2002 SP Authentic
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Description
2002 SP Authentic is a 230 card set was released in two separate series. The basic SP Authentic product (containing the first 170 cards) was issued in September, 2002. The final 60 cards (#171-#230) were distributed within packs of 2002 Upper Deck Rookie Update in mid-December, 2002. The product is notable for containing the first ever, certified autographed trading cards of Mark McGwire.
Cards #1-#90 featured veterans while cards #91-#170 were part of the Future Watch subset. Future Watch cards #91-#135 are serial-numbered to 1999 copies; while cards #136-#170 were signed by the player. Most of the autographed Future Watch cards were serial-numbered to 999 copies; while cards #146, #152 and #157 were printed to only 249 serial-numbered sets.
A typical 24-pack SP Authentic box should yield two Future Watch cards, one autographed Future Watch card, either an autographed Prospect or a Chirography card, at least one USA Future Watch insert, and a game jersey card.
There only notable rookies in the SP Authentic set are of Reed Johnson and Aaron Cook.
Rookie Update cards #201-#230 continued the Future Watch subset (focusing on rookies and prospects) and each card was serial-numbered to 1999.
Among the notable rookies in the Rookie Update series include Cliff Lee and Freddy Sanchez.
Distribution
SP Authentic Series: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99). Hobby only.
Rookie Update Series: 15 packs per box, four cards per pack. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 230 | - | ? |
| short set | 90 | - | 5:1 |
| Future Watch | 45 | 1999 | 1:12 |
| Autographed Future Watch | 35 | 249 or 999 | 1:24 |
| Rookie Update Series short set | 30 | - | 1:1 |
| Rookie Update Series Future Watch | 30 | 1999 | 1:7 |
| Limited | 170 | 125 | ? |
| Limited Gold | 170 | 50 | ? |
| USA Future Watch | 22 | 1999 | ? |
| Game Jersey | 38 | - | 1:24 |
| Game Jersey Gold | 38 | varies | ? |
| Prospects Signatures | 12 | - | 1:36 |
| Chirography | 27 | - | 1:72 |
| Chirography Gold | 25 | varies | ? |
| Big Mac Missing Link | 5 | 25 | ? |
| Signed Big Mac | 10 | varies | ? |
| Excellence | 1 | 25 | ? |
| Sings of Greatness | 1 | one-of-one | ? |
| Autographed Joe DiMaggio Poster Redemption | 1 | - | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
