Frank Thomas Fan

1996 Ultra Hitting Machines Gold Medallion:

Inserted in 2nd series packs at a rate of 1:2880! These die-cut cards feature a "machine-gear" background. I'm not sure how many packs were in every box, or how many boxes were in every case but at 24 packs/box and 12 boxes/case they would fall 1 every 10 cases! With 10 total players featured in teh set, the odds of pulling a particular player are about 1:28,800. Seldom seen and somewhat unexpensive when they do sell, these are some of the most under rated cards of the 90's.

1995 Ultra Rising Stars Gold Medallion:

Inserted in 2nd series packs at a rate of 1:370. These horizontal cards were printed on what looks to be an etched foil background. With 9 total players featured in the set, the odds of pulling a particular player are about 1:3330.

1998 Fleer Tradition Diamond Tribute:

 Inserted into packs at a rate of 1:300, these cards were printed on a "leather-like" oval that is suppose to resemble a baseball. The seems of the ball are embossed which adds to the feel of the card. With a total of 10 cards in the set, odds of pulling a particular player are about 1:3000.

1996 Select Cetified Mirror Blue:

Inserted into packs at a rate of 1:200, these are some of the more popular inserts of the 90's. These are a blue holographic foil parallel of the base set with a stated print run of just 45 sets. With 144 total cards in the set, odds of pulling a particular player jump to 1:28800.

1996 Select Certified Mirror Red:

Inserted at a rate of 1:100, this is the bottom tier of the "mirror" parallels. Odds for a particular player are about 1:14400. I hope to one day have the gold version of this card, as it's the last 1 I need to complete this set.