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2000 Topps Stars Baseball

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Distribution[]

Base Set[]

The 200-card base set is primarily focused on current veteran stars with some retired players and young rookies and prospects. Cards 102-110 are a mixture of Hall of Fame players. Cards 151-200 make up the Spotlight subset. Rather than statistics, the card backs show the “Ratings” of the players’ various skills.

Key Rookies: Lyle Overbay and Brett Myers... in other words nobody. Jose Ortiz was originally the BIG prospect in this set.

Metallic Blue Parallels[]

The lone parallel set for 2000 Topps Stars is the Metallic Blue. The foil stamping on the card fronts is changed to Blue and there is serial numbering added. Cards 1-150 were inserted at a rate of 1:26 packs and serial numbered to 299. Cards 151-200 were inserted at a rate of 1:232 packs and serial numbered to just 99 copies each.

Insert Sets[]

All-Star Authority[]

This 14-card set features the perennial All-Stars in the major leagues. The cards were inserted 1:13 packs.

Autographs[]

This 13-card set features on-card autographs by Hall of Fame players, current superstars, and young rising players. Group A was inserted 1:382 packs while Group B was inserted 1:1636 packs. The overall odds were 1:310 packs.

Game Gear Bats[]

This 10-card set features game used bat chips of primarily baseball’s rising stars. The cards were inserted in three different groups with overall odds of 1:175 packs. Two of the cards were inserted as exchange cards that could be redeemed until May 30, 2001.

Game Gear Jerseys[]

This 3-card set features game used jersey swatches from three of baseball’s rising stars of the 2000 season. All three players (Kevin Millwood, Brad Penny, and JD Drew) have had long successful major league careers, but none have bloomed into a future Hall of Famer as expected. The cards were inserted at a rate of 1:382 packs. The Penny card was packed out as a redemption card that could be exchanged until May 30, 2001.

Progression[]

This 9-card sets feature the evolution of various positions over time. Each card shows three players for a single position, a Hall of Famer, a current superstar and a rising star. Ironically six of the young players ended up being complete busts. The cards were inserted 1:13 packs.

Walk of Fame[]

This 15-card set features players who are bound for the Hall of Fame in the future. The cards were inserted 1:8 packs.


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