2003 Fleer Patchworks
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Description
2003 Fleer Patchworks is a 115-card set, released in May, 2003. Patchworks replaced 2002 Fleer Premium in Fleer's release calendar. The set consists of 90 veterans (#1-#90) with the final 25 cards (#91-#115) making up the "Rookie Ranks" subset. Each Rookie Ranks card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.
Distribution
24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99). 12 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 115 | - | ? |
| short set | 90 | - | ? |
| Rookie Ranks | 25 | 1500 | ? |
| Star Ruby | 115 | 100 | ? |
| National Pastime | 25 | - | 1:12 |
| Numbers Game | 15 | - | 1:24 |
| Past Present Future | 10 | - | 1:72 |
| National Pastime Trim | 11 | 200 | ? |
| National Pastime Team Name | 15 | 100 | ? |
| National Pastime Number | 16 | 75 | ? |
| National Pastime Nameplate | 15 | 50 | ? |
| National Pastime Commemorative | 11 | 25 | ? |
| National Pastime MLB Logo | 15 | one-of-one | ? |
| Numbers Game Jersey | 10 | - | 1:33 |
| Numbers Game Jersey Patch | 10 | 300 | ? |
| Past Present Future Single | 17 | 200 | ? |
| Past Present Future Dual | 6 | 100 | ? |
| Game Worn Patch Level 1 Single | 17 | 250 | ? |
| Game Worn Patch Level 2 Dual | 18 | 100 | ? |
| Game Worn Patch Level 3 Multi | 18 | 50 | ? |
| Licensed Apparel Jersey | 15 | 500 | ? |
| Licensed Apparel Jersey Patch | 15 | 300 | ? |
| Diamond Ink | 6 | varies | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Luis Castillo
2 Derek Jeter
3 Vladimir Guerrero
4 Bobby Higginson
5 Pat Burrell
6 Ivan Rodriguez
7 Craig Biggio
8 Troy Glaus
9 Barry Bonds
10 Hideo Nomo
11 Barry Larkin
12 Roberto Alomar
13 Rodrigo Lopez
14 Eric Chavez
15 Shawn Green
16 Joe Randa
17 Mark Grace
18 Jason Kendall
19 Hee Seop Choi
20 Luis Gonzalez
21 Sammy Sosa
22 Larry Walker
23 Phil Nevin
24 Manny Ramirez
25 Jim Thome
26 Randy Johnson
27 Jose Vidro
28 Austin Kearns
29 Mike Sweeney
30 Magglio Ordonez
31 Mike Piazza
32 Eric Hinske
33 Alex Rodriguez
34 Kerry Wood
35 Matt Morris
36 Lance Berkman
37 Michael Cuddyer
38 Curt Schilling
39 Sean Burroughs
40 Ken Griffey, Jr.
41 Edgardo Alfonzo
42 Carlos Pena
43 Adam Dunn
44 Pedro Martinez
45 Miguel Tejada
46 Tom Glavine
47 Torii Hunter
48 Jason Giambi
49 Tony Batista
50 Ben Grieve
51 Ichiro Suzuki
52 Bob Abreu
53 Todd Helton
54 Kazuhiro Sasaki
55 Nomar Garciaparra
56 Francisco Rodriguez
57 Ellis Burks
58 Frank Thomas
59 Greg Maddux
60 Josh Beckett
61 Brad Wilkerson
62 Joe Borchard
63 Carlos Delgado
64 Alfonso Soriano
65 Chipper Jones
66 J.D. Drew
67 Mark Prior
68 Rafael Palmeiro
69 Jeff Kent
70 Adrian Beltre
71 Marlon Byrd
72 Orlando Hudson
73 Junior Spivey
74 Jeff Bagwell
75 Barry Zito
76 Roger Clemens
77 Aubrey Huff
78 Geoff Jenkins
79 Andruw Jones
80 Scott Rolen
81 Omar Vizquel
82 Darin Erstad
83 Bernie Williams
84 Freddy Garcia
85 Richie Sexson
86 Josh Phelps
87 Albert Pujols
88 Aramis Ramirez
89 Shea Hillenbrand
90 Cristian Guzman
91 Rated Rookie - Adam LaRoche
92 Rated Rookie - David Pember
93 Rated Rookie - Terrmel Sledge
94 Rated Rookie - Hideki Matsui
95 Rated Rookie - Nook Logan
96 Rated Rookie - Jose Contreras
97 Rated Rookie - Pete LaForest
98 Rated Rookie - Rich Fischer
99 Rated Rookie - Francisco Rosario
100 Rated Rookie - Josh Willingham
101 Rated Rookie - Alejandro Machado
102 Rated Rookie - Lew Ford
