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2002 Sweet Spot is a 175-card set released by Upper Deck | 2002 Sweet Spot is a 175-card set released by Upper Deck on October 3, 2002. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used jersey cards, and in every third box will be a Sweet Spot Signature -- signed on a piece of leather. | ||
This set was notable for being the second set ever that featured licensed, game-used, nameplate bat barrel cards of active players in an insert set. This landmark innovation of featuring on-card nameplate barrels started with the [[2002_Sweet_Spot_Classics#Bat_Barrels|Bat Barrels]] insert in [[2002 Sweet Spot Classics]] for retired players and the [[2002_SPx#Sweet_Spot_Preview_Bat_Barrels|Preview Barrels]] insert in [[2002 SPx]] for active players, and continued in this set. The game-used memorabilia craze was in full gear at the time and these game-used nameplate barrels were both novel and trendsetting as competing companies began featuring nameplate barrels in subsequent releases in later years and are still featured in modern-day releases (although modern day releases are not explicitly game-used as these were). | |||
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Each Bat Barrel is hand-numbered to the production figures listed below. | |||
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===Signatures=== | ===Signatures=== | ||
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'''NOTE:''' Each Legendary Signature is NOT serial-numbered. The production figures listed below were revealed by Upper Deck shortly after Sweet Spot's release. | |||
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===Mark McGwire Autograph Redemption=== | ===Mark McGwire Autograph Redemption=== | ||
Randomly inserted into packs of 2002 Sweet Spot were 100 Mark McGwire Autograph redemption cards. Unlike a traditional autographed redemption card, collectors could send to Upper Deck any item they wished to have McGwire sign -- along with the redemption card. These cards expired September 12th, 2003. | Randomly inserted into packs of 2002 Sweet Spot were 100 Mark McGwire Autograph redemption cards. Unlike a traditional autographed redemption card, collectors could send to Upper Deck any item they wished to have McGwire sign -- along with the redemption card. These cards expired September 12th, 2003. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 6 May 2024
Description
2002 Sweet Spot is a 175-card set released by Upper Deck on October 3, 2002. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used jersey cards, and in every third box will be a Sweet Spot Signature -- signed on a piece of leather.
This set was notable for being the second set ever that featured licensed, game-used, nameplate bat barrel cards of active players in an insert set. This landmark innovation of featuring on-card nameplate barrels started with the Bat Barrels insert in 2002 Sweet Spot Classics for retired players and the Preview Barrels insert in 2002 SPx for active players, and continued in this set. The game-used memorabilia craze was in full gear at the time and these game-used nameplate barrels were both novel and trendsetting as competing companies began featuring nameplate barrels in subsequent releases in later years and are still featured in modern-day releases (although modern day releases are not explicitly game-used as these were).
Distribution
12 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $10). 16 boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 175 | - | ? |
| short set | 90 | - | ? |
| Sweet Beginnings | 40 | 1300 | ? |
| Sweet Beginnings Signatures | 15 | varies | ? |
| Game Face | 30 | - | 1:24 |
| Game Face Blue | 30 | 100 | ? |
