2000 Pacific Invincible
Description
2000 Pacific Invincible is a 150-card set released in October, 2000. All cards are written in both English and Spanish.
The product was intended for release in August, but was pushed back so that Pacific could include their first game-used inserts. Unfortunately for Pacific, among those game-used cards is the now infamous Manny Ramirez "corked bat" card.
Distribution
36 packs per box, three cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 150 | - | two-per-pack |
| Holographic Purple | 150 | 299 | ? |
| Platinum Blue | 150 | 67 | ? |
| Diamond Aces | 20 | - | 1:2 |
| Diamond Aces 399 | 20 | 399 | ? |
| Kings of the Diamond | 30 | - | 1:2 |
| Kings of the Diamond 299 | 30 | 299 | ? |
| Eyes of the World | 20 | - | 1:37 |
| Lighting the Fire | 20 | - | 1:73 |
| Ticket to Stardom | 20 | - | 1:181 |
| Wild Vinyl | 10 | 10 | ? |
| Game Gear | 32 | varies | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Darin Erstad
- 2 Troy Glaus
- 3 Ramon Ortiz
- 4 Tim Salmon
- 5 Mo Vaughn
- 6 Erubiel Durazo
- 7 Luis Gonzalez
- 8 Randy Johnson
- 9 Matt Williams
- 10 Rafael Furcal
- 11 Andres Galarraga
- 12 Tom Glavine
- 13 Andruw Jones
- 14 Chipper Jones
- 15 Greg Maddux
- 16 Kevin Millwood
- 17 Albert Belle
- 18 Will Clark
- 19 Mike Mussina
- 20 Matt Riley
- 21 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 22 Carl Everett
- 23 Nomar Garciaparra
- 24 Steve Lomasney
- 25 Pedro Martinez
- 26 Tomo Ohka
- 27 Wilton Veras
- 28 Mark Grace
- 29 Sammy Sosa
- 30 Kerry Wood
- 31 Eric Young
- 32 Julio Zuleta
- 33 Paul Konerko
- 34 Carlos Lee
- 35 Magglio Ordonez
- 36 Josh Paul
- 37 Frank Thomas
- 38 Rob Bell
- 39 Dante Bichette
- 40 Sean Casey
- 41 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 42 Barry Larkin
- 43 Pokey Reese
- 44 Roberto Alomar
- 45 Manny Ramirez
- 46 Richie Sexson
- 47 Jim Thome
- 48 Omar Vizquel
- 49 Jeff Cirillo
- 50 Todd Helton
- 51 Neifi Perez
- 52 Larry Walker
- 53 Tony Clark
- 54 Juan Encarnacion
- 55 Juan Gonzalez
- 56 Hideo Nomo
- 57 Luis Castillo
- 58 Alex Gonzalez
- 59 Brad Penny
- 60 Preston Wilson
- 61 Moises Alou
- 62 Jeff Bagwell
- 63 Lance Berkman
- 64 Craig Biggio
- 65 Roger Cedeno
- 66 Jose Lima
- 67 Carlos Beltran
- 68 Johnny Damon
- 69 Chad Durbin
- 70 Jermaine Dye
- 71 Carlos Febles
- 72 Mark Quinn
- 73 Kevin Brown
- 74 Eric Gagne
- 75 Shawn Green
- 76 Eric Karros
- 77 Gary Sheffield
- 78 Kevin Barker
- 79 Ron Belliard
- 80 Jeromy Burnitz
- 81 Geoff Jenkins
- 82 Jacque Jones
- 83 Corey Koskie
- 84 Matt LeCroy
- 85 David Ortiz
- 86 Johan Santana
- 87 Todd Walker
- 88 Peter Bergeron
- 89 Vladimir Guerrero
- 90 Jose Vidro
- 91 Rondell White
- 92 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 93 Derek Bell
- 94 Mike Hampton
- 95 Rey Ordonez
- 96 Mike Piazza
- 97 Robin Ventura
- 98 Roger Clemens
- 99 Orlando Hernandez
- 100 Derek Jeter
- 101 Alfonso Soriano
- 102 Bernie Williams
- 103 Eric Chavez
- 104 Jason Giambi
- 105 Ben Grieve
- 106 Tim Hudson
- 107 Miguel Tejada
- 108 Bob Abreu
- 109 Doug Glanville
- 110 Mike Lieberthal
- 111 Scott Rolen
- 112 Brian Giles
- 113 Chad Hermansen
- 114 Jason Kendall
- 115 Warren Morris
- 116 Aramis Ramirez
- 117 Rick Ankiel
- 118 J.D. Drew
- 119 Mark McGwire
- 120 Fernando Tatis
- 121 Fernando Vina