103 Rated Rookie - Joe Valentine
104 Rated Rookie - Guillermo Quiroz
105 Rated Rookie - Tiger Wang
106 Rated Rookie - Jhonny Peralta
107 Rated Rookie - Shane Victorino
108 Rated Rookie - Prentice Redman
109 Rated Rookie - Matt Bruback
110 Rated Rookie - Lance Niekro
111 Rated Rookie - Travis Hughes
112 Rated Rookie - Nic Jackson
113 Rated Rookie - Hector Luna
114 Rated Rookie - Cliff Lee
115 Rated Rookie - Tim Olson
Parallels
Each of the 115 base cards is available as a Star Ruby parallel. Each Star Ruby is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
Inserts
National Pastime
1 Barry Bonds
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki
3 Mike Piazza
4 Barry Zito
5 Sammy Sosa
6 Pedro Martinez
7 Craig Biggio
8 Rafael Palmeiro
9 Greg Maddux
10 Manny Ramirez
11 Adam Dunn
12 Omar Vizquel
13 Hideo Nomo
Numbers Game
1 Ichiro Suzuki
2 Derek Jeter
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Miguel Tejada
5 Nomar Garciaparra
6 Jason Giambi
7 J.D. Drew
8 Barry Bonds
9 Alfonso Soriano
10 Jeff Bagwell
11 Barry Larkin
12 Roberto Alomar
13 Larry Walker
14 Roger Clemens
15 Ken Griffey, Jr.
Past Present Future
1 Eddie Mathews / Rafael Palmeiro / Alex Rodriguez
2 Phil Rizzuto / Derek Jeter / Alfonso Soriano
3 Reggie Jackson / Barry Bonds / Sammy Sosa
4 Billy Williams / Sammy Sosa / Hee Seop Choi
5 Joe Morgan / Roberto Alomar / Alfonso Soriano
6 Yogi Berra / Mike Piazza / Josh Phelps
7 Nolan Ryan / Roger Clemens / Kerry Wood
8 Mike Schmidt / Scott Rolen / Eric Hinske
9 Barry Bonds / Alex Rodriguez / Alfonso Soriano
10 Yogi Berra / Derek Jeter / Hideki Matsui
Autographs & Game-Used
National Patchime
National Patchtime are a series of game-used parallels and partial-parallels of the National Pastime insert set.
Trim
Each National Patchtime Trim card features a piece of jersey trim and is serial-numbered to 200 copies.
MR Manny Ramirez
NG Nomar Garciaparra
PM Pedro Martinez
RP Rafael Palmeiro
VG Vladimir Guerrero
Team Name
Each National Patchtime Team Name card features a piece of the jersey's team name and is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
Number
Each National Patchtime Number card features a piece of the player's jersey number and is serial-numbered to 75 copies.
Nameplate
Each National Patchtime Nameplate card features a piece of the player's nameplate and is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
Commemorative
Each National Patchtime Commemorative card features a piece of a commemorative sleeve patch and is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
MLB Logo
Each National Patchtime MLB Logo card features the MLB "logoman" patch from the back of the player's uniform. Each card is a one-of-one.
Numbers Game Jersey
Each Numbers Game Jersey is also available as a Patch card. Numbers Game Patches are serial-numbered to 300 copies
AR Alex Rodriguez
RA Roberto Alomar
MT Miguel Tejada
LW Larry Walker
JG Jason Giambi
JB Jeff Bagwell
DJ Derek Jeter
BL Barry Larkin
AS Alfonso Soriano
RC Roger Clemens
Patch Present Future Single
This 17-card set partially-parallels the Past Present Future insert. Three players are on the card with one of the players having a game-worn jersey patch swatch embedded on the card. For purposes of the checklist, the swatch comes from the player listed FIRST. These cards were issued to a stated print run of 200 serial-numbered sets.
