2002 Upper Deck Sweet Spot

My last post was talking about all the crap cards that were produced and the redundancy of sets in the market. Well this is a set that I kind of like and I cant explain why. The foil hologram on the front and the design of the card just gives it a great feel.

2002 Upper Deck Sweet Spot

Card #116

Standard Version: (5) serial numbered to 1300. I currently have #'s 0059 (his jersey number at the time), 0466, 0668, 0730, 1261

2002 Upper Deck Diamond Connection

Is it just me or is it right around this time that companies started putting out WAY too many sets. I love the variety - don't get me wrong - but some of these sets are just redundant. They don't even look nice or have great photography. They are really just the byproduct of the license to print money that Upper Deck and Topps have! This is another pointless issue - but it had another serial numbers Ollie card - so I have some. The Oliver Perez card was part of the same release as the SPx Auto card. It came in the rookies and updates boxes.


2002 Upper Deck Diamon Connection
Card# 153


Standard Version: (8) Serial numbered XXXX/1500. I currently have #'s 0035, 0091, 0327, 0446, 0563, 1064, 1308, 1320

2002 Upper Deck SP Authentic

I don't know why, but for some stange reason I really don't like this card. There is too much white border, and the card just doesn't look good to me. Anywho I have a few of these....

2002 SP Authentic

Card #120

Standard Version: (6) Serial numbered XXXX/1999 - I currently have #'s 0250, 0528, 0611, 0782, 1467, 1976

Limited Version: (3) Serial numbered XXX/125 - I currently have #'s 013, 038, 096

Gold Limited Version (2) Serial numbers XX/50 - I currently have #'s 39 and 50

Typos

Yes I am aware there are typos - and I have mentioned this before. Blogger is kind of pissing me off at the moment though. I type "Serial Numbered" and "Serial Numbers" is what shows up every time. I dont know if it is an auto spell check our what. Maybe me putting the quotes in this post will make it work!

2008 Oliver Perez Predictions

As I have posted before, I am a fantasy baseball addict. I play on a few sites - but the one that holds my interest the best, and the one I enjoy the most is sandbox.com. I play in a roto league, and 3 head to head leagues there. It is a lot of fun. 2 of the H2H leagues are keep leagues that have been together since the site went to a paid format 5-6 years ago - and the basis of the league was together for 3-4 years before that.

That site has a pretty good forum/community for people to discuss fantasy and real sports. Last year - I was predicting great things for Ollie, and I started a discussion on his prospects for 2007. There were some arguments and some good discussion - and the thread turned into the official prediction thread for 2007.

My prediction was pretty good. Although I threw a bunch of ideas around - my official prediction was not bad. I guessed 17-8, 3.96 ERA, 17.8fppg. I also threw out some other numbers - but those were the official stats we were predicting. With Ollie finishing at 15-10 with a 3.56ERA and 16.8FPPG - I was pretty close.

You can read the thread here: http://usatoday.sandbox.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37349

Well - I have started the offical 2008 thread, and made my predictions. If you play Sandbox you should log in and post your thoughts. Or just use the comments section here to make fun of mine!

My predictions for 2008 are as follows:

Wins: 19
Losses: 8
IP: 202
K: 219
BB: 69
WHIP: 1.21
ERA: 3.11
PPG: 19.8

You can read the full thread here: http://usatoday.sandbox.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=41648

Todays Posts

Well thats about all for today. I have a bunch of cards left from his 2002 rookies - in fact that is about all I will be posting as that is all I care about ...

I should be done by the end of the week - then it is time to start posting about real stuff.

Have a great night!!!!

2002 Donruss Studio

Donruss Studio is another stupidly redundant set. It was cool in the early 90's when the first set came out - you know the one - purple border with black and white portraits of each player. For some reason the Kirby Pucket card from that set is the one that sticks out in my mind. Maybe he was on the box or something - who knows!

2002 Donruss Studio

Card #270

Standard Version: (3) - each serial numbered XXXX/1500. I currently own #'s 0139, 0157, and 0747

Studio Proof Version: (2) - each serial numbered XXX/100. I currently have #'s 012 and 100

Private Signings Version: (1) - serial numbers 23/25

2002 Donruss Classics

2002 Donruss Classics might be my favorite set for 2002. I dont know why - maybe it is because of the "classic" feel. It reminds me of the cards I first started collecting in the mid 80's. Not a replica like so many other rip-off brands are out now. It is a new design with an older feel. I dont know why - I just like it. For some reason I think I remember there being more versions of this card - but I only have 2:

2002 Donruss Classics

Card #201

Standard Version: (6) serial numbers to 1500. I currently have#'s: 1174, 1198, 1295, 1311, 1437, 1459

Significant Signatures Version: (1) Autographed card with a serial number 19/50

2002 Donruss Fan Club

This is a set that I do not remember being on the shelves, and how it is organized is really strange to me. I still haven't been able to figure out what the best of, credits, spotlight ... etc was or how it was released. Never the less - I have a bunch of these!

200 Donruss Fan Club

Card #202

Standard Version - (0) - I do not know if this card exists. I haven't had a price guide, or the urge to look it up. If anyone has one let me know - I will buy or trade!

Credits Version - (2) - this one is serial numbers to 100. I have 083/100 and 089/100

Auto Version - (1) - there is no serial number on this card, but I am told that there are only 25 in existance. I haven't seen any on eBay except this one that I bought so it makes sense.

Best of Fan Club - (9) - These cards are serial numbers to 1350. They are pretty much the same as the fan club cards only are metallic. I have: XXXX/1350: 0140, 0581, 1157, 1158, 1165, 1185, 1287, 1327, 1338

Best of Fan Club Spotlight - (1) - same as above really only these have the word Spotlight on the top and are serial numbers to 100. I have# 074/100

2002 Donruss Elite

The 2002 Donruss Elite series was a very nice looking set. The cards are metallic, the photography is nice, and there are some great cards. Ollies card shows the arm angle he had when he was throwing strikes and dominating - not the one where he turns his body and shoots ball after ball.

The are only 1000 in existance, the ones with a serial number 25 or under are autographed - making this one of his rarest rookies. numbers 26-100 are die cut, and numbers 101-1000 are the standard version.

2002 Donruss Elite Extra Edition
Card #212

Standard Version - (21) with serial numbers: XXXX/1000 - 115, 140, 173, 252, 328, 348, 371, 380, 437, 547, 587, 609, 605, 714, 735, 741, 776, 788, 805, 861, 894

Turn of the Century die Cut version - (1) with serial number 0028/1000

Turn of the Century Autographed Version - (1) with serial number 0010/1000