Revision as of 18:55, 28 March 2016

Description

2007 Bowman Sterling is a 117-card set supplimeneted by a 118-card Prospects "insert," released by Topps in January, 2008. Each five-card pack will contain one Rookie base card, one Prospect, two autographs, and either a Relic or an Autographed Relic Prospect. Each six-pack Hobby box also contains two box topper packs; one with two cards from the A-Rod Road to 500 mirror set, and another containing either a low-numbered Refractor parallel, or a Dual Autograph.

Distribution

Six packs plus two box loaders per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per carton, two cartons per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	117	-	?
Rookies	50	-	one-per-pack
Veteran Game Used	47	-	GU
Autographed Rookies	20	-	1:2
Rookie Refractors	50	199	1:7
Veteran Game Used Refractors	47	199	1:8
Autographed Rookie Refractors	20	199	1:5
Rookie Black Refractors	50	25	1:11/boxes*
Veteran Game Used Black Refractors	47	25	1:10/boxes*
Autographed Rookie Black Refractors	20	25	1:7/boxes*
Rookie Red Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:230/boxes*
Veteran Game Used Red Refractors	47	one-of-one	1:246/boxes*
Autographed Rookie Red Refractors	20	one-of-one	1:164/boxes*
Rookie Printing Plates	50	four for each	1:29/boxes**
Veteran Game Used Printing Plates	47	four for each	1:29/boxes**
Autographed Rookie Printing Plates	20	four for each	1:41/boxes**
Prospects	50	-	one-per-pack
Autographed Prospects	50	-	one-per-pack
Autographed Relics Prospects	18	-	1:5
Prospects Refractors	50	199	1:7
Autographed Prospects Refractors	50	199	1:5
Autographed Relics Prospects Refractors	18	199	1:20
Prospects Black Refractors	50	25	1:11/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Black Refractors	50	25	1:7/boxes*
Autographed Relics Prospects Black Refractors	18	25	1:10/boxes*
Prospects Red Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:230/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Red Refractors	47	one-of-one	1:164/boxes*
Autographed Relics Prospects Red Refractors	20	25	1:246/boxes*
Prospects Printing Plates	50	four for each	1:29/boxes**
Autographed Prospects Printing Plates	47	four for each	1:41/boxes**
Autographed Relics Prospects Printing Plates	20	four for each	1:41/boxes**
A-Rod Road to 500	25	-	two per box
Dual Autographs	10	275	1:5/boxes*
Dual Autographs Refractor	10	199	1:6/boxes*
Dual Autographs Black Refractor	10	25	1:46/boxes*
Dual Autographs Red Refractor	10	one-of-one	1:1080/boxes*
A-Rod Road to 500 Autographs	25	one-of-one	?

* Black Refractors, Red Refractors, Printing Plates, and Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack
** Odds of finding a Printing Plate are cumulative across both the Rookie base set and Prospect inserts.

Checklist

Base Set

The base set consists of 50 Rookies, 47 Veteran Relics, and 20 Autographed Rookies. The stated odds of finding each are as follows.

Rookie: one-per-pack
Veteran Relic Group A: 1:5/packs
Veteran Relic Group B: 1:3/packs
Veteran Relic Group C: 1:253/packs
Autographed Rookie: 1:2/packs

