2004 Flair
Description
2004 Flair is an 82-card set released in April, 2004. The first 60 cards in this set feature veterans while the final 22 cards make of the "Class of '04" subset, featuring the leading rookies and prospects entering the 2004 season. Each Class of '04 card is serial-numbered to 799 copies.
In a radical departure, Fleer issued the Hobby version in 12-card boxes with an suggested retail price of $120. Each Hobby pack contained seven base cards, one "Class of '04" prospect card, three game used cards and an autograph.
A stripped-down version was issued to retail outlets, but the odds of finding anything but base cards were extremely remote.
The new format of Flair was not accepted by collectors. A weak rookie card class and substandard hits (especially among the autographs) led many to take a pass on this product.
Distribution
Hobby: 12 cards per box (MSRP: $120). 12 boxes per case.
Retail: 24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack (MSRP: $3). 20 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 82 | - | ? | ? |
| short set | 60 | - | seven-per-pack | four-per-pack |
| Class of '04 | 22 | 799 | one-per-pack | 1:200 |
| Row 1 | 82 | 100 | 1:6 | 1:55 |
| Row 2 | 82 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Hot Numbers | 35 | 500 | ? | 1:16 |
| Gold Hot Numbers | 35 | varies | ? | 1:275 |
| Green Diamond Cuts | 20 | - | ? | ? |
| Blue Diamond Cuts | 20 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Red Diamond Cuts | 20 | 175 | ? | ? |
| Pewter Diamond Cuts | 20 | 125 | ? | ? |
| Copper Diamond Cuts | 20 | 75 | ? | ? |
| Silver Diamond Cuts | 20 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Gold Diamond Cuts | 20 | varies | ? | ? |
| Platinum Diamond Cuts | 20 | varies | ? | ? |
| Blue Die-Cut Diamond Cuts | 20 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Red Die-Cut Diamond Cuts | 20 | 18 | ? | ? |
| Pewter Die-Cut Diamond Cuts | 20 | 13 | ? | ? |
| Copper Die-Cut Diamond Cuts | 20 | 8 | ? | ? |
| Silver Die-Cut Diamond Cuts | 20 | 5 | ? | ? |
| Gold Die-Cut Diamond Cuts | 20 | 3 | ? | ? |
| Platinum Die-Cut Diamond Cuts | 20 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Gold Dual Diamond Cuts | 10 | 10 | ? | ? |
| Green Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | - | ? | ? |
| Blue Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Red Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 175 | ? | ? |
| Pewter Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 125 | ? | ? |
| Copper Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 75 | ? | ? |
| Silver Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Gold Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | varies | ? | ? |
| Platinum Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | varies | ? | ? |
| Blue Die-Cut Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Red Die-Cut Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 18 | ? | ? |
| Pewter Die-Cut Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 13 | ? | ? |
| Copper Die-Cut Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 8 | ? | ? |
| Silver Die-Cut Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 5 | ? | ? |
| Gold Die-Cut Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | 3 | ? | ? |
| Platinum Die-Cut Hot Numbers Game Used | 35 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Lettermen | 15 | varies | ? | ? |
| Green Power Tools | 15 | - | ? | ? |
| Blue Power Tools | 15 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Red Power Tools | 15 | 175 | ? | ? |
| Pewter Power Tools | 15 | 125 | ? | ? |
| Copper Power Tools | 15 | 75 | ? | ? |
| Silver Power Tools | 15 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Gold Power Tools | 15 | varies | ? | ? |
| Platinum Power Tools | 15 | varies | ? | ? |
