August 2011 Group Break - 1997 Fleer (Packs #10-18)

This post will finish up the retail box of 1997 Fleer.  In retrospect I should've bought 2 of these boxes.  I didn't realize Fleer changed up the insert ratio.  Oh well, I hope everyone is enjoying their team(s) performance thus far.

Pack 10:

#065 Dave Martinez (White Sox)
#371 Mike Piazza (Dodgers)
#233 Bobby Witt (Rangers)
#216 Bob Wells (Mariners)

#160 Todd Walker - Tiffany (Twins)
#198 John Wasdin (A's)
#048 Mark Langston (Angels)
#212 Jamie Moyer (Mariners)
#488 Rick Wilkins (Giants)

#476 Marvin Benard (Giants)

I think I like the Tiffany parallels much better this time around...too bad they are seeded 1:20 packs now.

Pack 11:

#171 Tino Martinez (Yankees)
#349 Darryl Kile (Astros)
#022 Nomar Garciaparra (Red Sox)
#221 Juan Gonzalez (Rangers)
#217 Dan Wilson (Mariners)
#003 Bobby Bonilla (Orioles)
#495 Mark McGwire (A's)

#452 Ozzie Smith (Cardinals)
#330 Charles Johnson (Marlins)
#073 Robin Ventura (White Sox)

Pack 12:

#161 Wade Boggs (Yankees)

#252 Jeff Blauser (Braves)
#312 Quinton McCracken (Rockies)
#275 Luis Gonzalez (Cubs)
#069 Chris Snopek (White Sox)
#468 Jody Reed (Padres)
#041 Darin Erstad (Angels)
#334 Pat Rapp (Marlins)
#082 Jack McDowell (Indians)
#383 Pedro Martinez (Expos)

Pack 13:

#018 Jose Canseco (Red Sox)
#454 Mark Sweeney (Cardinals)
#195 Scott Spiezio (A's)
#276 Mark Grace (Cubs)

#09 Alex Ochoa - Rookie Sensations (Mets)
#248 Robert Perez (Blue Jays)
#329 Andre Dawson (Marlins)
#091 Jose Vizcaino (Indians)
#364 Todd Hollandsworth (Dodgers)
#306 Eddie Taubensee (Reds)

Another Alex Ochoa insert for BA Benny!  I guess the Mets had high hopes for this guy back in the day?

Pack 14:

#434 Ramon Morel (Pirates)
#183 Tony Batista (A's)
#223 Kevin Gross (Rangers)
#174 Paul O'Neill (Yankees)
#165 Joe Girardi (Yankees)
#144 Ron Coomer (Twins)
#493 Andruw Jones (Braves)
#241 Juan Guzman (Blue Jays)

#050 Tim Salmon (Angels)
#418 Scott Rolen (Phillies)

I hope Angels, In Order needs this Salmon card...if not I might!

Pack 15:

#153 Dan Naulty (Twins)
#214 Paul Sorrento (Mariners)
#037 Chili Davis (Angels)
#175 Andy Pettitte (Yankees)

#04 Mark McGwire - Golden Memories (A's)
#253 Brad Clontz (Braves)

#240 Shawn Green (Blue Jays)
#100 Mark Lewis (Tigers)
#446 Ray Lankford (Cardinals)
#152 Greg Myers (Twins)

We have our 1st Golden Memories card...but no one claimed the A's.  Any takers?  I love this photo of Shawn Green.  I hope $30 a Week Habit likes it too!

Pack 16:

#406 Matt Beech (Phillies)
#066 Lyle Mouton (White Sox)
#197 Bill Taylor (A's)
#156 Frank Rodriguez (Twins)
#150 Travis Miller (Twins)
#123 Mike Sweeney (Royals)

#296 Barry Larkin (Reds)
#011 Randy Myers (Orioles)
#331 Al Leiter (Marlins)
#365 Eric Karros (Dodgers)

I wonder if this Larkin card already resides in Nachoes Grande's collection or not?

Pack 17:
#474 Rich Aurilia (Giants)
#162 David Cone (Yankees)
#060 Alex Fernandez (White Sox)
#004 Rocky Coppinger (Orioles)
#410 Jim Eisenreich (Phillies)
#392 Mark Clark (Mets)
#207 Sterling Hitchcock (Mariners)
#062 Roberto Hernandez (White Sox)
#242 Pat Hentgen (Blue Jays)
#465 Trevor Hoffman (Padres)

Pack 18:

#014 B.J. Surhoff (Orioles)
#273 Brant Brown (Cubs)
#295 Thomas Howard (Reds)
#231 Ivan Rodriguez (Rangers)
#157 Scott Stahoviak (Twins)
#184 Geronimo Berrora (A's)
#490 Desi Wilson (Giants)
#127 Jeff D'Amico (Brewers)

#092 Omar Vizquel (Indians)
#347 Brian Hunter (Astros)

I love cards like this when the players' kids are featured as such.



There you have it!  Again I wish we had more packs to open as I think I'd give '97 a slight edge over the '96 set as far as the base design goes.  If you liked this box/set and would like to see it featured again in the future let me know.