2008 Upper Deck Spectrum

Description

2008 Upper Deck Spectrum is a 145-card set released April 8th, 2008. Just like the previous year's product, each card is printed on foilboard.

Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards, two autographs, and one Spectrum of Stars celebrity autograph.

Distribution

Hobby: 20 packs per box, five cards per pack.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	145	-	?	?
short set	100	-	?	?
Autographed Rookies	45	-	AU	?
Orange Parallel	100	399	?	?
Green Parallel (short set)	100	199	?	?
Green Parallel Autographed Rookies	45	-	AU	?
Red Parallel	100	99	?	?
Blue Parallel	100	25	?	?
Gold Parallel (short set)	100	one-of-one	?	?
Gold Parallel Autographed Rookies	45	10	AU	?
Printing Plates	145	four for each	PLATE	?
Yankee Stadium Legacy	?	-	1:4	?
Derek Jeter Retrospectrum	100	-	?	?
Derek Jeter Retrospectrum Red	100	99	?	?
Derek Jeter Retrospectrum Printing Plates	100	four for each	PLATE	?
Swatches	100	99	GU	?
Swatches Orange	100	75	GU	?
Swatches Green	100	50	GU	?
Swatches Red	100	35	GU	?
Swatches Purple	100	varies	GU	?
Swatches Light Blue	100	15	GU	?
Swatches Green Patch	100	15	GU	?
Swatches Light Gray Patch	100	5	GU	?
Swatches Dark Gray	100	one-of-one	GU	?
Swatches Dual	65	99	GU	?
Swatches Autographs	65	varies	AU	?
Three Star Swatches	20	75	GU	?
Four Star Swatches	15	15	GU	?
Retrospectrum Swatches	100	-	GU	?
Retrospectrum Swatches Red	100	45	GU	?
Retrospectrum Patches	100	25	GU	?
Retrospectrum Swatches Printing Plates	100	four for each	GU	?
Yankee Stadium Legacy Memorabilia	?	-	?	?
Derek Jeter Retrospectrum Autographs	100	2	AU	?
Spectrum of Stars Signatures	38	-	SOS	?
Spectrum of Stars Signatures Die-Cut	37	25	SOS	?
Buyback Autographs	24	varies	AU	?
Celebrity Cut Signature	1	-	?	?
Signs of History	?	-	?	?

Checklist

• 1 Chris B. Young
• 2 Brandon Webb
• 3 Eric Byrnes
• 4 John Smoltz
• 5 Chipper Jones
• 6 Jeff Francoeur
• 7 Mark Teixeira
• 8 Brian Roberts
• 9 Erik Bedard
• 10 Miguel Tejada
• 11 Nick Markakis
• 12 David Ortiz
• 13 Daisuke Matsuzaka
• 14 Manny Ramirez
• 15 Jonathan Papelbon
• 16 Josh Beckett
• 17 Alfonso Soriano
• 18 Carlos Zambrano
• 19 Derrek Lee
• 20 Aramis Ramirez
• 21 Paul Konerko
• 22 Jermaine Dye
• 23 Jim Thome
• 24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 25 Brandon Phillips
• 26 Adam Dunn
• 27 Grady Sizemore
• 28 Fausto Carmona
• 29 Victor Martinez
• 30 Travis Hafner
• 31 Matt Holliday
• 32 Troy Tulowitzki
• 33 Todd Helton
• 34 Magglio Ordonez
• 35 Justin Verlander
• 36 Gary Sheffield
• 37 Miguel Cabrera
• 38 Hanley Ramirez
• 39 Dan Uggla
• 40 Carlos Lee
• 41 Roy Oswalt
• 42 Lance Berkman
• 43 Hunter Pence
• 44 Alex Gordon
• 45 David DeJesus
• 46 Vladimir Guerrero
• 47 Kelvim Escobar
• 48 Chone Figgins
• 49 Brad Penny
• 50 Takashi Saito
• 51 Russell Martin
• 52 Prince Fielder
• 53 Ryan Braun
• 54 JJ Hardy
• 55 Johan Santana
• 56 Justin Morneau
• 57 Torii Hunter
• 58 Joe Mauer
• 59 Carlos Beltran
• 60 David Wright
• 61 Carlos Delgado
• 62 Jose Reyes
• 63 Derek Jeter
• 64 Alex Rodriguez
• 65 Robinson Cano
• 66 Hideki Matsui
• 67 Mariano Rivera
• 68 Dan Haren
• 69 Nick Swisher
• 70 Eric Chavez
• 71 Jimmy Rollins
• 72 Ryan Howard
• 73 Cole Hamels
• 74 Chase Utley
• 75 Freddy Sanchez
• 76 Jason Bay
• 77 Ian Snell
• 78 Greg Maddux
• 79 Jake Peavy
• 80 Chris Young
• 81 Barry Zito
• 82 Tim Lincecum
• 83 Omar Vizquel
• 84 Felix Hernandez
• 85 Ichiro
• 86 Richie Sexson
• 87 Albert Pujols
• 88 Scott Rolen
• 89 Chris Carpenter
• 90 Delmon Young
• 91 Carl Crawford
• 92 B.J. Upton
• 93 Michael Young
• 94 Hank Blalock
• 95 Sammy Sosa
• 96 Roy Halladay
• 97 Alex Rios
• 98 Vernon Wells
• 99 Ryan Zimmerman
• 100 Dmitri Young

