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.

Reviews

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	?	-	?	?
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	?	-	?	?

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