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Description

2000 Fleer Focus is a 250-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets in April, 2000. The set features 225-player cards (cards 1-225), and a 25-card Prospect subset, issued in two separate varieties. Each Prospect is serial-numbered to 3999 copies. The first 999 of each of these cards feature a portrait shot on the front of the featured prospect. The next 3000 cards issued have an action shot on the front of the featured prospect. Due to how this set was issued, a more common "Action" cards are considered the base cards, while the "Portrait" Prospects are a partial-parallel.

There are no notable rookies in the set.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack.

Retail: 24 packs per box, nine cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	250	-	10:1
short set	225	-	10:1
Prospects (Action)	25	3000	?
Prospects (Portrait)	25	999	?
Masterpiece Mania	250	300	?
Masterpieces	250	one-of-one	?
Focal Points	15	-	1:6
Focal Points Striking	15	50	?
Future Vision	15	-	1:9
Focus Pocus	10	-	1:14
Fresh Ink	48	-	1:96
Feel the Game	10	-	1:288
Club 3000	3	-	1:36
Club 3000 Relics	3	-	?

Checklist

Base Set

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1 Nomar Garciaparra
2 Adrian Beltre
3 Miguel Tejada
4 Joe Randa
5 Larry Walker
6 Jeff Weaver
7 Jay Bell
8 Ivan Rodriguez
9 Edgar Martinez
10 Desi Relaford
11 Derek Jeter
12 Delino DeShields
13 Craig Biggio
14 Chuck Knoblauch
15 Chuck Finley
16 Brett Tomko
17 Bob Higginson
18 Pedro Martinez
19 Troy O'Leary
20 Rickey Henderson
21 Robb Nen
22 Rolando Arrojo
23 Rondell White
24 Royce Clayton
25 Rusty Greer
26 Stan Spencer
27 Steve Finley
28 Tom Goodwin
29 Troy Percival
30 Wilton Guerrero
31 Roberto Alomar
32 Mike Hampton
33 Michael Barrett
34 Curt Schilling
35 Bill Mueller
36 Bernie Williams
37 John Smoltz
38 B.J. Surhoff
39 Pete Harnisch
40 Juan Encarnacion
41 Derrek Lee
42 Jeff Shaw
43 David Cone
44 Jason Christiansen
45 Jeff Kent
46 Randy Johnson
47 Todd Walker
48 Jose Lima
49 Jason Giambi
50 Ken Griffey, Jr.
51 Bartolo Colon
52 Mike Lieberthal
53 Shane Reynolds
54 Travis Lee
55 Travis Fryman
56 John Valentin
57 Joey Hamilton
58 Jay Buhner
59 Brad Radke
60 A.J. Burnett
61 Roy Halladay
62 Raul Mondesi
63 Matt Mantei
64 Mark Grace
65 Dave Justice
66 Billy Wagner
67 Eric Milton
68 Eric Chavez
69 Doug Glanville
70 Ray Durham
71 Mike Sirotka
72 Greg Vaughn
73 Brian Jordan
74 Alex Gonzalez
75 Alex Rodriguez
76 David Nilsson
77 Robin Ventura
78 Kevin Young
79 Wilson Alvarez
80 Matt Williams
81 Ismael Valdes
82 Kenny Lofton
83 Carlos Beltran
84 Doug Mientkiewicz
85 Wally Joyner
86 J.D. Drew
87 Carlos Delgado
88 Tony Womack
89 Eric Young
90 Manny Ramirez
91 Johnny Damon
92 Torii Hunter
93 Kenny Rogers
94 Trevor Hoffman
95 John Wetteland
96 Ray Lankford
97 Tom Glavine
98 Carlos Lee
99 Richie Sexson
100 Carlos Febles
101 Chad Allen
102 Sterling Hitchcock
103 Joe McEwing
104 Justin Thompson
105 Jim Edmonds
106 Kerry Wood
107 Jim Thome
108 Jeremy Giambi
109 Mike Piazza
110 Darryl Kile
111 Darin Erstad
112 Kyle Farnsworth
113 Omar Vizquel
114 Orber Moreno
115 Al Leiter
116 John Olerud
117 Aaron Sele
118 Chipper Jones
119 Paul Konerko
120 Chris Singleton
121 Fernando Vina
122 Andy Ashby
123 Eli Marrero
124 Edgar Renteria
125 Roberto Hernandez
126 Andruw Jones
127 Magglio Ordonez
128 Bob Wickman
129 Tony Gwynn
130 Mark McGwire
131 Albert Belle
132 Pokey Reese
133 Tony Clark
134 Jeff Bagwell
135 Mark Grudzielanek
136 Dustin Hermanson
137 Reggie Sanders
138 Ryan Rupe
139 Kevin Millwood
140 Bret Saberhagen
141 Juan Guzman
142 Alex Gonzalez
143 Gary Sheffield
144 Roger Clemens
145 Ben Grieve
146 Bob Abreu
147 Brian Giles
148 Quinton McCracken
149 Freddy Garcia
150 Erubiel Durazo
151 Sidney Ponson
152 Scott Williamson
153 Ken Caminiti
154 Vladimir Guerrero
155 Andy Pettitte
156 Edwards Guzman
157 Shannon Stewart
158 Greg Maddux
159 Mike Stanley
160 Sean Casey
161 Cliff Floyd
162 Devon White
163 Scott Brosius
164 Marlon Anderson
165 Jason Kendall
166 Ryan Klesko
167 Sammy Sosa
168 Frank Thomas
169 Geoff Jenkins
170 Jason Schmidt
171 Dan Wilson
172 Jose Canseco
173 Troy Glaus
174 Mariano Rivera
175 Scott Rolen
176 J.T. Snow
177 Rafael Palmeiro
178 A.J. Hinch
179 Jose Offerman
180 Jeff Cirillo
181 Dean Palmer
182 Jose Rosado
183 Armando Benitez
184 Brady Anderson
185 Cal Ripken, Jr.
186 Barry Larkin
187 Damion Easley
188 Moises Alou
189 Todd Hundley
190 Tim Hudson
191 Livan Hernandez
192 Fred McGriff
193 Orlando Hernandez
194 Tim Salmon
195 Mike Mussina
196 Todd Helton
197 Juan Gonzalez
198 Kevin Brown
199 Ugueth Urbina
200 Matt Stairs
201 Shawn Estes
202 Gabe Kapler
203 Javy Lopez
204 Henry Rodriguez
205 Dante Bichette
206 Jeromy Burnitz
207 Todd Zeile
208 Rico Brogna
209 Warren Morris
210 David Segui
211 Vinny Castilla
212 Mo Vaughn
213 Charles Johnson
214 Neifi Perez
215 Shawn Green
216 Carl Pavano
217 Tino Martinez
218 Barry Bonds
219 David Wells
220 Paul O'Neill
221 Masato Yoshii
222 Kris Benson
223 Fernando Tatis
224 Lee Stevens
225 Jose Cruz, Jr.

