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=Description=
  
[[Image:2008tsc.jpg|right|frame|2008 Stadium Club hobby box]]
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2008 Stadium Club is a 184-card set released in November 5th, 2008. This was the first Stadium Club set released in five years, but structurally bears little resemblance to the Stadium Club sets of years past.
  
=Description=
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Each Hobby pack, which had a suggested price of $25, yielded one autograph and two serial-numbered cards.  A stripped-down edition (without autographs, or much of anything other than base cards) was issued to retail, which had a suggested price of $2.99 per pack.
  
2008 Stadium Club is a 184-card base set released in November 2008This was the first Stadium Club set released in five years, but structurally bears little resemblance to the Stadium Club sets of year's past.  
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The first 90 cards are all of current Major League players, and cards #91-#100 are of Hall of Famers.  The next 50 cards make up a "Rising Stars" subset of rookiesThe final 35 cards make up an autographed rookie set and are seeded at the rate of 1:2 in Hobby packs.
  
The first 90 cards are all of current Major League players, and cards 91-100 of Hall of Famers.  The next 50 cards make up a "Rising Stars" subset of rookies.  Each Hobby pack contains one Rising Stars variation, which is also serial-numbered to 999 copies.  For the first 150 cards, every third card (i.e. Card #3, #6, #9, etc) is short-printed and serial-numbered to 999 copies.  The final 35 cards make up an autographed rookie set and are seeded at the rate of 1:2 Hobby packs.
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For the first 150 cards, every third card (i.e. Card #3, #6, #9, #150, etc) is short-printed and serial-numbered to 999 copies.  Each Hobby pack contains one of 50 Rising Stars variations which are also serial-numbered to 999 copies.  Each Hobby pack contained either a base card numbered to 999 or a Rising Star Variation numbered to 999.
  
Card #94 was originally scheduled to have been Joe DiMaggio, but Topps lost DiMaggio's rights to Upper Deck and was forced to pull it.  However, a number of "cut-out" DiMaggio's did find their way into packs.
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Card #94 was to have been Joe DiMaggio, but Topps lost DiMaggio's rights to Upper Deck and was forced to withdraw it.  However, a number of "cut-out" DiMaggio's (similar to the [[2006 Topps]] Alex Gordon) did find their way into packs.
  
Each Hobby pack, which had a suggested price of $25, yielded one autographed card; however, the price-point drove away most collectors who would have otherwise collected itAn extremely stripped-down version was released to retail outlets, however contained very few autographs or base set short-prints.  Either way, 2008 Stadium Club was not well received by collectors, and ranks as one of Topps' biggest flops of the late-00s.
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When asked about 2008 Stadium Club at the 2011 [[National,_The_(NSCC)|NSCC]], Clay Luraschi, the Director of Product Development for Topps, responded "It didn't sell well." Due to the unusual divide-by-three configuration, 2008 Stadium Club was one of the most confusing sets ever.
  
 
=Distribution=
 
=Distribution=
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Hobby: 8 cards per pack ($25), 12 packs per box
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Retail: 8 cards per pack ($2.99), 8 packs per blaster ($19.99)
  
 
=Reviews=
 
=Reviews=
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!Retail Odds
 
!Retail Odds
 
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||100||-||?||?
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||184||-||?||?
 
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|Short Prints||50||999||?||?
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|short set||99||-||?||?
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|Short Prints||50||999||1:2||?
 
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|-
 
|Autographed Rookies||35||-||1:2||?
 
|Autographed Rookies||35||-||1:2||?
 
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|Variations||50||999||one-per-pack||?
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|Rising Stars Variations||50||999||1:2||?
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|First Day Issue Retail||199||-||NA||one-per-pack
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|First Day Issue Hobby||116||599||5:6||N/A
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|Blue Photographer's Proof||199||99||1:5||N/A
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|Blue Photographer's Proof Autographed Rookies||35||99||1:29||N/A
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|Gold Photographer's Proof||199||50||1:9||N/A
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|Gold Photographer's Proof Autographed Rookies||35||99||1:62||N/A
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|Platinum Photographer's Proof||199||one-of-one||1:340||N/A
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|Platinum Photographer's Proof Autographed Rookies||35||one-of-one||1:1980||N/A
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|Printing Plates||199||four for each||1:85||N/A
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|Printing Plates Autographed Rookies||35||four for each||PP||N/A
 
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|Blue Photographer's Proof||150||99||1:5||?
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|Sketch Card||?||one-of-one||1:28||N/A
 
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|Gold Photographer's Proof||150||50||1:9||?
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|Stadium Slices||15||varies||1:23||N/A
 
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|Platinum Photographers Proof||150||1||?||?
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|Stadium Slices Photographer's Proof Blue||15||varies||PPB||N/A
 
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|Printing Plate||200||4||?||?
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|Stadium Slices Photographer's Proof Gold||15||varies||PPG||N/A
 
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|Sketch Card||?||1||?||?
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|Stadium Slices Photographer's Proof Platinum||15||one-of-one||PPP||N/A
 
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|First Day Issue Retail||50||-||NA||1:1
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|Ceremonial Cuts||9||199||1:34||N/A
 
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|First Day Issue Retail Variation||50||-||NA||?
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|Ceremonial Cuts Photographer's Proof Blue||9||99||PPB||N/A
 
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|First Day Issue Hobby||150||599||10:12||NA
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|Ceremonial Cuts Photographer's Proof Gold||9||50||PPG||N/A
 
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|Beam Team||61||-||1:12||?
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|Ceremonial Cuts Photographer's Proof Platinum||9||one-of-one||PPP||N/A
 
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|Beam Team Black and White ||61||99||1:19||?
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|Beam Team||52||-||1:2||N/A
 
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|Beam Team Gold||61||50||1:40||?
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|Beam Team Black & White||52||99||1:19||N/A
 
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|Beam Team Platinum||61||1||?||?
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|Beam Team Gold||52||50||1:40||N/A
 
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|Triumvirate Autographed Triple Relics||33||99||1:26||?
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|Beam Team Platinum||52||one-of-one||1:1327||N/A
 
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|Triumvirate Autographed Triple Relics Black Parallel||33||1||?||?
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|Beam Team Printing Plates||52||four for each||PP||N/A
 
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|Stadium Slices||15||299||1:23||?
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|Triumvirate Autographed Triple Relics||28||99||1:26||N/A
 
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|Ceremonial Cuts||10||299||1:34||?
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|Triumvirate Autographed Triple Relics Black Parallel||28||one-of-one||1:2501||N/A
 
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PP: Odds of finding an Autographed Printing Plate: 1:198 Hobby packs.<br />
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PPB: Odds of finding a Photographer's Proof Blue Relic: 1:28 Hobby packs.<br />
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PPG: Odds of finding a Photographer's Proof Gold Relic: 1:55 Hobby packs.<br />
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PPB: Odds of finding a Photographer's Proof Platinum Relic: 1:2710 Hobby packs.<br />
  
 
=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
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==Base Set==
 
