That's not a Joba Chamberlain reference there -- it's the latest concoction in the baseball card world from Carlsbad, Calif.-based Upper Deck. It has put actual insects into baseball cards. Last ...

Understanding the Context

The Desert Sun: A trip down memory lane with those old Upper Deck baseball cards A trip down memory lane with those old Upper Deck baseball cards NEW YORK (Reuters) - Topps Co, the trading card company, has settled a lawsuit in which it accused rival Upper Deck Co of stealing its designs for baseball cards. The companies resolved the copyright ... Major League Baseball sued the Upper Deck baseball card company about a month ago for releasing baseball cards with team logos and stuff without having a license to do so. The case settled yesterday.

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Yahoo Sports: What Your 1989 Upper Deck Rookie Cards Are Really Worth Today Upper Deck rookie cards of Jerome Walton, Todd Zeile, and Dwight Smith were in high demand in 1989, rivaling the iconic Ken Griffey Jr. card from the inaugural Upper Deck release. Let's take a look at ... It was 1989 and the word was out that the new hot baseball card was being produced in Orange County. Upper Deck, a glossy, sharp looking card with beautiful crisp photos, had the card industry abuzz ...

Final Thoughts

There aren’t many sports cards in the world more iconic than the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. I believe it stands right alongside the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the 1986 Fleer ...