2007 SP Rookie Edition

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2007 SP Rookie Edition hobby box

Description

2007 SP Rookie Edition is a 284-card set released August 17, 2007. The set features a 142-card short set with another 142 short-printed "rookie" cards done in the style of previous SP Baseball sets. Unfortunately, since many of the same players are repeated in the SPs, only the "2007" design cards are considered the "true" RCs.

Each 14-pack Hobby box is expected to yield 2 autographs.

Distribution

14 packs per box, eight cards per pack. 18 boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	100	-	4:1	-
2007 SP Rookie Card Design	42	-	3:2	-
1995 SP Rookie Card Design	42	-	1:2	-
1993 SP Rookie Card Design	50	-	1:2	-
1996 SP Rookie Card Design	50	-	3:2	-
SP Rookie Edition Autographs	184	-	1:7	-

Checklist

Promo Set

SPRC-1 Daisuke Matsuzaka

SPRC-2 Justin Upton

SPRC-3 Joba Chamberlain

SPRC-4 Andrew Miller

SPRC-5 Yunel Escobar

SPRC-6 Cameron Maybin

Base

1 Chipper Jones

2 Andruw Jones

3 Jeff Francoeur

4 Stephen Drew

5 Randy Johnson

6 Brandon Webb

7 Alfonso Soriano

8 Derrek Lee

9 Aramis Ramirez

10 Carlos Zambrano

11 Ken Griffey Jr.

12 Adam Dunn

13 Bronson Arroyo

14 Todd Helton

15 Jeff Francis

16 Matt Holliday

17 Hanley Ramirez

18 Dontrelle Willis

19 Miguel Cabrera

20 Lance Berkman

21 Roy Oswalt

22 Carlos Lee

23 Nomar Garciaparra

24 Jason Schmidt

25 Juan Pierre

26 Rafael Furcal

27 Rickie Weeks

28 Prince Fielder

29 Ben Sheets

30 David Wright

31 Jose Reyes

32 Pedro Martinez

33 Carlos Beltran

34 Cole Hamels

35 Jimmy Rollins

36 Ryan Howard

37 Jason Bay

38 Freddy Sanchez

39 Zach Duke

40 Jake Peavy

41 Greg Maddux

42 Trevor Hoffman

43 Matt Cain

44 Barry Zito

45 Omar Vizquel

46 Albert Pujols

47 Chris Carpenter

48 Jim Edmonds

49 Scott Rolen

50 Ryan Zimmerman

51 Felipe Lopez

52 Austin Kearns

53 Miguel Tejada

54 Erik Bedard

55 Chris Ray

56 David Ortiz

57 Curt Schilling

58 Manny Ramirez

59 Jonathan Papelbon

60 Jim Thome

61 Paul Konerko

62 Bobby Jenks

63 Grady Sizemore

64 Victor Martinez

65 CC Sabathia

66 Ivan Rodriguez

67 Justin Verlander

68 Joel Zumaya

69 Jeremy Bonderman

70 Gil Meche

71 Mike Sweeney

72 Mark Teahen

73 Vladimir Guerrero

74 Howie Kendrick

75 Francisco Rodriguez

76 Johan Santana

77 Justin Morneau

78 Joe Mauer

79 Joe Nathan

80 Alex Rodriguez

81 Derek Jeter

82 Johnny Damon

83 Mariano Rivera

84 Rich Harden

85 Mike Piazza

86 Nick Swisher

87 Ichiro

88 Felix Hernandez

89 Kenji Johjima

90 Richie Sexson

91 Carl Crawford

92 Scott Kazmir

93 B.J. Upton

94 Michael Young

95 Mark Teixeira

96 Eric Gagne

97 Hank Blalock

98 Vernon Wells

99 Roy Halladay

100 Frank Thomas

2007 SP Rookie Card Design

101 Joaquin Arias

102 Jeff Baker

103 Brian Barden

104 Michael Bourn

105 Kevin Slowey

106 Chase Wright

107 Kory Casto

108 Matt Chico

109 Matt DeSalvo

110 Homer Bailey

111 Ryan Braun

112 Felix Pie

113 Jesus Flores

114 Ryan Sweeney

115 Ryan Z. Braun

116 Alex Gordon

117 Josh Hamilton

118 Sean Henn

119 Kei Igawa

120 Akinori Iwamura

121 Andy LaRoche

122 Kevin Kouzmanoff

123 Matt Lindstrom

124 Tim Lincecum

125 Daisuke Matsuzaka

126 Gustavo Molina

127 Miguel Montero

128 Brandon Morrow

129 Hideki Okajima

130 Adam Lind

131 Mike Rabelo

132 Micah Owings

133 Brandon Wood

134 Alexi Casilla

135 Joe Smith

