Goodwin’s Champions, Upper Deck’s ode to the popular 19th century baseball card set includes a list of short prints.
The September release of 2009 MLB Goodwin Champions was a throwback to the original 1880s set including a vintage design and vast array of inserts that collectors have been chasing. Upper Deck was counting on a late season buzz by promoting the inaugural product release with “Tailgate Parties” where shop owners received prize support and refreshments for their customers who came by to check out the new set. To make things easier for collectors interested in putting the set together, Upper Deck is now announcing short-print information on the set.
The overall numbers include:
Cards 1-150: Commonly seeded;
Cards 151-190: Short Prints (1:2 hobby packs on average);
Cards 191-210: Super Short Prints (2:1 hobby boxes on average); and
Cards 211-252: Mini High-Series Exclusives (42 of the 192 cards that create the mini card set).
The mini parallels exist in the basic card format from cards 1-150 but then the final 42 cards in the set are only available in the mini card format. Foil versions of the mini parallels are limited to just 88 total sets. There is one other considerably more limited variation known as the “Moonlight” set that features the following players with a dark background and full moon behind them. Below is a listing of players that have this rare “Moonlight” parallel:
|
1 |
Ken Griffey Jr. |
|
7 |
Ryne Sandberg |
|
20 |
Grady Sizemore |
|
44 |
Barack Obama |
|
56 |
Ozzie Smith |
|
65 |
Tiger Woods |
|
69 |
Ichiro |
|
74 |
Gerry Lopez |
|
87 |
Andy Pettitte |
|
101 |
Cal Ripken Jr. |
|
106 |
Ryan Howard |
|
115 |
Smarty Jones |
|
126 |
Troy Tulowitzki |
|
132 |
Chien-Ming Wang |
|
140 |
Gordie Howe |
Some of the hard-signed autograph cards are also quite limited. Below is a listing of cards in the autograph set limited to 50 copies or less:
|
A-AG |
Adrian Gonzalez – 45 |
|
A-AK |
Al Kaline – 50 |
|
A-BO |
Bobby Orr – 25 |
|
A-CJ |
Chipper Jones – 25 |
|
A-CK |
Clayton Kershaw – 50 |
|
A-DE |
Dennis Eckersley – 50 |
|
A-DJ |
Derek Jeter – 25 |
|
A-EC |
Eric Chavez – 50 |
|
A-EL |
Evan Longoria – 25 |
|
A-GK |
Kevin Garnett – 25 |
|
A-GS |
Grady Sizemore – 50 |
|
A-HP |
Hunter Pence – 50 |
|
A-JC |
Joe Carter – 45 |
|
A-JO |
Jon Lester – 25 |
|
A-KG |
Ken Griffey Jr. – 25 |
|
A-KU |
Koji Uehara – 25 |
|
A-LA |
Ryan Braun – 50 |
|
A-LJ |
LeBron James – 25 |
|
A-MJ |
Michael Jordan – 23 |
|
A-NR |
Nolan Ryan – 25 |
|
A-OS |
Ozzie Smith – 50 |
|
A-PF |
Prince Fielder – 50 |
|
A-PM |
Paul Molitor – 50 |
|
A-RB |
Brooks Robinson – 50 |
|
A-RF |
Rollie Fingers – 50 |
|
A-RH |
Roy Halladay – 50 |
|
A-SD |
Stephen Drew – 50 |
|
A-TG |
Tony Gwynn – 25 |
|
A-WF |
Whitey Ford – 25 |
|
A-YA |
Kristi Yamaguchi – 49 |
|
A-ZG |
Zack Greinke – 25 |
Short prints on memorabilia cards with quantities of 100 copies or less are listed below:
|
GCM-BB |
Buffalo Bill Cody – 5 |
|
GCM-CU |
Chase Utley – 100 |
|
GCM-DI |
Joe DiMaggio – 20 |
|
GCM-JR |
Jose Reyes – 100 |
|
GCM-KF |
Kosuke Fukudome – 100 |
|
GCM-LY |
Lyndon Johnson – 5 |
|
GCM-MJ |
Michael Jordan – 50 |
|
GCM-PM |
Paul Molitor – 15 |
|
GCM-TW |
Ted Williams – 40 |
“We’ve been very pleased with the performance of 2009 MLB Goodwin Champions,” said Gabriel Garcia, Upper Deck’s baseball brand manager. “We think collectors are going to fall in love with it all over again once the exchange cards for the Landmarks, Entomology and Thoroughbred cards when they start shipping out next month. Collectors have never seen anything like these and we know they will absolutely love them.”
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