2007 SP Authentic

Description

2007 SP Authentic is a 162-card set released by Upper Deck on November 20, 2007. The By The Letter autographed manufactured letter patches that debuted in the previous year's product return, this time as part of the base set. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two By The Letter cards.

In addition, a series of unannounced "gimmick" cards of Alex Rodriguez were randomly inserted into packs without prior notice -- although mostly received by The Hobby with ambivalence.

Distribution

24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $5). 12 boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	162	-	?
short set	100	-	?
By The Letter Rookie Signatures	62	varies	*
EX ROD Gimmicks	5	-	?
Power	50	-	1:2
Speed	50	-	1:2
Autographed Parallels	46	5	?
By The Letter Rookie Signatures Full Name Redemptions	58	varies	?
By The Letter Signatures	90	varies	*
By The Letter Signatures Full Name Redemptions	52	varies	?
Chirography Dual	13	varies	**
Chirography Quad	6	5	**
Sign of the Times Dual	12	varies	**
Sign of the Times Triple	9	varies	**
Sign of the Times Quad	4	5	**

* Odds of finding a By The Letter Signature: 1:12/packs
** Odds of finding a multi-signed card: 1:288/packs

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Chipper Jones
• 2 Andruw Jones
• 3 John Smoltz
• 4 Carlos Quentin
• 5 Randy Johnson
• 6 Brandon Webb
• 7 Alfonso Soriano
• 8 Derrek Lee
• 9 Aramis Ramirez
• 10 Carlos Zambrano
• 11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 12 Adam Dunn
• 13 Josh Hamilton
• 14 Todd Helton
• 15 Jeff Francis
• 16 Matt Holliday
• 17 Hanley Ramirez
• 18 Dontrelle Willis
• 19 Miguel Cabrera
• 20 Lance Berkman
• 21 Roy Oswalt
• 22 Carlos Lee
• 23 Nomar Garciaparra
• 24 Derek Lowe
• 25 Juan Pierre
• 26 Rafael Furcal
• 27 Rickie Weeks
• 28 Prince Fielder
• 29 Ben Sheets
• 30 David Wright
• 31 Jose Reyes
• 32 Tom Glavine
• 33 Carlos Beltran
• 34 Cole Hamels
• 35 Jimmy Rollins
• 36 Ryan Howard
• 37 Jason Bay
• 38 Freddy Sanchez
• 39 Ian Snell
• 40 Jake Peavy
• 41 Greg Maddux
• 42 Trevor Hoffman
• 43 Matt Cain
• 44 Barry Zito
• 45 Ray Durham
• 46 Albert Pujols
• 47 Chris Carpenter
• 48 Jim Edmonds
• 49 Scott Rolen
• 50 Ryan Zimmerman
• 51 Felipe Lopez
• 52 Austin Kearns
• 53 Miguel Tejada
• 54 Erik Bedard
• 55 Daniel Cabrera
• 56 David Ortiz
• 57 Curt Schilling
• 58 Manny Ramirez
• 59 Jonathan Papelbon
• 60 Jim Thome
• 61 Paul Konerko
• 62 Bobby Jenks
• 63 Grady Sizemore
• 64 Victor Martinez
• 65 Travis Hafner
• 66 Ivan Rodriguez
• 67 Justin Verlander
• 68 Joel Zumaya
• 69 Jeremy Bonderman
• 70 Gil Meche
• 71 Mike Sweeney
• 72 Mark Teahen
• 73 Vladimir Guerrero
• 74 Howie Kendrick
• 75 Francisco Rodriguez
• 76 Johan Santana
• 77 Justin Morneau
• 78 Joe Mauer
• 79 Joe Nathan
• 80 Alex Rodriguez
• 81 Derek Jeter
• 82 Johnny Damon
• 83 Chien-Ming Wang
• 84 Rich Harden
• 85 Mike Piazza
• 86 Dan Haren
• 87 Ichiro
• 88 Felix Hernandez
• 89 Kenji Johjima
• 90 Adrian Beltre
• 91 Carl Crawford
• 92 Scott Kazmir
• 93 Delmon Young
• 94 Michael Young
• 95 Mark Teixeira
• 96 Eric Gagne
• 97 Hank Blalock
• 98 Vernon Wells
• 99 Roy Halladay
• 100 Frank Thomas

By The Letter Rookie Signatures

Each By The Letter Rookie Signature is signed on a manufactured letter patch. Each player signed various letters, usually, one for each letter in their last name. Each card is serial-numbered, but only to the production run of that particular letter. The production figures listed below are the aggregate number of letters signed by the player.