SP Authentic Series
1 Troy Glaus
2 Darin Erstad
3 Barry Zito
4 Eric Chavez
5 Tim Hudson
6 Miguel Tejada
7 Carlos Delgado
8 Shannon Stewart
9 Ben Grieve
10 Jim Thome
11 C.C. Sabathia
12 Ichiro Suzuki
13 Freddy Garcia
14 Edgar Martinez
15 Bret Boone
16 Jeff Conine
17 Alex Rodriguez
18 Juan Gonzalez
19 Ivan Rodriguez
20 Rafael Palmeiro
21 Hank Blalock
22 Pedro Martinez
23 Manny Ramirez
24 Nomar Garciaparra
25 Carlos Beltran
26 Mike Sweeney
27 Randall Simon
28 Dmitri Young
29 Bob Higginson
30 Corey Koskie
31 Eric Milton
32 Torii Hunter
33 Joe Mays
34 Frank Thomas
35 Mark Buehrle
36 Magglio Ordonez
37 Kenny Lofton
38 Roger Clemens
39 Derek Jeter
40 Jason Giambi
41 Bernie Williams
42 Alfonso Soriano
43 Lance Berkman
44 Roy Oswalt
45 Jeff Bagwell
46 Craig Biggio
47 Chipper Jones
48 Greg Maddux
49 Gary Sheffield
50 Andruw Jones
51 Ben Sheets
52 Richie Sexson
53 Albert Pujols
54 Matt Morris
55 J.D. Drew
56 Sammy Sosa
57 Kerry Wood
58 Corey Patterson
59 Mark Prior
60 Randy Johnson
61 Luis Gonzalez
62 Curt Schilling
63 Shawn Green
64 Kevin Brown
65 Hideo Nomo
66 Vladimir Guerrero
67 Jose Vidro
68 Barry Bonds
69 Jeff Kent
70 Rich Aurilia
71 Preston Wilson
72 Josh Beckett
73 Mike Lowell
74 Roberto Alomar
75 Mo Vaughn
76 Jeromy Burnitz
77 Mike Piazza
78 Sean Burroughs
79 Phil Nevin
80 Bob Abreu
81 Pat Burrell
82 Scott Rolen
83 Jason Kendall
84 Brian Giles
85 Ken Griffey, Jr.
86 Adam Dunn
87 Sean Casey
88 Todd Helton
89 Larry Walker
90 Mike Hampton
91 Brandon Puffer
92 Tom Shearn
93 Chris Baker
94 Gustavo Chacin
95 Joe Orloski
96 Mike Smith
97 John Ennis
98 John Foster
99 Kevin Gryboski
100 Brian Mallette
101 Takahito Nomura
102 So Taguchi
103 Jeremy Lambert
104 Jason Simontacchi
105 Jorge Sosa
106 Brandon Backe
107 P.J. Bevis
108 Jeremy Ward
109 Doug Devore
110 Ron Chiavacci
111 Ron Calloway
112 Nelson Castro
113 Deivis Santos
114 Earl Snyder
115 Julio Mateo
116 J.J. Putz
117 Allan Simpson
118 Satoru Komiyama
119 Adam Walker
120 Oliver Perez
121 Cliff Bartosh
122 Todd Donovan
123 Elio Serrano
124 Pete Zamora
125 Mike Gonzalez
126 Travis Hughes
127 Jorge De La Rosa
128 Anastacio Martinez
129 Colin Young
130 Nate Field
131 Tim Kalita
132 Julius Matos
133 Terry Pearson
134 Kyle Kane
135 Mitch Wylie
136 Rodrigo Rosario
137 Franklyn German
138 Reed Johnson
139 Luis Martinez
140 Michael Crudale
141 Francis Beltran
142 Steve Kent
143 Felix Escalona
144 Jose Valverde
145 Victor Alvarez
146 Kazuhisa Ishii
147 Jorge Nunez
148 Eric Good
149 Luis Ugueto
150 Matt Thornton
151 Wilson Valdez
152 Han Izquierdo
153 Jaime Cerda
154 Mark Corey
155 Tyler Yates
156 Steve Bechler
157 Ben Howard
158 Anderson Machado
159 Jorge Padilla
160 Eric Junge
161 Adrian Burnside
162 Josh Hancock
163 Chris Booker
164 Cam Esslinger
165 Rene Reyes
166 Aaron Cook
167 Juan Brito
168 Miguel Ascencio
169 Kevin Frederick
170 Edwin Almonte
RJ-D Joe DiMaggio
Rookie Update Series
171 Erubiel Durazo
172 Junior Spivey
173 Geronimo Gil
174 Cliff Floyd
175 Brandon Larson
176 Aaron Boone
177 Shawn Estes
178 Austin Kearns
179 Joe Borchard
180 Russell Branyan
181 Jay Payton
182 Andres Torres
183 Andy Van Hekken
184 Alex Sanchez
185 Endy Chavez
186 Bartolo Colon
187 Raul Mondesi
188 Robin Ventura
189 Mike Mussina
190 Jorge Posada
191 Ted Lilly
192 Ray Durham
193 Brett Myers
194 Marlon Byrd
195 Vicente Padilla
196 Josh Fogg
197 Kenny Lofton
198 Scott Rolen
199 Jason Lane
200 Josh Phelps
201 Travis Driskill
202 Howie Clark
203 Mike Mahoney
204 Brian Tallet
205 Kirk Saarloos
206 Barry Wesson
207 Aaron Guiel
208 Shawn Sedlacek
209 Jose Diaz
210 Jorge Nunez
211 Danny Mota
212 David Ross
213 Jayson Durocher
214 Shane Nance
215 Wil Nieves
216 Freddy Sanchez
217 Alex Pelaez
218 Jamey Carroll
219 J.J. Trujillo
220 Kevin Pickford
221 Clay Condrey
222 Chris Snelling
223 Cliff Lee
224 Jeremy Hill
225 Jose Rodriguez
226 Lance Carter
227 Ken Huckaby
228 Scott Wiggins
229 Corey Thurman
230 Kevin Cash
Parallels
Each of the 170 SP Authentic Series cards (including the Future Watch and autographs) are available in the following parallels.
