Upper Deck Releases 2011 Goodwin Champions Set

Hand-painted ‘Presidential Masterpieces’ short prints and wondrous entomology set

featuring all new butterflies, bugs and beetles highlight sought-after collection!



Carlsbad, CA (July 1, 2011) – As the 2011 professional baseball season readies itself for its annual Mid-Summer Classic later this month, the Upper Deck Company is excited to release its second baseball-themed trading card set of the year: 2011 Goodwin Champions! The 231-card regular set features an impressive array of baseball legends and prospects plus memorable champions and standouts from many other sports as well!



“This release will really make an impact,” said Grant Sandground, Upper Deck’s product manager. “The combination of signatures, hand-painted images, animal kingdom patches and museum collection relics, not to mention the continuation of the Entomology bugs cards, truly provide something for every level of collector!”



The box break summary is enticing to say the least, with three of the following four categories guaranteed (on average): hard-signed autograph cards; single- or dual-swatch memorabilia cards; embroidered animal patch cards; and 1-of-1 printing plates! In addition, on average, collectors can expect to yield 10 Goodwin Champions Minis per box; one “Figures of Sport” die-cut insert; one “World Traveler (5” x 7”) box topper; and one “Goodwin Citizen” insert card consisting of notable historical figures including Louie Pasteur, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Jules Vern, Louis Vuitton and Vincent Van Gogh.



Outstanding best describes the phenomenal lineup of hard-signed autograph cards found inside 2011 Goodwin Champions. A total of 84 sports stars have signature cards including Alex Ovechkin, Annika Sorenstam, Bode Miller, Chris Paul, Nolan Ryan, Bill Walton, Steve Carlton, Carlton Fisk, Candace Parker, David Robinson, Walt Frazier, Greg Louganis, Mia Hamm, Bo Jackson, Johnny Bench, Janet Evans, Jim Rice, Larry Bird, Bubba Watson, Landon Donovan, LeBron James, Johnny Miller, Michael Jordan, Michelle Wie, Mark Spitz, Wayne Gretzky, Ryne Sandberg, Bobby Orr and Tiger Woods. This release marks the first time that both Watson and Wie will have autograph cards appearing in a trading card set.



The base set alone features 150 regular cards, 40 short prints, 20 super short prints, and 21 high series minis short prints. A brand new element to this year’s release is an impressive array of hand-painted “Goodwin Masterpieces Presidential Series” cards showcasing all 43 U.S. Presidents. Each President has a total of 10 hand-painted cards which allows collectors the opportunity to build a full set. Another new addition to the 2011 version is an insert collection entitled “Museum Collections Relics” which includes extraordinary rarities from historical icons like Abraham Lincoln, Annie Oakley, Napoleon, The White House and even the Spirit of St. Louis!



But wait, there’s more; “Animal Kingdom” patch cards make their Goodwin Champions debut as well. Seek out cool patch cards spotlighting the likes of such incredible animals and mammals like the salt water crocodile, the red-eyed tree frog, the North American Moose, the King Cobra, the humpback whale, the great white shark and the African elephant. The Animal Kingdom cards are all seeded at different rations based upon the featured animal’s actual endangered species status. Finally, rare Thoroughbred Hair Cuts cards return to the mix featuring Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and 2007 Preakness winner Curlin.



Upper Deck’s 2011 Goodwin Champions Baseball set boasts five cards per pack, 20 packs per box, and is available on store shelves now.



The key elements (and seeding ratios) within 2011 Goodwin Champions are as follows:



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AUTOGRAPHS (overall odds 1:20 hobby)

This 84-card set is broken into six distinct tiers of scarcity as follows:



GROUP A (1:1,1577 hobby)

A-AO
Alexander Ovechkin

A-DR
David Robinson

A-FR
Walt Frazier

A-GH
Grant Hill

A-JB
Johnny Bench

A-LB
Larry Bird

A-MA
Magic Johnson

A-NR
Nolan Ryan

A-OL
Hakeem Olajuwon

A-RC
Randy Couture

A-RD
Derrick Rose

A-TW
Tiger Woods




GROUP B (1:729 hobby)

A-CF
Carlton Fisk

A-HA
Mia Hamm

A-IL
Igor Larionov

A-JA
Bo Jackson

A-JT
John Tavares

A-LO
Lou Brock

A-MU
Stan Musial

A-PA
Chris Paul

A-RO
Dennis Rodman

A-RS
Ryne Sandberg

A-WF
Whitey Ford

A-WG
Wayne Gretzky




GROUP C (1:339 hobby)

