2002 Sweet Spot
Description
2002 Sweet Spot is a 175-card set released by Upper Deck in October, 2002. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used jersey cards, and in every third box will be a Sweet Spot Signature -- signed on a piece of leather.
Distribution
12 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $10). 16 boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 175 | - | ? |
| short set | 90 | - | ? |
| Sweet Beginnings | 40 | 1300 | ? |
| Sweet Beginnings Signatures | 15 | varies | ? |
| Game Face | 30 | - | 1:24 |
| Game Face Blue | 30 | 100 | ? |
| Swatches | 25 | - | 1:12 |
| USA Jerseys | 17 | - | 1:12 |
| Bat Barrels | 28 | varies | ? |
| Signatures | 25 | varies | 1:72 |
| Legendary Signatures | 16 | varies | 1:72 |
| Mark McGwire Autograph Redemption | 1 | 100 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Troy Glaus
- 2 Darin Erstad
- 3 Tim Hudson
- 4 Eric Chavez
- 5 Barry Zito
- 6 Miguel Tejada
- 7 Carlos Delgado
- 8 Eric Hinske
- 9 Ben Grieve
- 10 Jim Thome
- 11 C.C. Sabathia
- 12 Omar Vizquel
- 13 Ichiro Suzuki
- 14 Edgar Martinez
- 15 Bret Boone
- 16 Freddy Garcia
- 17 Tony Batista
- 18 Geronimo Gil
- 19 Alex Rodriguez
- 20 Rafael Palmeiro
- 21 Ivan Rodriguez
- 22 Hank Blalock
- 23 Juan Gonzalez
- 24 Nomar Garciaparra
- 25 Pedro Martinez
- 26 Manny Ramirez
- 27 Mike Sweeney
- 28 Carlos Beltran
- 29 Dmitri Young
- 30 Torii Hunter
- 31 Eric Milton
- 32 Corey Koskie
- 33 Frank Thomas
- 34 Mark Buehrle
- 35 Magglio Ordonez
- 36 Roger Clemens
- 37 Derek Jeter
- 38 Jason Giambi
- 39 Alfonso Soriano
- 40 Bernie Williams
- 41 Jeff Bagwell
- 42 Roy Oswalt
- 43 Lance Berkman
- 44 Greg Maddux
- 45 Chipper Jones
- 46 Gary Sheffield
- 47 Andruw Jones
- 48 Richie Sexson
- 49 Ben Sheets
- 50 Albert Pujols
- 51 Matt Morris
- 52 J.D. Drew
- 53 Sammy Sosa
- 54 Kerry Wood
- 55 Mark Prior
- 56 Moises Alou
- 57 Corey Patterson
- 58 Randy Johnson
- 59 Luis Gonzalez
- 60 Curt Schilling
- 61 Shawn Green
- 62 Kevin Brown
- 63 Paul Lo Duca
- 64 Adrian Beltre
- 65 Vladimir Guerrero
- 66 Jose Vidro
- 67 Javier Vazquez
- 68 Barry Bonds
- 69 Jeff Kent
- 70 Rich Aurilia
- 71 Mike Lowell
- 72 Josh Beckett
- 73 Brad Penny
- 74 Roberto Alomar
- 75 Mike Piazza
- 76 Jeromy Burnitz
- 77 Mo Vaughn
- 78 Phil Nevin
- 79 Sean Burroughs
- 80 Jeremy Giambi
- 81 Bob Abreu
- 82 Jimmy Rollins
- 83 Pat Burrell
- 84 Brian Giles
- 85 Aramis Ramirez
- 86 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 87 Adam Dunn
- 88 Austin Kearns
- 89 Todd Helton
- 90 Larry Walker
Sweet Beginnings
Each Sweet Beginnings card is serial-numbered to 1300 copies.
- 91 Earl Snyder RC
- 92 Jorge Padilla RC
- 93 Felix Escalona RC
- 94 John Foster RC
- 95 Brandon Puffer RC
- 96 Steve Bechler RC
- 97 Hansel Izquierdo RC
- 98 Chris Baker RC*
- 99 Jeremy Ward RC*
- 100 Kevin Frederick RC
- 101 Josh Hancock RC
- 102 Allan Simpson RC
- 103 Mitch Wylie RC*
- 104 Mark Corey RC
- 105 Victor Alvarez RC
- 106 Todd Donovan RC*
- 107 Nelson Castro RC*
- 108 Chris Booker RC
- 109 Corey Thurman RC
- 110 Kirk Saarloos RC
- 111 Michael Crudale RC
- 112 Jason Simontacchi RC
- 113 Ron Calloway RC
- 114 Brandon Backe RC
- 115 Tom Shearn RC
- 116 Oliver Perez RC
- 117 Kyle Kane RC*
- 118 Francis Beltran RC
- 119 So Taguchi RC
- 120 Doug Devore RC
- 121 Juan Brito RC
- 122 Cliff Bartosh RC
- 123 Eric Junge RC
- 124 Joe Orloski RC*
- 125 Scotty Layfield RC*
- 126 Jorge Sosa RC
- 127 Satoru Komiyama RC
- 128 Edwin Almonte RC
- 129 Takahito Nomura RC
- 130 John Ennis RC
Sweet Beginnings Signatures
Each Sweet Beginnings Signatures is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
- 131 Kazuhisa Ishii AU RC 100
- 132 Ben Howard AU RC 100
- 133 Aaron Cook AU RC 750
- 134 Anderson Machado AU RC 750
- 135 Luis Ugueto AU RC 750
- 136 Tyler Yates AU RC 750
- 137 Rodrigo Rosario AU RC 750
- 138 Jaime Cerda AU RC 750
- 139 Luis Martinez AU RC 750
- 140 Rene Reyes AU RC 750
- 141 Eric Good AU RC* 750
- 142 Matt Thornton AU RC 100
- 143 Steve Kent AU RC 750