Prospects

Each Prospect card is serial-numbered to 3999 copies. The first 999 serial-numbered copies of each Prospect feature a head-and-shoulders portrait (see below), while the remaining 3000 copies have an action photo. The "Action" cards are considered the "base" cards, while the "Portrait" cards are considered a parallel.

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226 Rick Ankiel
227 Matt Riley
228 Norm Hutchins
229 Ruben Mateo
230 Ben Petrick
231 Mario Encarnacion
232 Nick Johnson
233 Adam Piatt
234 Mike Darr
235 Chad Hermansen
236 Wily Mo Pena
237 Octavio Dotel
238 Vernon Wells
239 Daryle Ward
240 Adam Kennedy
241 Angel Pena
242 Lance Berkman
243 Gabe Molina
244 Steve Lomasney
245 Jacob Cruz
246 Mark Quinn
247 Eric Munson
248 Alfonso Soriano
249 Kip Wells
250 Josh Beckett

Parallels

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Each of the 250 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Masterpiece Mania (serial-numbered to 300 copies)
Masterpieces (one-of-one)

Masterpiece Errors

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Fleer accidentally inserted into packs a number of error Masterpiece cards. The cards have the same lavender-foil stamping as a real Masterpiece, but lack "The Only One of One Masterpiece" on the reverse side. Each card is also sequentially-numbered with an "M" suffix, just like the real one-of-one Masterpieces.

