[vincesanity82]

Daisuke Matsuzaka has agreed to an exclusive autograph and memorabilia deal with the market leader in sports cards and memorabilia, Upper Deck. The first of Matsuzaka's Upper Deck exclusive in pack autographs and memorabilia cards will be included in Upper Deck's Goudey Baseball (SRP $4.99 releases August 23), UD Future Stars (SRP $4.99 releases in mid September), SP Rookie Edition Baseball (SRP $4.99 releases September 6) and UD Masterpieces Baseball (SRP $6.99 releases mid-October). -- Upper Deck

Boston Red Sox Hurler Matsuzaka Becomes the Ace of Upper Deck's Staff

[azrael492]

This is another part of sports that I am starting to hate. Athletes who sign exclusive contracts with one company. If it is what I think, he will not be able to sign any other item other than Upperdeck items, or items they allow. I ran into this a few years ago at the football HOF. Young and Marino were there signing autographs. I was going to go because there were a few things I wanted to have signed. In the paper, there was an article that showed what they would be willing to sign because of their contracts with certain companies.. I never went because I didn't have any, and I wasn't going to buy theirs with the inflated pricing at the event.