2008 Sweet Spot
Description
2008 Sweet Spot is a 150-card set released be Upper Deck December 22nd. Each six-pack Hobby box will yield one Sweet Beginnings Signature, one Sweet Spot Signature, and either a third autograph or a game-used card.
Distribution
- Hobby boxes contained 6 packs per box and 8 cards per pack. Each box contained Sweet Beginnings autograph, one Sweet Spot Autograph, and one Autograph or Memorabilia card. Eighteen hobby boxes came in each Hobby case.
- Retail tins contained 3 packs per tin and 8 cards per pack. Each tin contained one autographed or memorabilia card. The tins retailed for $20 MSRP.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
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Base | 150 | - | ? | ? |
short set | 100 | - | ? | ? |
Sweet Beginnings Signatures | 50 | varies | SBS | ? |
Sweet Beginnings Signatures Holofoil | 50 | 50 | SBS | ? |
Sweet Swatches | 50 | - | MEM | ? |
Sweet Patches | 50 | 25 | MEM | ? |
Sweet Swatches Dual | 25 | - | MEM | ? |
Sweet Patches Dual | 25 | 25 | MEM | ? |
Sweet Swatches Triple | 15 | - | MEM | ? |
Sweet Patches Triple | 15 | 25 | MEM | ? |
Sweet Swatches Quad | 10 | - | MEM | ? |
Sweet Patches Quad | 10 | 25 | MEM | ? |
Yankee Stadium Legacy Memorabilia Card | ? | - | 1:108 | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Red Stitch/Blue Ink | 46 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Red Stitch/Black Ink | 42 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Red Stitch/Red Ink | 19 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Red-Blue Stitch/Red Ink | 35 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Red-Blue Stitch/Blue Ink | 16 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Red-Blue Stitch/Black Ink | 6 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Gold Stitch/Black Ink | 1 | 15 | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Black Stitch/Red Ink | 23 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Black Stitch/Blue Ink | 5 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Black Stitch/Black Ink | 10 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Bat Barrel/Red Ink | 15 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Bat Barrel/Blue Ink | 25 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Bat Barrel/Black Ink | 29 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Bat Barrel/Silver Ink | 14 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Bat Barrel/Gold Ink | 3 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Black Glove Leather/Silver Ink | 14 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Brown Glove Leather | 5 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Brown Glove Leather/Red Ink | 19 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Brown Glove Leather/Blue Ink | 16 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Brown Glove Leather/Black Ink | 14 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Brown Glove Leather/Silver Ink | 9 | varies | AU | ? |
Sweet Spot Signatures Brown Glove Leather/Gold Ink | 4 | one-of-one | AU | ? |
USA National Team Sweet Spot Signatures Red Stitch/Black Ink | 20 | varies | AU | ? |
USA National Team Sweet Spot Signatures Red-Blue Stitch/Black Ink | 19 | varies | AU | ? |
USA National Team Sweet Spot Signatures Black Stitch/Silver Ink | 15 | varies | AU | ? |
USA National Team Sweet Spot Signatures Black Glove Leather | 18 | varies | AU | ? |
USA National Team Sweet Spot Signatures Brown Glove Leather | 15 | varies | AU | ? |
Ken Griffey, Jr. Lumber Company | 8 | varies | AU | ? |
SBS: Odds of finding a Sweet Beginnings Signature: 1:6/Hobby packs.
MEM: Odds of finding a game-used memorabilia card: 2:3/Hobby packs.
AU: Odds of finding a Sweet Spot Signature: 1:6/Hobby packs.
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Aaron Harang
- 2 Aaron Rowand
- 3 Adam Dunn
- 4 Albert Pujols
- 5 Alex Gordon
- 6 Alex Rios
- 7 Alex Rodriguez
- 8 Alfonso Soriano
- 9 Andruw Jones
- 10 Aramis Ramirez
- 11 B.J. Upton
- 12 Barry Zito
- 13 Billy Butler
- 14 Brandon Phillips
- 15 Brandon Webb
- 16 Brian McCann
- 17 Brian Roberts
- 18 CC Sabathia
- 19 Carl Crawford
- 20 Carlos Beltran
- 21 Carlos Lee
- 22 Carlos Pena
- 23 Carlos Zambrano
- 24 Chase Utley
- 25 Chipper Jones
- 26 Chris B. Young
