Description

2003 Fleer Showcase is a 145-card set issued in two series. The first 135 cards were released in March, 2003 as part of the regular Fleer Showcase product. The final 30 cards (#106-135) make up the "Showcasing Talent" subset and were short-printed.

The Hobby edition of Fleer Showcase was divided into three different pack types: Leather, Lumber, and Jersey, each containing their own exclusive inserts. Each 24-pack Hobby box contained eight packs from each. The retail edition had only one pack type.

The final ten cards were randomly inserted into packs of 2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats. Each Rookies & Greats card was serial-numbered to 750 copies.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	105	-	?	?
Showcasing Talent	30	-	1:3	1:12
Legacy	135	150	?	N/A
Masterpiece	135	one-of-one	?	N/A
Sweet Stitches	10	-	1:8	1:24
Thunder Sticks	10	-	1:8	1:24
Baseball's Best	15	-	1:8	1:24
Hot Gloves	10	-	1:144	1:288
Baseball's Best Game Jersey	10	-	1:27	N/A
Hot Gloves Game Jersey	10	350	?	N/A
Sweet Stitches Game Jersey	14	varies	?	N/A
Sweet Stitches Patch	14	varies	?	N/A
Sweet Sigs	8	varies	?	?
Thunder Sticks Game Bat	10	varies	?	N/A
Thunder Sticks Game Bat Gold	10	99	?	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

1 David Eckstein
2 Curt Schilling
3 Jay Gibbons
4 Kerry Wood
5 Jeff Bagwell
6 Hideo Nomo
7 Tim Hudson
8 J.D. Drew
9 Josh Phelps
10 Bartolo Colon
11 Bob Abreu
12 Matt Morris
13 Kazuhiro Sasaki
14 Sean Burroughs
15 Vicente Padilla
16 Jorge Posada
17 Torii Hunter
18 Richie Sexson
19 Lance Berkman
20 Todd Helton
21 Paul Konerko
22 Pedro Martinez
23 Rodrigo Lopez
24 Gary Sheffield
25 Darin Erstad
26 Nomar Garciaparra
27 Adam Dunn
28 Jason Giambi
29 Miguel Tejada
30 Chipper Jones
31 Alex Rodriguez
32 Barry Bonds
33 Roger Clemens
34 Sammy Sosa
35 Randy Johnson
36 Tim Salmon
37 Shea Hillenbrand
38 Larry Walker
39 A.J. Burnett
40 Shawn Green
41 Cristian Guzman
42 Bernie Williams
43 Mark Mulder
44 Brian Giles
45 Bret Boone
46 Juan Gonzalez
47 Roy Halladay
48 Wade Miller
49 Jeff Kent
50 Carlos Delgado
51 Mike Lowell
52 Jim Edmonds
53 Ivan Rodriguez
54 Aubrey Huff
55 Ryan Klesko
56 Paul Lo Duca
57 Roy Oswalt
58 Omar Vizquel
59 Manny Ramirez
60 Andruw Jones
61 Troy Glaus
62 Ichiro
63 Albert Pujols
64 Derek Jeter
65 Mark Prior
66 Ken Griffey, Jr.
67 Vladimir Guerrero
68 Mike Piazza
69 Alfonso Soriano
70 Greg Maddux
71 Adam Kennedy
72 Junior Spivey
73 Tom Glavine
74 Derek Lowe
75 Magglio Ordonez
76 Jim Thome
77 Robert Fick
78 Josh Beckett
79 Mike Sweeney
80 Kazuhisa Ishii
81 Roberto Alomar
82 Barry Zito
83 Pat Burrell
84 Scott Rolen
85 John Olerud
86 Eric Hinske
87 Rafael Palmeiro
88 Edgar Martinez
89 Eric Chavez
90 Jose Vidro
91 Craig Biggio
92 Rich Aurilia
93 Austin Kearns
94 Luis Gonzalez
95 Garret Anderson
96 Yogi Berra
97 Al Kaline
98 Robin Yount
99 Reggie Jackson
100 Harmon Killebrew
101 Eddie Mathews
102 Willie McCovey
103 Nolan Ryan
104 Mike Schmidt
105 Tom Seaver

Showcasing Talents

Jersey

These cards are exclusive to Jersey and retail packs.

106 Francisco Rodriguez
107 Carl Crawford
108 Ben Howard
109 Hank Blalock
110 Hee Seop Choi
111 Kirk Saarloos
112 Lew Ford RC
113 Andy Van Hekken
114 Drew Henson
115 Marlon Byrd

Leather

These cards are exclusive to Leather and retail packs.

116 Jayson Werth
117 Willie Bloomquist
118 Joe Borchard
119 Mark Teixeira
120 Bobby Hill
121 Jason Lane
122 Omar Infante
123 Victor Martinez
124 Jorge Padilla
125 John Lackey

Lumber

These cards are exclusive to Lumber and retail packs.