- Limited (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Limited Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Inserts
USA Future Watch
This 22-card set features members of the 2002 USA National Team. The design is similar to that of the base set Future Watch cards, but none are to be considered "true" rookies. Each card is serial-numbered to 1999 copies.
Autographs & Game-Used
NOTE: All autograph and game-used cards listed below were inserted into SP Authentic packs.
Game Jersey
Each of the 38 Game Jersey's is available in a Gold parallel. The Gold cards are serial-numbered to the player's uniform number and is listed below.
J-AJ Andruw Jones
J-AP Andy Pettitte
J-AR Alex Rodriguez
J-BW Bernie Williams
J-BZ Barry Zito
J-CC C.C. Sabathia
J-CD Carlos Delgado
J-CJ Chipper Jones
J-CS Curt Schilling
J-DE Darin Erstad
J-GM Greg Maddux
J-GS Gary Sheffield
J-IR Ivan Rodriguez
J-IS Ichiro Suzuki
J-JBA Jeff Bagwell
J-JBU Jeromy Burnitz
J-JE Jim Edmonds
J-JGO Juan Gonzalez
J-JGR Jason Giambi
J-JK Jason Kendall
J-JT Jim Thome
J-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
J-KI Kazuhisa Ishii
J-MM Mark McGwire
J-MO Magglio Ordonez
J-MP Mike Piazza
J-MR Manny Ramirez
J-OV Omar Vizquel
J-PW Preston Wilson
J-RA Roberto Alomar
J-RC Roger Clemens
J-RJ Randy Johnson
J-RV Robin Ventura
J-SG Shawn Green
J-SR Scott Rolen
J-SS Sammy Sosa
J-TH Todd Helton
J-TS Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Chirography
Each of the 27 players (except Bret Boone and Tony Gwynn) is available in a Gold parallel. The Gold cards are serial-numbered to the player's uniform number and listed below.
Four players: Bret Boone, Tony Gywnn, Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa, packed out as exchange cards which expired September 10, 2005.
AD Adam Dunn
AG Alex Graman
AR Alex Rodriguez
BB Barry Bonds
BZ Barry Zito
CF Cliff Floyd
CS C.C. Sabathia
DE Darin Erstad
DM Doug Mientkiewicz
FG Freddy Garcia
HB Hank Blalock
IS Ichiro Suzuki
JB John Buck
JG Jason Giambi
JL Jon Lieber
JM Joe Mays
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
MBr Milton Bradley
MBu Mark Buehrle
MM Mark McGwire
MS Mike Sweeney
RS Richie Sexson
SB Sean Burroughs
SS Sammy Sosa
TG Tom Glavine
Prospects Signatures
Big Mac Missing Link
These autographed Mark McGwire cards are all in the style of SP/SP Authentic Chirography sets from 1998-2002. McGwire had never signed for a trading card company before coming to terms with Upper Deck in 2002. Each card is hand-numbered to 25 copies.
MMC Mark McGwire
MM Mark McGwire
MAM Mark McGwire
SP-MM Mark McGwire
MAMC Mark McGwire
Signed Big Mac
This set features 10 Mark McGwire autographed cards. Each card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed.
Excellence
Randomly inserted into packs was an exchange card good for a card featuring six on-card autographs of Upper Deck spokemen. Only 25 exchange cards were produced and expired September 10, 2005.
AE Ken Griffey, Jr.
Signs of Greatness
Randomly inserted into packs, this "book" card features six autographs and only one copy was produced. An exchange card with a redemption deadline of September 10th, 2005 was placed into packs whereby the lucky collector received the card directly from Upper Deck via mail. The three dead players are all cuts; the three living players are on-card autographs.
Joe DiMaggio Autographed Poster
Randomly inserted into packs was an exchange card good for an autographed Joe DiMaggio poster. The exchange card expired August 8, 2005.