- 27 Chris Carpenter
- 28 Cole Hamels
- 29 Daisuke Matsuzaka
- 30 Dan Haren
- 31 Dan Uggla
- 32 David Ortiz
- 33 David Wright
- 34 Derek Jeter
- 35 Dontrelle Willis
- 36 Dustin Pedroia
- 37 Erik Bedard
- 38 Felix Hernandez
- 39 Frank Thomas
- 40 Freddy Sanchez
- 41 Gary Sheffield
- 42 Grady Sizemore
- 43 Greg Maddux
- 44 Hanley Ramirez
- 45 Hideki Matsui
- 46 Hunter Pence
- 47 Ichiro
- 48 Ivan Rodriguez
- 49 Jake Peavy
- 50 Jason Bay
- 51 Jeff Francoeur
- 52 Jeff Kent
- 53 Jim Thome
- 54 Jimmy Rollins
- 55 Joba Chamberlain
- 56 Joe Blanton
- 57 Joe Mauer
- 58 Johan Santana
- 59 John Smoltz
- 60 Jonathan Papelbon
- 61 Jose Reyes
- 62 Josh Beckett
- 63 Josh Hamilton
- 64 Justin Morneau
- 65 Justin Verlander
- 66 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 67 Lance Berkman
- 68 Lastings Milledge
- 69 Magglio Ordonez
- 70 Manny Ramirez
- 71 Mariano Rivera
- 72 Mark Teixeira
- 73 Matt Holliday
- 74 Michael Young
- 75 Miguel Cabrera
- 76 Miguel Tejada
- 77 Mike Lowell
- 78 Nick Markakis
- 79 Nick Swisher
- 80 Paul Konerko
- 81 Pedro Martinez
- 82 Phil Hughes
- 83 Prince Fielder
- 84 Randy Johnson
- 85 Rich Harden
- 86 Robinson Cano
- 87 Roy Oswalt
- 88 Russell Martin
- 89 Ryan Braun
- 90 Ryan Howard
- 91 Ryan Zimmerman
- 92 Scott Rolen
- 93 Tom Glavine
- 94 Torii Hunter
- 95 Travis Hafner
- 96 Trevor Hoffman
- 97 Troy Tulowitzki
- 98 Vernon Wells
- 99 Victor Martinez
- 100 Vladimir Guerrero
Sweet Beginnings Signatures
- 101 Alex Romero (RC) 499
- 102 Alexei Ramirez RC 399
- 103 Bobby Korecky RC 399
- 104 Bobby Wilson RC 499
- 105 Brad Harman RC 699
- 106 Brandon Boggs (RC) 699
- 107 Brent Lillibridge (RC) 399
- 108 Brian Barton RC 699
- 109 Brian Bass (RC) 699
- 110 Brian Bixler (RC) 699
- 111 Brian Bocock RC 399
- 112 Burke Badenhop RC 699
- 113 Chin-Lung Hu (RC) 199
- 114 Clay Buchholz (RC) 199
- 115 Clay Timpner (RC) 699
- 116 Cory Wade (RC) 699
- 117 Daric Barton (RC) 399
- 118 Eider Torres (RC) 699
- 119 Jonathan Van Every RC 399
- 120 Emmanuel Burriss RC 399
- 121 Evan Longoria RC 249
- 122 Felipe Paulino RC 499
- 123 Fernando Hernandez RC 499
- 124 German Duran RC 499
- 125 Greg Smith RC 399
- 126 Hernan Iribarren EXCH (RC) 699
- 127 Ian Kennedy RC 249
- 128 Jed Lowrie (RC) 349
- 129 Jeff Clement (RC) 199
- 130 Jesse Carlson RC 649
- 131 Johnny Cueto RC 249
- 132 Jonathan Albaladejo RC 399
- 133 Clayton Kershaw RC 199
- 134 Josh Newman RC 699
- 135 Justin Masterson RC 399
- 136 Kevin Hart (RC) 399
- 137 Luke Hochevar RC 199
- 138 Jay Bruce (RC) 39
- 139 Max Scherzer RC 299
- 140 Nick Adenhart (RC) 399
- 141 Nick Blackburn RC 399
- 142 Nyjer Morgan (RC) 399
- 143 Ramon Troncoso RC 699
- 144 Randor Bierd RC 499
- 145 Rich Thompson RC 399
- 146 Robinzon Diaz (RC) 699
- 147 Ross Ohlendorf RC 399
- 148 Steve Holm RC 699
- 149 Wesley Wright RC 499
- 150 Wladimir Balentien (RC) 399
Parallels
All 50 Sweet Beginnings Signatures are available in a Holofoil parallel, which is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
Game-Used Cards
Sweet Swatches
Each Sweet Swatch is also available in a Patch parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
Dual
Triple
Quad
Yankee Stadium Legacy Memorabilia
See 2008 Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy.
Autographs
Sweet Spot Signatures
Red Stitch/Blue Ink
Red Stitch/Black Ink
Red Stitch/Red Ink
Red-Blue Stitch/Blue Ink
Red-Blue Stitch/Black Ink
Red-Blue Stitch/Red Ink
Gold Stitch/Black Ink
Black Stitch/Blue Ink
Black Stitch/Black Ink
Black Stitch/Red Ink
Bat Barrel/Blue Ink
Bat Barrel/Black Ink
Bat Barrel/Red Ink
Bat Barrel/Silver Ink
Bat Barrel/Gold Ink
Black Glove Leather/Silver Ink
Brown Glove Leather
Brown Glove Leather/Red Ink
Brown Glove Leather/Blue Ink
Brown Glove Leather/Black Ink
Brown Glove Leather/Silver Ink
Brown Glove Leather/Gold Ink
USA National Team Sweet Spot Signatures
Red Stitch/Black Ink
Red-Blue Stitch/Black Ink
Black Stitch/Silver Ink
Black Glove Leather
Brown Glove Leather
Ken Griffey, Jr. Lumber Company
- KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr. 230
- KG2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 230
- KG3 Ken Griffey, Jr. 230
- KG4 Ken Griffey, Jr. 230
- KG5 Ken Griffey, Jr. 243
- KG6 Ken Griffey, Jr. 300
- KG7 Ken Griffey, Jr. 135
- KG8 Ken Griffey, Jr. 15
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