2010 Upper Deck Exquisite
Description
After a three-year layoff, Upper Deck brought back Exquisite Baseball for 2010. Unlike the 2007 set, 2010 Exquisite was not distributed as a stand-alone product. Rather, the set would be randomly inserted into packs of all 2010 Upper Deck Baseball products in a manner similar to the distribution of the 2006 Exquisite cards.
The first 100 cards of the base set were randomly inserted into packs of 2010 Upper Deck Series One as case hits. Each base card is serial-numbered to 75 copies.
On March 3, 2010, as part of a settlement with Major League Baseball Properties, Upper Deck agreed not to release any baseball card products already in the pipeline -- to include SPx, SP Authentic, First Edition, and Goudey.
The first wave of Exquisite patch cards were to have been included in 2010 SPx, and the first autographs were to have been seeded into packs of 2010 SP Authentic. However, many Exquisite patch cards have surfaced on the secondary market since 2010 and collectors have stated on the FCB and other forums that they have pulled patch cards from packs of 2010 Upper Deck, refuting claims that these patch cards were backdoored. Instead, some collectors state that patch cards were inserted in late-production boxes of 2010 Upper Deck.
As per Upper Deck's Chris Carlin, Exquisite base card #86 was not made and thus the base set is complete at 99 cards. Additionally, there are only 49 (not 50 as originally intended) single patch cards in the set.
Distribution
2010 Upper Deck Series One Hobby: 1:192 packs.
Checklist
Base Set
1 Derek Jeter
2 Mark Teixeira
3 Joba Chamberlain
4 Hideki Matsui
5 Alex Rodriguez
6 David Ortiz
7 Jason Varitek
8 Daisuke Matsuzaka
9 Jonathan Papelbon
10 Dustin Pedroia
11 Evan Longoria
12 Carl Crawford
13 David Price
14 Roy Halladay
15 Koji Uehara
16 Matt Wieters
17 Tommy Hanson
18 Chipper Jones
19 Hanley Ramirez
20 Ryan Howard
21 Raul Ibanez
22 Chase Utley
23 Cole Hamels
24 Jose Reyes
25 David Wright
26 Johan Santana
27 Ryan Zimmerman
28 Gordon Beckham
29 Mark Buehrle
30 Grady Sizemore
31 Zack Greinke
32 Miguel Cabrera
33 Justin Verlander
34 Joe Mauer
35 Justin Morneau
36 Ryan Braun
37 Prince Fielder
38 Derrek Lee
39 Alfonso Soriano
40 Hunter Pence
41 Lance Berkman
42 Albert Pujols
43 Yadier Molina
44 Matt Holliday
45 Chris Carpenter
46 Adam Wainwright
47 Joey Votto
48 Ichiro
49 Felix Hernandez
50 Ken Griffey, Jr.
51 Josh Hamilton
52 Ian Kinsler
53 Torii Hunter
54 Vladimir Guerrero
55 Clayton Kershaw
56 Manny Ramirez
57 Matt Kemp
58 James Loney
59 Adrian Gonzalez
60 Pablo Sandoval
61 Tim Lincecum
62 Todd Helton
63 Troy Tulowitzki
64 Justin Upton
65 Dan Haren
66 Johnny Bench
67 Kirk Gibson
68 Willie Randolph
69 Nolan Ryan
70 Cal Ripken Jr.
71 Joe DiMaggio
72 Pete Rose (CIN)
73 Mike Schmidt
74 Ryne Sandberg
75 Roger Maris
76 Alan Trammell
77 Brooks Robinson
78 Jose Canseco
79 Harold Baines
80 Bob Feller
81 Don Mattingly
82 Steve Carlton
83 Willie Stargell
84 Ted Williams
85 Dennis Eckersley
86 ***Card not produced***
87 Bo Jackson
88 Robin Yount
89 Ozzie Smith
90 Ron Santo
91 Tony Perez
92 Howard Johnson
93 Pete Rose (PHL)
94 Bob Gibson
95 Greg Maddux
96 Carlton Fisk
97 Joe Torre
98 Roberto Clemente
99 Dave Concepcion
100 Rod Carew
Autographs & Game Used
Diamond Club Autograph
This autographed Derek Jeter card was distributed exclusively to members of Upper Deck's Diamond Club at their January 2010 meeting. It is serial-numbered to 130 copes.
