Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday June 02, 2009
Logan Millard, a sports memorabilia collector from Salt Lake City, Utah, didn�t think his chances were too good at winning Upper Deck�s �Presidential Predictor First Pitch� sweepstakes last year, but he didn�t care. He just loves collecting trading cards and anything on top of opening up a pack of Upper Deck cards would have been �pure gravy.� As it turns out, Millard wound up getting some gravy and a whole lot more.

Through a random computer selection made from tens of thousands of entries in Upper Deck�s 2008 �First Pitch� sweepstakes, the 27-year-old territory manager for a medical staffing company was deemed the grand prize winner in November. By virtue of plugging in upwards of 20 different static codes off the back of Upper Deck�s �Presidential Predictor� insert cards which packed out in Upper Deck 2008 Series One and Two Baseball launches, Millard won the opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game this season. And he will be making his MLB debut � of sorts � when he steps on the mound at tomorrow night�s San Diego Padres/Philadelphia Phillies game at Petco Park.

�Am I nervous? Yes,� said Millard, whose baseball playing experience ended at Little League. �In fact, I�m heading over to the high school field right now to throw a few more pitches. It�s still 60 feet, right, from the mound to home plate?�

Sixty feet, six inches, to be exact. But he may not have to throw off the rubber. He just wants to make a good impression. �I tried a couple of trick things, but I just want to make a nice, solid throw to home plate. Nothing too fancy,� he said.

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Millard is a self-admitted Chicago Cubs fan who graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in public relations. �We don�t have a pro baseball team up here and I don�t really like the [Colorado] Rockies, so I guess I started following the Cubs ever since my grandmother sent me a Ryne Sandberg trading card when I was a kid,� he said.

�I collected baseball cards as a kid, and then I got away from it. But when I read something about Upper Deck�s rare Hillary Clinton Presidential Predictor insert cards being in the market, I thought I should try and find one. And when I started opening packs, it�s like something inside of me just went, �Why haven�t I been doing this forever?� I can�t explain it really, there�s just something magical about opening up a pack of cards.�

Millard�s prize package from Upper Deck includes round-trip airfare for two, plus hotel accommodations in San Diego. He�ll be accompanied by his wife, Janelle. �Our four-year anniversary is coming up on June 18, so I guess this is my present to her,� he said.

�You know, I haven�t found that Hillary card yet, but I�m still looking.�



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