| Swatches | 25 | - | 1:12 |
| USA Jerseys | 17 | - | 1:12 |
| Bat Barrels | 28 | varies | ? |
| Signatures | 25 | varies | 1:72 |
| Legendary Signatures | 16 | varies | 1:72 |
| Mark McGwire Autograph Redemption | 1 | 100 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Troy Glaus
- 2 Darin Erstad
- 3 Tim Hudson
- 4 Eric Chavez
- 5 Barry Zito
- 6 Miguel Tejada
- 7 Carlos Delgado
- 8 Eric Hinske
- 9 Ben Grieve
- 10 Jim Thome
- 11 C.C. Sabathia
- 12 Omar Vizquel
- 13 Ichiro Suzuki
- 14 Edgar Martinez
- 15 Bret Boone
- 16 Freddy Garcia
- 17 Tony Batista
- 18 Geronimo Gil
- 19 Alex Rodriguez
- 20 Rafael Palmeiro
- 21 Ivan Rodriguez
- 22 Hank Blalock
- 23 Juan Gonzalez
- 24 Nomar Garciaparra
- 25 Pedro Martinez
- 26 Manny Ramirez
- 27 Mike Sweeney
- 28 Carlos Beltran
- 29 Dmitri Young
- 30 Torii Hunter
- 31 Eric Milton
- 32 Corey Koskie
- 33 Frank Thomas
- 34 Mark Buehrle
- 35 Magglio Ordonez
- 36 Roger Clemens
- 37 Derek Jeter
- 38 Jason Giambi
- 39 Alfonso Soriano
- 40 Bernie Williams
- 41 Jeff Bagwell
- 42 Roy Oswalt
- 43 Lance Berkman
- 44 Greg Maddux
- 45 Chipper Jones
- 46 Gary Sheffield
- 47 Andruw Jones
- 48 Richie Sexson
- 49 Ben Sheets
- 50 Albert Pujols
- 51 Matt Morris
- 52 J.D. Drew
- 53 Sammy Sosa
- 54 Kerry Wood
- 55 Mark Prior
- 56 Moises Alou
- 57 Corey Patterson
- 58 Randy Johnson
- 59 Luis Gonzalez
- 60 Curt Schilling
- 61 Shawn Green
- 62 Kevin Brown
- 63 Paul Lo Duca
- 64 Adrian Beltre
- 65 Vladimir Guerrero
- 66 Jose Vidro
- 67 Javier Vazquez
- 68 Barry Bonds
- 69 Jeff Kent
- 70 Rich Aurilia
- 71 Mike Lowell
- 72 Josh Beckett
- 73 Brad Penny
- 74 Roberto Alomar
- 75 Mike Piazza
- 76 Jeromy Burnitz
- 77 Mo Vaughn
- 78 Phil Nevin
- 79 Sean Burroughs
- 80 Jeremy Giambi
- 81 Bob Abreu
- 82 Jimmy Rollins
- 83 Pat Burrell
- 84 Brian Giles
- 85 Aramis Ramirez
- 86 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 87 Adam Dunn
- 88 Austin Kearns
- 89 Todd Helton
- 90 Larry Walker
Sweet Beginnings
Each Sweet Beginnings card is serial-numbered to 1300 copies.
- 91 Earl Snyder RC
- 92 Jorge Padilla RC
- 93 Felix Escalona RC
- 94 John Foster RC
- 95 Brandon Puffer RC
- 96 Steve Bechler RC
- 97 Hansel Izquierdo RC
- 98 Chris Baker RC*
- 99 Jeremy Ward RC*
- 100 Kevin Frederick RC
- 101 Josh Hancock RC
- 102 Allan Simpson RC
- 103 Mitch Wylie RC*
- 104 Mark Corey RC
- 105 Victor Alvarez RC
- 106 Todd Donovan RC*
- 107 Nelson Castro RC*
- 108 Chris Booker RC
- 109 Corey Thurman RC
- 110 Kirk Saarloos RC
- 111 Michael Crudale RC
- 112 Jason Simontacchi RC
- 113 Ron Calloway RC
- 114 Brandon Backe RC
- 115 Tom Shearn RC
- 116 Oliver Perez RC
- 117 Kyle Kane RC*
- 118 Francis Beltran RC
- 119 So Taguchi RC
- 120 Doug Devore RC
- 121 Juan Brito RC
- 122 Cliff Bartosh RC
- 123 Eric Junge RC
- 124 Joe Orloski RC*
- 125 Scotty Layfield RC*
- 126 Jorge Sosa RC
- 127 Satoru Komiyama RC
- 128 Edwin Almonte RC
- 129 Takahito Nomura RC
- 130 John Ennis RC
Sweet Beginnings Signatures
Each Sweet Beginnings Signatures is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
- 131 Kazuhisa Ishii AU RC 100
- 132 Ben Howard AU RC 100
- 133 Aaron Cook AU RC 750
- 134 Anderson Machado AU RC 750
- 135 Luis Ugueto AU RC 750
- 136 Tyler Yates AU RC 750
- 137 Rodrigo Rosario AU RC 750
- 138 Jaime Cerda AU RC 750
- 139 Luis Martinez AU RC 750
- 140 Rene Reyes AU RC 750
- 141 Eric Good AU RC* 750
- 142 Matt Thornton AU RC 100
- 143 Steve Kent AU RC 750
- 144 Jose Valverde AU RC 750
- 145 Adrian Burnside AU RC* 750
Game Face
- 146 Barry Bonds
- 147 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 148 Alex Rodriguez
- 149 Jason Giambi
- 150 Chipper Jones
- 151 Nomar Garciaparra
- 152 Mike Piazza
- 153 Sammy Sosa
- 154 Derek Jeter
- 155 Jeff Bagwell
- 156 Albert Pujols
- 157 Ichiro Suzuki
- 158 Randy Johnson