A-AB
Amanda Beard

A-BM
Bode Miller

A-BO
Jon "Bones" Jones

A-BW
Bill Walton

A-CA
Steve Carlton

A-CN
Cam Neely

A-HO
Gordie Howe

A-LD
Landon Donovan

A-LJ
LeBron James

A-MJ
Michael Jordan

A-MM
Manny Machado

A-MW
Michelle Wie

A-SC
Sidney Crosby




GROUP D (1:246 hobby)

A-AS
Annika Sorenstam

A-GL
Greg Louganis

A-JM
Julia Mancuso

A-JR
Jim Rice

A-NL
Nastia Liukin

A-OR
Bobby Orr

A-RL
Ryan Lavarnway

A-TP
Tony Perez

A-WA
Bubba Watson




GROUP E (1:72 hobby)

A-AW
Abby Wambach

A-BE
Layne Beachley

A-BL
Bill Laimbeer

A-CP
Candace Parker

A-DH
Damien Hobgood

A-HS
Hope Solo

A-HW
Hayley Wickenheiser

A-LP
Laffit Pincay Jr.

A-LW
LeVon Washington

A-MD
Matt Danowski

A-ML
Johnny Miller

A-OC
Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd

A-PR
Paul Rabil

A-SM
Mike Smith

A-SP
Mark Spitz

A-TG
Tyson Gay

A-TH
Tim Hardaway




GROUP F (1:35 hobby)

A-AA
Amber & Angela Cope

A-BS
Billy Sims

A-CG
Cammi Granato

A-CH
Cody Hawn

A-CJ
C.J. Hobgood

A-GB
Gretchen Bleiler

A-HM
Hunter Mahan

A-JE
Janet Evans

A-JG
Jonathan Garcia

A-JL
John Lamb

A-JO
Marion Jones

A-KK
Kasey Keller

A-KV
Kolbrin Vitek

A-LI
Brittany Lincicome

A-MO
Mike Olt

A-PE
Carlos Perez

A-PL
Pierre Lueders

A-PT
Peter Tago

A-RM
Ramon Morla

A-RY
Robinson Yambati

A-YV
Yordano Ventura




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MEMORABILIA (overall 1:13 hobby)

This 51-card set is broken into four distinct groups of scarcity as follows:



GROUP A (1:14,613 hobby)

M-FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

M-HT
Harry Truman

M-TR
Theodore Roosevelt




GROUP B (1:179 hobby)

M-CD
Clyde Drexler

M-DR
David Robinson

M-JL
Julius Erving

M-RD
Dennis Rodman

M-RO
Derrick Rose

M-SC
Sidney Crosby

M-SY
Steve Yzerman

M-TW
Tiger Woods

M-WG
Wayne Gretzky




GROUP C (1:31 hobby)

M-AI
Troy Aikman

M-AM
Alonzo Mourning

M-AO
Alexander Ovechkin

M-AW
Abby Wambach

M-BS
Barry Sanders

M-EH
Earl Campbell

M-GH
Grant Hill

M-OL
Hakeem Olajuwon

M-HO
Hope Solo

M-JE
John Elway

M-JM
Johnny Miller

M-JO
Magic Johnson

M-JR
Jerry Rice

M-LB
Larry Bird

M-LJ
LeBron James

M-MD
Matt Danowski

M-ME
Mark Messier

M-MJ
Michael Jordan

M-ML
Mario Lemieux

M-PR
Paul Rabil

M-RY
Patrick Roy

M-YO
Steve Young




GROUP D (1:22 hobby)

M-BJ
Bo Jackson

M-CN
Cam Neely

M-CP
Chris Paul

M-DD
DeWayne DeRosario

M-EL
Eric Lindros

M-IL
Igor Larionov

M-KK
Kasey Keller

M-KS
Kyle Skipworth

M-LD
Landon Donovan

M-MC
Michael Choice

M-MH
Hunter Mahan

M-MM
Manny Machado

M-NG
Natalie Gulbis

M-PT
Peter Tago

M-RB
Ray Bourque

M-RW
Russell Westbrook

M-TA
John Tavares




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MEMORABILIA DUAL-SWATCH VARIATIONS (overall 1:320 hobby)

This 11-card is broken into five distinct groups of scarcity as follows:



GROUP A (1:87,680 hobby)

M2-TR
Theodore Roosevelt




GROUP B (1:8,768 hobby)

M2-TW
Tiger Woods




GROUP C (1:2,923 hobby)

M2-AO
Alexander Ovechkin

M2-SY
Steve Yzerman




GROUP D (1:877 hobby)

M2-JE
John Elway

M2-LD
Landon Donovan

M2-MJ
Michael Jordan

M2-SC
Sidney Crosby




GROUP E (1:585 hobby)

M2-JM
Johnny Miller

M2-LJ
LeBron James

M2-MM
Manny Machado




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ANIMAL KINGDOM PATCHES (overall 1:62 hobby)

The checklist for this ground-breaking 100-card set is structured upon the actual endangered species status of each animal provided on the back of the card (ranging from Least Concern to Extinct).