==Base Set==
  
1 Chase Utley
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/89/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=c05d245e-6006-44ce-9925-80c1f534a1cc&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/89/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=c05d245e-6006-44ce-9925-80c1f534a1cc&size=original&side=back&.jpg
2 Tim Lincecum
 
 
 
3 Ryan Zimmerman /999
 
 
 
4 Todd Helton
 
 
 
5 Russell Martin
 
 
 
6 Curtis Granderson /999
 
 
 
7 Torii Hunter
 
 
 
8 Mark Teixeira
 
 
 
9 Alfonso Soriano /999
 
 
 
10 CC Sabathia
 
 
 
11 David Ortiz
 
 
 
12 Miguel Tejada /999
 
 
 
13 Alex Rodriguez
 
 
 
14 Prince Fielder
 
 
 
15 Alex Gordon /999
 
 
 
16 Jake Peavy
 
 
 
17 B.J. Upton
 
 
 
18 Michael Young /999
 
 
 
19 Jason Bay
 
 
 
20 Jorge Posada
 
 
 
21 Jacoby Ellsbury /999
 
 
 
22 Nick Markakis
 
 
 
23 Tom Glavine
 
 
 
24 Justin Upton /999
 
 
 
25 Edinson Volquez
 
 
 
26 Miguel Cabrera
 
 
 
27 Carlos Lee /999
 
 
 
28 Ryan Church
 
 
 
29 Delmon Young
 
 
 
30 Carlos Quentin /999
 
 
 
31 Carl Crawford
 
 
 
32 Roy Halladay
 
 
 
33 Brandon Webb /999
 
 
 
34 Brian Roberts
 
 
 
35 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
 
 
36 Troy Tulowitzki /999
 
 
 
37 Hanley Ramirez
 
 
 
38 Hunter Pence
 
 
 
39 Johnny Damon /999
 
 
 
40 Eric Chavez
 
 
 
41 Adrian Gonzalez
 
 
 
42 Carlos Pena /999
 
 
 
43 Felix Hernandez
 
 
 
44 Magglio Ordonez
 
 
 
45 Josh Beckett /999
 
 
 
46 Fausto Carmona
 
 
 
47 Chris Young
 
 
 
48 John Lackey /999
 
 
 
49 John Smoltz
 
 
 
50 David Wright
 
 
 
51 Ichiro /999
 
 
 
52 Vernon Wells
 
 
 
53 Josh Hamilton
 
 
 
54 Albert Pujols /999
 
 
 
55 Dustin Pedroia
 
 
 
56 Garrett Atkins
 
 
 
57 Roy Oswalt /999
 
 
 
58 Jose Reyes
 
 
 
59 Derek Jeter
 
 
 
60 Scott Kazmir /999
 
 
 
61 Vladimir Guerrero
 
 
 
62 Joba Chamberlain
 
 
 
63 Kevin Youkilis /999
 
 
 
64 Victor Martinez
 
 
 
65 Nick Swisher
 
 
 
66 Carlos Beltran /999
 
 
 
67 Joe Mauer
 
 
 
68 Gary Sheffield
 
 
 
69 Cole Hamels /999
 
 
 
70 Brian Mccann
 
 
 
71 Grady Sizemore
 
 
 
72 Robinson Cano /999
 
 
 
73 Greg Maddux
 
 
 
74 Rich Harden
 
 
 
75 Ryan Howard /999
 
 
 
76 Johan Santana
 
 
 
77 Dan Uggla
 
 
 
78 Justin Verlander /999
 
 
 
79 Derrek Lee
 
 
 
80 Ryan Braun
 
 
 
81 Lance Berkman /999
 
 
 
82 Manny Ramirez
 
 
 
83 Chipper Jones
 
 
 
84 Daisuke Matsuzaka /999
 
 
 
85 Matt Holliday
 
 
 
86 Justin Morneau
 
 
 
87 Jimmy Rollins /999
 
 
 
88 Hideki Matsui
 
 
 
89 Pedro Martinez
 
 
 
90 Carlos Zambrano /999
 
  
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club') AND (num < 91);
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</sql2wiki>
 
===Hall of Famers===
 
===Hall of Famers===
  
91 Jackie Robinson
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/92/Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=662d387c-768d-42d4-8c2a-5d9a06846aff&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/92/Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=662d387c-768d-42d4-8c2a-5d9a06846aff&size=original&side=back&.jpg
92 Mickey Mantle
 
 
 
93 Ty Cobb /999
 
 
 
94 Joe DiMaggio (pulled from production)
 
 
 
95 Honus Wagner
 
 
 
96 Babe Ruth /999
 
 
 
97 Nolan Ryan
 
 
 
98 Roberto Clemente
 
 
 
99 Ted Williams /999
 
 
 
100 Tom Seaver
 
  
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club') AND (num BETWEEN 91 AND 100);
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</sql2wiki>
 
===Rising Stars===
 
===Rising Stars===
  
101 Luke Hochevar (horizontal card)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/1401/Max-Scherzer-(Facing-Camera).jpg?id=1b4b1e05-f661-432e-bb96-f8dcf383774c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/1401/Max-Scherzer-(Facing-Camera).jpg?id=1b4b1e05-f661-432e-bb96-f8dcf383774c&size=original&side=back&.jpg
102 Daric Barton /999
 
 
 
103 Nick Adenhart (brown glove)
 
 
 
104 Gregor Blanco (white jersey)
 
 
 
105 Chris Carter /999
 
 
 
106 Eric Hurley
 
 
 
107 Clayton Kershaw (standing)
 
 
 
108 Evan Longoria /999
 
 
 
109 Garrett Mock (blue uniform)
 
 
 
110 David Purcey
 
 
 
111 Ryan Tucker /999
 
 
 
112 Joey Votto
 
 
 
113 Jeff Clement (batting)
 
 
 
114 Michael Aubrey /999
 
 
 
115 Brandon Boggs (sliding)
 
 
 
116 Johnny Cueto (gray jersey)
 
 
 
117 Hernan Iribarren /999
 
 
 
118 Masahide Kobayashi
 
 
 
119 Jed Lowrie (fielding)
 
 
 
120 Greg Reynolds /999
 
 
 
121 Matt Tolbert (gray jersey)
 
 
 
122 Jonathan Herrera (fielding)
 
 
 
123 J.R. Towles /999
 
 
 
124 Armando Galarraga (white uniform)
 
 
 
125 Josh Banks (blue jersey)
 
 
 
126 Mitch Boggs /999
 
 
 
127 Blake Dewitt (throwing)
 
 
 
128 Carlos Gonzalez (walking to dugout)
 
 
 
129 Elliot Johnson /999
 
 
 
130 Brian Barton (running)
 
 
 
131 Sean Rodriguez (bunting)
 
 
 
132 Kosuke Fukudome /999
 
 
 
133 Chin-Lung Hu (fielding)
 
 
 
134 Wladimir Balentien (batting)
 
 
 
135 Jeff Niemann /999
 
 
 
136 Jay Bruce (throwing)
 
 
 
137 Brandon Jones (batting)
 
 
 
