Congratulations are in order for the Los Angeles Lakers, who captured the 15th NBA championship in franchise history on Sunday, defeating the Orlando Magic 99-86 to secure the 2009 NBA Finals in five games. Alright, wait, hold on. Before I continue, I have to find a quiet place to write this post. Man, let me […]

Looking for the ultimate high-roller gift for Father’s Day?  During a recent trip to Orlando for the previously blogged about Swing With Tiger event, we stopped by Tiger’s office to have him sign and inscribe the shirts he wore in the first three rounds of last year’s U.S. Open.  The shirts are available for sale […]

At Upper Deck, we’re happy to promote sports in general, and have found that many of our younger collectors still enjoy playing their favorite sports- even in this day and age. On the other side of the coin, they are growing up in an online world, and in turn, gravitating to the Internet to meet […]

Growing up I had a paper route near my home that gave me just enough money to save a little and spend a little. Being eight years old meant that a lot of my money went to candy and baseball cards, which made my world seem perfect. I had that paper route until I was […]

When I first walked through the front doors of Upper Deck for the first time two years ago, I was in awe. Being an avid and passionate sports fan from New England, Upper Deck is something like a Mecca. As I drove up to the building, I never imagined it would be so large. When […]

In case you missed our post from earlier in the week, Logan Millard won our 2008 Presidential Predictors sweepstakes, earning the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. He went to the mound last night, doing the honors before the Padres/Phillies game. Check out the photos below.

Note from editor: In case you weren’t aware, Upper Deck put out some very cool Presidential Predictor cards last year to coincide with the election. Aside from featuring some creative images of the candidates (sometimes in classic sports poses), we also ran a sweepstakes where the winner would get to throw out a first pitch […]