• 101 Joaquin Arias AU (RC) 825
• 102 Jeff Baker AU (RC) 550
• 103 Michael Bourn AU (RC) 825
• 104 Brian Burres AU (RC) 900
• 105 Jared Burton AU RC 900
• 106 Ryan Braun AU (RC) 550
• 107 Yovani Gallardo AU (RC) 730
• 108 Hector Gimenez AU (RC) 800
• 109 Alex Gordon AU RC 600
• 110 Josh Hamilton AU (RC) 580
• 111 Justin Hampson AU (RC) 800
• 112 Sean Henn AU (RC) 750
• 113 Phil Hughes AU (RC) 600
• 114 Kei Igawa AU RC 275
• 115 Akinori Iwamura AU RC 260
• 116 Mark Reynolds AU RC 730
• 117 Homer Bailey AU (RC) 750
• 118 Kevin Kouzmanoff AU (RC) 850
• 119 Adam Lind AU (RC) 750
• 120 Carlos Gomez AU RC 700
• 121 Glen Perkins AU (RC) 800
• 122 Rick Vanden Hurk AU RC 820
• 123 Brad Salmon AU RC 900
• 124 Zack Segovia AU RC 800
• 125 Kurt Suzuki AU (RC) 750
• 126 Chris Stewart AU RC 800
• 127 Cesar Jimenez AU RC 870
• 128 Ryan Sweeney AU (RC) 580
• 129 Troy Tulowitzki AU (RC) 420
• 130 Chase Wright AU RC 900
• 131 Delmon Young AU (RC) 220
• 132 Tony Abreu AU RC 700
• 133 Brian Barden AU RC 900
• 134 Curtis Thigpen AU (RC) 730
• 135 Jon Coutlangus AU (RC) 450
• 136 Kevin Cameron AU RC 800
• 137 Billy Butler AU (RC) 900
• 138 Alexi Casilla AU RC 800
• 139 Kory Casto AU (RC) 825
• 140 Matt Chico AU (RC) 825
• 141 John Danks AU RC 825
• 142 Andrew Miller AU RC 600
• 143 Ben Francisco AU (RC) 810
• 144 Andy Gonzalez AU RC 850
• 145 Devern Hansack AU RC 800
• 146 Mike Rabelo AU RC 900
• 147 Tim Lincecum AU RC 580
• 148 Matt Lindstrom AU (RC) 810
• 149 Jay Marshall AU RC 850
• 150 Daisuke Matsuzaka AU RC 290
• 151 Miguel Montero AU (RC) 891
• 152 Micah Owings AU (RC) 450
• 153 Hunter Pence AU (RC) 825
• 154 Brandon Wood AU (RC) 750
• 155 Felix Pie AU (RC) 675
• 156 Danny Putnam AU (RC) 900
• 157 Andy LaRoche AU (RC) 580
• 158 Jarrod Saltalamacchia AU (RC) 800
• 159 Doug Slaten AU RC 900
• 160 Joe Smith AU RC 825
• 161 Justin Upton AU RC 500
• 162 Joba Chamberlain AU RC 500

EX ROD Gimmicks

With speculation as to his plans for the 2008 season and beyond, Upper Deck created these five unannounced "EX ROD" of Alex Rodriguez. Each card featuring the logo of a team he might have signed for, and the words "EX ROD" in place of his name.

Rodriguez wound up staying with the Yankees.

• 80 Alex Rodriguez Angels
• 80 Alex Rodriguez Dodgers
• 80 Alex Rodriguez Cubs
• 80 Alex Rodriguez Mets
• 80 Alex Rodriguez Red Sox

Parallels

Autograph Parallel

Each Autograph Parallel is serial-numbered to five.

• 4 Carlos Quentin
• 6 Brandon Webb
• 8 Derrek Lee
• 9 Aramis Ramirez
• 11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 12 Adam Dunn
• 13 Josh Hamilton
• 16 Matt Holliday
• 17 Hanley Ramirez
• 18 Dontrelle Willis
• 20 Lance Berkman
• 22 Carlos Lee
• 26 Rafael Furcal
• 27 Rickie Weeks
• 28 Prince Fielder
• 29 Ben Sheets
• 32 Tom Glavine
• 34 Cole Hamels
• 37 Jason Bay
• 43 Matt Cain
• 50 Ryan Zimmerman
• 51 Felipe Lopez
• 52 Austin Kearns
• 55 Daniel Cabrera
• 56 David Ortiz
• 59 Jonathan Papelbon
• 60 Jim Thome
• 64 Victor Martinez
• 65 Travis Hafner
• 67 Justin Verlander
• 68 Joel Zumaya
• 69 Jeremy Bonderman
• 74 Howie Kendrick
• 79 Joe Nathan
• 81 Derek Jeter
• 84 Rich Harden
• 86 Dan Haren
• 88 Felix Hernandez
• 91 Carl Crawford
• 92 Scott Kazmir
• 93 Delmon Young
• 95 Mark Teixeira
• 98 Vernon Wells
• 99 Roy Halladay