138 Justin Masterson /999
 
 
 
139 Jayson Nix (jumping)
 
 
 
140 Max Scherzer (striped grass)
 
 
 
141 Mike Aviles /999
 
 
 
142 Greg Smith (running)
 
 
 
143 Nick Blackburn (red-billed hat)
 
 
 
144 Justin Ruggiano /999
 
 
 
145 Clay Buchholz (with crowd)
 
 
 
146 German Duran (gray uniform)
 
 
 
147 Radhames Liz /999
 
 
 
148 Chris Perez (wearing number 78)
 
 
 
149 Hiroki Kuroda (gray uniform)
 
 
 
150 Gregorio Petit /999
 
  
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club') AND (num BETWEEN 101 AND 150);
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</sql2wiki>
 
===Rookie Autographs===
 
===Rookie Autographs===
  
151 Emmanuel Burriss
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/166/Gregor-Blanco.jpg?id=02f00604-c0d9-4ede-87ee-86928fdd6a96&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/166/Gregor-Blanco.jpg?id=02f00604-c0d9-4ede-87ee-86928fdd6a96&size=original&side=back&.jpg
152 Elliot Johnson
 
 
 
153 Jonathan Van Every
 
 
 
154 Darren O'Day
 
 
 
155 Matt Joyce
 
 
 
156 Burke Badenhop
 
 
 
157 Brent Lillibridge
 
 
 
158 Johnny Cueto
 
 
 
159 Jeff Niemann
 
 
 
160 John Bowker
 
 
 
161 Brandon Boggs
 
 
 
162 Justin Masterson
 
 
 
163 Masahide Kobayashi
 
 
 
164 Nick Adenhart
 
 
 
165 Chris Perez
 
 
 
166 Gregor Blanco
 
 
 
167 Travis Denker
 
 
 
168 Jeff Clement
 
 
 
169 Evan Longoria
 
 
 
170 Greg Smith
 
 
 
171 Jay Bruce
 
 
 
172 Brian Barton
 
 
 
173 Max Scherzer
 
 
 
174 Blake DeWitt
 
 
 
175 Jed Lowrie
 
 
 
176 Clayton Kershaw
 
 
 
177 Jonathan Albaladejo
 
 
 
178 Josh Banks
 
 
 
179 Brian Horwitz
 
 
 
180 Micah Hoffpauir
 
 
 
181 Robinzon Diaz
 
 
 
182 Nick Evans
 
 
 
183 Joe Mather
 
 
 
184 Danny Herrera
 
 
 
185 Eugenio Velez
 
 
 
====Variations====
 
 
 
Variations of cards 101-150 exist. Compared to the short prints, these cards have a different photo on the front. The photo on the front of the card does not match the photo on the back of the card. They are serial-numbered to 999.
 
 
 
101 Luke Hochevar (vertical card)
 
 
 
102 Daric Barton (batting)
 
 
 
103 Nick Adenhart (black glove)
 
 
 
104 Gregor Blanco (blue jersey)
 
 
 
105 Chris Carter
 
 
 
106 Eric Hurley
 
 
 
107 Clayton Kershaw (pitching)
 
 
 
108 Evan Longoria
 
 
 
109 Garrett Mock (white uniform)
 
 
 
110 David Purcey
 
 
 
111 Ryan Tucker
 
 
 
112 Joey Votto
 
 
 
113 Jeff Clement (running in catching equipment)
 
 
 
114 Michael Aubrey
 
 
 
115 Brandon Boggs (fielding)
 
 
 
116 Johnny Cueto (red jersey)
 
 
 
117 Hernan Iribarren
 
 
 
118 Masahide Kobayashi
 
 
 
119 Jed Lowrie (standing)
 
 
 
120 Greg Reynolds
 
 
 
121 Matt Tolbert (blue jersey)
 
 
 
122 Jonathan Herrera (running)
 
 
 
123 J.R. Towles
 
 
 
124 Armando Galarraga (gray uniform)
 
 
 
125 Josh Banks (tan uniform)
 
 
 
126 Mitch Boggs
 
 
 
127 Blake Dewitt (batting)
 
 
 
128 Carlos Gonzalez (batting)
 
 
 
129 Elliot Johnson
 
 
 
130 Brian Barton (batting)
 
  
131 Sean Rodriguez (throwing)
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Rookie Autographs were exclusive to Hobby packs.  The odds of finding a specific Rookie Autograph are as follows.
  
132 Kosuke Fukudome
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* Group A: 1:3/Hobby packs.
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* Group B: 1:8/Hobby packs.
  
133 Chin-Lung Hu (batting)
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'''NOTE:''' Some Rookie Autographs packed out as redemption cards which expired October 31st, 2010.
  
134 Wladimir Balentien (sliding)
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SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club') AND (num > 150);
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</sql2wiki>
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====Rising Stars Variations====
  
135 Jeff Niemann
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/1122/Joey-Votto-(Fielding).jpg?id=b4316808-b856-4f79-b546-0d336a0fc10f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base/1122/Joey-Votto-(Fielding).jpg?id=b4316808-b856-4f79-b546-0d336a0fc10f&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
136 Jay Bruce (batting)
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Variations of all 50 cards in the Rising Stars subset (cards 101-150) exist. Compared to the base prints, these cards have a different photo on the front as, unlike the base set, the photo on the front of the card does not match the photo on the back of the card.  All are serial-numbered to 999.
  
137 Brandon Jones (base running)
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club Variations');
138 Justin Masterson
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</sql2wiki>
 
 
139 Jayson Nix (throwing)
 
 
 
140 Max Scherzer (non-stripped grass)
 
 
 
141 Mike Aviles
 
 
 
142 Greg Smith (pitching)
 
 
 
143 Nick Blackburn (solid blue hat)
 
 
 
144 Justin Ruggiano
 
 
 
145 Clay Buchholz (no crowd)
 
 
 
146 German Duran (blue uniform)
 
 
 
147 Radhames Liz
 
 
 
148 Chris Perez (wearing number 63)
 
 
 
149 Hiroki Kuroda (blue jersey)
 
 
 
150 Gregorio Petit
 
  
 
==Parallels==
 
==Parallels==
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===First Day Issue===
 
===First Day Issue===
  
There are two versions of First Day Issue cards, hobby and retail. Retail FDIs consist of the 50 players that are short-printed in the regular set and the 50 variation cards. They are printed on regular cardboard stock and are not serial numbered. Hobby FDIs are printed on a thicker foam stock, are serial-numbered to 599 and only parallel the 100 cards that were not short-printed.
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Retail-First-Day-Issue/107/Clayton-Kershaw.jpg?id=f8a5c8f5-e892-4d66-9e17-d76c20655b48&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Retail-First-Day-Issue/107/Clayton-Kershaw.jpg?id=f8a5c8f5-e892-4d66-9e17-d76c20655b48&size=original&side=back&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---First-Day-Issue/35/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=07795a16-1217-4bbe-a570-b25ebcb7b6a9&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---First-Day-Issue/35/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=07795a16-1217-4bbe-a570-b25ebcb7b6a9&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
===Photographer's Proof===
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There are two versions of First Day Issue cards, hobby and retail.
  