136 Hunter Pence

137 Glen Perkins

138 Chris Stewart

139 Troy Tulowitzki

140 Billy Butler

141 Delmon Young

142 Phil Hughes

1995 SP Rookie Card Design

143 Joaquin Arias

144 Jeff Baker

145 Brian Barden

146 Michael Bourn

147 Kevin Slowey

148 Chase Wright

149 Kory Casto

150 Matt Chico

151 Shawn Riggans

152 Juan Salas

153 Ryan Braun

154 Felix Pie

155 Jesus Flores

156 Ryan Sweeney

157 Ryan Z. Braun

158 Alex Gordon

159 Josh Hamilton

160 Sean Henn

161 Kei Igawa

162 Akinori Iwamura

163 Andy LaRoche

164 Kevin Kouzmanoff

165 Matt Lindstrom

166 Tim Lincecum

167 Daisuke Matsuzaka

168 Gustavo Molina

169 Miguel Montero

170 Brandon Morrow

171 Hideki Okajima

172 Adam Lind

173 Mike Rabelo

174 Micah Owings

175 Brandon Wood

176 Alexi Casilla

177 Joe Smith

178 Hunter Pence

179 Glen Perkins

180 Chris Stewart

181 Troy Tulowitzki

182 Billy Butler

183 Delmon Young

184 Phil Hughes

1993 SP Rookie Card Design

185 Joaquin Arias

186 Jeff Baker

187 Mark Reynolds

188 Joseph Bisenius

189 Michael Bourn

190 Zack Segovia

191 Kevin Slowey

192 Chase Wright

193 Rocky Cherry

194 Danny Putnam

195 Kory Casto

196 Matt Chico

197 John Danks

198 Homer Bailey

199 Ryan Braun

200 Felix Pie

201 Jesus Flores

202 Andy Gonzalez

203 Ryan Sweeney

204 Jarrod Saltalamacchia

205 Alex Gordon

206 Josh Hamilton

207 Sean Henn

208 Kei Igawa

209 Akinori Iwamura

210 Andy LaRoche

211 Rick Vanden Hurk

212 Kevin Kouzmanoff

213 Matt Lindstrom

214 Tim Lincecum

215 Daisuke Matsuzaka

216 Gustavo Molina

217 Miguel Montero

218 Brandon Morrow

219 Hideki Okajima

220 Adam Lind

221 Mike Rabelo

222 Brian Burres

223 Micah Owings

224 Brandon Wood

225 Alexi Casilla

226 Joe Smith

227 Hunter Pence

228 Glen Perkins

229 Chris Stewart

230 Ben Francisco

231 Troy Tulowitzki

232 Billy Butler

233 Delmon Young

234 Phil Hughes

1996 SP Rookie Card Design

235 Joaquin Arias

236 Jeff Baker

237 Mark Reynolds

238 Joseph Bisenius

239 Michael Bourn

240 Zack Segovia

241 Travis Buck

242 Chase Wright

243 Rocky Cherry

244 Danny Putnam

245 Kory Casto

246 Matt Chico

247 John Danks

248 Juan Salas

249 Ryan Braun

250 Felix Pie

251 Jesus Flores

252 Andy Gonzalez

253 Ryan Sweeney

254 Jarrod Saltalamacchia

255 Alex Gordon

256 Josh Hamilton

257 Sean Henn

258 Kei Igawa

259 Akinori Iwamura

260 Andy LaRoche

261 Rick Vanden Hurk

262 Kevin Kouzmanoff

263 Matt Lindstrom

264 Tim Lincecum

265 Daisuke Matsuzaka

266 Gustavo Molina

267 Miguel Montero

268 Brandon Morrow

269 Hideki Okajima

270 Adam Lind

271 Mike Rabelo

272 Brian Burres

273 Micah Owings

274 Brandon Wood

275 Alexi Casilla

276 Joe Smith

277 Hunter Pence

278 Glen Perkins

279 Chris Stewart

280 Ben Francisco

281 Troy Tulowitzki

282 Billy Butler

283 Delmon Young

284 Phil Hughes

Autographs

Each of the 184 rookie subset cards (cards #101-#284) was intended to be released in a autographed sticker parallel. However, Hideki Okajima did not agree to sign for this release, bringing the set total down to 180 cards. Additionally, some cards, including all four of the Daisuke Matsuzaka cards, were packed out as redemptions (which expired in 2009). Upper Deck was never able to fulfill the Matsuzaka redemptions, further bringing the set total down to a final 176 cards.

