As a sports fan, there’s nothing quite like the excitement that goes along with the opening weekend of college and pro football. It is kind of like a hug from an old friend. Given I am a huge sports fan, please take a moment to imagine my frustration when I found out that I would […]

I couldn’t sleep at all Tuesday night. I was staying in Baltimore, at a great hotel, and while there had been a disturbance at the venue earlier that evening, that’s not why I had trouble sleeping. The sounds of the bustling city didn’t keep me awake either. Neither did the fact that I couldn’t fall […]

There are certain advantages to having exclusive relationships during the course of one’s career. And when it comes to securing authentic, unique basketball memorabilia from some of basketball’s greatest players ever (MJ, Bird, Magic, etc.), no company in the world has better connections than Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA). Since 2003, UDA has had two-time reigning […]

This is Part 2 of a two-part series written by Upper Deck intern Ryan King. Part 1 appeared yesterday (July 19) on the Upper Deck Blog. All photos are courtesy of Ryan King. While in Najayo, we visited a community center that the Padres are involved with. While there we helped clean up the yard, […]

While hockey’s annual amateur draft is all business for the NHL suits tasked with filling out their organizational depth charts, the fun of the experience is best reflected in two groups of people: the young men who have come to (hopefully) see their lifelong dreams fulfilled, and the fans who make the pilgrimage to witness […]

One of the things I actually miss from my days managing the Customer Service group for Upper Deck is the letters I used to receive. I would on occasion receive appreciative letters about something I had helped a customer with which was nice, but more often than not the letters were concerning a problem. What […]

I’ve been saying this around the office a lot lately. I have a lunch bet with one co-worker, a $5 bet on the series with another and several bragging rights at stake depending upon the play of the Boston Celtics tonight. I realize they are leading 3-2 in this best-of-seven series, and that there is […]