These cards come in four versions: Regular, Blue (#/99), Gold (#/50) and Platinum (#/1). Photographer's Proof variation cards exist. These cards will have the alternate photo on the front.
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Retail FDIs consist of the first 150 cards in the base set and the 50 Rookie Variations for a total of 200 cards. They are printed on regular cardboard stock and are not serial numbered.
  
===Printing Plates===
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Hobby FDIs are printed on a thicker foam stock, are serial-numbered to 599 and only parallel the 116 un-autographed base cards that were '''not''' serial-numbered to 999. (e.g. Card #1, #2, #4, #5 ... etc)
  
===Sketch Card===
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'''NOTE:''' The Joe DiMaggio cut-out (card #94) does not exist in either FDI parallel.
  
==Autographs & Game-Used==
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===Photographer's Proof===
  
===Beam Team===
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Blue-Photographers-Proof/5/Russell-Martin.jpg?id=47aab478-e646-4fb7-ac0c-dbfa8dad9004&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Blue-Photographers-Proof/5/Russell-Martin.jpg?id=47aab478-e646-4fb7-ac0c-dbfa8dad9004&size=original&side=back&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Gold-Photographers-Proof/7/Torii-Hunter.jpg?id=c1334384-b21c-4ff8-9901-19045e9cb451&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Gold-Photographers-Proof/7/Torii-Hunter.jpg?id=c1334384-b21c-4ff8-9901-19045e9cb451&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
Parallels include: Black and White (#/99), Gold (#/50) and Platinum (#/1).
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Photographer's Proof is a Hobby-only parallel of all 149 base cards, all 35 Rookie Autographs, and all 50 Rookie Variations.  Each is available in the following.
  
BTA-AG Adrian Gonzalez
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* Blue (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
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* Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
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* Platinum (one-of-one)
  
BTA-BH Brad Hawpe
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===Printing Plates===
  
BTA-BP Brandon Phillips
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Autographed-Rookie-Printing-Plate-Cyan/125/Josh-Banks.jpg?id=981b3c82-faa1-4cf5-a61d-8184adb03f40&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Base---Autographed-Rookie-Printing-Plate-Cyan/125/Josh-Banks.jpg?id=981b3c82-faa1-4cf5-a61d-8184adb03f40&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
BTA-BT Brad Thompson
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A set of four Printing Plates were randomly inserted into Hobby packs for the entire 149-card base set, all 35 Rookie Autographs, and all 50 Rookie Variations.
  
BTA-CC Carl Crawford
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==Inserts==
  
BTA-CCR Callix Crabbe
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===Sketch Card===
  
BTA-CD Carlos Delgado
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Sketch/CARI/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=69842b00-7e45-456f-8f98-2d09f2cc2685&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Sketch/CARI/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=69842b00-7e45-456f-8f98-2d09f2cc2685&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
BTA-CF Chone Figgins
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100 Sketch Cards were randomly inserted into Hobby packs.
  
BTA-CM Carlos Marmol
+
==Autographs & Game-Used==
  
BTA-CM Craig Monroe
+
===Stadium Slices===
 
 
BTA-CP Carlos Pena
 
 
 
BTA-CS Chris Stewart
 
  
BTA-CV Claudio Vargas
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Stadium-Slices/SSIS/Ichiro-Suzuki.jpg?id=0b31021c-5b75-4063-b908-6894b1577930&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Stadium-Slices/SSIS/Ichiro-Suzuki.jpg?id=0b31021c-5b75-4063-b908-6894b1577930&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
BTA-CVI Carlos Villanueva
+
Stadium Slices features pieces of the outfield wall of the recently closed Yankee Stadium.  Considering that the final game at Yankee Stadium was September 21st and that Stadium Club's release was November 5th, the turn-around time on these cards was impressive.  Each is serial-numbered to the production figures below and also available in the following parallels.
  
BTA-CW C.J. Wilson
+
* Blue (see below)
 +
* Gold (see below)
 +
* Photographer's Proof (one-of-one)
  
BTA-DH Dan Haren
+
'''NOTE:'''  For two years in the mid 1970s, Yankee Stadium was closed for renovations and it appears that all cards in this set feature a piece of the post-renovation outfield wall.  Despite that, this set features some players who never played in the post-renovation Yankee Stadium.
  
BTA-DS Daryl Strawberry
+
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 +
SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club Stadium Slices');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 +
=====Blue=====
  
BTA-DSA Duaner Sanchez
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club Stadium Slices Photographer\'s Proof Blue');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 +
=====Gold=====
  
BTA-DY Delwyn Young
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
+
SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club Stadium Slices Photographer\'s Proof Gold');
BTA-ED Eulogio De La Cruz
+
</sql2wiki>
 
 
BTA-ER Edwar Ramirez
 
 
 
BTA-FL Francisco Liriano
 
 
 
BTA-FP Felix Pie
 
 
 
BTA-FS Freddy Sanchez
 
 
 
BTA-GC Gary Carter
 
 
 
BTA-GD German Duran
 
 
 
BTA-GP Glen Perkins
 
 
 
BTA-GS Gary Sheffield
 
 
 
BTA-GSM Greg Smith
 
 
 
BTA-JB Jason Bartlett
 
 
 
BTA-JC Jack Cust
 
 
 
BTA-JCR Jesse Crain
 
 
 
BTA-JGA Joey Gathright
 
 
 
BTA-JGU Jeremy Guthrie
 
 
 
BTA-JH Josh Hamilton
 
 
 
BTA-JJ Jair Jurrjens
 
 
 
BTA-JL John Lackey
 
 
 
BTA-JN Jayson Nix
 
 
 
BTA-JP Johnathan Papelbon
 
 
 
BTA-JP Johnny Podres
 
 
 
BTA-JR Jose Reyes
 
 
 
BTA-JS Jeff Salazar
 
 
 
BTA-JSO Jeremy Sowers
 
 
 
BTA-JZ Joel Zumaya
 
 
 
BTA-KS Kevin Slowey
 
 
 
BTA-LM Lastings Milledge
 
 
 
BTA-ME Mark Ellis
 
 
 
BTA-MK Mark Kotsay
 
 
 
BTA-MN Mike Napoli
 
 
 
BTA-MR Manny Ramirez
 
 
 
BTA-MT Matt Tolbert
 
 
 
BTA-MT Marcus Thames
 
 
 
BTA-NR Nate Robertson
 
 
 
BTA-RC Robinson Cano
 
 
 
BTA-RP Ronny Paulino
 
 
 
BTA-SC Shawn Chacon
 
 
 
BTA-TG Tom Gorzelanny
 
 
 
BTA-TJ Todd Jones
 
 
 
BTA-WB Wilson Betemit
 
 
 
BTA-WN Will Nieves
 
 
 
BTA-YP Yusmiero Petit
 
  
 
