2003 Sweet Spot

Description

2003 Sweet Spot is a 231-card set released by Upper Deck in September, 2003. Thirty of the first 130 cards were issued at a stated rate of one in four packs and we have notated those cards with an SP in our checklist. Cards number 131 through 190 are part of the Sweet Beginning subset and those cards were issued at a stated rate of one in three. Cards numbered 191 through 232 were issued at an overall stated rate of one in nine and those cards were issued in three different tiers. Card number 217 was not issued.

Distribution

12 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $10). 16 boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	231	-	?
short set	99	-	3:1
SPs	31	-	1:4
Sweet Beginnings	60	2003	1:3
Sweet Beginnings Patches	41	varies	MP
Sweet Beginnings Logo Patches	30	75	MP
Sweet Beginnings Game Used	11	varies	?
Number Patches	42	-	MP
Logo Patches	30	75	MP
Swatches	34	-	SWATCH
Swatches parallel	28	75	SWATCH
Patches	12	varies	?
Bat Barrels	30	varies	1:6000
Signatures Black Ink	34	-	AU
Signatures Blue Ink	40	40	AU
Signatures Black Ink Holo Foil	37	25	AU
Signatures Red Ink	37	10	AU
Signatures Barrel	11	varies	AU

MP: Odds of finding a manufactured patch: 1:8/packs.
SWATCH: Odds of finding a Swatch: 1:20/packs.
AU: Odds of finding a Sweet Spot Signature: 1:24/packs.

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: All cards from the following teams are short-printed and inserted into packs at the rate of 1:4: Braves (cards 9-13), Red Sox (18-23), Yankees (78-85), Giants (101-105), and Cardinals (111-116). In addition, Alex Rodriguez's base card (#121) is also among the SPs.

• 1 Darin Erstad
• 2 Garret Anderson
• 3 Tim Salmon
• 4 Troy Glaus
• 5 Luis Gonzalez
• 6 Randy Johnson
• 7 Curt Schilling
• 8 Lyle Overbay
• 9 Andruw Jones
• 10 Gary Sheffield
• 11 Rafael Furcal
• 12 Greg Maddux
• 13 Chipper Jones
• 14 Tony Batista
• 15 Rodrigo Lopez
• 16 Jay Gibbons
• 17 Jason Johnson
• 18 Byung-Hyun Kim
• 19 Johnny Damon
• 20 Derek Lowe
• 21 Nomar Garciaparra
• 22 Pedro Martinez
• 23 Manny Ramirez
• 24 Mark Prior
• 25 Kerry Wood
• 26 Corey Patterson
• 27 Sammy Sosa
• 28 Moises Alou
• 29 Magglio Ordonez
• 30 Frank Thomas
• 31 Paul Konerko
• 32 Roberto Alomar
• 33 Adam Dunn
• 34 Austin Kearns
• 35 Ryan Wagner RC
• 36 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 37 Sean Casey
• 38 Omar Vizquel
• 39 C.C. Sabathia
• 40 Jason Davis
• 41 Travis Hafner
• 42 Brandon Phillips
• 43 Larry Walker
• 44 Preston Wilson
• 45 Jay Payton
• 46 Todd Helton
• 47 Carlos Pena
• 48 Eric Munson
• 49 Ivan Rodriguez
• 50 Josh Beckett
• 51 Alex Gonzalez
• 52 Roy Oswalt
• 53 Craig Biggio
• 54 Jeff Bagwell
• 55 Lance Berkman
• 56 Mike Sweeney
• 57 Carlos Beltran
• 58 Brent Mayne
• 59 Mike MacDougal
• 60 Hideo Nomo
• 61 Dave Roberts
• 62 Adrian Beltre
• 63 Shawn Green
• 64 Kazuhisa Ishii
• 65 Rickey Henderson
• 66 Richie Sexson
• 67 Torii Hunter
• 68 Jacque Jones
• 69 Joe Mays
• 70 Corey Koskie
• 71 A.J. Pierzynski
• 72 Jose Vidro
• 73 Vladimir Guerrero
• 74 Tom Glavine
• 75 Mike Piazza
• 76 Jose Reyes
• 77 Jae Weong Seo
• 78 Jorge Posada
• 79 Mike Mussina
• 80 Robin Ventura
• 81 Mariano Rivera
• 82 Roger Clemens
• 83 Jason Giambi
• 84 Bernie Williams
• 85 Alfonso Soriano
• 86 Derek Jeter
• 87 Miguel Tejada
• 88 Eric Chavez
• 89 Tim Hudson
• 90 Barry Zito
• 91 Mark Mulder
• 92 Erubiel Durazo
• 93 Pat Burrell
• 94 Jim Thome
• 95 Bob Abreu
• 96 Brian Giles
• 97 Reggie Sanders
• 98 Jose Hernandez
• 99 Ryan Klesko
• 100 Sean Burroughs
• 101 Edgardo Alfonzo
• 102 Rich Aurilia
• 103 Jose Cruz
• 104 Barry Bonds
• 105 Andres Galarraga
• 106 Mike Cameron
• 107 Kazuhiro Sasaki
• 108 Bret Boone
• 109 Ichiro
• 110 John Olerud
• 111 J.D. Drew
• 112 Jim Edmonds
• 113 Scott Rolen
• 114 Matt Morris
• 115 Tino Martinez
• 116 Albert Pujols
• 117 Jared Sandberg
• 118 Carl Crawford
• 119 Rafael Palmeiro
• 120 Hank Blalock
• 121 Alex Rodriguez
• 122 Kevin Mench
• 123 Juan Gonzalez
• 124 Mark Teixeira
• 125 Shannon Stewart
• 126 Vernon Wells
• 127 Josh Phelps
• 128 Eric Hinske
• 129 Orlando Hudson
• 130 Carlos Delgado