| Blue Die-Cut Power Tools | 15 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Red Die-Cut Power Tools | 15 | 18 | ? | ? |
| Pewter Die-Cut Power Tools | 15 | 13 | ? | ? |
| Copper Die-Cut Power Tools | 15 | 8 | ? | ? |
| Silver Die-Cut Power Tools | 15 | 5 | ? | ? |
| Gold Die-Cut Power Tools | 15 | 3 | ? | ? |
| Platinum Die-Cut Power Tools | 15 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Autographs | 40 | varies | ? | ? |
| Crown Autographs | 40 | 100 | ? | ? |
| Parchment Autographs | 40 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Platinum Autographs | 40 | 10 | ? | ? |
| Die-Cut Autographs | 24 | varies | ? | ? |
| Masterpiece Autographs | 40 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Cuts and Glory 100 | 20 | 100 | ? | ? |
| Cuts and Glory 50 | 20 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Cuts and Glory 15 | 20 | 15 | ? | ? |
| Cuts and Glory 3 | 20 | 3 | ? | ? |
| Cuts and Glory 1 | 20 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Significant Cuts | ? | varies | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Brandon Webb
- 2 Todd Helton
- 3 Jeff Bagwell
- 4 Shawn Green
- 5 Vladimir Guerrero
- 6 Tom Glavine
- 7 Jason Giambi
- 8 Barry Zito
- 9 Jason Kendall
- 10 Carlos Delgado
- 11 Curt Schilling
- 12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 13 Mike Piazza
- 14 Alfonso Soriano
- 15 Albert Pujols
- 16 Chipper Jones
- 17 Alex Rodriguez
- 18 Miguel Tejada
- 19 Pedro Martinez
- 20 Mark Prior
- 21 Magglio Ordonez
- 22 Scott Podsednik
- 23 Shannon Stewart
- 24 Rocco Baldelli
- 25 Darin Erstad
- 26 Omar Vizquel
- 27 Angel Berroa
- 28 Jose Vidro
- 29 Rich Harden
- 30 Andruw Jones
- 31 Troy Glaus
- 32 Sammy Sosa
- 33 Dontrelle Willis
- 34 Ivan Rodriguez
- 35 Nomar Garciaparra
- 36 Josh Beckett
- 37 Jose Reyes
- 38 Scott Rolen
- 39 Greg Maddux
- 40 Andy Pettitte
- 41 Jason Schmidt
- 42 Edgar Martinez
- 43 Manny Ramirez
- 44 Torii Hunter
- 45 Mark Teixeira
- 46 Hideo Nomo
- 47 Brian Giles
- 48 Adam Dunn
- 49 Fernando Vina
- 50 Hideki Matsui
- 51 Jim Thome
- 52 Hank Blalock
- 53 Miguel Cabrera
- 54 Randy Johnson
- 55 Javy Lopez
- 56 Frank Thomas
- 57 Roger Clemens
- 58 Marlon Byrd
- 59 Derek Jeter
- 60 Ichiro Suzuki
Class of '04
Each Class of '04 card is serial-numbered to 799 copies.
- 61 Kaz Matsui RC
- 62 Chad Bentz RC
- 63 Greg Dobbs RC
- 64 John Gall RC
- 65 Cory Sullivan RC
- 66 Hector Gimenez RC
- 67 Graham Koonce
- 68 Jason Bartlett RC
- 69 Angel Chavez RC
- 70 Ronny Cedeno RC
- 71 Don Kelly RC
- 72 Ivan Ochoa RC
- 73 Ruddy Yan
- 74 Mike Gosling RC
- 75 Alfredo Simon RC
- 76 Jerome Gamble RC*
- 77 Chris Aguila RC
- 78 Mike Rouse RC
- 79 Justin Leone RC
- 80 Merkin Valdez RC
- 81 Aaron Baldiris RC
- 82 Chris Shelton RC
Parallels
- Row 1 (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Row 2 (one-of-one)
Inserts
Hot Numbers
Each Hot Numbers insert is serial-numbered to 500 copies with a Gold parallel serial-numbered to the player's respective jersey number (see below).
- 1 Chipper Jones 10
- 2 Derek Jeter 2
- 3 Alex Rodriguez 13
- 4 Torii Hunter 48
- 5 Nomar Garciaparra 5
- 6 Troy Glaus 25
- 7 Tom Glavine 47
- 8 Albert Pujols 5
- 9 Kerry Wood 34
- 10 Hideo Nomo 10
- 11 Rocco Baldelli 5
- 12 Mark Prior 22
- 13 Hank Blalock 9
- 14 Mark Teixeira 23
- 15 Curt Schilling 38
- 16 Randy Johnson 51
- 17 Barry Larkin 11
- 18 Vladimir Guerrero 27
- 19 Brandon Webb 55
- 20 Todd Helton 17
- 21 Jeff Bagwell 5
- 22 Barry Zito 75
- 23 Sammy Sosa 21
- 24 Pedro Martinez 45
- 25 Jim Thome 25
- 26 Frank Thomas 35
- 27 Greg Maddux 31
- 28 Jason Giambi 25
- 29 Manny Ramirez 24
- 30 Josh Beckett 21
- 31 Mike Piazza 31
- 32 Hideki Matsui 55
- 33 Ichiro Suzuki 51
- 34 Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
- 35 Mike Mussina 35
Autographs & Game-Used
Diamond Cuts Game Used
Each Diamond Cuts card is available in the following...