By The Letter Rookie Signatures Full Redemption

Each redemption card was good for an entire set of By The Letter Rookie Autographs of that player. Each redemption card expired in 2009.

• 101 Joaquin Arias 5
• 102 Jeff Baker 5
• 103 Michael Bourn 5
• 104 Brian Burres 3
• 105 Jared Burton 3
• 106 Ryan Braun 2
• 107 Yovani Gallardo 2
• 108 Hector Gimenez 3
• 109 Alex Gordon 3
• 110 Josh Hamilton 2
• 111 Justin Hampson 3
• 112 Sean Henn 5
• 113 Phil Hughes 3
• 114 Kei Igawa 2
• 115 Akinori Iwamura 2
• 116 Mark Reynolds 2
• 117 Homer Bailey 3
• 118 Kevin Kouzmanoff 2
• 119 Adam Lind 5
• 120 Carlos Gomez 3
• 121 Glen Perkins 3
• 122 Rick Vanden Hurk 2
• 123 Brad Salmon 3
• 124 Zack Segovia 3
• 125 Kurt Suzuki 3
• 126 Chris Stewart 3
• 127 Cesar Jimenez 3
• 128 Ryan Sweeney 2
• 129 Troy Tulowitzki 3
• 130 Chase Wright 2
• 131 Delmon Young 3
• 132 Tony Abreu 3
• 133 Brian Barden 3
• 134 Curtis Thigpen 3
• 136 Kevin Cameron 3
• 137 Billy Butler 2
• 138 Alexi Casilla 5
• 139 Kory Casto 5
• 140 Matt Chico 5
• 141 John Danks 3
• 142 Andrew Miller 2
• 143 Ben Francisco 2
• 144 Andy Gonzalez 3
• 145 Devern Hansack 3
• 146 Mike Rabelo 1
• 147 Tim Lincecum 2
• 148 Matt Lindstrom 2
• 149 Jay Marshall 2
• 150 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2
• 151 Miguel Montero 5
• 153 Hunter Pence 5
• 154 Brandon Wood 3
• 155 Felix Pie 2
• 156 Danny Putnam 2
• 157 Andy LaRoche 3
• 158 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 5
• 159 Doug Slaten 3
• 160 Joe Smith 3

Inserts

Power

Speed

• AS-1 Alex Rios
• AS-2 Alex Rodriguez
• AS-3 Alfonso Soriano
• AS-4 B.J. Upton
• AS-5 Bobby Abreu
• AS-6 Brandon Phillips
• AS-7 Brian Roberts
• AS-8 Carl Crawford
• AS-9 Carlos Beltran
• AS-10 Chase Utley
• AS-11 Chone Figgins
• AS-12 Chris Burke
• AS-13 Chris Duffy
• AS-14 Coco Crisp
• AS-15 Corey Patterson
• AS-16 Dave Roberts
• AS-17 David Wright
• AS-18 Derek Jeter
• AS-19 Edgar Renteria
• AS-20 Eric Byrnes
• AS-21 Felipe Lopez
• AS-22 Gary Matthews
• AS-23 Grady Sizemore
• AS-24 Hanley Ramirez
• AS-25 Ian Kinsler
• AS-26 Ichiro
• AS-27 Jacque Jones
• AS-28 Jimmy Rollins
• AS-29 Johnny Damon
• AS-30 Jose Reyes
• AS-31 Juan Pierre
• AS-32 Julio Lugo
• AS-33 Kenny Lofton
• AS-34 Luis Castillo
• AS-35 Marcus Giles
• AS-36 Melky Cabrera
• AS-37 Mike Cameron
• AS-38 Orlando Cabrera
• AS-39 Rafael Furcal
• AS-40 Randy Winn
• AS-41 Rickie Weeks
• AS-42 Rocco Baldelli
• AS-43 Ryan Freel
• AS-44 Ryan Theriot
• AS-45 Scott Podsednik
• AS-46 Shane Victorino
• AS-47 Tadahito Iguchi
• AS-48 Torii Hunter
• AS-49 Vernon Wells
• AS-50 Willy Taveras

Autographs

By the Letter Signatures

Each By The Letter Signature is signed on a manufactured letter patch. Each player signed various letters, usually, one for each letter in their last name. Each card is serial-numbered, but only to the production run of that particular letter. The production figures listed below are the aggregate number of letters signed by the player.

