Barry Larkin Collection 766: 2004 Fleer Hot Prospects Draft - #20 - Draft Rewind insert

Barry Larkin
Year:  2004
Brand:  Fleer Hot Prospects Draft
Card number:  20
Insert set:  Draft Rewind

The 2004 Fleer Hot Prospects Draft set was full of prospects, draft picks, and other non-union players in addition to some of the usual suspects you'd expect out of a 2004 product.  That being said, Barry Larkin wasn't featured in the main base set at all.  Instead, he was given a card in the 30 card Draft Rewind insert set as well as a jersey card and a patch card in the two relic versions of the Draft Rewind set.  You can tell that this particular insert set was designed around bits of relics - just look at that huge white, mostly empty, box on the front of the card!

Generally speaking, I don't usually care for "base" insert cards when the set is clearly designed around the inclusion of memorabilia pieces.  That being said, this particular set certainly isn't the worst design for such a set that I've ever seen...I think it's the red and white color scheme that sort of helps to "mask" the fact that this card is meant to have a relic embedded in it.  It's not my favorite card ever but it's a lot better than it could have been!