===Ceremonial Cuts===
 
===Ceremonial Cuts===
  
CC-GB George Bush
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Ceremonial-Cuts/CC-GB/George-W-Bush.jpg?id=887608a6-e13d-425b-bdc3-be5a2ee46a6f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Ceremonial-Cuts/CC-GB/George-W-Bush.jpg?id=887608a6-e13d-425b-bdc3-be5a2ee46a6f&size=original&side=back&.jpg
CC-JF Jimmie Foxx
 
 
 
CC-JR Jackie Robinson
 
 
 
CC-MO Mel Ott
 
 
 
CC-PB Pope Benedict XVI
 
 
 
CC-PR Pee Wee Reese
 
 
 
CC-RC Roy Campanella
 
 
 
CC-RH Rogers Hornsby
 
 
 
CC-TC Ty Cobb
 
 
 
CC-TW Ted Williams
 
 
 
===Stadium Slices===
 
 
 
SS-AP Albert Pujols
 
 
 
SS-AR Alex Rodriguez
 
 
 
SS-BR Babe Ruth
 
 
 
SS-DM Daisuke Matsuzaka
 
 
 
SS-DO David Ortiz
 
 
 
SS-HM Hideki Matsui
 
 
 
SS-IS Ichiro
 
 
 
SS-JD Joe Dimaggio
 
 
 
SS-JM Johnny Mize
 
 
 
SS-LG Lou Gehrig
 
 
 
SS-MM Mickey Mantle
 
 
 
SS-MR Mariano Rivera
 
 
 
SS-RJ Reggie Jackson
 
 
 
SS-TM Thurman Munson
 
 
 
SS-YB Yogi Berra
 
 
 
===Triumvirate Autographed Triple Relics===
 
 
 
Parallels include: Black (#/1).
 
 
 
TA-AD Adam Dunn
 
 
 
TA-AP Albert Pujols
 
 
 
TA-AR Aramis Ramirez
 
 
 
TA-ARI Alex Rios
 
 
 
TA-AS Alfonso Soriano
 
 
 
TA-BU B.J. Upton
 
 
 
TA-CC Carl Crawford
 
 
 
TA-CH Cole Hamels
 
 
 
TA-CL Carlos Lee
 
 
 
TA-CS Cc Sabathia
 
 
 
TA-CW Chien-Ming Wang
 
 
 
TA-DL Derrek Lee
 
 
 
TA-DO David Ortiz
 
 
 
TA-DY Delmon Young
 
 
 
TA-HR Hanley Ramirez
 
 
 
TA-JF Jeff Franceour
 
 
 
TA-JM Justin Morneau
 
 
 
TA-JP Jake Peavy
 
 
 
TA-JPA Jonathan Papelbon
 
  
TA-JS Johan Santana
+
Ceremonial Cuts features decorative bunting of the recently closed Yankee Stadium.  Each is serial-numbered to 199 copies and also available in the following parallels.
  
TA-JU Justin Upton
+
* Photographer's Proof Blue (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
 +
* Photographer's Proof Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
 +
* Photographer's Proof Platinum (one-of-one)
  
TA-MH Matt Holiday
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club Ceremonial Cuts');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 +
===Beam Team Autographs===
  
TA-MO Magglio Ordonez
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Beam-Team/BTA-RC/Robinson-Cano.jpg?id=41564051-0734-44be-adeb-6516ef1479a2&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Beam-Team/BTA-RC/Robinson-Cano.jpg?id=41564051-0734-44be-adeb-6516ef1479a2&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
TA-MR Mariano Rivera
+
Beam Team Autographs are exclusive to Hobby packs.  The specific odds of finding a Beam Team Autograph are as follows.
  
TA-MT Miguel Tejada
+
* Group A: 1:13 Hobby.
 +
* Group B: 1:6 Hobby.
 +
* Group C: 1:11 Hobby
  
TA-RM Russ Martin
+
Each Beam Team Autograph is also available in the following parallels.
  
TA-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
+
* Black & White (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
 +
* Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
 +
* Platinum (one-of-one)
 +
* Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
  
TA-SK Scott Kazmir
+
'''NOTE:''' Card #BTA-JP is of Johnny Podres, who died earlier in 2008.  Thanks to [[Sticker Autograph|sticker autographs,]] Topps would continue to produce autographed cards of Podres until 2015.
  
TA-TH Todd Helton
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club Beam Team Autographs');
 +
</sql2wiki>
  
TA-TH Torii Hunter
+
===Triumvirate Memorabilia Autographs===
  
TA-TT Troy Tulowitzki
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Triumvirate-Autographed-Triple-Relics/TA-RM/Russ-Martin.jpg?id=a1c5d6ba-1fb0-41dd-9723-51a1e297e634&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2008/Topps-Stadium-Club---Triumvirate-Autographed-Triple-Relics/TA-RM/Russ-Martin.jpg?id=a1c5d6ba-1fb0-41dd-9723-51a1e297e634&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
TA-VG Vladimir Guerrero
+
Triumvirate Memorabilia Autographs feature a [[Sticker Autograph|sticker autograph]] along with three relic pieces in a [[2008 Triple Threads|Triple Threads-style]] card.  In fact, this set is often confused with Triple Threads.  Each is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in a one-of-one Black parallel.
  
TA-VW Vernon Wells
+
'''NOTE:''' Card #TA-MO is serial-numbered to only 49 copies.
  
 +
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2008) AND (setname = 'Stadium Club Triumvirate Memorabilia Autographs');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 +
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Revision as of 18:21, 1 July 2020

Description

2008 Stadium Club is a 184-card set released in November 5th, 2008. This was the first Stadium Club set released in five years, but structurally bears little resemblance to the Stadium Club sets of years past.

Each Hobby pack, which had a suggested price of $25, yielded one autograph and two serial-numbered cards. A stripped-down edition (without autographs, or much of anything other than base cards) was issued to retail, which had a suggested price of $2.99 per pack.

The first 90 cards are all of current Major League players, and cards #91-#100 are of Hall of Famers. The next 50 cards make up a "Rising Stars" subset of rookies. The final 35 cards make up an autographed rookie set and are seeded at the rate of 1:2 in Hobby packs.

For the first 150 cards, every third card (i.e. Card #3, #6, #9, #150, etc) is short-printed and serial-numbered to 999 copies. Each Hobby pack contains one of 50 Rising Stars variations which are also serial-numbered to 999 copies. Each Hobby pack contained either a base card numbered to 999 or a Rising Star Variation numbered to 999.

Card #94 was to have been Joe DiMaggio, but Topps lost DiMaggio's rights to Upper Deck and was forced to withdraw it. However, a number of "cut-out" DiMaggio's (similar to the 2006 Topps Alex Gordon) did find their way into packs.

When asked about 2008 Stadium Club at the 2011 NSCC, Clay Luraschi, the Director of Product Development for Topps, responded "It didn't sell well." Due to the unusual divide-by-three configuration, 2008 Stadium Club was one of the most confusing sets ever.