DC-DJ Derek Jeter
Patches
Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
EP-AG Adrian Gonzalez
EP-AP Albert Pujols
EP-AR Alex Rodriguez
EP-AS Alfonso Soriano
EP-BJ Bo Jackson
EP-BR Brooks Robinson
EP-CB Carlos Beltran
EP-CC Carl Crawford
EP-CJ Chipper Jones
EP-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
EP-CU Chase Utley
EP-CW Chien-Ming Wang
EP-DC Dave Concepcion
EP-DE Dennis Eckersley SP / 25
EP-DM Don Mattingly
EP-DO David Ortiz
EP-EL Evan Longoria SP /15
EP-FH Felix Hernandez
EP-GM Greg Maddux (Braves)
EP-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
EP-GI Kirk Gibson
EP-GS Grady Sizemore
EP-IK Ian Kinsler
EP-I Ichiro
EP-JB Josh Beckett
EP-JC Jose Canseco
EP-JL James Loney
EP-JM Justin Morneau
EP-JP Jonathan Papelbon
EP-JR Jose Reyes
EP-JV Justin Verlander
EP-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
EP-MA Joe Mauer
EP-MC Miguel Cabrera
EP-MR Mariano Rivera
EP-MX Greg Maddux (Cubs)
EP-MZ Daisuke Matsuzaka SP /25
EP-NR Nolan Ryan SP /15
EP-PF Prince Fielder
EP-RC Roberto Clemente SP /25
EP-RB Ryan Braun
EP-RH Roy Halladay
EP-RJ Randy Johnson
EP-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
EP-SC Steve Carlton
EP-TL Tim Lincecum
EP-TT Troy Tulowitzki
EP-VA Jason Varitek
EP-ZG Zack Greinke
Combo Patches
Each card is serial-numbered to 35 copies.
ECP1 Ryan Braun / Prince Fielder
ECP2 Chad Billingsley / Clayton Kershaw
ECP3 Ozzie Smith (SDG) / Ozzie Smith (STL)
ECP4 Carl Crawford / Evan Longoria
ECP5 Alex Rodriguez / Ken Griffey Jr.
ECP6 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Albert Pujols
ECP7 Todd Helton / Miguel Cabrera
ECP8 Ron Santo / Ryne Sandberg
ECP9 Randy Johnson / Pedro Martinez
ECP10 Daisuke Matsuzaka / Chien-Ming Wang
ECP11 Justin Morneau / Joe Mauer
ECP12 Jonathan Papelbon / Mariano Rivera
ECP13 Jose Reyes / Carlos Beltran
ECP14 Pete Rose / Mike Schmidt
ECP15 Brooks Robinson / Cal Ripken, Jr.
ECP16 Alfonso Soriano / Derrek Lee
ECP17 Jose Canseco / Dennis Eckersley
ECP18 Justin Upton / BJ Upton
ECP19 Chase Utley / Cole Hamels
ECP20 Ken Griffey Jr. / Ichiro Suzuki
ECP21 Nolan Ryan / Randy Johnson
ECP22 Albert Pujols / Chris Carpenter
ECP23 Troy Glaus / Francisco Rodriguez
ECP24 Miguel Cabrera / Josh Beckett
ECP25 Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez
Trio Patches
Each card is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
ETP1 Stan Musial / Albert Pujols / Ozzie Smith
ETP2 Brian McCann / Joe Mauer / Yadier Molina
ETP3 Carl Crawford / Grady Sizemore / Josh Hamilton
ETP4 Derrek Lee / Ron Santo / Ryne Sandberg
ETP5 Matt Kemp / Clayton Kershaw / James Loney
ETP6 Tim Lincecum / Felix Hernandez / Zack Greinke
ETP7 Paul Molitor / Cecil Cooper / Robin Yount
ETP8 Daisuke Matsuzaka / Ichiro Suzuki / Hideki Matsui
ETP9 Alex Rodriguez / David Ortiz / Vladimir Guerrero
ETP10 Nolan Ryan (CAL) / Nolan Ryan (HOU) / Nolan Ryan (TEX)
ETP11 Nolan Ryan / Greg Maddux / Randy Johnson
ETP12 CC Sabathia / Manny Ramirez / Jim Thome
ETP13 Ian Kinsler / Michael Young / Josh Hamilton
ETP14 Chipper Jones / Hanley Ramirez / Ryan Braun
ETP15 Jose Canseco / Bo Jackson / Don Mattingly
Quad Patches
Each card is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
EQP1 Todd Helton / Matt Holliday / Manny Ramirez / David Ortiz
EQP2 Jimmy Rollins / Chase Utley / Evan Longoria / Carl Crawford
EQP3 Albert Pujols / Ryan Ludwick / Chris Carpenter / Yadier Molina
EQP4 Paul Molitor / Cal Ripken, Jr. / Wade Boggs / Rod Carew
EQP5 Wade Boggs / Don Mattingly / Derek Jeter / Alex Rodriguez
EQP6 Chipper Jones / Ryan Zimmerman / Alex Rodriguez / Evan Longoria
EQP7 David Ortiz / Josh Beckett / Pedro Martinez / Carlton Fisk
EQP8 Albert Pujols / Prince Fielder / Ken Griffey, Jr. / Josh Hamilton
EQP9 Hanley Ramirez / Jose Reyes / Derek Jeter / Ozzie Smith
EQP10 Albert Pujols / Dustin Pedroia / Tim Lincecum / Cliff Lee