
2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005
Other Showcase Sets: 1997 Flair Showcase - 1998 Flair Showcase - 1999 Flair Showcase - 2003 Fleer Avant - 2004 Fleer Sweet Sigs