• BL-1 Derek Jeter 240
• BL-2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 140
• BL-4 Justin Verlander 435
• BL-5 Adrian Gonzalez 1160
• BL-8 Josh Beckett 285
• BL-10 Aramis Ramirez 450
• BL-11 Austin Kearns 1250
• BL-12 B.J. Upton 380
• BL-13 Boof Bonser 1275
• BL-14 Bronson Arroyo 1150
• BL-15 Troy Tulowitzki 900
• BL-16 Felix Pie 525
• BL-17 Alex Gordon 550
• BL-18 Chris Duffy 1400
• BL-19 Chris Young 1225
• BL-20 Cliff Lee 1200
• BL-21 Cole Hamels 570
• BL-22 Adam Lind 900
• BL-23 Akinori Iwamura 430
• BL-24 Dan Uggla 500
• BL-25 Dan Haren 525
• BL-26 David Ortiz 170
• BL-27 Felix Hernandez 260
• BL-28 Tony Gwynn, Jr. 725
• BL-29 Josh Hamilton 1200
• BL-30 Phil Hughes 825
• BL-31 Khalil Greene 300
• BL-32 Dontrelle Willis 430
• BL-33 Hanley Ramirez 875
• BL-34 Howie Kendrick 1340
• BL-35 Huston Street 700
• BL-37 Jason Bay 575
• BL-40 Joe Mauer 335
• BL-41 Jonathan Papelbon 800
• BL-42 Tim Lincecum 1180
• BL-43 Matt Cain 1230
• BL-44 Victor Martinez 600
• BL-45 Roger Clemens 105
• BL-46 Ryan Zimmerman 700
• BL-47 Stephen Drew 395
• BL-48 Travis Hafner 550
• BL-49 Josh Willingham 1270
• BL-50 Torii Hunter 500
• BL-51 Billy Butler 600
• BL-52 Justin Morneau 385
• BL-53 Andy LaRoche 1445
• BL-54 Brandon Wood 1250
• BL-55 Hunter Pence 900
• BL-56 Devern Hansack 1400
• BL-58 Derrek Lee 245
• BL-59 Prince Fielder 335
• BL-60 Kevin Kouzmanoff 1200

Full Redemption

Each redemption card was good for an entire set of By The Letter Signatures of that player. Each redemption card expired in 2009.

• BL-1 Derek Jeter 10
• BL-2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 21
• BL-4 Justin Verlander 18
• BL-5 Adrian Gonzalez 40
• BL-8 Josh Beckett 14
• BL-10 Aramis Ramirez 21
• BL-11 Austin Kearns 30
• BL-12 B.J. Upton 25
• BL-13 Boof Bonser 30
• BL-14 Bronson Arroyo 30
• BL-15 Troy Tulowitzki 20
• BL-16 Felix Pie 15
• BL-17 Alex Gordon 18
• BL-18 Chris Duffy 25
• BL-19 Chris Young 25
• BL-20 Cliff Lee 15
• BL-21 Cole Hamels 18
• BL-22 Adam Lind 20
• BL-23 Akinori Iwamura 14
• BL-24 Dan Uggla 10
• BL-25 Dan Haren 25
• BL-26 David Ortiz 10
• BL-27 Felix Hernandez 18
• BL-28 Tony Gwynn, Jr. 25
• BL-29 Josh Hamilton 24
• BL-30 Phil Hughes 18
• BL-31 Khalil Greene 18
• BL-32 Dontrelle Willis 18
• BL-33 Hanley Ramirez 14
• BL-34 Howie Kendrick 18
• BL-36 Ian Kinsler 21
• BL-37 Jason Bay 15
• BL-40 Joe Mauer 10
• BL-41 Jonathan Papelbon 16
• BL-42 Tim Lincecum 16
• BL-43 Matt Cain 20
• BL-44 Victor Martinez 16
• BL-45 Roger Clemens 14
• BL-46 Ryan Zimmerman 18
• BL-47 Stephen Drew 20
• BL-48 Travis Hafner 18
• BL-49 Josh Willingham 20
• BL-50 Torii Hunter 18
• BL-51 Billy Butler 30
• BL-52 Justin Morneau 14
• BL-53 Andy LaRoche 21
• BL-54 Brandon Wood 20
• BL-55 Hunter Pence 15
• BL-58 Derrek Lee 15
• BL-59 Prince Fielder 21
• BL-60 Kevin Kouzmanoff 20

