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Group Break 3: Four Packs of Flair Showcase (1998 edition)

Continuing with the group break, here are four more packs of 1998 Flair Showcase (and another thanks to our group break sponsor - Baseball Card Exchange)!


Pack 8:
22.  Flair - Showtime:  Tony Clark - Tigers
89.  Flair - Showdown:  Jim Thome - Indians
14.  Style - Showstopper:  Derek Jeter - Yankees
107.  Grace - Showstopper:  David Cone - Yankees

119.  Showcase - Showtime:  Mike Lieberthal - Phillies (#1537/2000)

Woah, pack 8 was packin' the goods.  The David Cone Grace Showstopper card is seeded 1:10 packs making that a nice pick-up for the Yankees (along with the Jeter of course).  However, the real prize of the pack was the Lieberthal Showcase card, our first Showcase card from the box!

Pack 9:
17.  Flair - Showtime:  Mike Piazza - Dodgers
38.  Flair - Showstopper:  Jeff Bagwell - Astros
95.  Style - Showdown - Jeff King - Royals
16.  Grace - Showdown - Livan Hernandez - Marlins

83.  Grace - Showtime - Garret Anderson - Angels

Another pair of Grace parallels.  The Livan card is seeded 1:16 packs while the the Anderson is seeded 1:6 packs (despite both cards being of the Grace parallel variety).  I tried to type up a quick guide to understanding the way the Showcase cards were distributed but I quickly realized that I would probably need to open the entire box (and maybe a second and third box) in order to understand the madness!

Pack 10: 
24.  Flair - Showtime:  Mo Vaughn - Red Sox
57.  Flair - Showstopper:  Randy Johnson - Mariners
62.  Flair - Showdown:  Joe Carter - Orioles
17.  Style - Showstopper:  Mike Piazza - Dodgers
23.  Grace - Showdown:  Albert Belle - White Sox

Through the first three packs, we've done pretty well pulling various parallel versions of cards.  The Belle is seeded 1:16 times while the Piazza is seeded 1:3 packs.

Pack 11:
11.  Flair - Showtime:  Paul Konerko - Dodgers
70.  Flair - Showdown:  Matt Stairs - Athletics
97.  Flair  - Showpiece:  Mark Grudzielanek - Expos
9.  Style - Showstopper:  Mark McGwire - Cardinals
74.  Legacy Collection:  Carlos Delgado - Blue Jays #085 of 100

Well, well, well, another nice bunch of parallels!  The Grudzielanek is the most difficult of the Flair parallels (seeded 1:2 packs).  The McGwire is seeded 1:3 packs.  And the Legacy Collection is most difficult of ALL the inserts to find in the set!  Congrats to the Blue Jays (and NYHitman) on landing that one!

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