Distribution

Hobby: 8 cards per pack ($25), 12 packs per box

Retail: 8 cards per pack ($2.99), 8 packs per blaster ($19.99)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 184 - ? ?
short set 99 - ? ?
Short Prints 50 999 1:2 ?
Autographed Rookies 35 - 1:2 ?
Rising Stars Variations 50 999 1:2 ?
First Day Issue Retail 199 - NA one-per-pack
First Day Issue Hobby 116 599 5:6 N/A
Blue Photographer's Proof 199 99 1:5 N/A
Blue Photographer's Proof Autographed Rookies 35 99 1:29 N/A
Gold Photographer's Proof 199 50 1:9 N/A
Gold Photographer's Proof Autographed Rookies 35 99 1:62 N/A
Platinum Photographer's Proof 199 one-of-one 1:340 N/A
Platinum Photographer's Proof Autographed Rookies 35 one-of-one 1:1980 N/A
Printing Plates 199 four for each 1:85 N/A
Printing Plates Autographed Rookies 35 four for each PP N/A
Sketch Card ? one-of-one 1:28 N/A
Stadium Slices 15 varies 1:23 N/A
Stadium Slices Photographer's Proof Blue 15 varies PPB N/A
Stadium Slices Photographer's Proof Gold 15 varies PPG N/A
Stadium Slices Photographer's Proof Platinum 15 one-of-one PPP N/A
Ceremonial Cuts 9 199 1:34 N/A
Ceremonial Cuts Photographer's Proof Blue 9 99 PPB N/A
Ceremonial Cuts Photographer's Proof Gold 9 50 PPG N/A
Ceremonial Cuts Photographer's Proof Platinum 9 one-of-one PPP N/A
Beam Team 52 - 1:2 N/A
Beam Team Black & White 52 99 1:19 N/A
Beam Team Gold 52 50 1:40 N/A
Beam Team Platinum 52 one-of-one 1:1327 N/A
Beam Team Printing Plates 52 four for each PP N/A
Triumvirate Autographed Triple Relics 28 99 1:26 N/A
Triumvirate Autographed Triple Relics Black Parallel 28 one-of-one 1:2501 N/A

PP: Odds of finding an Autographed Printing Plate: 1:198 Hobby packs.
PPB: Odds of finding a Photographer's Proof Blue Relic: 1:28 Hobby packs.
PPG: Odds of finding a Photographer's Proof Gold Relic: 1:55 Hobby packs.
PPB: Odds of finding a Photographer's Proof Platinum Relic: 1:2710 Hobby packs.

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Chase Utley
  • 2 Tim Lincecum
  • 3 Ryan Zimmerman 999
  • 4 Todd Helton
  • 5 Russell Martin
  • 6 Curtis Granderson 999
  • 7 Torii Hunter
  • 8 Mark Teixeira
  • 9 Alfonso Soriano 999
  • 10 CC Sabathia
  • 11 David Ortiz
  • 12 Miguel Tejada 999
  • 13 Alex Rodriguez
  • 14 Prince Fielder
  • 15 Alex Gordon 999
  • 16 Jake Peavy
  • 17 B.J. Upton
  • 18 Michael Young 999
  • 19 Jason Bay
  • 20 Jorge Posada
  • 21 Jacoby Ellsbury 999
  • 22 Nick Markakis
  • 23 Tom Glavine
  • 24 Justin Upton 999
  • 25 Edinson Volquez
  • 26 Miguel Cabrera
  • 27 Carlos Lee 999
  • 28 Ryan Church
  • 29 Delmon Young
  • 30 Carlos Quentin 999
  • 31 Carl Crawford
  • 32 Roy Halladay
  • 33 Brandon Webb 999
  • 34 Brian Roberts
  • 35 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 36 Troy Tulowitzki 999
  • 37 Hanley Ramirez
  • 38 Hunter Pence
  • 39 Johnny Damon 999
  • 40 Eric Chavez
  • 41 Adrian Gonzalez
  • 42 Carlos Pena 999
  • 43 Felix Hernandez
  • 44 Magglio Ordonez
  • 45 Josh Beckett 999
  • 46 Fausto Carmona
  • 47 Chris Young
  • 48 John Lackey 999
  • 49 John Smoltz
  • 50 David Wright
  • 51 Ichiro 999
  • 52 Vernon Wells
  • 53 Josh Hamilton
  • 54 Albert Pujols 999
  • 55 Dustin Pedroia
  • 56 Garrett Atkins
  • 57 Roy Oswalt 999
  • 58 Jose Reyes
  • 59 Derek Jeter
  • 60 Scott Kazmir 999
  • 61 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 62 Joba Chamberlain
  • 63 Kevin Youkilis 999
  • 64 Victor Martinez
  • 65 Nick Swisher
  • 66 Carlos Beltran 999
  • 67 Joe Mauer
  • 68 Gary Sheffield
  • 69 Cole Hamels 999
  • 70 Brian McCann
  • 71 Grady Sizemore
  • 72 Robinson Cano 999
  • 73 Greg Maddux
  • 74 Rich Harden
  • 75 Ryan Howard 999
  • 76 Johan Santana
  • 77 Dan Uggla
  • 78 Justin Verlander 999
  • 79 Derrek Lee
  • 80 Ryan Braun
  • 81 Lance Berkman 999
  • 82 Manny Ramirez
  • 83 Chipper Jones
  • 84 Daisuke Matsuzaka 999
  • 85 Matt Holliday
  • 86 Justin Morneau
  • 87 Jimmy Rollins 999
  • 88 Hideki Matsui
  • 89 Pedro Martinez
  • 90 Carlos Zambrano 999

Hall of Famers

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  • 91 Jackie Robinson
  • 92 Mickey Mantle
  • 93 Ty Cobb 999
  • 94 Joe DiMaggio SP (cut out)
  • 95 Honus Wagner
  • 96 Babe Ruth 999
  • 97 Nolan Ryan
  • 98 Roberto Clemente
  • 99 Ted Williams 999
  • 100 Tom Seaver

Rising Stars

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  • 101 Luke Hochevar RC
  • 102 Daric Barton (RC) 999
  • 103 Nick Adenhart (RC)
  • 104 Gregor Blanco (RC)
  • 105 Chris Carter (RC) 999
  • 106 Eric Hurley (RC)
  • 107 Clayton Kershaw RC
  • 108 Evan Longoria RC 999
  • 109 Garrett Mock (RC)
  • 110 David Purcey (RC)
  • 111 Ryan Tucker (RC) 999
  • 112 Joey Votto (RC)
  • 113 Jeff Clement (RC)
  • 114 Michael Aubrey RC 999
  • 115 Brandon Boggs (RC)
  • 116 Johnny Cueto RC
  • 117 Hernan Iribarren (RC) 999
  • 118 Masahide Kobayashi RC
  • 119 Jed Lowrie (RC)
  • 120 Greg Reynolds RC 999
  • 121 Matt Tolbert RC
  • 122 Jonathan Herrera RC
  • 123 J.R. Towles RC 999
  • 124 Armando Galarraga RC
  • 125 Josh Banks (RC)
  • 126 Mitchell Boggs (RC) 999
  • 127 Blake DeWitt (RC)
  • 128 Carlos Gonzalez (RC)
  • 129 Elliot Johnson (RC) 999
  • 130 Brian Barton RC
  • 131 Sean Rodriguez (RC)
  • 132 Kosuke Fukudome RC 999
  • 133 Chin-Lung Hu (RC)
  • 134 Wladimir Balentien (RC)
  • 135 Jeff Niemann (RC) 999
  • 136 Jay Bruce (RC)
  • 137 Brandon Jones RC
  • 138 Justin Masterson RC 999
  • 139 Jayson Nix (RC)
  • 140 Max Scherzer RC
  • 141 Mike Aviles RC 999
  • 142 Greg Smith RC
  • 143 Nick Blackburn RC
  • 144 Justin Ruggiano RC 999
  • 145 Clay Buchholz (RC)
  • 146 German Duran RC
  • 147 Radhames Liz RC 999
  • 148 Chris Perez RC
  • 149 Hiroki Kuroda RC
  • 150 Gregorio Petit RC 999

