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Revision as of 21:40, 5 November 2018
Description
2001 Sweet Spot was the debut of a new brand by Upper Deck. The 150-card base set was distributed in two series.
The first 90 cards were released in February as part of the Sweet Spot product, with the last 30 cards making up the Sweet Beginnings subset. Each Sweet Beginnings card is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
Each 18-pack Hobby box will yield one Game Worn Jersey card, one Game Used Bat card, either one Sweet Spot Signature card or one Dual/Triple Game Used Base card. Each Hobby box will also contain one Pinstripe Exclusives: Joe DiMaggio Bonus pack.
The final 60 cards were issued in December in the Upper Deck Rookie Update product, with another 30 Sweet Beginnings cards -- this time numbered to 1500.
Distribution
Hobby: 18 packs plus one, three-card Joe DiMaggio Pinstripe Exclusives pack per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99). Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 150 | - | ? |
| short set (Sweet Spot Series) | 90 | - | 4:1 |
| Sweet Beginnings (Sweet Spot Series) | 30 | 1000 | ? |
| short set (Rookie Update Series | 30 | - | ? |
| Sweet Beginnings (Rookie Update Series) | 30 | 1500 | ? |
| Big League Challenge | 20 | - | 1:6 |
| Players Party | 10 | - | 1:12 |
| Game Jersey | 20 | - | 1:18 |
| Game Bat | 19 | - | 1:18 |
| Game Base Duos | 16 | - | * |
| Game Base Trios | 13 | 50 | * |
| Signatures | 52 | ? | * |
* Odds of finding a Game Base Duos, Game Base Trios, or Signature: 1:18/packs.
Checklist
Base Set
Sweet Spot Series
- 1 Troy Glaus
- 2 Darin Erstad
- 3 Jason Giambi
- 4 Tim Hudson
- 5 Ben Grieve
- 6 Carlos Delgado
- 7 David Wells
- 8 Greg Vaughn
- 9 Roberto Alomar
- 10 Jim Thome
- 11 John Olerud
- 12 Edgar Martinez
- 13 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 14 Albert Belle
- 15 Ivan Rodriguez
- 16 Alex Rodriguez
- 17 Pedro Martinez
- 18 Nomar Garciaparra
- 19 Manny Ramirez
- 20 Jermaine Dye
- 21 Juan Gonzalez
- 22 Dean Palmer
- 23 Matt Lawton
- 24 Eric Milton
- 25 Frank Thomas
- 26 Magglio Ordonez
- 27 Derek Jeter
- 28 Bernie Williams
- 29 Roger Clemens
- 30 Jeff Bagwell
- 31 Richard Hidalgo
- 32 Chipper Jones
- 33 Greg Maddux
- 34 Richie Sexson
- 35 Jeromy Burnitz
- 36 Mark McGwire
- 37 Jim Edmonds
- 38 Sammy Sosa
- 39 Randy Johnson
- 40 Steve Finley
- 41 Gary Sheffield
- 42 Shawn Green
- 43 Vladimir Guerrero
- 44 Jose Vidro
- 45 Barry Bonds
- 46 Jeff Kent
- 47 Preston Wilson
- 48 Luis Castillo
- 49 Mike Piazza
- 50 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 51 Tony Gwynn
- 52 Ryan Klesko
- 53 Scott Rolen
- 54 Bob Abreu
- 55 Jason Kendall
- 56 Brian Giles
- 57 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 58 Barry Larkin
- 59 Todd Helton
- 60 Mike Hampton UER
Sweet Beginnings
Each Sweet Beginnings card is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
- 61 Corey Patterson
- 62 Ichiro Suzuki RC
- 63 Jason Grilli
- 64 Brian Cole
- 65 Juan Pierre
- 66 Matt Ginter
- 67 Jimmy Rollins
- 68 Jason Smith RC
- 69 Israel Alcantara
- 70 Adam Pettyjohn RC
- 71 Luke Prokopec
- 72 Barry Zito
- 73 Keith Ginter
- 74 Sun Woo Kim
- 75 Ross Gload
- 76 Matt Wise
- 77 Aubrey Huff
- 78 Ryan Franklin
- 79 Brandon Inge
- 80 Wes Helms
- 81 Junior Spivey RC
- 82 Ryan Vogelsong
- 83 John Parrish
- 84 Joe Crede
- 85 Damian Rolls
- 86 Esix Snead RC
- 87 Rocky Biddle
- 88 Brady Clark
- 89 Timo Perez
- 90 Jay Spurgeon
Rookie Update Series
- 91 Garret Anderson
- 92 Jermaine Dye
- 93 Shannon Stewart
- 94 Ben Grieve
- 95 Juan Gonzalez
- 96 Bret Boone
- 97 Tony Batista
- 98 Rafael Palmeiro
- 99 Carl Everett
- 100 Mike Sweeney
- 101 Tony Clark
- 102 Doug Mientkiewicz
- 103 Jose Canseco
- 104 Mike Mussina
- 105 Lance Berkman
- 106 Andruw Jones
- 107 Geoff Jenkins
- 108 Matt Morris
- 109 Fred McGriff
- 110 Luis Gonzalez
- 111 Kevin Brown
- 112 Tony Armas, Jr.
