2006 Ultra
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Description
2006 Ultra is a 251-card set released in June, 2006. This was the first Ultra set released under the auspices of Upper Deck.
Cards numbered 1-180 feature veterans while cards 181-200 feature 2006 rookies and cards 201-250 were a Retro Lucky 13 subset. Those Retro Lucky subset cards were inserted at a stated rate of one in four hobby or retail packs. Card number 251 was an exchange for Kenji Johjima, and that card was announced to have a print run of 5000 cards.
Distribution
Hobby/Retail: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99). 12 boxes per case
Fat Packs: 18 packs per box, 32 cards per pack.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds | Fat Pack Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 251 | - | 6:1 | 6:1 | 30:1 |
| short set | 200 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Retro Lucky 13 | 50 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 | ? |
| Kenji Johjima Exchange card | 1 | 5000 | ? | ? | ? |
| Gold Medallion short set | 200 | - | 1:1 | 1:1 | ? |
| Gold Medallion Retro Lucky 13 | 50 | - | 1:24 | 1:72 | ? |
| Diamond Producers | 25 | - | + | + | N/A |
| Home Run Kings | 15 | - | + | + | N/A |
| Midsummer Classic Kings | 10 | - | + | + | N/A |
| RBI Kings | 20 | - | + | + | N/A |
| Strikeout Kings | 10 | - | + | + | N/A |
| Rising Stars | 10 | - | + | + | N/A |
| Ultra Stars | 40 | - | N/A | N/A | 2:1 |
| Feel the Game | 30 | - | 1:36 | 1:72 | N/A |
| Ultra Fine Fabrics | 60 | - | 1:18 | 1:36 | N/A |
| Autographics | 35 | - | 1:576 | 1:1920 | N/A |
+ = Each eight-card Hobby and retail pack yields one insert.