It's important to note that a couple of counterfeit Matsuzaka autographs from this set have emerged on the market: a 1993 SP design and a 1996 SP design. The autographed stickers on these cards are legitimate and contain authentic Matsuzaka autographs, but these cards were not issued by Upper Deck. It appears that a couple of autographed stickers were lifted from other Matsuzaka releases and then placed on a couple of his cards from this release.

Besides the autographed sticker, there are many ways to differentiate between the non-autographs and the autographs. All non-autographs contain a silver Upper Deck hologram on the back, and it is a regular diamond-shape, whereas, all autographs contain a gold hologram on the back, and it is diamond-shaped with a horizontal bar through the center. Also, non-autographs contain a short paragraph on the back about the player, as well as, a player statistics line. The autographs, on the other hand, contain a congratulatory message in place of the short paragraph, and a facsimile signature from former Upper Deck CEO Richard McWilliam in place of the player statistics line. Lastly, most autographed stickers were placed on the lower portion of the card. To ensure the dark blue ink would stand out against the backgrounds, Upper Deck used the photographic technique known as dodging to lighten the lower portion of the photographs of all the cards that were to receive autographed stickers. The non-autographs display no signs of this technique.

The differences mentioned above are shared by all four SP designs. However, there additional differences that are unique to each of the four designs. See each subset below for more detailed information.

Several of the autographed parallels are short-printed. These are denoted below by "SP". Cards that were offered through redemptions are denoted by "EXCH".

2007 SP Rookie Card Design

All autographs in this design contain a gold foil box on the front of the card "behind" the players name, as well as, a vertical gold stripe which divides the two pictures. Additionally, the picture on the right will have a gold tint. On the non-autographs, all of these elements are silver. To the contrary, all autographs in this design have a silver-colored background on the back side of the card, whereas, the non-autographs have a gold-colored background on the back.

101 Joaquin Arias

102 Jeff Baker

103 Brian Barden

104 Michael Bourn

105 Kevin Slowey

106 Chase Wright

107 Kory Casto

108 Matt Chico

109 Matt DeSalvo

110 Homer Bailey

111 Ryan Braun

112 Felix Pie

113 Jesus Flores

114 Ryan Sweeney

115 Ryan Z. Braun

116 Alex Gordon SP

117 Josh Hamilton

118 Sean Henn

119 Kei Igawa SP

120 Akinori Iwamura SP

121 Andy LaRoche

122 Kevin Kouzmanoff

123 Matt Lindstrom

124 Tim Lincecum SP

125 Daisuke Matsuzaka SP EXCH (was never fulfilled)

126 Gustavo Molina

127 Miguel Montero

128 Brandon Morrow

130 Adam Lind

131 Mike Rabelo

132 Micah Owings EXCH

133 Brandon Wood

134 Alexi Casilla

135 Joe Smith

136 Hunter Pence SP

137 Glen Perkins

138 Chris Stewart

139 Troy Tulowitzki SP

140 Billy Butler

141 Delmon Young SP

142 Phil Hughes SP

1995 SP Rookie Card Design

For autographs in this design, all foil elements on the front of the card, including player and team name and the Upper Deck name, are printed in silver foil. Additionally, the backs of the cards have silver backgrounds. For the non-autographs, all of these things will be gold in color.

