1994 Leaf 'Slideshow' insert

Take your mind back a few years to the 'Junk Wax' era. While many invested in cards, hoping that one day their 1991 Upper Deck Michael Jordan or box of 1988 Donruss would fetch a pretty penny, Leaf were experimenting with this innovative 10-card set featuring a piece of acetate embedded into the card. The design is meant to resemble a photographic slide -- hence the name Slideshow or perhaps it is a play on the action of sliding.
Although for me slides bring back mixed memories of bed sheets hung on the wall and hours of endless slides of scenery, fish and trees, otherwise known as my parents holiday snaps.  My father was no Lord Lucan Litchfield. I quite like these.
The first five cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs and have a blue 'frame', while the five Series Two cards have a white frame.

Not a large checklist but these cards are fit into the 'Made from anything other than cardboard' folder.
Slideshow Checklist
1 Frank Thomas
2 Mike Piazza
3 Darren Daulton
4 Ryne Sandberg
5 Roberto Alomar
6 Barry Bonds
7 Juan Gonzalez
8 Tim Salmon
9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
10 David Justice

1994 Flair baseball

The 1994 Flair set consisted of 450 cards, broken into two series of 250 and 200 cards.

It included inserts of 10 Wave of the Future, 10 Outfield Power and 10 Hot numbers in Series 1, 10 Hot Gloves and 10 Infield Power in Series 2.

The most distinctive feature of these cards was the brilliant cardboard packaging that I am surprised that they haven't re-introduced it in some form to deter pack searching.

The packs:

Pack 1:

#11 Scott Cooper Red Sox

#61 Mike Macfarlane Royals

#88 Danny Tartabull Yankees

#121 Dave Stewart Blue Jays

#175 Scott Gervais Astros

#183 Cory Snyder Dodgers

#193 Pedro Martinez Expos

#203 Jose Vixcaino Mets

#240 Jeff Juden Phillies

#245 Kirt Manwaring Giants

Pack 2:

#7 Harold Baines Orioles

#19 Brian Anderson Angels

#28 Wilson Alvarez White Sox

#63 Ricky Bones Brewers

#125 Tom Glavine Braves

#136 Shawon Dunston Cubs

#144 Tom Browning Reds

#152 Ellis Burks Rockies

#249 Don Slaught Pirates

#10/10 Outfield Power Dave Winfield Twins

Pack 3:

#40 Wayne Kirby Indians

#53 Alan Trammell Tigers

#92 Stan Javier A's

#96 Terry Steinbeck A's

#101 Felix Fermin Mariners

#105 Reggie Jefferson Mariners

#112 David Hulse Rangers

#221 Rick White Pirates

#235 Phil Plantier Padres

Pack 4:

#37 Carlos Baerga Indians

#45 Jim Thome Indians

#49 Cecil Fielder Tigers

#72 Rick Becker Twins

#81 Xavier Hernandez Yankees

#124 Jeff Blauser Angels

#135 Steve Buechele Cubs

#143 Bret Boone Reds

#151 Dante Bichette Rockies

#160 Kurt Abbott Marlins

I really enjoyed opening these packs. Only 1 Red Sox card, but a few past Red Sox and soon to be Red Sox cards here.

The thick card stock and full bleed pictures make this an attractive and collectable set. I am still completely bowled over by the cardboard boxes each pack is contained in. What bought a halt to this special brand?

1994 Score Baseball Series 2 Hobby

I purchased five of these packs with the possibility of obtaining a Trot Nixon Rookie card.
There are 660 cards in the set, broken into two series of 330 cards.
There is a parallel set of Gold Rush cards. 1 is inserted into every pack.
There are inserts: 60 Boys of Summer, 20 Score Cycle, 10 Dream Team and 60 Gold Stars.
There are 13 cards per pack plus 1 Gold Rush Foil card.

Pack 1:

#344 Kirt Manwaring Giants

#358 Todd Zeile Cardinals

#370 Jose Vizcaino Cubs

#409 Ruben Sierra A's

#410 Jack Armstrong GOLD Marlins

#453 Jack Morris Blue Jays

#483 Mark Lewis Indians

#505 Dickie Thon Brewers

#544 Doug Jones Astros

#556 Darrell Whitmore Marlins

#567 Craig Paquette A's

#582 Damon Buford Orioles

#602 Luis Ortiz Red Sox

#623 John Roper Reds

Pack 2:

#386 Mike Devereaux Orioles

#396 Daryl Boston Rockies

#406 Robby Thompson Giants

#434 Bret Barberie Marlins

#502 Greg Swindell Astros

#510 Sammy Sosa Cubs

#532 Matt Brunson Tigers

#549 Norm Charlton Mariners

#551 Greg McMichael Braves

#555 Marc Valdes Marlins

#581 Kevin Rogers Giants

#643 Eric Wedge Rockies

#645 Manny Ramirez Indians

#647 Braves Checklist GOLD

Pack 3:

#379 Tim Raines White Sox

#393 Cecil Fielder Tigers

#422 Dave Justice Braves

#447 Karl Rhodes Cubs

#477 Kevin Reimer Brewers

#488 Mike Lansing GOLD Expos

#517 Brooks Kieschnick Cubs

#539 Tim Salmon Angels

#562 Russ Springer Angels

#595 Darrell Sherman Padres

#616 Turk Wendell Cubs

#630 Darryl Kile No Hitter Astros

#653 Dodgers Checklist

Pack 4:
#331 Frank Viola Red Sox

#387 Erik Hanson Mariners

#397 Pat Kelly Yankees

#407 Dave Winfield Twins

#430 Bill Swift Giants

#492 Kevin Young Pirates

#503 Chad Kreuter Tigers

#513 Bo Jackson White Sox

#583 Paul Quantrill Red Sox

#533 Dave Nilsson Brewers

#603 Larry Luebbers Reds

#614 Carlos Delgardo Blue Jays

#616 Turk Wendell Cubs

#618 Raul Mondesi GOLD Dodgers

Pack 5:

#332 Ron Grant Braves

#361 David Segui Orioles

#410 Jack Armstrong Mariners

#440 Mark Whiten Cardinals

#495 Rafael Palmeiro Rangers

#506 Matt Davis Yankees

#514 Dennis Martinez Expos

#514 Dennis Martinez GOLD Expos

#545 Scott Leius Twins

#566 Bobby Munoz Yankees

#574 Jeff Granger Royals

#596 Steve Scarsone Giants

#618 Raul Mondesi Dodgers

#655 Yankees Checklist

The biggest disappointment about these packs, besides the fact that there was only 3 Red Sox, was the GOLD RUSH cards. I understand that these were released 15 years ago however the Gold Rush cards stuck to the card next to it, not unlike in the past when the gum stuck to cards. It then tore the foil from the surface. You can see on the Dennis Martinez card, that is not a bad scan, that is the little flecks of foil missing and in this case stuck to Bobby Munoz. This was the best Gold Rush Foil card, others were much worse. I did like the checklist idea, which was satellite photos of the stadiums long before Google Earth. Also the Manny card and his 'Fresh Prince' haircut is a beauty.

So should I complain about an average set made 15 years ago, probably not.

1994 UD All-time Heroes

I really liked this set in both the 2008 Timelines and the original 1994 set. I decided to collect both.

1994 UD All-time Heroes

Here the cards I still need to complete the 225 base card set.

5 cards needed:

75, 107, 135, 150, 225.

2008 Timelines UD All-time Heroes Insert

The cards I still need from the 50 card insert set.

9 cards needed:

133, 146, 148, 161, 162, 172, 173, 175, 179.