Sweet Beginnings

Each Sweet Beginnings card is serial-numbered to 2003 copies.

• 131 Jason Shiell RC
• 132 Kevin Tolar RC
• 134 Brent Hoard RC*
• 135 Jon Pridie RC*
• 136 Mike Ryan RC
• 137 Francisco Rosario RC
• 138 Runelvys Hernandez
• 139 Guillermo Quiroz RC
• 140 Chin-Hui Tsao
• 141 Rett Johnson RC*
• 142 Colin Porter RC
• 143 Jose Castillo
• 144 Chris Waters RC
• 145 Jeremy Guthrie
• 146 Pedro Liriano
• 147 Joe Borowski
• 148 Felix Sanchez RC
• 149 Todd Wellemeyer RC
• 150 Gerald Laird
• 151 Brandon Webb RC
• 152 Tommy Whiteman
• 153 Carlos Rivera
• 154 Rick Roberts RC*
• 155 Terrmel Sledge RC
• 156 Jeff Duncan RC
• 157 Craig Brazell RC
• 158 Bernie Castro RC
• 159 Cory Stewart RC*
• 160 Brandon Villafuerte
• 161 Tommy Phelps
• 162 Josh Hall RC
• 163 Ryan Cameron RC*
• 164 Garret Atkins
• 165 Brian Stokes RC
• 166 Rafael Betancourt RC
• 167 Jaime Cerda
• 168 D.J. Carrasco RC
• 169 Ian Ferguson RC*
• 170 Jorge Cordova
• 171 Eric Munson
• 172 Nook Logan RC
• 173 Jeremy Bonderman RC
• 174 Kyle Snyder
• 175 Rich Harden
• 176 Kevin Ohme RC
• 177 Roger Deago RC
• 178 Marlon Byrd
• 179 Dontrelle Willis
• 180 Bobby Hill
• 181 Jesse Foppert
• 182 Andrew Good
• 183 Chase Utley
• 184 Bo Hart RC
• 185 Dan Haren RC
• 186 Tim Olson RC
• 187 Joe Thurston
• 188 Jason Anderson
• 189 Jason Gilfillan RC
• 190 Rickie Weeks RC
• 133 Nathan Bland

Sweet Beginnings Rookie Patches

Each Sweet Beginnings Rookie Patch is serial-numbered to either 500, 1200, or 1430 copies.