- 144 Jose Valverde AU RC 750
- 145 Adrian Burnside AU RC* 750
Game Face
- 146 Barry Bonds
- 147 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 148 Alex Rodriguez
- 149 Jason Giambi
- 150 Chipper Jones
- 151 Nomar Garciaparra
- 152 Mike Piazza
- 153 Sammy Sosa
- 154 Derek Jeter
- 155 Jeff Bagwell
- 156 Albert Pujols
- 157 Ichiro Suzuki
- 158 Randy Johnson
- 159 Frank Thomas
- 160 Greg Maddux
- 161 Jim Thome
- 162 Scott Rolen
- 163 Shawn Green
- 164 Vladimir Guerrero
- 165 Troy Glaus
- 166 Carlos Delgado
- 167 Luis Gonzalez
- 168 Roger Clemens
- 169 Todd Helton
- 170 Eric Chavez
- 171 Rafael Palmeiro
- 172 Pedro Martinez
- 173 Lance Berkman
- 174 Josh Beckett
- 175 Sean Burroughs
Parallels
The 30 Game Face cards are also available in a Blue parallel, which is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
Autographs & Game-Used
Swatches
- S-AR Alex Rodriguez
- S-BG Brian Giles
- S-BW Bernie Williams
- S-CJ Chipper Jones
- S-DE Darin Erstad
- S-EC Eric Chavez
- S-FT Frank Thomas
- S-GM Greg Maddux
- S-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- S-IS Ichiro
- S-JBa Jeff Bagwell
- S-JBe Josh Beckett
- S-JE Jim Edmonds
- S-JGI Jason Giambi
- S-JGO Juan Gonzalez
- S-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- S-KI Kazuhisa Ishii
- S-LG Luis Gonzalez
- S-MP Mike Piazza
- S-OV Omar Vizquel
- S-PM Pedro Martinez
- S-SB Sean Burroughs
- S-SG Shawn Green
- S-SR Scott Rolen
- S-SS Sammy Sosa
USA Jerseys
- USA-AE Adam Everett
- USA-AK Adam Kennedy
- USA-BA Brent Abernathy
- USA-DB Dewon Brazelton
- USA-DG Danny Graves
- USA-DM Doug Mientkiewicz
- USA-EM Eric Munson
- USA-JG Jake Gautreau
- USA-JK Josh Karp
- USA-JM Joe Mauer
- USA-JR Jon Rauch
- USA-JW Justin Wayne
- USA-MP Mark Prior
- USA-MT Mark Teixeira
- USA-RO Roy Oswalt
- USA-TB Tagg Bozied
- USA-XN Xavier Nady
Bat Barrels
- B-AJ Andruw Jones 7
- B-AR Alex Rodriguez 6
- B-BG Brian Giles 4
- B-BW Bernie Williams 6
- B-CJ Chipper Jones 5
- B-FT Frank Thomas 6
- B-GM Greg Maddux 3
- B-GS Gary Sheffield 6
- B-IR Ivan Rodriguez 7
- B-IS Ichiro 2
- B-JD J.D. Drew 2
- B-JGo Juan Gonzalez 1
- B-JT Jim Thome 3
- B-KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 7
- B-LG Luis Gonzalez 3
- B-LW Larry Walker 2
- B-MA Moises Alou 2
- B-MC Mark McGwire 1
- B-MO Magglio Ordonez 2
- B-PW Preston Wilson 1
- B-RA Roberto Alomar 4
- B-RAn Rick Ankiel 2
- B-RC Roger Clemens 1
- B-RP Rafael Palmeiro 1
- B-SG Shawn Green 4
- B-SS Sammy Sosa 5
- B-TG Tom Glavine 4
- B-TH Todd Helton 3
Signatures
- AD Adam Dunn 291
- AJ Andruw Jones 291
- AR Alex Rodriguez 291
- BB Barry Bonds EXCH 380
- BG Brian Giles 291
- BZ Barry Zito 291
- CD Carlos Delgado 291
- FG Freddy Garcia 145
- FT Frank Thomas 291
- HB Hank Blalock 291
- IS Ichiro 145
- JB Jeromy Burnitz 291
- JG Jason Giambi 291
- JT Jim Thome 291
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 291
- LB Lance Berkman 291
- LG Luis Gonzalez 291
- MPr Mark Prior 291
- MS Mike Sweeney 291
- RC Roger Clemens 194
- RO Roy Oswalt 291
- SB Sean Burroughs 291
- SR Scott Rolen 291
- SS Sammy Sosa 145
- TG Tom Glavine 291
Legendary Signatures
NOTE: Each Legendary Signature is NOT serial-numbered. The production figures listed below were revealed by Upper Deck shortly after Sweet Spot's release.
- L-AK Al Kaline 835
- L-AT Alan Trammell 843
- L-BP Boog Powell 944
- L-BR Brooks Robinson
- L-CR Cal Ripken, Jr. 194
- L-FJ Fergie Jenkins 857
- L-FL Fred Lynn 853
- L-GP Gaylord Perry 921
- L-JD Joe DiMaggio 50
- L-KH Keith Hernandez 906
- L-LA Luis Aparicio 485
- L-MM Mark McGwire 90
- L-PM Paul Molitor 852
- L-RF Rollie Fingers 866
- L-SG Steve Garvey 871
- L-SK Sandy Koufax 485
Mark McGwire Autograph Redemption
Randomly inserted into packs of 2002 Sweet Spot were 100 Mark McGwire Autograph redemption cards. Unlike a traditional autographed redemption card, collectors could send to Upper Deck any item they wished to have McGwire sign -- along with the redemption card. These cards expired September 12th, 2003.