- Green
- Blue (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to 175 copies)
- Pewter (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Copper (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Silver (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Gold (production varies, see below)
- Platinum (production varies, see below)
- Blue Die Cut (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Die Cut (serial-numbered to 18 copies)
- Pewter Die Cut (serial-numbered to 13 copies)
- Copper Die Cut (serial-numbered to eight copies)
- Silver Die Cut (serial-numbered to five copies)
- Gold Die Cut (serial-numbered to three copies)
- Platinum Die Cut (one-of-one)
- Purple (one-of-one)
- AJ Andruw Jones
- ALP Albert Pujols
- ANP Andy Pettitte
- CJ Chipper Jones
- CS Curt Schilling
- DJ Derek Jeter
- DW Dontrelle Willis
- HB Hank Blalock
- HM Hideki Matsui
- IS Ichiro Suzuki
- JB Josh Beckett
- JR Jose Reyes
- MAP Mark Prior
- MIP Mike Piazza
- MT Mark Teixeira
- NG Nomar Garciaparra
- PM Pedro Martinez
- RC Roger Clemens
- SR Scott Rolen
- SS Sammy Sosa
Diamond Cuts Game Used Gold
Each Diamond Cuts Game Used Gold is serial-numbered to the player's jersey number.
- AJ Andruw Jones 25
- ALP Albert Pujols 5
- ANP Andy Pettitte 21
- CJ Chipper Jones 10
- CS Curt Schilling 38
- DJ Derek Jeter 2
- DW Dontrelle Willis 35
- HB Hank Blalock 9
- HM Hideki Matsui 55
- IS Ichiro Suzuki 51
- JB Josh Beckett 21
- JR Jose Reyes 7
- MAP Mark Prior 22
- MIP Mike Piazza 31
- MT Mark Teixeira 23
- NG Nomar Garciaparra 5
- PM Pedro Martinez 45
- RC Roger Clemens 22
- SR Scott Rolen 27
- SS Sammy Sosa 21
Diamond Cuts Game Used Platinum
Each Diamond Cuts Game Used Platinum card features a piece of "patch" material and is serial-numbered to either the number of home runs the player hit in 2003 (hitters) or the number of wins the player was credited with (pitchers) in 2003.
- AJ Andruw Jones 36
- ALP Albert Pujols 43
- ANP Andy Pettitte 21
- CJ Chipper Jones 27
- CS Curt Schilling 8
- DJ Derek Jeter 10
- DW Dontrelle Willis 14
- HB Hank Blalock 29
- HM Hideki Matsui 16
- IS Ichiro Suzuki 13
- JB Josh Beckett 9
- JR Jose Reyes 5
- MAP Mark Prior 18
- MIP Mike Piazza 11
- MT Mark Teixeira 26
- NG Nomar Garciaparra 28
- PM Pedro Martinez 14
- RC Roger Clemens 17
- SR Scott Rolen 28
- SS Sammy Sosa 40
Diamond Cuts Game Used Dual Gold
Each Diamond Cuts Game Used Dual Gold is serial-numbered to ten copies.
- CJAJ Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
- CSPM Curt Schilling / Pedro Martinez
- HBMT Hank Blalock / Mark Teixeira
- ISHM Ichiro Suzuki / Hideki Matsui
- JBDW Josh Beckett / Dontrelle Willis
- JRMP Jose Reyes / Mike Piazza
- NGDJ Nomar Garciaparra / Derek Jeter
- RCAP Roger Clemens / Andy Pettitte
- SRAP Scott Rolen / Albert Pujols
- SSMP Sammy Sosa / Mark Prior
Hot Numbers Game Used
Each Hot Numbers Game Used card is available in the following...
- Green
- Blue (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to 175 copies)
- Pewter (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Copper (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Silver (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Gold (production varies, see below)
- Platinum (production varies, see below)
- Blue Die Cut (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Die Cut (serial-numbered to 18 copies)
- Pewter Die Cut (serial-numbered to 13 copies)
- Copper Die Cut (serial-numbered to eight copies)
- Silver Die Cut (serial-numbered to five copies)
- Gold Die Cut (serial-numbered to three copies)
- Platinum Die Cut (one-of-one)
- Purple (one-of-one)
Hot Numbers Game Used Gold
Each Hot Numbers Game Used Gold is serial-numbered to the player's jersey number.
