2008 Upper Deck

Description

2008 Upper Deck is a 799-card set released in two series of 400 and 399 cards, respectively. Series One went live in February, 2008 while Series Two was issued three months later.

Distribution

Hobby: 16 packs per box, 20 cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99). 12 boxes per case. Retail: Blasters: Retail Racks:

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	Retail Fat Pack Odds
Base	799	-	?	?	-
O-Pee-Chee	50	-	1:2	-	-
Derek Jeter Chronicles	20	-	-	1:6	-
Derek Jeter O-Pee-Chee Reprints	15	-	?	?	-
Diamond Collection	20	-	?	?	-
Hot Commodities	50	-	-	-	2:1
Infield Power	?	-	-	retail only	-
Mr. November	15	-	-	1:6	-
Presidential Predictors	9	-	1:6	1:6	-
Star Quest	60	-	-	1:1	-
Star Quest Uncommon	60	-	-	1:4	-
Star Quest Rare	60	-	-	1:8	-
Star Quest Super Rare	60	-	-	1:16	-
Star Quest Ultra Rare	60	-	-	1:24	-
The House That Ruth Built	25	-	?	1:6	-
Superstar	10	-	-	-	3:1
Hit Brigade	15	-	?	?	-
Presidential Running Mate Predictors	12	-	?	?	?
Star Attractions	?	-	?	?	-
Superstar Scrapbooks	15	-	?	?	-
USA Junior National Team	20	-	?	?	?
USA National Team	25	-	?	?	?
USA National Team Highlights	5	-	?	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

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Star Rookies

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Team Checklsits

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Season Highlights

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Series Two

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Star Rookies

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Season Highlights

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Team Checklists

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Season Highlights

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Gimmicks

This unannounced card of Kosuke Fukudome is a reprint of his base set card (#708) in Japanese text.

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Parallels

Gold

All 799 base cards are available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 99 copies.

UD Superstars

Three cards from this ten-card partial-parallel were seeded in retail-exclusive "Superstar" boxes. Each card has the word "SUPERSTAR" stamped in bronze foil along the right side.

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Inserts

1969 O-Pee-Chee

This set is exclusive to Series One Hobby packs, and are done (vaguely) in the style of the 1969 O-Pee-Chee set -- which, in turn, is identical to the 1969 Topps set.

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Derek Jeter Chronicles

This set is exclusive to specially-marked Series One packs sold at Target.

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Derek Jeter O-Pee-Chee

This set is exclusive to specially-marked Series One packs sold at Target.

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Mr. November

This is one of three Derek Jeter vanity inserts that were exclusive to Series One packs sold exclusively at Target stores.

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The House that Ruth Built

This set is exclusive to Series One packs sold at Wal-Mart. In addition, a one-of-one Silver parallel is also available.

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Hot Commodities

This set is exclusive to specially-marked Series One rack packs sold at Wal-Mart.

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Rookie Debut

This set is exclusive to specially-marked Series One rack packs.

1 Emilio Bonifacio

2 Billy Buckner

3 Brandon Jones			 

4 Clay Buchholz			 

5 Lance Broadway			 

6 Joey Votto			 

7 Ryan Hanigan			 

8 Seth Smith			 

9 Joe Koshansky			 

10 Chris Seddon			 

11 J.R. Towles			 

12 Luke Hochevar			 

13 Chin-Lung Hu			 

14 Sam Fuld			 

15 Jose Morales			 

16 Carlos Muniz			 

17 Ian Kennedy			 

18 Alberto Gonzalez			 

19 Jonathan Albaladejo			 

20 Daric Barton			 

21 Jerry Blevins			 

22 Steve Pearce			 

23 Dave Davidson			 

24 Eugenio Velez			 

25 Erick Threets			 

26 Bronson Sardinha			 

27 Wladimir Balentien			 

28 Justin Ruggiano			 

29 Luis Mendoza			 

30 Justin Maxwell			 

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Hit Brigade

This set is exclusive to Series Two.