126 Anderson Machado
127 Rodrigo Rosario
128 Freddy Sanchez
129 Tony Alvarez
130 Matt Thornton
131 Joe Thurston
132 Brett Myers
133 Nook Logan RC
134 Chris Snelling
135 Terrmel Sledge RC

Rookies & Greats Series

Each Rookies & Greats series card is serial-numbered to 750 copies.

136 Chien-Ming Wang RC
137 Rickie Weeks RC
138 Brandon Webb RC
139 Hideki Matsui RC
140 Michael Hessman RC
141 Ryan Wagner RC
142 Bo Hart RC
143 Edwin Jackson RC
144 Jose Contreras RC
145 Delmon Young RC

Parallels

All 135 Showcase series base cards are available in the following parallels.

Legacy (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Masterpiece (one-of-one)

For both sets, specific card numbers were inserted into one pack type.

Lumber (cards #1-35 and #126-135)
Leather (cards #36-70 and #116-125)
Jersey (cards #71-115)

Inserts

Baseball's Best

This set is exclusive to Leather and retail packs.

1 Curt Schilling
2 Barry Zito
3 Torii Hunter
4 Pedro Martinez
5 Bernie Williams
6 Magglio Ordonez
7 Alfonso Soriano
8 Hideo Nomo
9 Jason Giambi
10 Sammy Sosa
11 Vladimir Guerrero
12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
13 Troy Glaus
14 Ichiro
15 Albert Pujols

Hot Gloves

This set is exclusive to Leather and retail packs.

1 Greg Maddux
2 Ivan Rodriguez
3 Derek Jeter
4 Mike Piazza
5 Nomar Garciaparra
6 Andruw Jones
7 Scott Rolen
8 Barry Bonds
9 Roger Clemens
10 Alex Rodriguez

Sweet Stitches

This set is exclusive to Jersey and retail packs.

1 Derek Jeter
2 Randy Johnson
3 Jeff Bagwell
4 Nomar Garciaparra
5 Roger Clemens
6 Todd Helton
7 Barry Bonds
8 Alfonso Soriano
9 Miguel Tejada
10 Mark Prior

Thunder Sticks

This set is exclusive to Lumber and retail packs.

1 Adam Dunn
2 Alex Rodriguez
3 Barry Bonds
4 Jim Thome
5 Chipper Jones
6 Manny Ramirez
7 Carlos Delgado
8 Mike Piazza
9 Shawn Green
10 Pat Burrell

Autographs & Game-Used

Baseball's Best Game Jersey

This set is exclusive to Leather and retail packs.

AS Alfonso Soriano
BW Bernie Williams
BZ Barry Zito
CS Curt Schilling
HN Hideo Nomo
JG Jason Giambi
MO Magglio Ordonez
PM Pedro Martinez
SS Sammy Sosa
TH Torii Hunter

Hot Gloves Game Jersey

This set is exclusive to Leather and retail packs. Each card is serial-numbered to 350 copies.

AJ Andruw Jones
AR Alex Rodriguez
BB Barry Bonds
DJ Derek Jeter
GM Greg Maddux
IR Ivan Rodriguez
MP Mike Piazza
NG Nomar Garciaparra
RC Roger Clemens
SR Scott Rolen

Sweet Stitches Game Jersey

This set is exclusive to Jersey and retail packs.

MP Mark Prior 899
AR Alex Rodriguez 899
AS Alfonso Soriano 599
BB Barry Bonds 899
DJ Derek Jeter 599
JB Jeff Bagwell 899
JD J.D. Drew 899
MP Mike Piazza 899
MT Miguel Tejada 899
NG Nomar Garciaparra 899
RC Roger Clemens 599
RJ Randy Johnson 899
SS Sammy Sosa 899
TH Todd Helton 899

Sweet Stitches Patch

This set is exclusive to Jersey and retail packs.

1 Derek Jeter 50
2 Randy Johnson 150
3 Jeff Bagwell 150
4 Nomar Garciaparra 150
5 Roger Clemens 50
6 Todd Helton 75
7 Barry Bonds 150
8 Alfonso Soriano 50
9 Miguel Tejada 150
10 Mark Prior 150
11 Sammy Sosa 150
12 J.D. Drew 150
13 Alex Rodriguez 150
14 Mike Piazza 150

Thunder Sticks Game Bat

This set is exclusive to Lumber and retail packs. Each card is also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 99 copies.

AD Adam Dunn 799
AR Alex Rodriguez 799
BB Barry Bonds 899
CJ Chipper Jones 799
JT Jim Thome 799
MR Manny Ramirez 799
PB Pat Burrell 799
SG Shawn Green 799
TG Troy Glaus 799
VG Vladimir Guerrero 799

Sweet Sigs

These cards are exclusive to Leather and retail packs.

BB1 Barry Bonds 90 MVP 150
BB2 Barry Bonds 92 MVP 100
BB3 Barry Bonds 93 MVP 75
BB4 Barry Bonds 01 MVP 50
BB5 Barry Bonds 02 MVP 25
BB6 Barry Bonds 5X MVP 5
DJ2 Derek Jeter Blue 250
DJ3 Derek Jeter Red 50