February 12, 2008
Political Cards
Upper Deck writes:
On behalf of Upper Deck, we are thrilled to announce the "Presidential Predictor" card set in the 2008 Series One Baseball release. The illustrated parodies show several of the top candidates in rare form by tying each one of them to a pivotal moment or personality from baseball's rich history.
The candidates' cards, inserted at a rate of 1:8 packs in Upper Deck's 2008 Series One Baseball release, are hitting store shelves now!
Notable names in the "Presidential Predictor" set include, from the Democratic side, Barack Obama and John Edwards; and from the Republicans: John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson. A few other surprise candidates and political personalities are also showcased in the collection including Al Gore being tagged out by reigning U.S. President George W. Bush in a funny portrayal of Yankee second baseman Chuck Knoblauch's phantom tag of Boston's Jose Offerman during the '99 American League Championship Series.
Collectors who pull any of the Presidential Predictor cards from packs will have the opportunity to win a trip for two to throw out the "presidential" first pitch at an official Major League Baseball game during the 2009 season. They simply need to type in the static code(s) found on the backs of the cards at www.presidentialpredictor.com to gain entry into an Upper Deck Baseball sweepstakes. The top prize will be open to all collectors who register the winning candidate's trading card. Each of the cards can be viewed at the www.presidentialpredictor.com website.
I like the Fred Thompson card.
I prefer my baseball and politics separated as much as possible. Don't ruin a beautiful game with a disgusting one...
This just goes to show how much the ridiculous pricing of baseball cards has changed the demographic. Back when a pack of cards was the same price as a candy bar, the 10yo kid asked his mom for a candy bar and then bait and switched a pack of cards...
nowadays cards cost $4/pack for half as many, and the only people that can afford to buy them are the ones who know who frigging barack obama is. IE, not the 10yo kids. Bleh.
No Clinton? She has what, 10 times the votes that Thompson got? 20x?
If it's possible, I hate baseball cards even more than I used to. Nate and Sleepy, I'm 100% in agreement with both of you.
There's no Clinton card because the one they made was fairly sexist. And then when they were rightly criticized for it, they pulled it and only it.
I'm with Nate on this one, it's a pretty stupid stunt, made even more stupid by their inability to get it right in the first place.