- 113 John Vander Wal
- 114 Cliff Floyd
- 115 Matt Lawton
- 116 Phil Nevin
- 117 Pat Burrell
- 118 Aramis Ramirez
- 119 Sean Casey
- 120 Larry Walker
Sweet Beginnings
Each Sweet Beginnings Update Series card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.
- 121 Albert Pujols RC
- 122 Johnny Estrada RC
- 123 Wilson Betemit RC
- 124 Adrian Hernandez RC
- 125 Morgan Ensberg RC
- 126 Horacio Ramirez RC
- 127 Josh Towers RC
- 128 Juan Uribe RC
- 129 Wilken Ruan
- 130 Andres Torres RC
- 131 Brian Lawrence RC
- 132 Ryan Freel RC
- 133 Brandon Duckworth RC
- 134 Juan Diaz RC
- 135 Rafael Soriano RC
- 136 Ricardo Rodriguez RC
- 137 Bud Smith RC
- 138 Mark Teixeira RC
- 139 Mark Prior RC
- 140 Jackson Melian RC*
- 141 Dewon Brazelton RC
- 142 Greg Miller RC*
- 143 Billy Sylvester RC*
- 144 Elpidio Guzman RC*
- 145 Jack Wilson RC
- 146 Jose Mieses RC*
- 147 Brandon Lyon RC
- 148 Tsuyoshi Shinjo RC
- 149 Juan Cruz RC
- 150 Jay Gibbons RC
Inserts
Big League Challenge
- BL1 Mark McGwire
- BL2 Richard Hidalgo
- BL3 Alex Rodriguez
- BL4 Shawn Green
- BL5 Frank Thomas
- BL6 Chipper Jones
- BL7 Rafael Palmeiro
- BL8 Troy Glaus
- BL9 Mike Piazza
- BL10 Andruw Jones
- BL11 Todd Helton
- BL12 Jason Giambi
- BL13 Sammy Sosa
- BL14 Carlos Delgado
- BL15 Barry Bonds
- BL16 Jose Canseco
- BL17 Jim Edmonds
- BL18 Manny Ramirez
- BL19 Gary Sheffield
- BL20 Nomar Garciaparra
Players Party
- PP1 Derek Jeter
- PP2 Randy Johnson
- PP3 Frank Thomas
- PP4 Nomar Garciaparra
- PP5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PP6 Carlos Delgado
- PP7 Mike Piazza
- PP8 Barry Bonds
- PP9 Sammy Sosa
- PP10 Pedro Martinez
Joe DiMaggio Pinstripe Exclusives
See 2001 Upper Deck Pinstripe Exclusives.
Autographs & Game-Used
Game Jersey
NOTE: Despite the fact that the product was released two months before Opening Day, Sweet Spot contained what Upper Deck claimed was the first "game-used jersey" card of Ichiro Suzuki (worn in "an official Major League Baseball game", no less!) When it was pointed out that Ichiro had yet to actually play in a Major League game, UD issued a statement that the jersey in question was from a 1999 Spring Training game, where Ichiro was a guest player for the Mariners.
