As you may have already guessed, my favorite time of year starts at Spring Training . . . and with any luck ends with the Yankees in the World Series in October. I love baseball, so even if the Yankees don’t make it, the playoffs are still a great time of the year. My second […]

You won’t find him starting for your favorite team. Upper Deck doesn’t have any plans of making a trading card for him anytime soon. You may, however, see his name in lights someday. His name is Andrew Long and he’s a self-professed sports card super-fan who is dedicated to putting a smile on the faces […]

On Tuesday, the news came out that Brett Favre was coming out of retirement yet again, and heading to the Minnesota Vikings. Today is Friday, and we’ve got a 2009 Brett Favre card lined up. And yes, it includes purple. If you saw the Catching Up With Collecting piece featuring Gary Tolle from a few […]

Pretty much all of us have experienced being “the new guy” at school or at work, and we know it always takes time to adjust to the lingo of the environment. With the hobby world, this fact is no different, as many of the terms can be very isolating for a person who hasn’t been […]

There’s little doubt in the mind of a collector that when it comes to “high-end” trading cards, Upper Deck is king. From the first certified autograph in 1990 and the first “game-used” relic in 1997, Upper Deck has always been pushing forward trying to come up with the next great idea. Guess which company produced […]

Andrew Long is back! His last Packs to the People crusade featured 2009 SP Legendary Cuts Baseball, but this time? He’s bringing 2009-2010 Upper Deck Draft NBA Edition to fans at Lakers signing at our Upper Deck Retail Store in Huntington Beach. Even Jordan Farmar and Shannon Brown got in on the action, busting open […]

Following up yesterday’s post, here’s Upper Deck’s official press release on this issue. You can also click here to see it on the official website. Carlsbad, CA (August 7, 2009) – On July 2, 2009, The Upper Deck Company and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) announced their renewed partnership to produce baseball trading […]