- 122 Bret Boone
- 123 Ben Davis
- 124 Tony Gwynn
- 125 Trevor Hoffman
- 126 Ryan Klesko
- 127 Rich Aurilia
- 128 Barry Bonds
- 129 Ellis Burks
- 130 Jeff Kent
- 131 Freddy Garcia
- 132 Carlos Guillen
- 133 Edgar Martinez
- 134 John Olerud
- 135 Rob Ramsay
- 136 Alex Rodriguez
- 137 Kazuhiro Sasaki
- 138 Jose Canseco
- 139 Vinny Castilla
- 140 Fred McGriff
- 141 Greg Vaughn
- 142 Dan Wheeler
- 143 Gabe Kapler
- 144 Ruben Mateo
- 145 Rafael Palmeiro
- 146 Ivan Rodriguez
- 147 Tony Batista
- 148 Carlos Delgado
- 149 Raul Mondesi
- 150 Vernon Wells
Parallels
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All 150 base cards are available in the following parallels.
- Holographic Purple (serial-numbered to 299 copies)
- Platinum Blue (serial-numbered to 67 copies)
Inserts
Diamond Aces/Kings of the Diamond
Each pack contained either a Diamond Aces (pitchers) or Kings of the Diamond (position players) card. "Kings of the Diamond" are not to be confused with the Donruss "Diamond Kings." Both sets are designed like a playing card.
Diamond Aces
Each Diamond Ace is also available in a parallel, which is serial-numbered to 399 copies.
- 1 Randy Johnson
- 2 Greg Maddux
- 3 Tom Glavine
- 4 John Smoltz
- 5 Mike Mussina
- 6 Pedro Martinez
- 7 Kerry Wood
- 8 Bartolo Colon
- 9 Brad Penny
- 10 Billy Wagner
- 11 Kevin Brown
- 12 Mike Hampton
- 13 Roger Clemens
- 14 David Cone
- 15 Orlando Hernandez
- 16 Mariano Rivera
- 17 Tim Hudson
- 18 Trevor Hoffman
- 19 Rick Ankiel
- 20 Freddy Garcia
Kings of the Diamond
Each King of the Diamond is also available in a parallel, which is serial-numbered to 299 copies.
- 1 Mo Vaughn
- 2 Erubiel Durazo
- 3 Andruw Jones
- 4 Chipper Jones
- 5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 6 Nomar Garciaparra
- 7 Sammy Sosa
- 8 Frank Thomas
- 9 Sean Casey
- 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 11 Manny Ramirez
- 12 Larry Walker
- 13 Juan Gonzalez
- 14 Jeff Bagwell
- 15 Craig Biggio
- 16 Carlos Beltran
- 17 Shawn Green
- 18 Vladimir Guerrero
- 19 Mike Piazza
- 20 Derek Jeter
- 21 Bernie Williams
- 22 Ben Grieve
- 23 Scott Rolen
- 24 Mark McGwire
- 25 Tony Gwynn
- 26 Barry Bonds
- 27 Alex Rodriguez
- 28 Jose Canseco
- 29 Rafael Palmeiro
- 30 Ivan Rodriguez
Eyes of the World
- 1 Erubiel Durazo
- 2 Andruw Jones
- 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 4 Nomar Garciaparra
- 5 Pedro Martinez
- 6 Sammy Sosa
- 7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 8 Manny Ramirez
- 9 Larry Walker
- 10 Juan Gonzalez
- 11 Carlos Beltran
- 12 Vladimir Guerrero
- 13 Orlando Hernandez
- 14 Derek Jeter
- 15 Mark McGwire
- 16 Tony Gwynn
- 17 Freddy Garcia
- 18 Alex Rodriguez
- 19 Jose Canseco
- 20 Ivan Rodriguez
Lighting the Fire
- 1 Chipper Jones
- 2 Greg Maddux
- 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 4 Nomar Garciaparra
- 5 Pedro Martinez
- 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 7 Sammy Sosa
- 8 Manny Ramirez
- 9 Juan Gonzalez
- 10 Jeff Bagwell
- 11 Shawn Green
- 12 Vladimir Guerrero
- 13 Mike Piazza
- 14 Roger Clemens
- 15 Derek Jeter
- 16 Mark McGwire
- 17 Tony Gwynn
- 18 Alex Rodriguez
- 19 Jose Canseco
- 20 Ivan Rodriguez
Ticket to Stardom
- 1 Andruw Jones
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 4 Nomar Garciaparra