- J-RC Roger Clemens
- J-AJ Andruw Jones
- J-AR Alex Rodriguez
- J-BB Barry Bonds
- J-CJ Chipper Jones
- J-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- J-DS Duke Snider
- J-FT Frank Thomas
- J-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- J-IS Ichiro Suzuki
- J-JC Jose Canseco
- J-JD Joe DiMaggio
- J-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- J-MM Mickey Mantle
- J-NR Nolan Ryan
- J-RJ Randy Johnson
- J-SM Stan Musial
- J-SS Sammy Sosa
- J-WM Willie Mays
- J-RC Roberto Clemente
Game Bat
- B-AJ Andruw Jones
- B-AR Alex Rodriguez
- B-BB Barry Bonds
- B-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- B-FT Frank Thomas
- B-GS Gary Sheffield
- B-HA Hank Aaron
- B-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- B-JC Jose Canseco
- B-JD Joe DiMaggio
- B-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- B-MM Mickey Mantle
- B-NR Nolan Ryan
- B-RA Rick Ankiel
- B-RJ Reggie Jackson
- B-SM Stan Musial
- B-SS Sammy Sosa
- B-TC Ty Cobb
- B-WM Willie Mays
Game Base
Level 1
NOTE: Each Sweet Spot Game Base Level 1 features a chunk of a base used in a game both player's depicted played in.
Level 2
Each Sweet Spot Game Base Level 2 is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
Signatures
One of the more innovative inserts of the era, Sweet Spot Signatures are signed on a piece of leather made to look like the "sweet spot" of a baseball (red stitching and all) -- hence the name of the product. Most of these leather swatches were not from an actual baseball; however, for some of the deceased players, UD cut up a signed baseball and slapped the leather piece on a card.
NOTES
- Upper Deck announced production figures for some of the cards shortly after the product's release; however, none of the cards are serial-numbered.
- Roger Clemens and Willie Mays packed out as redemptions, which expired November 8th, 2001.
- Three players (Albert Belle, Pat Burrell and Rafael Furcal) have live autographs and redemptions.
- Forty of Joe DiMaggio's 150 cards have a "Yankee Clipper" notation.
- S-JG Joe Garagiola
- S-DB Dusty Baker
- S-AB Albert Belle PART EXCH
- S-AH Art Howe
- S-AJ Andruw Jones
- S-AR Alex Rodriguez 154
- S-AT Alan Trammell
- S-BB Buddy Bell
- S-BM Bill Madlock
- S-BR Babe Ruth 1
- S-BV Bobby Valentine
- S-CB Chris Chambliss
- S-CD Carlos Delgado
- S-CJ Chipper Jones
- S-DE Darin Erstad
- S-DJ Davey Johnson
- S-DL Davey Lopes
- S-FT Frank Thomas
- S-GS Gary Sheffield
- S-HM Hal McRae
- S-IR Ivan Rodriguez 150
- S-JB Jeff Bagwell 214
- S-JC Jose Canseco
- S-JD Joe DiMaggio 110
- S-JR Jim Rice
- S-KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 100
- S-LP Lou Piniella
- S-MB Milton Bradley
- S-ML Mike Lamb
- S-MM Mickey Mantle 10
- S-MW Matt Williams
- S-NR Nolan Ryan
- S-PB Pat Burrell PART EACH
- S-PO Paul O'Neill
- S-RAI Roberto Alomar
- S-RAN Rick Ankiel
- S-RC Roger Clemens EXCH
- S-RF Rafael Furcal PART EXCH
- S-RJ Randy Johnson
- S-RV Robin Ventura
- S-SG Shawn Green
- S-SM Stan Musial
- S-SS Sammy Sosa 148
- S-TC Ty Cobb 1
- S-TGL Troy Glaus
- S-TGW Tony Gwynn
- S-TH Tim Hudson
- S-TL Tony LaRussa
- S-WM Willie Mays EXCH
- S-JDa Joe DiMaggio "Yankee Clipper" 40
- S-JG Jason Giambi
- S-DB Don Baylor