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. 14 boxes per case.

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	?	-	1:280	?
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	?	-	?	?

GU: Odds of finding a game-used memorabilia card: 1:10/Hobby packs.
AU: Odds of finding an autograph: 1:10/Hobby packs.
SOS: Odds of finding a Spectrum of Stars Signature: 1:20/Hobby packs.
PLATE: Odds of finding a Printing Plate: 1:280/Hobby packs.

Checklist

Base Set

• 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

Autographed Rookies

• 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)

Autographs & Game-Used

Swatches

Each Swatch is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in the following parallels.

• Orange (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
• Green (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
• Purple (varies, see below)
• Light Blue (serial-numbered to fifteen)
• Green Patch (serial-numbered to fifteen)
• Light Gray Patch (serial-numbered to five)
• Dark Gray (one-of-one)

Dual

Each Swatches Dual is serial-numbered to 99 copies.

Three Star Swatches

Each Three Star Swatches is serial-numbered to 75 copies.

Four Star Swatches

Each Four Star Swatches is serial-numbered to fifteen.

Retrospectrum Swatches

Each Retrospectrum Swatch is also available in the following parallels.

• Red (serial-numbered to 45 copies)
• Patches (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Yankee Stadium Legacy Memorabilia

See 2008 Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy

Spectrum of Stars Signatures

Each Spectrum of Stars Signatures is also available in a Die-Cut parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Signs of History

See 2008 Upper Deck Signs of History

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