- AJ Andruw Jones 25
- ALP Albert Pujols 5
- ANP Andy Pettitte 21
- CJ Chipper Jones 10
- CS Curt Schilling 38
- DJ Derek Jeter 2
- DW Dontrelle Willis 35
- HB Hank Blalock 9
- HM Hideki Matsui 55
- IS Ichiro Suzuki 51
- JB Josh Beckett 21
- JR Jose Reyes 7
- MAP Mark Prior 22
- MIP Mike Piazza 31
- MT Mark Teixeira 23
- NG Nomar Garciaparra 5
- PM Pedro Martinez 45
- RC Roger Clemens 22
- SR Scott Rolen 27
- SS Sammy Sosa 21
Hot Numbers Game Used Platinum
Each Hot Numbers Game Used Platinum card features a piece of "patch" material and is serial-numbered to either the number of home runs the player hit in 2003 (hitters) or the number of wins the player was credited with (pitchers) in 2003.
- AJ Andruw Jones 36
- ALP Albert Pujols 43
- ANP Andy Pettitte 21
- CJ Chipper Jones 27
- CS Curt Schilling 8
- DJ Derek Jeter 10
- DW Dontrelle Willis 14
- HB Hank Blalock 29
- HM Hideki Matsui 16
- IS Ichiro Suzuki 13
- JB Josh Beckett 9
- JR Jose Reyes 5
- MAP Mark Prior 18
- MIP Mike Piazza 11
- MT Mark Teixeira 26
- NG Nomar Garciaparra 28
- PM Pedro Martinez 14
- RC Roger Clemens 17
- SR Scott Rolen 28
- SS Sammy Sosa 40
Lettermen
Lettermen features the nameplates from the back of a player's jersey. There is one Lettermen card for each letter in the player's last name.
- AP Albert Pujols 6
- AR Alex Rodriguez 9
- DW Dontrelle Willis 5
- HB Hank Blalock 7
- HN Hideo Nomo 4
- JB Josh Beckett 7
- JT Jim Thome 5
- MP Mark Prior 5
- MT Mark Teixeira 8
- NG Nomar Garciaparra 11
- PM Pedro Martinez 8
- RB Rocco Baldelli 8
- SS Sammy Sosa 4
- TH Torii Hunter 6
- VG Vladimir Guerrero 8
Power Tools Game Used
Each Diamond Cuts card is available in the following...
- Green
- Blue (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to 175 copies)
- Pewter (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Copper (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Silver (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Gold (production varies, see below)
- Platinum (production varies, see below)
- Blue Die Cut (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Die Cut (serial-numbered to 18 copies)
- Pewter Die Cut (serial-numbered to 13 copies)
- Copper Die Cut (serial-numbered to eight copies)
- Silver Die Cut (serial-numbered to five copies)
- Gold Die Cut (serial-numbered to three copies)
- Platinum Die Cut (one-of-one)
- Purple (one-of-one)
Power Tools Game Used Gold
Each Power Tools Game Used Gold is serial-numbered to the player's jersey number.
- AD Adam Dunn 44
- AP Albert Pujols 5
- AR Alex Rodriguez 13
- AS Alfonso Soriano 12
- CJ Chipper Jones 10
- DJ Derek Jeter 2
- JG Jason Giambi 25
- JP Jorge Posada 20
- JT Jim Thome 25
- MP Mike Piazza 31
- MR Manny Ramirez 24
- NG Nomar Garciaparra 5
- RB Rocco Baldelli 5
- SS Sammy Sosa 21
- VG Vladimir Guerrero 27
Power Tools Game Used Platinum
Each Power Tools Game Used Platinum card features a piece of the player's game-used bat and a piece "patch" material and is serial-numbered to the number of home runs the player hit in 2003.
- AD Adam Dunn 27
- AP Albert Pujols 43
- AR Alex Rodriguez 47
- AS Alfonso Soriano 38
- CJ Chipper Jones 27
- DJ Derek Jeter 10
- JG Jason Giambi 41
- JP Jorge Posada 30
- JT Jim Thome 47
- MP Mike Piazza 11
- MR Manny Ramirez 37
- NG Nomar Garciaparra 28
- RB Rocco Baldelli 11
- SS Sammy Sosa 40
- VG Vladimir Guerrero 25
Autograph
Each card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed and is available in the following parallels.
