The “Hot Stove” is heating up with baseball free agents signing contracts that once were unthinkable and teams wheeling and dealing as if it was July 31st. The same can be said with the baseball trading card industry with Topps releasing six baseball products this month. One of which, is becoming a classic with its yearly hype. That would be 2014 Bowman Draft Picks and … [Read more...] about 2014 Bowman Draft Has Regular, Jumbo and Super Jumbo Options
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Bowman Draft 2014 Hobby Box Review
Who would have known when Topps brought back the Bowman brand in 1989 what the evolution of that name would become. In 1989, Bowman was always positioning itself as the leading source for rookie and prospect cards. There were cards of veteran players then, but tons of new players, many of which were unknown to baseball fans. If you did not read Baseball America you would not … [Read more...] about Bowman Draft 2014 Hobby Box Review
What’s Hot: It’s a Bowman World (and Mike’s Giving Away a GQ Correa Auto)
While I’m not from Edmonton, as a card shop owner and a fan, I do root for teams that have incredibly popular young players on them. As I’m writing this, the Oilers have just been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Did I wallow in pity? No. Did I grab a 12 pack of Molson beer and drown my sorrows as many Connor McDavid fans did? Nah. I … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: It’s a Bowman World (and Mike’s Giving Away a GQ Correa Auto)
2016 Bowman Baseball Arrives: Prospects, Rookies And Parallels
It's always been about rookies and prospects, and 2016 Bowman Baseball is no different. But Topps is introducing a few new wrinkles that will build upon that tradition as the product hits store shelves and online dealer stock this week. A full checklist is linked below. 2016 Bowman Baseball Basics A 2016 Bowman Baseball Hobby box will contain 24 packs, with 10 cards to a … [Read more...] about 2016 Bowman Baseball Arrives: Prospects, Rookies And Parallels
Mysterious 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Kris Bryant Autos Surface
The spring 2014 Bowman release included what were thought to be the most highly coveted 1st Bowman Chrome autos of Chicago Cubs then-prospect Kris Bryant. But as I wrote here in an article dated September 29, 2014, those 2014-year cards labeled “1st Bowman” used by Topps to promote the spring Bowman release turned out not to be Bryant’s 1st Bowman Chrome auto at all; Topps … [Read more...] about Mysterious 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Kris Bryant Autos Surface
The 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Kris Bryant Auto Saga: A Timeline
September 13, 2013. First look of 2014 Bowman yields first clue that Kris Bryant’s coveted 1st Bowman Chrome autos are slated for spring 2014 Bowman release rather than November 2013 Bowman Draft release. October 9, 2013. Then-prospect Kris Bryant tweets a photo of what appears to be an unsigned 1/1 Superfractor variation of what would have been his 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft … [Read more...] about The 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Kris Bryant Auto Saga: A Timeline
Asia-Pacific 2015 Bowman Draft Breaks in Japan
A distributor and case break company are heading back to Japan, hoping to drum up more business overseas while inviting North American fans to tag along online. GTS Distribution and Ripping Wax Inc. say they’ll be in Tokyo for two weeks, kicking off the release of an Asia-Pacific edition of 2015 Bowman Draft Baseball. They say it’s part of an effort to increase awareness … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific 2015 Bowman Draft Breaks in Japan
What’s Hot: Bowman MLB Throwing High Heat
If you read the title of today’s (semi) weekly effort, you probably would think I was going to give another rah-rah job for the newest Bowman MLB release. While you would be partially right, we are going through 2015 Bowman regular and jumbo boxes and cases of MLB like crazy; 2015 is quickly turning into the season of the prospect card. In most years, baseball sales are … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Bowman MLB Throwing High Heat
Ramblings: Draft, Prospecting Always a Crapshoot
I recently went to the high school graduation party for the son of a former Beckett colleague. The young man finished in the top 10 of his graduation class of more than 1,400 students and is on his way to a great collegiate program next year. Thinking about his future brought back memories of a different sort for me. Those memories are of those 1950's seasons in which many … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Draft, Prospecting Always a Crapshoot
What’s Hot: Bowman More Like Wow, Man
When the baseball season starts there are any numbers of guarantees. 1) Collectors will count down the days until Topps 1 releases. 2) Collectors will count down the days until Bowman releases. 3) Collectors will ask me how good the signed cards they pulled out of Bowman are. 4) I will go to eBay to see how well that card is selling for since I … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Bowman More Like Wow, Man