Checklist
Base Set
1 Vladimir Guerrero
2 Bartolo Colon
3 Francisco Rodriguez
4 Darin Erstad
5 Chone Figgins
6 Bengie Molina
7 Roger Clemens
8 Lance Berkman
9 Morgan Ensberg
10 Roy Oswalt
11 Andy Pettitte
12 Craig Biggio
13 Eric Chavez
14 Barry Zito
15 Huston Street
16 Bobby Crosby
17 Nick Swisher
18 Rich Harden
19 Vernon Wells
20 Roy Halladay
21 Alex Rios
22 Orlando Hudson
23 Shea Hillenbrand
24 Gustavo Chacin
25 Chipper Jones
26 Andruw Jones
27 Jeff Francoeur
28 John Smoltz
29 Tim Hudson
30 Marcus Giles
31 Carlos Lee
32 Ben Sheets
33 Rickie Weeks
34 Chris Capuano
35 Geoff Jenkins
36 Brady Clark
37 Albert Pujols
38 Jim Edmonds
39 Chris Carpenter
40 Mark Mulder
41 Yadier Molina
42 Scott Rolen
43 Derrek Lee
44 Mark Prior
45 Aramis Ramirez
46 Carlos Zambrano
47 Greg Maddux
48 Nomar Garciaparra
49 Jonny Gomes
50 Carl Crawford
51 Scott Kazmir
52 Jorge Cantu
53 Julio Lugo
54 Aubrey Huff
55 Luis Gonzalez
56 Brandon Webb
57 Troy Glaus
58 Shawn Green
59 Craig Counsell
60 Conor Jackson (RC)
61 Jeff Kent
62 Eric Gagne
63 J.D. Drew
64 Milton Bradley
65 Jeff Weaver
66 Cesar Izturis
67 Jason Schmidt
68 Moises Alou
69 Pedro Feliz
70 Randy Winn
71 Omar Vizquel
72 Noah Lowry
73 Travis Hafner
74 Victor Martinez
75 C.C. Sabathia
76 Grady Sizemore
77 Coco Crisp
78 Cliff Lee
79 Raul Ibanez
80 Ichiro Suzuki
81 Richie Sexson
82 Felix Hernandez
83 Adrian Beltre
84 Jamie Moyer
85 Miguel Cabrera
86 A.J. Burnett
87 Juan Pierre
88 Carlos Delgado
89 Dontrelle Willis
90 Juan Encarnacion
91 Carlos Beltran
92 Jose Reyes
93 David Wright
94 Tom Glavine
95 Mike Piazza
96 Pedro Martinez
97 Ryan Zimmerman (RC)
98 Nick Johnson
99 Jose Vidro
100 Jose Guillen
101 Livan Hernandez
102 John Patterson
103 Miguel Tejada
104 Melvin Mora
105 Brian Roberts
106 Erik Bedard
107 Javy Lopez
108 Rodrigo Lopez
109 Jake Peavy
110 Mike Cameron
111 Mark Loretta
112 Brian Giles
113 Trevor Hoffman
114 Ramon Hernandez
115 Bobby Abreu
116 Chase Utley
117 Pat Burrell
118 Jimmy Rollins
119 Ryan Howard
120 Billy Wagner
121 Jason Bay
122 Oliver Perez
123 Jack Wilson
124 Zach Duke
125 Rob MacKowiak
126 Freddy Sanchez
127 Mark Teixeira
128 Michael Young
129 Alfonso Soriano
130 Hank Blalock
131 Kenny Rogers
132 Kevin Mench
133 Manny Ramirez
134 Josh Beckett
135 David Ortiz
136 Johnny Damon
137 Edgar Renteria
138 Curt Schilling
139 Ken Griffey, Jr.
140 Adam Dunn
141 Felipe Lopez
142 Wily Mo Pena
143 Aaron Harang
144 Sean Casey
145 Todd Helton
146 Garrett Atkins
147 Matt Holliday
148 Jeff Francis
149 Clint Barmes
150 Luis Gonzalez
151 Mike Sweeney
152 Zack Greinke
153 Angel Berroa
154 Emil Brown
155 David DeJesus
156 Ivan Rodriguez
157 Jeremy Bonderman
158 Brandon Inge
159 Craig Monroe
160 Chris Shelton
161 Dmitri Young
162 Johan Santana
163 Joe Mauer
164 Torii Hunter
165 Shannon Stewart
166 Scott Baker
167 Brad Radke
168 Jon Garland
169 Tadahito Iguchi
170 Paul Konerko
171 Scott Podsednik
172 Mark Buehrle
173 Joe Crede
174 Derek Jeter
175 Alex Rodriguez
176 Hideki Matsui
177 Randy Johnson
178 Gary Sheffield
179 Mariano Rivera
180 Jason Giambi
181 Joey Devine RC
182 Alejandro Freire RC
183 Craig Hansen RC
184 Robert Andino RC
185 Ryan Jorgensen RC
186 Chris DeMaria RC
187 Jonah Bayliss RC
188 Ryan Theriot RC
189 Steve Stemle RC
190 Brian Myrow RC
191 Chris Heintz RC
192 Ron Flores RC
193 Danny Sandoval RC
194 Craig Breslow RC
195 Jeremy Accardo RC
196 Jeff Harris RC
197 Tim Corcoran RC
198 Scott Feldman RC
199 Robinson Cano
200 Jason Bergmann RC
Retro Lucky 13
Retro Lucky 13 features 50 players who were all selected with a top 13 pick in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. These cards are all short-printed and seeded into packs at the rate of 1:4.
201 Ken Griffey, Jr.
202 Frank Thomas
203 Chipper Jones
204 Tony Clark
205 Mike Lieberthal
206 Manny Ramirez
207 Phil Nevin
208 Derek Jeter
209 Preston Wilson
210 Billy Wagner
211 Alex Rodriguez
212 Trot Nixon
213 Jaret Wright
214 Nomar Garciaparra
215 Paul Konerko
216 Paul Wilson
217 Dustin Hermanson
218 Todd Walker
219 Matt Morris
220 Darin Erstad
221 Todd Helton
222 Geoff Jenkins
223 Eric Chavez
224 Kris Benson
225 Jon Garland
226 Troy Glaus
227 Vernon Wells
228 Michael Cuddyer
229 Justin Verlander
230 Pat Burrell
231 Mark Mulder
232 Corey Patterson
233 J.D. Drew
234 Austin Kearns
235 Felipe Lopez
236 Sean Burroughs
237 Ben Sheets
238 Brett Myers
239 Josh Beckett
240 Barry Zito
241 Adrian Gonzalez
242 Rocco Baldelli
243 Chris Burke
244 Joe Mauer
245 Mark Prior
246 Mark Teixiera
247 Khalil Greene
248 Zack Greinke
249 Prince Fielder
250 Rickie Weeks
Kenji Johjima Exchange Card
A late edition to the product, randomly inserted into packs was an exchange for Kenji Johjima. Lucky collectors who pulled the card had until May 25, 2008 to redeem it. Upper Deck also said that only 5000 Johjima exchange cards were printed; however, neither the exchange card nor the actual Johjima card are serial-numbered.