- 159 Frank Thomas
- 160 Greg Maddux
- 161 Jim Thome
- 162 Scott Rolen
- 163 Shawn Green
- 164 Vladimir Guerrero
- 165 Troy Glaus
- 166 Carlos Delgado
- 167 Luis Gonzalez
- 168 Roger Clemens
- 169 Todd Helton
- 170 Eric Chavez
- 171 Rafael Palmeiro
- 172 Pedro Martinez
- 173 Lance Berkman
- 174 Josh Beckett
- 175 Sean Burroughs
Parallels
The 30 Game Face cards are also available in a Blue parallel, which is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
Autographs & Game-Used
Swatches
- S-AR Alex Rodriguez
- S-BG Brian Giles
- S-BW Bernie Williams
- S-CJ Chipper Jones
- S-DE Darin Erstad
- S-EC Eric Chavez
- S-FT Frank Thomas
- S-GM Greg Maddux
- S-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- S-IS Ichiro
- S-JBa Jeff Bagwell
- S-JBe Josh Beckett
- S-JE Jim Edmonds
- S-JGI Jason Giambi
- S-JGO Juan Gonzalez
- S-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- S-KI Kazuhisa Ishii
- S-LG Luis Gonzalez
- S-MP Mike Piazza
- S-OV Omar Vizquel
- S-PM Pedro Martinez
- S-SB Sean Burroughs
- S-SG Shawn Green
- S-SR Scott Rolen
- S-SS Sammy Sosa
USA Jerseys
- USA-AE Adam Everett
- USA-AK Adam Kennedy
- USA-BA Brent Abernathy
- USA-DB Dewon Brazelton
- USA-DG Danny Graves
- USA-DM Doug Mientkiewicz
- USA-EM Eric Munson
- USA-JG Jake Gautreau
- USA-JK Josh Karp
- USA-JM Joe Mauer
- USA-JR Jon Rauch
- USA-JW Justin Wayne
- USA-MP Mark Prior
- USA-MT Mark Teixeira
- USA-RO Roy Oswalt
- USA-TB Tagg Bozied
- USA-XN Xavier Nady
Bat Barrels
Each Bat Barrel is hand-numbered to the production figures listed below.
- B-AJ Andruw Jones 7
- B-AR Alex Rodriguez 6
- B-BG Brian Giles 4
- B-BW Bernie Williams 6
- B-CJ Chipper Jones 5
- B-FT Frank Thomas 6
- B-GM Greg Maddux 3
- B-GS Gary Sheffield 6
- B-IR Ivan Rodriguez 7
- B-IS Ichiro 2
- B-JD J.D. Drew 2
- B-JGo Juan Gonzalez 1
- B-JT Jim Thome 3
- B-KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 7
- B-LG Luis Gonzalez 3
- B-LW Larry Walker 2
- B-MA Moises Alou 2
- B-MC Mark McGwire 1
- B-MO Magglio Ordonez 2
- B-PW Preston Wilson 1
- B-RA Roberto Alomar 4
- B-RAn Rick Ankiel 2
- B-RC Roger Clemens 1
- B-RP Rafael Palmeiro 1
- B-SG Shawn Green 4
- B-SS Sammy Sosa 5
- B-TG Tom Glavine 4
- B-TH Todd Helton 3
Signatures
- AD Adam Dunn 291
- AJ Andruw Jones 291
- AR Alex Rodriguez 291
- BB Barry Bonds EXCH 380
- BG Brian Giles 291
- BZ Barry Zito 291
- CD Carlos Delgado 291
- FG Freddy Garcia 145
- FT Frank Thomas 291
- HB Hank Blalock 291
- IS Ichiro 145
- JB Jeromy Burnitz 291
- JG Jason Giambi 291
- JT Jim Thome 291
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 291
- LB Lance Berkman 291
- LG Luis Gonzalez 291
- MPr Mark Prior 291
- MS Mike Sweeney 291
- RC Roger Clemens 194
- RO Roy Oswalt 291
- SB Sean Burroughs 291
- SR Scott Rolen 291
- SS Sammy Sosa 145
- TG Tom Glavine 291
Legendary Signatures
NOTE: Each Legendary Signature is NOT serial-numbered. The production figures listed below were revealed by Upper Deck shortly after Sweet Spot's release.
- L-AK Al Kaline 835
- L-AT Alan Trammell 843
- L-BP Boog Powell 944
- L-BR Brooks Robinson
- L-CR Cal Ripken, Jr. 194
- L-FJ Fergie Jenkins 857
- L-FL Fred Lynn 853
- L-GP Gaylord Perry 921
- L-JD Joe DiMaggio 50
- L-KH Keith Hernandez 906
- L-LA Luis Aparicio 485
- L-MM Mark McGwire 90
- L-PM Paul Molitor 852
- L-RF Rollie Fingers 866
- L-SG Steve Garvey 871
- L-SK Sandy Koufax 485
Mark McGwire Autograph Redemption
Randomly inserted into packs of 2002 Sweet Spot were 100 Mark McGwire Autograph redemption cards. Unlike a traditional autographed redemption card, collectors could send to Upper Deck any item they wished to have McGwire sign -- along with the redemption card. These cards expired September 12th, 2003.
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