2004 Sweet Spot

Description

2004 Sweet Spot is a 262-card set released by Upper Deck in October, 2004. The base set features over 170 short-printed and serial-numbered cards, making building a base set a challenge.

Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield: One Sweet Beginnings base card serial-numbered to 799 copies; two memorabilia cards (one of which will be serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer); and one Sweet Spot Signature card.

Distribution

12 packs per box, three cards per pack ($10). Ten boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	262	-	?
short set	90	-	2:1
Sweet Beginnings	82	799	1:12
Swinging for the Fences	35	399	?
Season Leaders	25	399	?
Pennant Drive	20	299	?
Diamond Duos	10	199	?
Wood	262	99	?
Limited	262	10	?
Sweet Impressions Plates	262	four for each	PLATE
Wood Sweet Impressions Plates	262	four for each	PLATE
Sweet Threads Sweet Impressions Plates	42	four for each	PLATE
Sweet Threads	42	-	GU
Sweet Threads Dual	22	60	GU
Sweet Threads Triple	42	99	GU
Sweet Threads Quad	40	99	GU
Sweet Threads Patch	41	85	GU
Sweet Threads Dual Patch	20	60	GU
Sweet Threads Triple Patch	38	25	GU
Sweet Threads Quad Patch	38	15	GU
Sweet Sticks	65	199	GU
Sweet Sticks Dual	12	100	GU
Sweet Sticks Triple	5	50	GU
Sweet Sticks Quad	2	25	GU
Home Run Heroes Jersey	55	199	GU
Home Run Heroes Patch	30	55	GU
Marquee Attractions Jersey	27	199	GU
Marquee Attractions Patch	12	35	GU
Diamond Champs Jersey	20	150	GU
Diamond Champs Patch	20	10	GU
Signatures Red Stitch	83	varies	AU
Signatures Barrel	81	varies	AU
Signatures Red-Blue Stitch	83	varies	CH
Signatures Black Stitch	83	one-of-one	CH
Signatures Glove Leather	81	varies	CH
Signatures Dual	18	10	CH
Signatures Historical Ball	9	one-of-one	CH

PLATE: Odds of finding a Sweet Impressions Plate: 1:360/packs.
GU: Odds of finding a game-used memorabilia card: 1:6/packs.
AU: Odds of finding a Sweet Spot Signatures Red Stitch or Sweet Spot Signatures Barrel: 1:12/packs.
CH: Odds of finding a Sweet Spot Signatures Red-Blue or Black Stitch, Glove Leather, Dual Signature, or Historical Ball: 1:120/packs.

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Albert Pujols
• 2 Alex Rodriguez
• 3 Alfonso Soriano
• 4 Andruw Jones
• 5 Andy Pettitte
• 6 Aubrey Huff
• 7 Austin Kearns
• 8 Barry Zito
• 9 Bobby Abreu
• 10 Brandon Webb
• 11 Bret Boone
• 12 Brian Giles
• 13 C.C. Sabathia
• 14 Carlos Beltran
• 15 Carlos Delgado
• 16 Chipper Jones
• 17 Cliff Floyd
• 18 Curt Schilling
• 19 Delmon Young
• 20 Derek Jeter
• 21 Dontrelle Willis
• 22 Edgar Martinez
• 23 Edgar Renteria
• 24 Eric Chavez
• 25 Eric Gagne
• 26 Frank Thomas
• 27 Garret Anderson
• 28 Gary Sheffield
• 29 Geoff Jenkins
• 30 Greg Maddux
• 31 Hank Blalock
• 32 Hideo Nomo
• 33 Ichiro Suzuki
• 34 Ivan Rodriguez
• 35 Jacque Jones
• 36 Jason Giambi
• 37 Jason Schmidt
• 38 Javier Vazquez
• 39 Javy Lopez
• 40 Jeff Bagwell
• 41 Jim Edmonds
• 42 Jim Thome
• 43 Joe Mauer
• 44 John Smoltz
• 45 Jose Cruz
• 46 Jose Reyes
• 47 Jose Vidro
• 48 Josh Beckett
• 49 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 50 Kerry Wood
• 51 Kevin Brown
• 52 Larry Walker
• 53 Magglio Ordonez
• 54 Manny Ramirez
• 55 Mark Mulder
• 56 Mark Prior
• 57 Mark Teixeira
• 58 Miguel Cabrera
• 59 Miguel Tejada
• 60 Mike Lowell
• 61 Mike Mussina
• 62 Mike Piazza
• 63 Nomar Garciaparra
• 64 Orlando Cabrera
• 65 Pat Burrell
• 66 Pedro Martinez
• 67 Phil Nevin
• 68 Preston Wilson
• 69 Rafael Furcal
• 70 Rafael Palmeiro
• 71 Randy Johnson
• 72 Craig Wilson
• 73 Rich Harden
• 74 Richie Sexson
• 75 Rickie Weeks
• 76 Rocco Baldelli
• 77 Roger Clemens
• 78 Roy Halladay
• 79 Roy Oswalt
• 80 Ryan Klesko
• 81 Sammy Sosa
• 82 Scott Podsednik
• 83 Scott Rolen
• 84 Shawn Green
• 85 Tim Hudson
• 86 Todd Helton
• 87 Torii Hunter
• 88 Troy Glaus
• 89 Vernon Wells
• 90 Vladimir Guerrero

