From the time he was a kid until he left home to start his pro career, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch was an avid card collector. With the MLB interleague schedule putting the Astros in New York City last week, he stopped by the Topps offices for a segment that appeared on MLB Network and MLB.com. You can watch it below. Topps has released a couple of new … [Read more...]
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2019 Topps Triple Threads Returns a Little Earlier
One of Topps’ longest running auto/relic oriented releases is back for another year—and arriving a little earlier than last year. 2019 Topps Triple Threads is set for release on September 18 with most of the same elements collectors have come to expect from the product, one first released in 2006. Topps won’t deviate too much from the norm with this year’s edition of Triple … [Read more...]
Pete Alonso Rookie Cards Heat Up as Record-Setting Season
It wasn’t the dream start to the season that New York Mets fans were hoping for but the start of one rookie’s career has offered an oasis of hope amid all of the angst. Pete Alsonso rookie cards have been among the hottest in the hobby as he topples records and seems destined for a long, productive career. The Pete Alonso File Taken with the 64th pick in the 2016 draft … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar 6/26/19 – 7/9/19
It's a busy week for new sports card products with three hitting on one day alone. Here's a roundup of what's coming: 2019 Topps Stadium Club Baseball (6/26) The product that launched Topps' push into the "high-end" realm back in 1991 is still here. The concept hasn't changed--glossy cards with unique, eye-catching full-bleed photographs--but as with most 21st … [Read more...]
2019 Bowman Draft to Offer Jumbo, Super Jumbo Configurations
The third of the primary Bowman trilogy of baseball card products will arrive during the last month of the year. 2019 Bowman Draft baseball follows Bowman and Bowman Chrome on the calendar. Draft carries the first Topps made cards of this year's MLB Draft class and neither configuration will be skimpy. 2019 Bowman Draft Configuration Draft will come in two … [Read more...]
MVP Rookie Recall: Collecting Ryan O’Reilly’s Rookie Cards
Winning the Stanley Cup is one of the greatest thrills in professional sports and while it is always a team effort needed to raise that silver mug aloft, one individual from that club usually is named the postseason's Most Valuable Player and goes home with the Conn Smythe Trophy. As St. Louis won their first championship in 2019, the player that went the extra mile was Ryan … [Read more...]
2019 Panini Certified Football Preview
2019 Panini Certified football marks the return of a familiar name to collectors. This year’s edition is scheduled to arrive July 24. Each box will have ten packs with five cards in each. A box break should yield one Freshman Fabric plus one additional autograph, two memorabilia cards, two rookie cards/parallels and three other parallels along with a mix of other … [Read more...]
2018-19 Panini Encased Basketball Preview
Panini will attempt to fill the NBA void next month with the release of 2018-19 Encased Basketball. Back for a second year as a summertime basketball release, Encased offers one graded autograph card, one additional autograph and two memorabilia cards per box on average. Every autograph in the product is numbered to 99 or less. Rookie Endorsements, Rookie … [Read more...]
Hottest Rookie Cards of 1989 Had Varied Fortunes
1989 marked some pretty significant advances in the sports card industry. Collectors saw the introduction of Upper Deck as well as the return of Bowman. And as I recently wrote, that also marked the year when football traded cards became 'a thing.' Rookie cards also continued their popularity and, as is the case with any year, some were stars and others were busts. While it … [Read more...]
Hottest Kawhi Leonard Rookie Cards
You won't find him doing a lot of commercials, making bold predictions or even being a little outspoken. He's one of professional sports' quietest superstars (even his post-shot reactions are getting analyzed) but there's nothing quiet about what he brings to the court. Collectors have also discovered Kawhi Leonard rookie cards are now among the hobby's hottest. The … [Read more...]