LEAST CONCERN (1:78 hobby)

AK-1
Bald Eagle

AK-2
Emperor Penguin

AK-3
Koala Bear

AK-4
Platypus

AK-5
Robin

AK-6
Cougar

AK-7
Nine-Banded Armadillo

AK-8
Caribbean Flamingo

AK-9
Grizzly Bear

AK-10
Fennec Fox

AK-11
Ocelot

AK-12
Red-eyed Tree Frog

AK-13
Western Diamondback

AK-14
Swamp Wallaby

AK-15
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog

AK-16
Blue Footed Booby

AK-17
Texas Longhorn

AK-18
Mustang

AK-19
Zebra

AK-20
Canada Goose

AK-21
Orca

AK-22
Pacific Walrus

AK-23
Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog

AK-24
Jaguarundi

AK-25
Humpback Whale

AK-26
Flying Fox

AK-27
Baltimore Oriole

AK-28
Ruby Throated Hummingbird

AK-29
Blue Jay

AK-30
Monarch Butterfly

AK-31
Black Mamba

AK-32
Moray Eel

AK-33
Fire Salamander

AK-34
Greenbottle Blue Tarantula

AK-35
Bighorn Sheep

AK-36
Salt Water Crocodile

AK-37
Howler Monkey

AK-38
Warthog

AK-39
Wildebeest

AK-40
American Badger

AK-41
North American Porcupine

AK-42
Three-Toed Sloth

AK-43
Atlantic Puffin

AK-44
Wolverine

AK-45
Peacock

AK-46
Mandarin Duck

AK-47
Ostrich

AK-48
King Cobra

AK-49
Stoat

AK-50
Meerkat

AK-51
North American Moose

AK-52
Springbok

AK-53
Peregrine Falcon

AK-54
Eurasian Lynx

AK-55
Praying Mantis

AK-56
Raccoon

AK-57
Toco Tucan

AK-58
Chameleon

AK-59
Timber Wolf




NOT THREATENED (1:974 hobby)

AK-60
American Bison

AK-61
Beluga Whale

AK-62
Sand Cat

AK-63
Margay

AK-64
Giant Anteater

AK-65
Okapi




VULNERABLE (1:923 hobby)

AK-66
Galapagos Tortoise

AK-67
Great White Shark

AK-68
Cheetah

AK-69
Slow Loris

AK-70
Komodo Dragon

AK-71
African Elephant

AK-72
Mandrill

AK-73
Amazonian Manatee

AK-74
I'iwi Bird

AK-75
African Lion




ENDANGERED (1:1,096 hobby)

AK-76
North Island Brown Kiwi

AK-77
Northern Spotted Owl

AK-78
Giant Panda

AK-79
Sea Otter

AK-80
Lar Gibbon

AK-81
Snow Leopard

AK-82
Bengal Tiger

AK-83
Pygmy Hippopotamus

AK-84
Bornean Orangutan

AK-85
Whooping Crane

AK-86
Great Hammerhead Shark

AK-87
Tasmanian Devil

AK-88
African Wild Dog

AK-89
Egyptian Vulture

AK-90
Red Ruffed Lemur

AK-91
Takahe




CRITICAL (1:4,871 hobby)

AK-92
Black Rhino

AK-93
California Condor

AK-94
Hawaiian Monk Seal

AK-95
Western Gorilla

AK-96
Spix's Macaw

AK-97
Mountain Pygmy Possum




EXTINCT/MYTHICAL (1:14,613 hobby)

AK-98
Saber-Toothed Cat

AK-99
Do-Do Bird

AK-100
Chupacabra




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MUSEUM COLLECTION RELICS (overall 1:2,237 hobby)

All nine cards from this compelling set are a challenge to track down, but there are four distinct groups of scarcity to note as follows:



GROUP A (1:54,800 hobby)

MR-AL
Abraham Lincoln (Desk)

MR-AO
Annie Oakley (Gun Handle)

MR-WHP
The White House (Plaque)




GROUP B (1:16,237 hobby)

MR-NB
Napoleon Bonaparte (Chair)

MR-WHB
The White House (Wood)




GROUP C (1:6,959 hobby)

MR-LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson (Jacket)

MR-LN
Lord Horatio Nelson (Battle Flag)

MR-SS
Spirit of St. Louis (Medical Gauze)




GROUP D (1:4,473 hobby)

MR-EV
Edward VIII (Handkerchief)