Sweet Beginnings

Each Sweet Beginnings card is serial-numbered to 799 copies.

• 91 Aarom Baldiris RC*
• 92 Akinori Otsuka RC
• 93 Andres Blanco RC
• 94 Angel Chavez RC
• 95 Brian Dallimore RC
• 96 Carlos Hines RC*
• 97 Carlos Vasquez RC*
• 98 Casey Daigle RC
• 99 Chad Bentz RC
• 100 Chris Aguila RC
• 101 Chris Oxspring RC
• 102 Chris Saenz RC
• 103 Chris Shelton RC
• 104 Colby Miller RC*
• 105 Dave Crouthers RC*
• 106 David Aardsma RC
• 107 Dennis Sarfate RC
• 108 Don Kelly RC
• 109 Eddy Rodriguez RC
• 110 Eduardo Villacis RC
• 111 Edwin Moreno RC
• 112 Enemencio Pacheco RC*
• 113 Fernando Nieve RC
• 114 Franklyn Gracesqui RC
• 115 Freddy Guzman RC
• 116 Greg Dobbs RC
• 117 Hector Gimenez RC
• 118 Ian Snell RC
• 119 Ivan Ochoa RC
• 120 Jake Woods RC
• 121 Jamie Brown RC
• 122 Jason Bartlett
• 123 Jason Frasor RC
• 124 Jeff Bennett RC
• 125 Jerome Gamble RC*
• 126 Jerry Gil RC
• 127 Brandon Medders RC
• 128 Ryan Meaux RC*
• 129 John Gall RC
• 130 Jorge Sequea RC*
• 131 Jorge Vasquez RC
• 132 Jose Capellan RC
• 133 Josh Labandeira RC
• 134 Justin Germano RC
• 135 Justin Hampson RC
• 136 Justin Huisman RC
• 137 Justin Knoedler RC
• 138 Justin Leone RC
• 139 Kazuhito Tadano RC
• 140 Kaz Matsui RC
• 141 Kevin Cave RC*
• 142 Lincoln Holdzkom RC*
• 143 Lino Urdaneta RC
• 144 Luis A. Gonzalez RC
• 145 Mariano Gomez RC*
• 146 Merkin Valdez RC
• 147 Mike Vento RC
• 148 Mike Wuertz RC
• 149 Mike Gosling RC
• 150 Mike Johnston RC
• 151 Mike Rouse RC
• 152 Nick Regilio RC
• 153 Onil Joseph RC*
• 154 Orlando Rodriguez RC*
• 155 Ramon Ramirez RC
• 156 Renyel Pinto RC
• 157 Roberto Novoa RC
• 158 Roman Colon RC
• 159 Ronald Belisario RC
• 160 Ronny Cedeno RC
• 161 Rusty Tucker RC*
• 162 Ryan Wing RC*
• 163 Scott Dohmann RC
• 164 Scott Proctor RC
• 165 Sean Henn RC
• 166 Shawn Camp
• 167 Shawn Hill RC
• 168 Shingo Takatsu RC
• 169 Tim Hamulack RC
• 170 William Bergolla RC

Swing for the Fences

Each Swing for the Fences card is serial-numbered to 399 copies.