Rookie Autographs

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Rookie Autographs were exclusive to Hobby packs. The odds of finding a specific Rookie Autograph are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:3/Hobby packs.
  • Group B: 1:8/Hobby packs.

NOTE: Some Rookie Autographs packed out as redemption cards which expired October 31st, 2010.

  • 151 Emmanuel Burriss AU RC EXCH A
  • 152 Elliot Johnson AU A
  • 153 Jonathan Van Every AU RC A
  • 154 Darren O'Day AU RC A
  • 155 Matt Joyce AU RC A
  • 156 Burke Badenhop AU RC A
  • 157 Brent Lillibridge AU (RC) A
  • 158 Johnny Cueto AU A
  • 159 Jeff Niemann AU A
  • 160 John Bowker AU (RC) A
  • 161 Brandon Boggs AU A
  • 162 Justin Masterson AU A
  • 163 Masahide Kobayashi AU A
  • 164 Nick Adenhart AU A
  • 165 Chris Perez AU EXCH A
  • 166 Gregor Blanco AU A
  • 167 Travis Denker AU RC A
  • 168 Jeff Clement AU EXCH A
  • 169 Evan Longoria AU A
  • 170 Greg Smith AU A
  • 171 Jay Bruce AU B
  • 172 Brian Barton AU B
  • 173 Max Scherzer AU B
  • 174 Blake DeWitt AU B
  • 175 Jed Lowrie AU B
  • 176 Clayton Kershaw AU B
  • 177 Jonathan Albaladejo AU RC B
  • 178 Josh Banks AU B
  • 179 Brian Horwitz AU RC B
  • 180 Micah Hoffpauir AU RC B
  • 181 Robinzon Diaz AU (RC) B
  • 182 Nick Evans AU RC B
  • 183 Joe Mather AU RC EXCH B
  • 184 Danny Herrera AU RC B
  • 185 Eugenio Velez AU RC B

Rising Stars Variations

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Variations of all 50 cards in the Rising Stars subset (cards 101-150) exist. Compared to the base prints, these cards have a different photo on the front as, unlike the base set, the photo on the front of the card does not match the photo on the back of the card. All are serial-numbered to 999.

  • 101 Luke Hochevar (vertical card)
  • 102 Daric Barton (batting)
  • 103 Nick Adenhart (black glove)
  • 104 Gregor Blanco (blue jersey)
  • 105 Chris Carter (batting)
  • 106 Eric Hurley (wind-up)
  • 107 Clayton Kershaw (pitching)
  • 108 Evan Longoria (signing autographs)
  • 109 Garrett Mock (white uniform)
  • 110 David Purcey (throwing)
  • 111 Ryan Tucker (tossing baseball)
  • 112 Joey Votto (flipping ball)
  • 113 Jeff Clement (running in catchers equipment)
  • 114 Michael Aubrey (running)
  • 115 Brandon Boggs (fielding)
  • 116 Johnny Cueto (red jersey)
  • 117 Hernan Iribarren (throwing)
  • 118 Masahide Kobayashi (portrait)
  • 119 Jed Lowrie (standing)
  • 120 Greg Reynolds (pitching)
  • 121 Matt Tolbert (blue jersey)
  • 122 Jonathan Herrera (running)
  • 123 J.R. Towles (swinging)
  • 124 Armando Galarraga (gray uniform)
  • 125 Josh Banks (tan uniform)
  • 126 Mitchell Boggs (pitching)
  • 127 Blake DeWitt (batting)
  • 128 Carlos Gonzalez (batting)
  • 129 Elliot Johnson (throwing)
  • 130 Brian Barton (batting)
  • 131 Sean Rodriguez (throwing)
  • 132 Kosuke Fukudome (throwing)
  • 133 Chin-Lung Hu (batting)
  • 134 Wladimir Balentien (sliding)
  • 135 Jeff Niemann (in bullpen)
  • 136 Jay Bruce (batting)
  • 137 Brandon Jones (base running)
  • 138 Justin Masterson (pitching)
  • 139 Jayson Nix (throwing)
  • 140 Max Scherzer (non-striped grass)
  • 141 Mike Aviles (batting)
  • 142 Greg Smith (pitching)
  • 143 Nick Blackburn (solid blue hat)
  • 144 Justin Ruggiano (batting)
  • 145 Clay Buchholz (no crowd)
  • 146 German Duran (blue uniform)
  • 147 Radhames Liz (pitching)
  • 148 Chris Perez (#63)
  • 149 Hiroki Kuroda (blue jersey)
  • 150 Gregorio Petit (fielding)

Parallels

First Day Issue

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There are two versions of First Day Issue cards, hobby and retail.

Retail FDIs consist of the first 150 cards in the base set and the 50 Rookie Variations for a total of 200 cards. They are printed on regular cardboard stock and are not serial numbered.

Hobby FDIs are printed on a thicker foam stock, are serial-numbered to 599 and only parallel the 116 un-autographed base cards that were not serial-numbered to 999. (e.g. Card #1, #2, #4, #5 ... etc)

NOTE: The Joe DiMaggio cut-out (card #94) does not exist in either FDI parallel.

Photographer's Proof

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Photographer's Proof is a Hobby-only parallel of all 149 base cards, all 35 Rookie Autographs, and all 50 Rookie Variations. Each is available in the following.

  • Blue (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
  • Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Platinum (one-of-one)

Printing Plates

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A set of four Printing Plates were randomly inserted into Hobby packs for the entire 149-card base set, all 35 Rookie Autographs, and all 50 Rookie Variations.

Inserts

Sketch Card

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100 Sketch Cards were randomly inserted into Hobby packs.

Autographs & Game-Used

Stadium Slices

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Stadium Slices features pieces of the outfield wall of the recently closed Yankee Stadium. Considering that the final game at Yankee Stadium was September 21st and that Stadium Club's release was November 5th, the turn-around time on these cards was impressive. Each is serial-numbered to the production figures below and also available in the following parallels.