• 191 Hideki Matsui RC
• 192 Jose Contreras RC
• 193 Willie Eyre RC
• 194 Matt Bruback RC*
• 195 Heath Bell RC
• 196 Lew Ford RC
• 197 Jeremy Griffiths RC
• 198 Oscar Villarreal RC
• 199 Francisco Cruceta RC
• 200 Fern Cabrera
• 201 Jhonny Peralta
• 202 Shane Bazzell RC*
• 203 Bobby Madritsch RC
• 204 Phil Seibel RC
• 205 Josh Willingham RC
• 206 Robby Hammock RC
• 207 Alejandro Machado RC
• 208 David Sanders RC
• 209 Mike Neu RC
• 210 Andrew Brown RC
• 211 Nate Robertson
• 212 Miguel Ojeda RC
• 213 Beau Kemp RC*
• 214 Aaron Looper RC
• 215 Alfredo Gonzalez RC*
• 216 Rich Fischer RC*
• 218 Jeremy Wedel RC*
• 219 Prentice Redman RC
• 220 Michel Hernandez RC
• 221 Rocco Baldelli
• 222 Luis Ayala RC
• 223 Arnaldo Munoz
• 224 Wilfredo Ledezma RC
• 225 Chris Capuano RC
• 226 Aquilino Lopez RC
• 227 Joe Valentine RC
• 228 Matt Kata RC
• 229 Diegomar Markwell RC*
• 230 Clint Barmes RC
• 231 Mike Nicolas RC*
• 232 Jon Leicester RC

Parallels

Sweet Beginnings Rookie Patches Holo Foil

Sweet Beginnings Rookie Patch Holo Foil is a 30-card partial parallel of the Sweet Beginnings Rookie Patch subset. Each is serial-numbered to 75 copies.

• 191 Hideki Matsui
• 192 Jose Contreras
• 194 Matt Bruback
• 195 Heath Bell
• 197 Jeremy Griffiths
• 198 Oscar Villarreal
• 199 Francisco Cruceta
• 200 Fernando Cabrera
• 202 Shane Bazzell
• 203 Bobby Madritsch
• 204 Phil Seibel
• 205 Josh Willingham
• 206 Robby Hammock
• 207 Alejandro Machado
• 208 David Sanders
• 209 Mike Neu
• 211 Nate Robertson
• 212 Miguel Ojeda
• 216 Rich Fischer
• 219 Prentice Redman
• 220 Michel Hernandez
• 221 Rocco Baldelli
• 222 Luis Ayala
• 223 Arnaldo Munoz
• 224 Wilfredo Ledezma
• 225 Chris Capuano
• 226 Aquilino Lopez
• 228 Matt Kata
• 229 Diegomar Markwell
• 232 Jon Leicester

Sweet Beginnings Game Used

These cards feature actual pieces game-used memorabilia -- as opposed to the fake patches. Each is serial-numbered to 25 copies with a Holo Foil parallel serial-numbered to ten also available.

• 191 Hideki Matsui
• 193 Willie Eyre
• 194 Matt Bruback
• 195 Heath Bell
• 197 Jeremy Griffiths

Holo Foil

Each Sweet Beginning Game Used Holo Foil is serial-numbered to ten.

• 191 Hideki Matsui
• 202 Shane Bazzell
• 203 Bobby Madritsch
• 204 Phil Seibel
• 206 Robby Hammock
• 207 Alejandro Machado