- 5 Pedro Martinez
- 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 7 Sammy Sosa
- 8 Manny Ramirez
- 9 Jeff Bagwell
- 10 Shawn Green
- 11 Vladimir Guerrero
- 12 Mike Piazza
- 13 Derek Jeter
- 14 Alfonso Soriano
- 15 Scott Rolen
- 16 Rick Ankiel
- 17 Mark McGwire
- 18 Tony Gwynn
- 19 Alex Rodriguez
- 20 Ivan Rodriguez
Wild Vinyl
Each Wild Vinyl card is printed on vinyl and blank-backed. The backs of these are blank because the card stock used for these cards could not have anything printed on the reverse side (see the 36:50 mark of The Essential Credentials Podcast). With only ten serial-numbered copies of each card, Wild Vinyl is one of the scarcest non-parallel inserts ever produced.
- 1 Chipper Jones
- 2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 3 Nomar Garciaparra
- 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 5 Sammy Sosa
- 6 Mike Piazza
- 7 Derek Jeter
- 8 Mark McGwire
- 9 Tony Gwynn
- 10 Alex Rodriguez
Game-Used
Game Gear
The Game Gear set is broken-down as follows.
- Cards #1-#10: Jerseys
- Cards #11-#14: Bat/Jersey Combos
- Cards #15-#18: Bats
- Cards #19-#32: Jersey Patches
Manny Ramirez "Corked" Bat Card Controversy
At least two of the 200 serial-numbered copies of the Manny Ramirez's Game Gear bat card (card #16 in the set) have a piece of cork in them.
On a January 2012 edition of Cardboard Connection Radio, Jeff Morris, Pacific's former Vice President of Marketing, detailed the story behind the infamous Manny Ramirez "corked bat" Game Gear card.
Further, on a March 2021 edition of The Essential Credentials Podcast, the former CEO of Pacific, Mike Cramer, spoke about the infamous Manny Ramirez card (start at the 1:00:00 mark of the episode). He dispelled the myth that some believed for years that the card/controversy led to Pacific's exit from the baseball card business (it did not have any impact on Pacific's decision to stop producing baseball cards) and elaborated further on the Ramirez card. Specifically, Cramer stated that Pacific purchased a couple Ramirez game-used bats from a very reputable source, cut them up, produced the cards, then prepared the cards for distribution. After the cards were packed/distributed, he then found out that some of Ramirez's Game Gear cards featured a swatch of the bat along with some cork. Cramer estimated that six of these corked bat Ramirez cards exist and there was nothing Pacific could do to prevent the distribution of them. Cramer also stated that Ramirez years later admitted using corked bats.
- 1 Jeff Bagwell
- 2 Tom Glavine
- 3 Mark Grace
- 4 Eric Karros
- 5 Edgar Martinez
- 6 Manny Ramirez
- 7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 8 Alex Rodriguez
- 9 Ivan Rodriguez
- 10 Mo Vaughn
- 11 Edgar Martinez
- 12 Manny Ramirez
- 13 Alex Rodriguez
- 14 Ivan Rodriguez
- 15 Edgar Martinez
- 16 Manny Ramirez
- 17 Ivan Rodriguez
- 18 Alex Rodriguez
- 19 Jeff Bagwell PATCH
- 20 Tom Glavine PATCH
- 21 Mark Grace PATCH
- 22 Tony Gwynn PATCH
- 23 Chipper Jones PATCH
- 24 Eric Karros PATCH
- 25 Greg Maddux PATCH
- 26 Edgar Martinez PATCH
- 27 Manny Ramirez PATCH
- 28 Cal Ripken PATCH
- 29 Alex Rodriguez PATCH
- 30 Ivan Rodriguez PATCH
- 31 Frank Thomas PATCH
- 32 Mo Vaughn PATCH
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