• 101 Alberto Gonzalez AU RC
• 102 Bill Murphy AU (RC)
• 103 Bill White AU RC
• 104 Billy Buckner AU (RC)
• 105 Brandon Jones AU RC
• 106 Bronson Sardinha AU (RC)
• 107 Chin-Lung Hu AU (RC)
• 108 Chris Seddon AU (RC)
• 109 Clay Buchholz AU (RC)
• 110 Clint Sammons AU (RC)
• 111 Daric Barton AU (RC)
• 112 Dave Davidson AU RC
• 113 Donny Lucy AU (RC)
• 114 Emilio Bonifacio AU RC
• 115 Eugenio Velez AU RC
• 116 Felipe Paulino AU RC
• 117 Harvey Garcia AU (RC)
• 118 Ian Kennedy AU RC
• 119 J.R. Towles AU RC
• 120 Jeff Clement AU (RC)
• 121 Jerry Blevins AU RC
• 122 Joe Koshansky AU (RC)
• 123 Joey Votto AU (RC)
• 124 Jonathan Albaladejo AU RC
• 125 Jonathan Meloan AU RC
• 126 Jose Morales AU (RC)
• 127 Josh Anderson AU (RC)
• 128 Josh Newman AU RC
• 129 Justin Maxwell AU RC
• 130 Justin Ruggiano AU RC
• 131 Kevin Hart AU (RC)
• 132 Lance Broadway AU (RC)
• 133 Luis Mendoza AU (RC)
• 134 Luke Hochevar AU RC
• 135 Nyjer Morgan AU (RC)
• 136 Rob Johnson AU (RC)
• 137 Ross Detwiler AU RC
• 138 Ross Ohlendorf AU RC
• 139 Ryan Hanigan AU RC
• 140 Seth Smith AU (RC)
• 141 Steve Pearce AU RC
• 142 Troy Patton AU (RC)
• 143 Wladimir Balentien AU (RC)
• 144 Colt Morton AU RC
• 145 Carlos Muniz AU RC

Parallels

All 100 short-set cards are available in the following parallels.

• Orange (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
• Green (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Blue (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Gold (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Autographed Rookies

All 45 Autographed Rookies are available in the following parallels.

• Green Parallel
• Gold Parallel (serial-numbered to ten)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Inserts

Yankee Stadium Legacy

See 2008 Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy.

Derek Jeter Retrospectrum

Derek Jeter Retrospectrum is a massive 100-card tribute set. With each card featuring Derek Jeter, it would be tedious to include the entire checklist. Each card is also available in the following parallels.

• Red (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)