Manufactured Relics

Number Patches

• AD1 Adam Dunn
• AJ1 Andruw Jones
• AP1 Albert Pujols
• AR1 Alex Rodriguez
• AS1 Alfonso Soriano
• BB1 Barry Bonds
• BW1 Bernie Williams
• BZ1 Barry Zito
• CD1 Carlos Delgado
• CJ1 Chipper Jones
• CP1 Corey Patterson
• CS1 Curt Schilling
• DE1 Darin Erstad
• DJ1 Derek Jeter
• GM1 Greg Maddux
• GS1 Gary Sheffield
• HN1 Hideo Nomo
• IS1 Ichiro
• JB1 Jeff Bagwell
• JE1 Jim Edmonds
• JG1 Jason Giambi
• JK1 Jeff Kent
• JT1 Jim Thome
• KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KI1 Kazuhisa Ishii
• LB1 Lance Berkman
• LG1 Luis Gonzalez
• MA1 Mark Prior
• MO1 Magglio Ordonez
• MP1 Mike Piazza
• MT1 Miguel Tejada
• NG1 Nomar Garciaparra
• PB1 Pat Burrell
• PM1 Pedro Martinez
• RC1 Roger Clemens
• RJ1 Randy Johnson
• SG1 Shawn Green
• SS1 Sammy Sosa
• TG1 Troy Glaus
• TH1 Torii Hunter
• TO1 Tom Glavine
• VG1 Vladimir Guerrero

Logo Patches

Each Logo Patch is serial-numbered to 75 copies.

• AJ2 Andruw Jones
• AP2 Albert Pujols
• AR2 Alex Rodriguez
• AS2 Alfonso Soriano
• BB2 Barry Bonds
• BW2 Bernie Williams
• CJ2 Chipper Jones
• CS2 Curt Schilling
• DJ2 Derek Jeter
• GM2 Greg Maddux
• GS2 Gary Sheffield
• HN2 Hideo Nomo
• IS2 Ichiro
• JB2 Jeff Bagwell
• JG2 Jason Giambi
• JK2 Jeff Kent
• JT2 Jim Thome
• KG2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• LB2 Lance Berkman
• MA2 Mark Prior
• MP2 Mike Piazza
• MT2 Miguel Tejada
• NG2 Nomar Garciaparra
• PB2 Pat Burrell
• PM2 Pedro Martinez
• RC2 Roger Clemens
• RJ2 Randy Johnson
• SS2 Sammy Sosa
• TG2 Troy Glaus
• VG2 Vladimir Guerrero

Autographs & Game-Used

Swatches

A parallel serial-numbered to 75 copies is also available for most cards. Unfortunately, with the exception of the serial-number on the front of the card, there appears to be no difference between the base and the parallel.

• AJ Andruw Jones
• AK Austin Kearns
• AP Albert Pujols
• AR Alex Rodriguez
• AS Alfonso Soriano
• BW Bernie Williams
• BZ Barry Zito
• CJ Chipper Jones
• CS Curt Schilling
• FT Frank Thomas
• GM Greg Maddux
• GS Gary Sheffield
• HM Hideki Matsui
• IS Ichiro
• JG Jason Giambi
• JT Jim Thome
• KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
• LG Luis Gonzalez
• MM Mickey Mantle
• MP Mark Prior / Mike Piazza
• MT Miguel Tejada
• NG Nomar Garciaparra
• PB Pat Burrell
• RA Roberto Alomar
• RC Roger Clemens
• RJ Randy Johnson
• RO Roy Oswalt
• SS Sammy Sosa
• TG Tom Glavine / Troy Glaus
• TH Torii Hunter
• TW Ted Williams
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

Patches

• AS3 Alfonso Soriano
• KG3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• MP3 Mike Piazza
• NG3 Nomar Garciaparra
• SS3 Sammy Sosa
• TG3 Troy Glaus

• AP3 Albert Pujols
• AR3 Alex Rodriguez
• IS3 Ichiro
• JG3 Jason Giambi
• JT3 Jim Thome
• RC3 Roger Clemens

