1995 Fleer Ultra Series II

1995 was a landmark year. It was the last year before music jumped the proverbial shark (think The Spice Girls, Hanson, Aqua, The Macarena...) In 1995 I was dumped by the same girl for the second time. I also skipped school to go on a long road trip to follow a band and eventually decided that college was an extremely expensive waste of time (at the time.) One thing I did not do was watch baseball in 1995. This had almost as much to do with the above events as it did with the strike that happened the year before.

Here's a pack from that fateful year. I'll buy just about anything for 50 cents.

293 - Jeff Montgomery Gold Medallion Edition (These were probably one per pack.)

312 - Jack McDowell

352 - Jose Oliva

288 - Gary Gaetti (Lots of Royals in this pack. Does anyone remember Gaetti as anything but a Twin? I wouldn't, except that he played with the Cards after this.)

321 - Bill Taylor

4 - Bob Hamelin All-Rookie Gold Medallion Edition (Hamelin followed in the footsteps of Kevin Seitzer before him and Angel Berroa after him.)

397 - Carey Garey Ingram (Apparently he was some sort of rookie. Who names their kid Garey?)

391 - Greg Swindell

310 - Jim Leyritz

432 - John Mabry (Nice, a Cardinal!)

368 - Jack Morris (A pretty good pitcher in his day. This card says he signed with the Reds as a free agent, but he'd never pitch again in the majors after Cleveland. 254 career wins!)

426 - Zane Smith

Just like dayf says, remember kids: Do Cards, Not Drugs!