50 Ken Griffey, Jr.
202 Gabe Kapler
203 Javy Lopez
204 Henry Rodriguez
205 Dante Bichette
206 Jeromy Burnitz
207 Todd Zeile
208 Rico Brogna
209 Warren Morris
210 David Segui
211 Vinny Castilla
212 Mo Vaughn
213 Charles Johnson
214 Neifi Perez
215 Shawn Green
216 Carl Pavano
217 Tino Martinez
218 Barry Bonds
219 David Wells
220 Paul O'Neill
221 Masato Yoshii
222 Kris Benson
223 Fernando Tatis
224 Lee Stevens
225 Jose Cruz

Prospect Portraits

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The first 999 serial-numbered copies of each Prospects base card feature an "Portrait" photo. The remaining cards serial-numbered 1000-3999 feature a "Action" photo on the front and are considered the base card (see above).

Inserts

Focal Points

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Each Focal Points insert is also available in a "Striking" parallel, which is serial-numbered to 50 copies and sequentially-numbered with an "S" suffix.

F1 Mark McGwire
F2 Tony Gwynn
F3 Nomar Garciaparra
F4 Juan Gonzalez
F5 Jeff Bagwell
F6 Chipper Jones
F7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
F8 Alex Rodriguez
F9 Scott Rolen
F10 Vladimir Guerrero
F11 Mike Piazza
F12 Frank Thomas
F13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
F14 Sammy Sosa
F15 Derek Jeter

Future Vision

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FV1 Rick Ankiel
FV2 Matt Riley
FV3 Ruben Mateo
FV4 Ben Petrick
FV5 Mario Encarnacion
FV6 Octavio Dotel
FV7 Vernon Wells
FV8 Adam Kennedy
FV9 Lance Berkman
FV10 Chad Hermansen
FV11 Mark Quinn
FV12 Eric Munson
FV13 Alfonso Soriano
FV14 Kip Wells
FV15 Josh Beckett

Focus Pocus

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1 FP Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 FP Tony Gwynn
3 FP Nomar Garciaparra
4 FP Juan Gonzalez
5 FP Mike Piazza
6 FP Mark McGwire
7 FP Chipper Jones
8 FP Ken Griffey, Jr.
9 FP Derek Jeter
10 FP Alex Rodriguez

Club 3000

See 2000 Fleer Club 3000

Autographs & Game-Used

Feel the Game

Adrian Beltre
Alex Rodriguez
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Javy Lopez
Miguel Tejada
Randy Johnson
Scott Rolen
Tim Salmon
Tom Glavine
Vladimir Guerrero

Fresh Ink

Each Fresh Ink features an autograph signed on a sticker affixed to the card, making it one of The Hobby's first examples of a "sticker" autograph. Unlike later sticker autographs, each sticker was unsigned when it was attached to the card. Fleer resorted to this method as the ink from a signature would never fully dry on the card's glossy surface. The stickered area of the card is embossed with a Fleer seal for authenticity. The set is not sequentially-numbered.

NOTE: Troy Glaus and Mike Lieberthal's Fresh Ink cards packed out as exchange cards, which expired May 31st, 2001. The Tony Gwynn and Derek Jeter cards were not on original checklists and were late additions seeded into packs just prior to shipping. According to Fleer, Jeter signed only 100 cards (though they are not serial numbered).

Aaron McNeal
Adam Kennedy
Adam Piatt
Adrian Beltre
Alex Rodriguez
Andruw Jones
Ben Davis
Bruce Chen
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Chad Allen
Chris Singleton
D'Angelo Jimenez
Derek Jeter
Doug Glanville
Edgar Martinez
Eric Chavez
Eric Owens
Erubiel Durazo
J.D. Drew
Jaret Wright
Jason Giambi
Jason Kendall
Jeremy Giambi
John Jaha
Johnny Damon
Jose Vidro
Josh Beckett
Kevin Millwood
Magglio Ordonez
Michael Barrett
Mike Cameron
Mike Hampton
Mike Lieberthal
Mike Mussina
Mike Sweeney
Milton Bradley
Nick Johnson
Rafael Palmeiro
Randy Johnson
Rico Brogna
Rob Bell
Rondell White
Scott Rolen / Tim Salmon
Shawn Green
Tim Hudson
Tony Gwynn
Troy Glaus
Wily Mo Pena

Club 3000 Memorabilia

See 2000 Fleer Club 3000

Fleer Focus
2000 - 2001 - 2002 JE - 2003 JE

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