Bat Barrels

• AJ Andruw Jones
• AR Alex Rodriguez
• AS Alfonso Soriano
• BA Bob Abreu
• BW Bernie Williams
• CJ Chipper Jones
• CS Curt Schilling
• DE Darin Erstad
• GM Greg Maddux
• GS Gary Sheffield
• HN Hideo Nomo
• IS Ichiro
• JD Jermaine Dye
• JE Jeff Kent
• JT Jim Thome
• KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KW Kerry Wood
• LB Lance Berkman
• LW Larry Walker
• MP Mike Piazza
• MR Manny Ramirez
• MT Miguel Tejada
• MW Matt Williams
• OV Omar Vizquel
• RA Roberto Alomar
• RJ Randy Johnson
• RP Rafael Palmeiro
• SG Shawn Green
• SS Sammy Sosa
• TG Troy Glaus

Signatures

Black Ink

• AD Adam Dunn
• AK Austin Kearns
• BH Bo Hart
• BP Brandon Phillips
• BW Brandon Webb
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• CS Curt Schilling
• DH Drew Henson
• DW Dontrelle Willis
• GL Tom Glavine
• GS Gary Sheffield
• HA Travis Hafner
• HB Hank Blalock
• HM Hideki Matsui
• JC Jose Contreras
• JG Jason Giambi
• JR Jose Reyes
• JT Jim Thome
• JW Jerome Williams
• KGJ Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KGS Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KI Kazuhisa Ishii
• LO Lyle Overbay
• MP Mark Prior
• MT Mark Teixeira
• NG Nomar Garciaparra
• NR Nolan Ryan
• PB Pat Burrell
• RC Roger Clemens
• RO Roy Oswalt
• TH Todd Helton
• TR Troy Glaus
• TS Tim Salmon
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

Blue Ink

Each Sweet Spot Signatures Blue Ink is serial-numbered to 40 copies.

• AD Adam Dunn
• AK Austin Kearns
• BH Bo Hart
• BP Brandon Phillips
• BW Brandon Webb
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• CS Curt Schilling
• DH Drew Henson
• DW Dontrelle Willis
• GL Tom Glavine
• GS Gary Sheffield
• HA Travis Hafner
• HB Hank Blalock
• HM Hideki Matsui
• IS Ichiro
• JC Jose Contreras
• JG Jason Giambi
• JR Jose Reyes
• JT Jim Thome
• JW Jerome Williams
• KGJ Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KGS Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KI Kazuhisa Ishii
• LO Lyle Overbay
• MM Mickey Mantle
• MP Mark Prior
• MT Mark Teixeira
• NG Nomar Garciaparra
• NR Nolan Ryan
• PB Pat Burrell
• RC Roger Clemens
• RO Roy Oswalt
• RW Rickie Weeks
• SS Sammy Sosa
• TG Tony Gwynn
• TH Todd Helton
• TR Troy Glaus
• TS Tim Salmon
• TW Ted Williams
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

Black Ink Holo Foil

Each Sweet Spot Signatures Black Ink Holo Foil is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Red Ink

Each Sweet Spot Signatures Red Ink is serial-numbered to ten.

• AD Adam Dunn
• AK Austin Kearns
• BH Bo Hart
• BP Brandon Phillips
• BW Brandon Webb
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• CS Curt Schilling
• DH Drew Henson
• DW Dontrelle Willis
• GL Tom Glavine
• GS Gary Sheffield
• HA Travis Hafner
• HB Hank Blalock
• HM Hideki Matsui
• IS Ichiro
• JC Jose Contreras
• JG Jason Giambi
• JR Jose Reyes
• JT Jim Thome
• JW Jerome Williams
• KGJ Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KGS Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KI Kazuhisa Ishii
• LO Lyle Overbay
• MP Mark Prior
• MT Mark Teixeira
• NG Nomar Garciaparra
• NR Nolan Ryan
• PB Pat Burrell
• RC Roger Clemens
• RO Roy Oswalt
• SS Sammy Sosa
• TG Tony Gwynn
• TH Todd Helton
• TR Troy Glaus
• TS Tim Salmon
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

Barrel

• AD Adam Dunn
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• HB Hank Blalock
• HM Hideki Matsui
• JT Jim Thome
• KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
• NR Nolan Ryan
• PB Pat Burrell
• RC Roger Clemens
• TG Tom Glavine
• TR Troy Glaus