Chirography

Dual

• CD-CG Eric Chavez / Alex Gordon 75
• CD-CL Matt Cain / Tim Lincecum 175
• CD-DR Stephen Drew / Hanley Ramirez EXCH 75
• CD-HD Travis Hafner / Adam Dunn 75
• CD-HW Dan Haren / Jered Weaver 175
• CD-KH Scott Kazmir / Cole Hamels EXCH 175
• CD-MI Daisuke Matsuzaka / Akinori Iwamura 75
• CD-ML Andrew Miller / Tim Lincecum 175
• CD-MZ Nick Markakis / Ryan Zimmerman 75
• CD-RJ Cal Ripken, Jr. / Derek Jeter 75
• CD-VH Justin Verlander / Felix Hernandez 175
• CD-WH Vernon Wells / Torii Hunter EXCH 75
• CD-WK Rickie Weeks / Ian Kinsler EXCH 175

Quads

Each Chirography Quads is serial-numbered to five. All six cards packed out as redemptions, which expired November 5th, 2008.

• CQ-AHBT Jeff Baker / Garrett Atkins / Troy Tulowitzki / Matt Holliday EXCH
• CQ-CJIH Roger Clemens / Keiu Igawa / Derek Jeter / Phil Hughes EXCH
• CQ-CKUY Delmon Young / Carl Crawford / B.J. Upton / Scott Kazmir EXCH
• CQ-SWGB Ben Sheets / Rickie Weeks / Tony Gwynn, Jr. / Ryan Braun EXCH
• CQ-RMCM Cal Ripken, Jr. / Nick Markakis / Daniel Cabrera / Melvin Mora EXCH
• CQ-JQYD Stephen Drew / Conor Jackson / Carlos Quentin / Chris B. Young EXCH

Sign of the Times

Duals

• SD-BP Josh Beckett / Jonathan Papelbon 75
• SD-CH Eric Chavez / Rich Harden EXCH 75
• SD-CJ Roger Clemens / Derek Jeter 75
• SD-CL Matt Cain / Tim Lincecum 175
• SD-FL Rafael Furcal / Andy LaRoche 175
• SD-GD Ken Griffey, Jr. / Adam Dunn 75
• SD-HM Travis Hafner / Victor Martinez 75
• SD-SW Ben Sheets / Rickie Weeks EXCH 75
• SD-TK Mark Teixeira / Ian Kinsler 75
• SD-UY B.J. Upton / Delmon Young EXCH 75
• SD-CW Miguel Cabrera / Dontrelle Willis 75
• SD-VM Justin Verlander / Andrew Miller 75

Triples

Each Sign of the Times Triples is serial-numbered to 25 copies. All nine cards packed out as redemptions, which expired November 5th, 2008.

• ST-CBK Roger Clemens / Josh Beckett / Scott Kazmir EXCH
• ST-FLR Rafael Furcal / Felipe Lopez / Hanley Ramirez EXCH
• ST-GHY Ken Griffey, Jr. / Torii Hunter / Chris B. Young EXCH
• ST-HHM Cole Hamels / Felix Hernandez / Andrew Miller EXCH
• ST-KKL Ian Kinsler / Howie Kendrick / Adam LInd EXCH
• ST-MII Daisuke Matsuzaka / Akinori Iwamura / Kei Igawa EXCH
• ST-NZP Joe Nathan / Joel Zumaya / Jonathan Papelbon EXCH
• ST-TOH Jim Thome / David Ortiz / Travis Hafner EXCH
• ST-RJD Cal Ripken, Jr. / Derek Jeter / Stephen Drew EXCH

Quads

Each Signs of the Times Quads is serial-numbered to five. All four cards packed out as redemptions, which expired November 5th, 2008.

• SQ-GKIB Alex Gordon / Ryan Braun / Kevin Kouzmanoff / Akinori Iwamura EXCH
• SQ-GWHY Ken Griffey, Jr. / Torii Hunter / Vernon Wells / Chris B. Young EXCH
• SQ-OMMH Daisuke Matsuzaka / Andrew Miller / Phil Hughes / Micah Owings EXCH
• SQ-THOT Jim Thome / Travis Hafner / David Ortiz / Mark Teixeira EXCH

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