143 Joaquin Arias

144 Jeff Baker

145 Brian Barden

146 Michael Bourn

147 Kevin Slowey

148 Chase Wright

149 Kory Casto

150 Matt Chico

151 Shawn Riggans

152 Juan Salas EXCH

153 Ryan Braun

154 Felix Pie

155 Jesus Flores

156 Ryan Sweeney

157 Ryan Z. Braun

158 Alex Gordon SP

159 Josh Hamilton

160 Sean Henn

161 Kei Igawa SP

162 Akinori Iwamura SP

163 Andy LaRoche

164 Kevin Kouzmanoff

165 Matt Lindstrom EXCH

166 Tim Lincecum SP

167 Daisuke Matsuzaka SP EXCH (was never fulfilled)

168 Gustavo Molina

169 Miguel Montero

170 Brandon Morrow

172 Adam Lind

173 Mike Rabelo

174 Micah Owings

175 Brandon Wood

176 Alexi Casilla

177 Joe Smith

178 Hunter Pence

179 Glen Perkins

180 Chris Stewart

181 Troy Tulowitzki

182 Billy Butler

183 Delmon Young SP

184 Phil Hughes SP

1993 SP Rookie Card Design

All autographs in this design are stamped in silver foil on the front where the player name and position are located, as well as, the Upper Deck name and arc at the top. For the non-autographs, these elements are all gold foil.

185 Joaquin Arias

186 Jeff Baker

187 Mark Reynolds

188 Joseph Bisenius

189 Michael Bourn

190 Zack Segovia

191 Kevin Slowey

192 Chase Wright

193 Rocky Cherry

194 Danny Putnam

195 Kory Casto

196 Matt Chico

197 John Danks

198 Homer Bailey

199 Ryan Braun SP

200 Felix Pie

201 Jesus Flores

202 Andy Gonzalez

203 Ryan Sweeney SP

204 Jarrod Saltalamacchia

205 Alex Gordon SP

206 Josh Hamilton SP

207 Sean Henn

208 Kei Igawa SP

209 Akinori Iwamura SP

210 Andy LaRoche

211 Rick Vanden Hurk

212 Kevin Kouzmanoff

213 Matt Lindstrom

214 Tim Lincecum SP

215 Daisuke Matsuzaka SP EXCH (was never fulfilled)

216 Gustavo Molina

217 Miguel Montero

218 Brandon Morrow

220 Adam Lind

221 Mike Rabelo

222 Brian Burres

223 Micah Owings

224 Brandon Wood SP

225 Alexi Casilla

226 Joe Smith

227 Hunter Pence SP

228 Glen Perkins

229 Chris Stewart

230 Ben Francisco

231 Troy Tulowitzki SP

232 Billy Butler SP

233 Delmon Young SP

234 Phil Hughes SP

1996 SP Rookie Card Design

The autographs in this design contain a silver-colored background on the back of the card, whereas, the non-autographs contain a gold-colored background. The fronts of the autographs and non-autographs in this design are totally identical.

235 Joaquin Arias

236 Jeff Baker

237 Mark Reynolds

238 Joseph Bisenius

239 Michael Bourn

240 Zack Segovia

241 Travis Buck SP

242 Chase Wright

243 Rocky Cherry

244 Danny Putnam

245 Kory Casto

246 Matt Chico

247 John Danks

248 Juan Salas

249 Ryan Braun SP

250 Felix Pie

251 Jesus Flores

252 Andy Gonzalez

253 Ryan Sweeney

254 Jarrod Saltalamacchia SP

255 Alex Gordon SP

256 Josh Hamilton

257 Sean Henn

258 Kei Igawa SP

259 Akinori Iwamura SP

260 Andy LaRoche

261 Rick Vanden Hurk

262 Kevin Kouzmanoff

263 Matt Lindstrom

264 Tim Lincecum SP

265 Daisuke Matsuzaka SP EXCH (was never fulfilled)

266 Gustavo Molina

267 Miguel Montero

268 Brandon Morrow

270 Adam Lind

271 Mike Rabelo

272 Brian Burres

273 Micah Owings

274 Brandon Wood

275 Alexi Casilla

276 Joe Smith

277 Hunter Pence SP

278 Glen Perkins

279 Chris Stewart

280 Ben Francisco

281 Troy Tulowitzki SP

282 Billy Butler SP

283 Delmon Young SP

284 Phil Hughes SP