251 Kenji Johjima EXCH 5000
Parallels
All base cards (except the Johjima exchange cards) are available in a Gold Medallion parallels. Each eight-card Hobby and retail pack contains one Gold Medallion card. The 50 Retro Lucky 13 Gold cards are short-printed and seeded at the rate of 1:24 Hobby and 1:72 retail packs.
Inserts
NOTE: Each eight-card Hobby and retail pack contains an insert from one of the following sets below, except Ultra Star. The Ultra Star's were exclusive to 32-card Fat Packs.
RBI Kings
RBI1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
RBI2 David Ortiz
RBI3 Manny Ramirez
RBI4 Mark Teixeira
RBI5 Alex Rodriguez
RBI6 Andruw Jones
RBI7 Jeff Bagwell
RBI8 Gary Sheffield
RBI9 Richie Sexson
RBI10 Jeff Kent
RBI11 Albert Pujols
RBI12 Todd Helton
RBI13 Miguel Cabrera
RBI14 Hideki Matsui
RBI15 Carlos Delgado
RBI16 Carlos Lee
RBI17 Derrek Lee
RBI18 Vladimir Guerrero
RBI19 Luis Gonzalez
RBI20 Mike Piazza
Home Run Kings
HRK1 Albert Pujols
HRK2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HRK3 Andruw Jones
HRK4 Alex Rodriguez
HRK5 David Ortiz
HRK6 Manny Ramirez
HRK7 Derrek Lee
HRK8 Mark Teixeira
HRK9 Adam Dunn
HRK10 Paul Konerko
HRK11 Richie Sexson
HRK12 Alfonso Soriano
HRK13 Vladimir Guerrero
HRK14 Gary Sheffield
HRK15 Mike Piazza
Strikeout Kings
SOK1 Roger Clemens
SOK2 Johan Santana
SOK3 Jake Peavy
SOK4 Randy Johnson
SOK5 Curt Schilling
SOK6 Chris Carpenter
SOK7 Pedro Martinez
SOK8 Mark Prior
SOK9 Carlos Zambrano
SOK10 John Smoltz
Ultra Rising Stars
URS1 Ryan Howard
URS2 Huston Street
URS3 Jeff Francoeur
URS4 Felix Hernandez
URS5 Chase Utley
URS6 Robinson Cano
URS7 Zach Duke
URS8 Scott Kazmir
URS9 Willy Taveras
URS10 Tadahito Iguchi
Diamond Producers
DP1 Derek Jeter
DP2 Chipper Jones
DP3 Jim Edmonds
DP4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
DP5 David Ortiz
DP6 Manny Ramirez
DP7 Mark Teixeira
DP8 Alex Rodriguez
DP9 Jeff Kent
DP10 Albert Pujols
DP11 Todd Helton
DP12 Miguel Cabrera
DP13 Hideki Matsui
DP14 Derrek Lee
DP15 Vladimir Guerrero
DP16 Miguel Tejada
DP17 Jorge Cantu
DP18 Travis Hafner
DP19 Pat Burrell
DP20 Bobby Abreu
DP21 David Wright
DP22 Jason Bay
DP23 Adam Dunn
DP24 Eric Chavez
DP25 Paul Konerko
Midsummer Classic Kings
MCK1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
MCK2 Mike Piazza
MCK3 Derek Jeter
MCK4 Roger Clemens
MCK5 Randy Johnson
MCK6 Miguel Tejada
MCK7 Alfonso Soriano
MCK8 Garret Anderson
MCK9 Pedro Martinez
MCK10 Ivan Rodriguez
Ultra Star
1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Derek Jeter
3 Albert Pujols
4 Alex Rodriguez
5 Vladimir Guerrero
6 Roger Clemens
7 Derrek Lee
8 David Ortiz
9 Miguel Cabrera
10 Bobby Abreu
11 Mark Teixeira
12 Johan Santana
13 Hideki Matsui
14 Ichiro Suzuki
15 Andruw Jones
16 Eric Chavez
17 Roy Oswalt
18 Curt Schilling
19 Randy Johnson
20 Ivan Rodriguez