BS-AAL Adam Lind (RC)
BS-AER Alex Rodriguez BAT A
BS-AG Alex Gordon RC
BS-AI Akinori Iwamura RC
BS-AJ Andruw Jones BAT B
BS-AL Andy LaRoche (RC)
BS-AM Andrew Miller RC
BS-AP Albert Pujols JSY A
BS-AR Alex Rios JSY B
BS-AS Alfonso Soriano BAT B
BS-AS Andy Sonnanstine RC
BS-BB Billy Butler (RC)
BS-BF Ben Francisco (RC)
BS-BLB Barry Bonds PANTS A
BS-BP Brad Penny JSY B
BS-BR Brian Roberts JSY A
BS-BS Brian Stokes (RC)
BS-BU B.J. Upton BAT B
BS-BW Brandon Webb JSY B
BS-BW Brandon Wood (RC)
BS-CAB Craig Biggio JSY B
BS-CAG Carlos Guillen JSY B
BS-CG Carlos Gomez RC
BS-CH Chase Headley AU (RC)
BS-CH Cole Hamels JSY A
BS-CL Carlos Lee JSY B
BS-CM Cameron Maybin AU RC
BS-CMS Curt Schilling JSY B
BS-CT Curtis Thigpen (RC)
BS-DDY Dmitri Young JSY B
BS-DM Daisuke Matsuzaka RC
BS-DMM David Murphy (RC)
BS-DO David Ortiz BAT B
BS-DP Danny Putnam (RC)
BS-DW David Wright BAT B
BS-DWW Dontrelle Willis Relic
BS-DY Delmon Young (RC)
BS-EC Eric Chavez PANTS B
BS-FL Fred Lewis (RC)
BS-FP Felix Pie AU (RC)
BS-GO Garret Olson (RC)
BS-GP Glenn Perkins AU (RC)
BS-HB Homer Bailey AU (RC)
BS-HG Hector Gimenez (RC)
BS-HO Hideki Okajima RC
BS-HP Hunter Pence (RC)
BS-IS Ichiro BAT B
BS-JAV Jason Varitek JSY B
BS-JB Jeff Baker (RC)
BS-JBR Jose Reyes JSY A
BS-JC1 Joba Chamberlain RC
BS-JC2 Joba Chamberlain AU
BS-JD John Danks AU RC
BS-JDF Josh Fields (RC)
BS-JE Jacoby Ellsbury (RC)
BS-JE Jim Edmonds JSY B
BS-JF Jesus Flores RC
BS-JH Josh Hamilton AU (RC)
BS-JL Jesse Litsch AU RC
BS-JQF Jake Fox RC
BS-JR Jo-Jo Reyes (RC)
BS-JS Jarrod Saltalamacchia AU (RC)
BS-JS Johan Santana JSY A
BS-JU Justin Upton RC
BS-JV Justin Verlander JSY B
BS-KI Kei Igawa RC
BS-KK Kevin Kouzmanoff (RC)
BS-KKS Kurt Suzuki AU (RC)
BS-KRK Kyle Kendrick AU RC
BS-KS Kevin Slowey AU (RC)
BS-LB Lance Berkman JSY B
BS-MAR Manny Ramirez BAT B
BS-MB Michael Bourn (RC)
BS-MC Matt Chico AU (RC)
BS-MC Melky Cabrera BAT B
BS-MCT Mark Teixeira BAT A
BS-MF Mike Fontenot (RC)
BS-MH Matt Holliday JSY B
BS-MJO Magglio Ordonez BAT B
BS-MK Masumi Kuwata RC
BS-MM Mickey Mantle JSY C
BS-MM Miguel Montero (RC)
BS-MO Micah Owings (RC)
BS-MP Manny Parra (RC)
BS-MR Mark Reynolds RC
BS-MSM Mark McLemore (RC)
BS-MT Miguel Tejada PANTS B
BS-MY Michael Young JSY B
BS-NG Nick Gorneault AU (RC)
BS-NS Nate Schierholtz AU (RC)
BS-OC Orlando Cabrera JSY
BS-PF Prince Fielder JSY A
BS-PH Philip Hughes (RC)
BS-PH Philip Hughes AU (RC)
BS-RB Ryan Braun AU (RC)
BS-RB Rocco Baldelli JSY B
BS-RC Roger Clemens JSY B
BS-RJC Robinson Cano BAT B
BS-RJH Ryan Howard BAT A
BS-RS Ryan Sweeney (RC)
BS-RV Rick Vanden Hurk RC
BS-RZ Ryan Zimmerman BAT B
BS-SD Shelley Duncan (RC)
BS-SG Sean Gallagher (RC)
BS-SK Scott Kazmir JSY B
BS-TA Tony Abreu RC
BS-TB Travis Buck (RC)
BS-TC Tyler Clippard (RC)
BS-TH Tim Hudson JSY B
BS-TL Tim Lincecum AU RC
BS-TLH Todd Helton BAT A
BS-TM Travis Metcalf RC
BS-TW Tim Wakefield JSY B
BS-UJ Ubaldo Jimenez (RC)
BS-VG Vladimir Guerrero JSY A
BS-YE Yunel Escobar (RC)
BS-YG Yovani Gallardo AU (RC)

Parallels

All 117 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)

Inserts

Prospects

All 118 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)