AR1 Alex Rodriguez / Eddie Mathes / Rafael Palmeiro
SS1 Sammy Sosa / Reggie Jackson / Barry Bonds
SR Scott Rolen / Mike Schmidt / Eric Hinske
RP Rafael Palmeiro / Eddie Mathews / Alex Rodriguez
RC Roger Clemens / Nolan Ryan / Kerry Wood
RA Roberto Alomar / Joe Morgan / Alfonso Soriano
MP Mike Piazza / Yogi Berra / Josh Phelps
KW Kerry Wood / Nolan Ryan / Roger Clemens
EH Eric Hinske / Mike Schmidt / Scott Rolen
DJ2 Derek Jeter / Yogi Berra / Hideki Matsui
DJ1 Derek Jeter / Phil Rizzuto / Alfonso Soriano
BB Barry Bonds / Reggie Jackson / Sammy Sosa
AS3 Alfonso Soriano / Barry Bonds / Alex Rodriguez
AS2 Alfonso Soriano / Joe Morgan / Roberto Alomar
AS1 Alfonso Soriano / Phil Rizzuto / Derek Jeter
AR2 Alex Rodriguez / Barry Bonds / Alfonso Soriano
SS2 Sammy Sosa / Billy Williams / Hee Seop Choi
Patch Present Future Dual
These six cards partially-parallel the Past Present Future insert. Three players are on the card with the two active players having a game-worn jersey patch embedded on the card. For purposes of the checklist, the swatches come from the players listed FIRST and SECOND. Only 100 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced.
ARAS Alex Rodriguez / Alfonso Soriano
DJAS Derek Jeter / Alfonso Soriano
RAAS Roberto Alomar / Alfonso Soriano
RCKW Roger Clemens / Kerry Wood
RPAR Rafael Palmeiro / Alex Rodriguez
SREH Scott Rolen / Eric Hinske
Game-Worn Patch
The Game-Worn Patch insert is broken into three tiers. Level 1 cards have a solid color patch and are serial-numbered to 250 copies. Level 2 have two-color patches and are serial-numbered to 100 copies. Level 3 have multi-colored patches and are serial-numbered to 50.
Level 1 Single
AB Adrian Beltre
RO Roy Oswalt
RA Roberto Alomar
MG Mark Grace
LB Lance Berkman
KW Kerry Wood
KS Kazuhiro Sasaki
JB Josh Beckett
GM Greg Maddux
FT Frank Thomas
EC Eric Chavez
CD Carlos Delgado
BW Bernie Williams
BA Bob Abreu
AR Alex Rodriguez
AJ Andruw Jones
VG Vladimir Guerrero
Level 2 Dual
AB Adrian Beltre
RO Roy Oswalt
RA Roberto Alomar
MG Mark Grace
LB Lance Berkman
KW Kerry Wood
KS Kazuhiro Sasaki
JB Josh Beckett
GM Greg Maddux
FT Frank Thomas
EC Eric Chavez
CS Curt Schilling
CD Carlos Delgado
BW Bernie Williams
BA Bob Abreu
AR Alex Rodriguez
AJ Andruw Jones
VG Vladimir Guerrero
Level 3 Multi
AB Adrian Beltre
RO Roy Oswalt
RA Roberto Alomar
MG Mark Grace
LB Lance Berkman
KW Kerry Wood
KS Kazuhiro Sasaki
JB Josh Beckett
GM Greg Maddux
FT Frank Thomas
EC Eric Chavez
CS Curt Schilling
CD Carlos Delgado
BW Bernie Williams
BA Bob Abreu
AR Alex Rodriguez
AJ Andruw Jones
VG Vladimir Guerrero
Licensed Apparel Jersey
Each of the 15 Licensed Apparel Jersey cards are serial-numbered to 500 copies, with a Patch parallel available numbered to 300.
AD Adam Dunn
SS Shannon Stewart
SG Shawn Green
PK Paul Konerko
MP Mike Piazza
MO Magglio Ordonez
MM Mike Mussina
KB Kevin Brown
JR Jimmy Rollins
JD J.D. Drew
DJ Derek Jeter
DE Darin Erstad
CJ Chipper Jones
CB Carlos Beltran
TH Todd Helton
Diamond Ink
Fleer commissioned four players sign autographs for random insertion. Each autograph is signed on a "trapped cut," and is serial-numbered on the reverse side. Derek Jeter signed his cards in three different ink colors, all other players signed in black ink.
DJ1 Derek Jeter (Black)
DJ2 Derek Jeter (Blue)
DJ3 Derek Jeter (Red)
MP Mark Prior
MS Mike Schmidt
TG Troy Glaus
2004 Quality Control Replacements
Each of these cards, all done in the style of their respective 2003 Fleer Patchworks insert sets, were pulled from production in 2003. They were eventually distributed by Fleer's Quality Control department as replacements for damaged jersey cards and/or expired exchange cards.
Game-Worn Patch 300
AB2 Bob Abreu
AK2 Austin Kearns
CD2 Carlos Delgado
DE2 Darin Erstad
HC2 Hee Seop Choi
Game-Worn Patch 100
AB2 Adrian Beltre
AJ2 Andruw Jones
AK2 Austin Kearns
CB2 Carlos Beltran
KW2 Kerry Wood
RO2 Roy Oswalt
National Patchtime 300