21 Chipper Jones
22 Mark Prior
23 Jason Bay
24 Pedro Martinez
25 David Wright
26 Carlos Beltran
27 Jim Edmonds
28 Chris Carpenter
29 Roy Halladay
30 Jake Peavy
31 Paul Konerko
32 Travis Hafner
33 Barry Zito
34 Miguel Tejada
35 Josh Beckett
36 Todd Helton
37 Dontrelle Willis
38 Manny Ramirez
39 Mariano Rivera
40 Jeff Kent
Autographs & Game-Used
Autographics
AF Alejandro Freire
AS Alfonso Soriano SP
BR Brian Roberts
CA Chris Carpenter
CC Carl Crawford
CK Casey Kotchman
DL Derrek Lee
DS Danny Sandoval
DW Dontrelle Willis
FH Felix Hernandez
JA Jason Bay
JG Jonny Gomes
JH Jeff Harris
JM Joe Mauer
JO Joe Blanton
JR Jose Reyes
JV Justin Verlander
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
KW Kerry Wood SP
MC Matt Cain
MG Marcus Giles
MY Michael Young
NS Nick Swisher
PF Prince Fielder
PM Pedro Martinez
RC Roger Clemens SP
RO Roy Oswalt
RZ Ryan Zimmerman
SR Scott Rolen
SS Steve Stemle
TH Travis Hafner
TI Tadahito Iguchi
VG Vladimir Guerrero SP
VM Victor Martinez
YM Yadier Molina
Feel the Game
NOTE: All Feel the Game cards feature jersey swatches, except Randy Johnson's which has a pants swatch.
AB Adrian Beltre
AJ Andruw Jones
AP Albert Pujols
AS Alfonso Soriano
BA Bobby Abreu
BG Brian Giles
CB Carlos Beltran
CD Carlos Delgado
CJ Chipper Jones
DJ Derek Jeter
DW David Wright
EC Eric Chavez
FH Felix Hernandez
FT Frank Thomas SP
GM Greg Maddux
IR Ivan Rodriguez
JB Josh Beckett
JR Jose Reyes SP
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
MC Matt Clement SP
MO Magglio Ordonez
MP Mike Piazza
MR Manny Ramirez
MT Miguel Tejada
PW Preston Wilson
RJ Randy Johnson SP
RS Richie Sexson
SG Shawn Green
TG Troy Glaus
VG Vladimir Guerrero
Ultra Fine Fabrics
NOTE: All Ultra Fine Fabrics cards feature jersey swatches, except Randy Johnson's which has a pants swatch.
AB Adrian Beltre
AD Adam Dunn
AJ Andruw Jones
AP Albert Pujols
AS Alfonso Soriano
BA Bobby Abreu
BC Bobby Crosby
BG Brian Giles
BR Brian Roberts
BW Bernie Williams
BZ Barry Zito
CB Carlos Beltran
CD Carlos Delgado
CJ Chipper Jones
CP Corey Patterson
CU Chase Utley
DJ Derek Jeter
DL Derrek Lee
DO David Ortiz
DW David Wright
EC Eric Chavez
FH Felix Hernandez
FT Frank Thomas
GM Greg Maddux
HB Hank Blalock
HS Huston Street
IR Ivan Rodriguez
JB Josh Beckett
JD J.D. Drew
JG Jason Giambi
JK Jeff Kent
JP Jorge Posada
JR Jose Reyes
JS John Smoltz
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
KH Khalil Greene SP
KW Kerry Wood
MC Matt Clement
MO Magglio Ordonez
MP Mike Piazza
MR Manny Ramirez
MT Miguel Tejada
PW Preston Wilson
RC Roger Clemens SP
RH Ramon Hernandez
RJ Randy Johnson SP
RK Ryan Klesko
RS Richie Sexson
RY Ryan Howard
SB Sean Burroughs
SF Steve Finley
SG Shawn Green
SR Scott Rolen
SS Sammy Sosa
TG Troy Glaus
TH Travis Hafner
TX Mark Teixeira
VG Vladimir Guerrero
VW Vernon Wells
WI Dontrelle Willis