BSP-AC Adrian Cardenas AU JSY
BSP-AF Andrew Fie
BSP-ALC Aaron Cunningham
BSP-AP Aaron Poreda AU
BSP-BB Blake Beavan AU
BSP-BB Brian Bocock AU JSY
BSP-BEL Brad Lincoln
BSP-BH Brandon Hamilton
BSP-BHB Burke Badenhop
BSP-BL Bryan LaHair AU
BSP-BM Brandon MaGee AU
BSP-BMI Beau Mills AU
BSP-BR Ben Revere AU
BSP-BWH Brandon Hynick
BSP-CB Collin Balester AU JSY
BSP-CC Chris Carter
BSP-CD Chance Douglass
BSP-CG Cole Gillespie AU
BSP-CH Cedric Hunter
BSP-CH Chin-Lung Hu AU JSY
BSP-CK Clayton Kershaw AU JSY
BSP-CL Chuck Lofgren AU JSY
BSP-CM Clayton Mortensen AU
BSP-CN Chris Nowak
BSP-CR Colby Rasmus AU JSY
BSP-CS Cody Strait
BSP-CW Chris Withrow AU
BSP-CWW Casey Weathers AU
BSP-DB Daniel Bard AU
BSP-DBE Dellin Betances
BSP-DG Deolis Guerra AU JSY
BSP-DI Devin Ivany
BSP-DJ Desmond Jennings
BSP-DL Drew Locke
BSP-DMM Derek Miller
BSP-DM Daniel Moskos AU
BSP-DME Devin Mesoraco AU
BSP-DPP David Price AU
BSP-DS James Simmons AU
BSP-EE Ed Easley
BSP-EL Erik Lis AU
BSP-EL Evan Longoria AU JSY
BSP-EM Emerson Frostad
BSP-EY Eric Young, Jr.
BSP-FF Freddie Freeman
BSP-GD German Duran AU JSY
BSP-GH Gorkys Hernandez
BSP-GP Gregory Porter
BSP-GR Greg Reynolds
BSP-GS Greg Smith
BSP-HS Henry Sosa AU JSY
BSP-ID Ivan DeJesus, Jr.
BSP-IS Ian Stewart AU JSY
BSP-JA J.P. Arencibia AU
BSP-JAA James Avery AU
BSP-JB Joe Benson AU
BSP-JB Jay Bruce AU JSY
BSP-JBO Julio Borbon AU
BSP-JG Jonathan Gilmore AU
BSP-JGA Joe Gaetti
BSP-JGO Jared Goedert
BSP-JH Jason Heyward AU
BSP-JJ Justin Jackson
BSP-JL Jeff Locke
BSP-JM Joe Mather
BSP-JO Josh Outman AU
BSP-JP Jason Place
BSP-JPA Jeremy Papelbon
BSP-JPP Josh Papelbon
BSP-JS Jeff Samardzija
BSP-JS Joe Savery AU
BSP-JSM Jake Smolinski
BSP-JT J.R. Towles
BSP-JV Josh Vitters AU
BSP-JV Joey Votto AU JSY
BSP-JVE Jonathan Van Every
BSP-JW Johnny Whittleman AU JSY
BSP-KA Kevin Ahrens AU
BSP-KK Kala Ka'aihue
BSP-KK Kellen Kulbacki AU
BSP-MB Michael Burgess AU
BSP-MBB Madison Bumgarner AU
BSP-MC Mike Carp
BSP-MCA Mitch Canham AU
BSP-MD Mike Daniel AU
BSP-MDE Mike Devaney
BSP-MDO Matt Dominguez AU
BSP-MH Mark Hamilton
BSP-MIM Michael Main AU
BSP-MLP Matt LaPorta AU
BSP-MM Matt McBride AU
BSP-MM Michael Madsen AU JSY
BSP-MMG Matt Mangini AU
BSP-MP Mike Parisi AU
BSP-MS Michael Saunders
BSP-MY Matt Young
BSP-NH Nick Hagadone AU
BSP-NN Nick Noonan AU
BSP-NS Nick Schmidt AU
BSP-OS Ole Sheldon
BSP-PB Pedro Beato AU JSY
BSP-PK Peter Kozma AU
BSP-RD Ross Detwiler AU
BSP-RM Ryan Mount AU
BSP-RT Rich Thompson
BSP-SF Sam Fuld
BSP-SP Steve Pearce AU JSY
BSP-TA Tim Alderson AU
BSP-TF Thomas Fairchild
BSP-TF Todd Frazier AU
BSP-TM Thomas Manzella AU
BSP-TS Travis Snider AU
BSP-TW Ty Weeden AU
BSP-VB Vic Buttler
BSP-VS Vasili Spanos
BSP-WF Wendall Fairley AU
BSP-WT Wade Townsend AU
BSP-ZM Zach McAllister

A-Rod Road to 500

See 2007 Topps A-Rod Road to 500.

Autographs & Game-Used

Dual Autographs

Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack. All ten are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)

BSDA-BV Jay Bruce / Joey Votto
BSDA-CH Chin-Lung Hu / Shin Soo Choo
BSDA-GM Deolis Guerra / Fernando Martinez
BSDA-HC Joba Chamberlain / Phil Hughes
BSDA-HP Luke Hochevar / David Price
BSDA-LC Carl Crawford / Evan Longoria
BSDA-MM John Maine / Lastings Milledge
BSDA-PB Hunter Pence / Ryan Braun
BSDA-PP Jeremy Papelbon / Josh Papelbon
BSDA-PS Felix Pie / Jeff Samardzija

@@ Line 99: / Line 99: @@
 ==Base Set==
+The base set consists of 50 Rookies, 47 Veteran Relics, and 20 Autographed Rookies.  The stated odds of finding each are as follows.
+* Rookie: one-per-pack
+* Veteran Relic Group A: 1:5/packs
+* Veteran Relic Group B: 1:3/packs
+* Veteran Relic Group C: 1:253/packs
+* Autographed Rookie: 1:2/packs
 <sql2wiki database="carddb">
 SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2007) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling');
 </sql2wiki>
 ==Parallels==