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Diamond Collection

This set is exclusive to Series Two rack packs, and is loosely based on an insert from 1994 Upper Deck.

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Star Attractions

This set is exclusive to specially-marked Series Two rack packs.

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Superstar Scrapbooks

This set is exclusive to specially-marked Series Two rack packs.

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StarQuest

This 60-card set was inserted into all retail packs. The first 30 cards were in Series One while the remainder were in Series Two. Each card is also available in the following parallels.

• Uncommon
• Rare
• Super Rare
• Ultra Rare

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Presidential Predictors

This set features caricatures of the various 2008 Presidential candidates. Cards #PP1-#PP9 was inserted into all Series One packs, while #PP15 and #PP16 into packs of 2008 SP Authentic.

The card of Hillary Rodham Clinton (#PP7), which depicted the former First Lady as 1970s baseball fan "Morgana the Kissing Bandit", was "pulled" from packs due to it's (allegedly) controversial nature. Many have suspected that the card was not pulled at all, but intentionally short-printed as a publicity stunt.

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Presidential Running Mate Predictors

This set features more caricatures of the 2008 Presidential contenders, and were seeded in all Series Two pack types, and is sequentially-numbered as an extension of the Series One Presidential Predictors set. Despite the name, it does not feature any of the potential Vice Presidential "Running Mates." Each card (except #7B and #7H) feature GOP nominee John McCain with one of the two remaining Democratic contenders: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Because the 2008 Democratic Presidential campaign had not been decided by the time of Series Two's issue, Upper Deck made two versions of each card. Both versions of each card were produced in equal quantities, and a set is considered complete with both.

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Infield Power

This set is exclusive to specially-marked Series One & Two Combo rack packs.

IP-AB Adrian Beltre			 

IP-AG Alex Gordon			 

IP-AP Albert Pujols			 

IP-AR Aramis Ramirez			 

IP-BP Brandon Phillips			 

IP-BR Brian Roberts			 

IP-CJ Chipper Jones			 

IP-CP Carlos Pena			 

IP-CU Chase Utley			 

IP-DJ Derek Jeter			 

IP-DW David Wright			 

IP-GA Garrett Atkins			 

IP-GO Adrian Gonzalez			 

IP-HK Howie Kendrick			 

IP-HR Hanley Ramirez			 

IP-JI Jimmy Rollins			 

IP-JK Jeff Kent			 

IP-JM Justin Morneau			 

IP-JR Jose Reyes			 

IP-LB Lance Berkman			 

IP-MC Miguel Cabrera			 

IP-ML Mike Lowell			 

IP-MT Mark Teixeira			 

IP-PF Prince Fielder			 

IP-PK Paul Konerko			 

IP-RG Ryan Garko			 

IP-RH Ryan Howard			 

IP-RO Alex Rodriguez			 

IP-RZ Ryan Zimmerman			 

IP-TT Troy Tulowitzki			 

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USA Junior National Team

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USA National Team

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2007 USA National Team Highlights

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Yankee Stadium Legacy

See 2008 Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy.

Autographs & Game-Used

Game Jersey

NOTE: Each UD Game Jersey is also available in a Patch parallel.

2008

Series One

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Series Two

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1997

Series One

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Series Two

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1998

Series One

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Series Two

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1999

Series One

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Series Two

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USA National Team Jerseys

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USA Junior National Team Jerseys

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Milestone Memorabilia

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A Piece of History 500 HR Club

See Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 HR Club.

Upper Deck (flagship)
Upper Deck (flagship) Sets: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010
Upper Deck (flagship) Update Sets: 1991 Upper Deck Final Edition - 2009 Upper Deck Update
Upper Deck (flagship) Parallel Brands: 1999 Upper Deck Encore - First Edition: 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - First Pitch: 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - Special F/X: 1998 - 2006
Upper Deck Prospect Premieres: 2001 - 2002 - 2003
Upper Deck Japan: 2001