  • Blue (see below)
  • Gold (see below)
  • Photographer's Proof (one-of-one)

NOTE: For two years in the mid 1970s, Yankee Stadium was closed for renovations and it appears that all cards in this set feature a piece of the post-renovation outfield wall. Despite that, this set features some players who never played in the post-renovation Yankee Stadium.

  • SS AP Albert Pujols 428
  • SS AR Alex Rodriguez 89
  • SS DM Daisuke Matsuzaka 428
  • SS DO David Ortiz 428
  • SS GG Rich Gossage 89
  • SS HM Hideki Matsui 428
  • SS IS Ichiro 428
  • SS JT Joe Torre 89
  • SS LP Lou Piniella 89
  • SS MM Mickey Mantle 89
  • SS MR Mariano Rivera 428
  • SS RJ Reggie Jackson 89
  • SS TM Thurman Munson 89
  • SS WF Whitey Ford 89
  • SS YB Yogi Berra 89
Blue

  • SS AP Albert Pujols 99
  • SS AR Alex Rodriguez 25
  • SS DM Daisuke Matsuzaka 99
  • SS DO David Ortiz 99
  • SS GG Rich Gossage 25
  • SS HM Hideki Matsui 99
  • SS IS Ichiro 99
  • SS JT Joe Torre 25
  • SS LP Lou Piniella 25
  • SS MM Mickey Mantle 25
  • SS MR Mariano Rivera 99
  • SS RJ Reggie Jackson 25
  • SS TM Thurman Munson 25
  • SS WF Whitey Ford 25
  • SS YB Yogi Berra 25
Gold

  • SS AP Albert Pujols 50
  • SS AR Alex Rodriguez 5
  • SS DM Daisuke Matsuzaka 50
  • SS DO David Ortiz 50
  • SS GG Rich Gossage 5
  • SS HM Hideki Matsui 50
  • SS IS Ichiro 50
  • SS JT Joe Torre 5
  • SS LP Lou Piniella 5
  • SS MM Mickey Mantle 5
  • SS MR Mariano Rivera 50
  • SS RJ Reggie Jackson 5
  • SS TM Thurman Munson 5
  • SS WF Whitey Ford 5
  • SS YB Yogi Berra 5

Ceremonial Cuts

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Ceremonial Cuts features decorative bunting of the recently closed Yankee Stadium. Each is serial-numbered to 199 copies and also available in the following parallels.

  • Photographer's Proof Blue (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
  • Photographer's Proof Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Photographer's Proof Platinum (one-of-one)

  • CC-BR Babe Ruth
  • CC-GB George W. Bush
  • CC-JF Jimmie Foxx
  • CC-JR Jackie Robinson
  • CC-LG Lou Gehrig
  • CC-MO Mel Ott
  • CC-RH Rogers Hornsby
  • CC-TC Ty Cobb
  • CC-TW Ted Williams

Beam Team Autographs

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Beam Team Autographs are exclusive to Hobby packs. The specific odds of finding a Beam Team Autograph are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:13 Hobby.
  • Group B: 1:6 Hobby.
  • Group C: 1:11 Hobby

Each Beam Team Autograph is also available in the following parallels.

  • Black & White (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
  • Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Platinum (one-of-one)
  • Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: Card #BTA-JP is of Johnny Podres, who died earlier in 2008. Thanks to sticker autographs, Topps would continue to produce autographed cards of Podres until 2015.

  • BTA-AG Adrian Gonzalez C
  • BTA-BH Brad Hawpe C
  • BTA-BP Brandon Phillips B
  • BTA-BT Brad Thompson C
  • BTA-CC Carl Crawford C
  • BTA-CCR Callix Crabbe C
  • BTA-CD Carlos Delgado C
  • BTA-CF Chone Figgins B
  • BTA-CM Carlos Marmol C
  • BTA-CMO Craig Monroe B
  • BTA-CP Carlos Pena C
  • BTA-CV Claudio Vargas C
  • BTA-CVI Carlos Villanueva B
  • BTA-CW C.J. Wilson B
  • BTA-DH Dan Haren C
  • BTA-DS Darryl Strawberry B
  • BTA-DY Delwyn Young A
  • BTA-ER Edwar Ramirez C
  • BTA-FL Francisco Liriano C
  • BTA-FP Felix Pie B
  • BTA-FS Freddy Sanchez C
  • BTA-GC Gary Carter C
  • BTA-GD German Duran B
  • BTA-GP Glen Perkins B
  • BTA-GS Gary Sheffield C
  • BTA-GSM Greg Smith C
  • BTA-JB Jason Bartlett C
  • BTA-JC Jack Cust C
  • BTA-JCR Jesse Crain A
  • BTA-JGA Joey Gathright C
  • BTA-JGU Jeremy Guthrie C
  • BTA-JH Josh Hamilton B
  • BTA-JJ Jair Jurrjens C
  • BTA-JL John Lackey B
  • BTA-JN Jayson Nix A
  • BTA-JP Jonathan Papelbon C
  • BTA-JPO Johnny Podres B
  • BTA-JR Jose Reyes C
  • BTA-JS Jeff Salazar B
  • BTA-KS Kevin Slowey B
  • BTA-LM Lastings Milledge B
  • BTA-ME Mark Ellis C
  • BTA-MK Mark Kotsay C
  • BTA-MN Mike Napoli C
  • BTA-MT Marcus Thames C
  • BTA-MTO Matt Tolbert A
  • BTA-NR Nate Robertson B
  • BTA-RC Robinson Cano B
  • BTA-RP Ronny Paulino B
  • BTA-TG Tom Gorzelanny C
  • BTA-TJ Todd Jones B
  • BTA-YP Yusmeiro Petit A

Triumvirate Memorabilia Autographs

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Triumvirate Memorabilia Autographs feature a sticker autograph along with three relic pieces in a Triple Threads-style card. In fact, this set is often confused with Triple Threads. Each is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in a one-of-one Black parallel.

NOTE: Card #TA-MO is serial-numbered to only 49 copies.

  • TA-AD Adam Dunn
  • TA-AP Albert Pujols
  • TA-AR Aramis Ramirez
  • TA-ARI Alex Rios
  • TA-AS Alfonso Soriano
  • TA-BU B.J. Upton
  • TA-CC Carl Crawford
  • TA-CL Carlos Lee
  • TA-CW Chien-Ming Wang
  • TA-DL Derrek Lee
  • TA-DO David Ortiz
  • TA-HR Hanley Ramirez
  • TA-JF Jeff Francoeur
  • TA-JM Justin Morneau
  • TA-JP Jake Peavy
  • TA-JPA Jonathan Papelbon
  • TA-JU Justin Upton
  • TA-MH Matt Holliday
  • TA-MO Magglio Ordonez
  • TA-MR Mariano Rivera
  • TA-MT Miguel Tejada
  • TA-RM Russell Martin
  • TA-SK Scott Kazmir
  • TA-TH Torii Hunter
  • TA-TLH Todd Helton
  • TA-TT Troy Tulowitzki
  • TA-VG Vladimir Guerrero
  • TA-VW Vernon Wells