- Crown (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Parchment (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Platinum (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Die-Cut (see below)
- Masterpiece (one-of-one)
- AB1 Aarom Baldiris 180
- AB2 Angel Berroa 178
- AJ Andruw Jones 163
- ALR Adam LaRoche 280
- AR Alexis Rios 185
- BC Bobby Crosby 87
- BN Bubba Nelson 185
- BW Brandon Webb 122
- CMW Chein-Ming Wang 178
- CP Corey Patterson 172
- CS Chris Shelton 170
- DH Dan Haren 195
- DW Dontrelle Willis 73
- DY Delmon Young 177
- EJ Edwin Jackson 193
- GA Garrett Atkins 195
- GK Graham Koonce 175
- GS Grady Sizemore 197
- JB1 Jason Bartlett 95
- JB2 Josh Beckett 65
- JE Jim Edmonds 73
- JG John Gall 94
- JL Josh Labandeira 166
- JP Juan Pierre 94
- JUL Justin Leone 180
- JV Javier Vazquez 187
- KG Khalil Greene 195
- KW0 Kerry Wood 73
- MC Miguel Cabrera 172
- MM Mike Mussina 69
- MN Michael Nakamura 180
- MP Mark Prior 60
- MR Mike Rouse 195
- MV Merkin Valdez 179
- RB Rocco Baldelli 180
- RH Ryan Howard 185
- RM Ryan Meaux 180
- RW1 Ryan Wagner 175
- RW2 Rickie Weeks 169
- SP Scott Podsednik 96
Autograph Die-Cuts
- AB1 Aarom Baldiris 17
- AB2 Angel Berroa 17
- ALR Adam LaRoche 10
- BC Bobby Crosby 102
- BN Bubba Nelson 10
- BW Brandon Webb 10
- CMW Chein-Ming Wang 17
- CP Corey Patterson 16
- CS Chris Shelton 17
- DH Dan Haren 10
- DW Dontrelle Willis 10
- EJ Edwin Jackson 16
- GA Garrett Atkins 10
- JB1 Jason Bartlett 113
- JG John Gall 94
- JL Josh Labandeira 19
- JP Juan Pierre 80
- KG Khalil Greene 10
- MC Miguel Cabrera 14
- MN Michael Nakamura 10
- RH Ryan Howard 10
- RM Ryan Meaux 10
- RW1 Ryan Wagner 16
- RW2 Rickie Weeks 16
- SP Scott Podsednik 84
Cuts and Glory
All Cuts and Glory cards serial-numbered to 100 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Silver (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Platinum (serial-numbered to three)
- Masterpiece (one-of-one)
- AD Adam Dunn
- AK Austin Kearns
- AP Albert Pujols
- CD Carlos Delgado
- CJ Chipper Jones
- EG Eric Gagne
- EM Edgar Martinez
- FT Frank Thomas
- GA Garret Anderson
- GM Greg Maddux
- HB Hank Blalock
- JR Jose Reyes
- LG Luis Gonzalez
- MB Marlon Byrd
- MO Magglio Ordonez
- MT Mark Teixeira
- RH Rickey Henderson
- RJ Randy Johnson
- SR Scott Rolen
- TH Torii Hunter
- VG Vladimir Guerrero
Significant Cuts
This set features cut and trapped signatures. One of the players included is basketball star Vince Carter.
- AP1 Andy Pettitte 50
- AP2 Albert Pujols 20
- BL Barry Larkin 75
- BR Babe Ruth 1
- BT Bill Terry 3
- CG Charlie Gehringer 2
- CJ Chipper Jones 22
- CR Cal Ripken, Jr. 25
- DE Dennis Eckersley 75
- DM Don Mattingly 25
- ES Enos Slaughter 3
- FF Frankie Frisch 1
- GS Gary Sheffield 50
- IR Ivan Rodriguez 50
- JB1 Josh Beckett 10
- JB2 Johnny Bench 25
- JR Jose Reyes 25
- JS John Smoltz 75
- MR Mariano Rivera 50
- MS Mike Schmidt 25
- MT Miguel Tejada 25
- NR Nolan Ryan 25
- PM Paul Molitor 75
- RA Roberto Alomar 50
- RH Roy Halladay 50
- RP Rafael Palmeiro 25
- TC Ty Cobb 3
- VC Vince Carter 200