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Brag Photo of the Week: Mike Santorelli Signing

Carrie Peterson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:28:06 +0000

I am in charge of our social media outlets, where my job is to dig up and publish interesting content that our collectors want to see and hear about. Needless to say, I think I have one of the coolest jobs at Upper Deck. Just today, I got to meet NHL rookie Mike Santorelli of the [...]

Canseco Returns to the Big Leagues

Mario Alejandro — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:37:27 +0000

In case you missed the news this week, the Upper Deck Company announced that it had signed a non-exclusive autograph deal with former MLB Most Valuable Player, Jose Canseco. While this may not be the most popular move by the Carlsbad, California company, it proves that it is giving collectors exactly what they want. To fully [...]

Collector of the Month: Mike and Steve Centurioni

Chris Carlin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:43:38 +0000

Every month, Upper Deck will spotlight one of our valued collectors to showcase their collection. The great thing about sports collectors is that they are all very different in what they collect, how they collect items and what they do once they have them. This month, we spend some time with two brothers whose love [...]

Is Atlanta’s Joe Johnson a Superstar?

Allen Moll — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:35:40 +0000

Although Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks is regarded as one of the NBA’s most feared shooters (and one of best all-around talents by opposing players and coaching staffs alike), he has never been considered a superstar by the fans. But if he helps lead the Hawks back to the playoffs and improves on his [...]

Rookie of the Week: Week 8 – Percy Harvin

Adam Gellman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:38:16 +0000

One of the most exciting reasons to collect NFL rookie cards is that you get to watch their values spike if the player performs well on the field. To help capture that excitement, Upper Deck launched a new website to help collectors track 2009 NFL rookie cards, but also make predictions on which rookie would [...]

Upper Deck’s Triple Crown Bid

Kevin Carlin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:49:58 +0000

When I heard about a new line of trading cards Upper Deck was sending out to collectors this week, I was immediately interested. As a huge fan of horse racing, it’s a little tough as there’s not that much for us die-hards to collect and unfortunately horse racing does not do a lot to promote [...]

Retailer of the Month: South Bay Baseball Cards

Chris Carlin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:36:44 +0000

Each month, Upper Deck will spotlight one of our hobby retailing partners and some reasons why you need to visit their store if you live in the area. Visiting a hobby shop is always a lot of fun: they all have unique items and informative staff. If you haven’t been to a sports collectibles shop lately [...]

Making It to the Majors

Terry Melia — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:30:17 +0000

The past Friday evening, the 2009 Little League World Series Champion “Park View All-Stars” from Chula Vista, California, were hosted to an autograph signing session/pizza party at the San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum in Balboa Park. The event, orchestrated by Park View All-Stars League President Rod Roberto and the Hall of Champions, was [...]

Favre Leads the Vikings to Victory at Lambeau

Adam Gellman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:40:04 +0000

Let me set the scene for you, as this is one of the crazier things to ever happen in sports. Brett Favre, golden boy of the golden NFL franchise leaves town on horrible terms. He then plays an inconsequential year on a team that goes nowhere, and doesn’t even make the playoffs. Rather than ending on [...]

Brag Photo of the Week: John Adams

Toby Wachter — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:48:21 +0000

How about another Presidential Hair Cut Signature Card from SP Legendary Cuts? This would be a card featuring a strand of hair and autograph belonging to John Adams: founding father, and second President of the United States. In case you couldn’t tell from the upper right hand side of the card, this is a 1-of-1, meaning [...]