• 171 Adam Dunn
• 172 Albert Pujols
• 173 Alex Rodriguez
• 174 Alfonso Soriano
• 175 Andruw Jones
• 176 Bret Boone
• 177 Brian Giles
• 178 Carlos Delgado
• 179 Derrek Lee
• 180 Eric Chavez
• 181 Frank Thomas
• 182 Garret Anderson
• 183 Gary Sheffield
• 184 Hank Blalock
• 185 Jason Giambi
• 186 Javy Lopez
• 187 Jeff Bagwell
• 188 Jim Edmonds
• 189 Jim Thome
• 190 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 191 Lance Berkman
• 192 Magglio Ordonez
• 193 Manny Ramirez
• 194 Mike Lowell
• 195 Mike Piazza
• 196 Preston Wilson
• 197 Rafael Palmeiro
• 198 Richie Sexson
• 199 Sammy Sosa
• 200 Scott Rolen
• 201 Shawn Green
• 202 Todd Helton
• 203 Troy Glaus
• 204 Vernon Wells
• 205 Vladimir Guerrero

Sweet Lineups

Each Sweet Lineups card is serial-numbered to 399 copies.

• 206 Garret Anderson / Vladimir Guerrero
• 207 Luis Gonzalez / Richie Sexson
• 208 Andruw Jones / Chipper Jones
• 209 Javy Lopez / Miguel Tejada
• 210 Manny Ramirez / David Ortiz
• 211 Derrek Lee / Sammy Sosa
• 212 Frank Thomas / Magglio Ordonez
• 213 Austin Kearns / Ken Griffey
• 214 Preston Wilson / Todd Helton
• 215 Dmitri Young / Ivan Rodriguez
• 216 Miguel Cabrera / Mike Lowell
• 217 Jeff Bagwell / Lance Berkman
• 218 Lyle Overbay / Geoff Jenkins
• 219 Adrian Beltre / Shawn Green
• 220 Jacque Jones / Torii Hunter
• 221 Jose Vidro / Nick Johnson
• 222 Kaz Matsui / Mike Piazza
• 223 Alex Rodriguez / Jason Giambi
• 224 Eric Chavez / Jermaine Dye
• 225 Jim Thome / Pat Burrell
• 226 Brian Giles / Phil Nevin
• 227 Bret Boone / Ichiro Suzuki
• 228 Albert Pujols / Scott Rolen
• 229 Hank Blalock / Mark Teixeira
• 230 Carlos Delgado / Vernon Wells

Pennant Drive

Each Pennant Drive card is serial-numbered to 299 copies.

• 231 Albert Pujols
• 232 Alex Rodriguez
• 233 Chipper Jones
• 234 Craig Biggio
• 235 Curt Schilling
• 236 Derek Jeter
• 237 Ivan Rodriguez
• 238 Jeff Bagwell
• 239 Jim Edmonds
• 240 Jim Thome
• 241 Josh Beckett
• 242 Kerry Wood
• 243 Kevin Brown
• 244 Mark Prior
• 245 Miguel Tejada
• 246 Mike Mussina
• 247 Nomar Garciaparra
• 248 Pedro Martinez
• 249 Randy Johnson
• 250 Roger Clemens

Diamond Duos

Each Diamond Duos card is serial-numbered to 199 copies.

• 251 Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter
• 252 Alfonso Soriano / Hank Blalock
• 253 Bobby Abreu / Pat Burrell
• 254 Edgar Renteria / Scott Rolen
• 255 Garret Anderson / Vladimir Guerrero
• 256 Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent
• 257 Jose Reyes / Kaz Matsui
• 258 Khalil Greene / Sean Burroughs
• 259 Marcus Giles / Rafael Furcal
• 260 Manny Ramirez / Johnny Damon

Sweet Beginnings

These two additional Sweet Beginnings cards were tacked onto the end of the set in order to fill out Upper Deck's 42-card printing sheet. Like the other Sweet Beginnings cards, both are serial-numbered to 799 copies. Neither played an inning of Major League Baseball (RC*).

• 261 Tim Bausher RC*
• 262 Tim Bittner RC*

Parallels

All 262 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Wood (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Limited (serial-numbered to ten)
• Sweet Impressions Plates (set of four for each card)
• Wood Sweet Impressions Plates (set of four for each card)