The all new 1991 Studio baseball product was issued by Donruss/Leaf just one year after they offered the landmark 1990 Leaf baseball set. The company decided to do what every card maker did in the 1990s-- expand the line and produce more sets and more cards. The 264-card base set was the first card set in 40 years to feature all black and white photography from start to finish. … [Read more...] about 1991 Leaf Studio Launched Series That Brought Players Up Close and Personal
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Bagwell Rookie Cards Among the Most Affordable Hall of Famers
They called Charlie Gehringer The Mechanical Man. “You wind him up in the spring, turn him loose, he hits .330 or .340, and you shut him off at the end of the season,” Lefty Gomez famously said of the Hall of Fame hitter. Jeff Bagwell was cut from the same productive cloth. Over the course of 15 big league seasons, Bagwell was the model of … [Read more...] about Bagwell Rookie Cards Among the Most Affordable Hall of Famers
25th Anniversary of Some Great 1991 Rarities
Most collectors these days know of the junk wax era. Despite their age, these late 1980s/early 1990s cards generally hold little value. That doesn't mean you should abandon them entirely, however. 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of 1991 sports card releases and there are some quality finds that have stood the test of time. Here are five worthwhiile rarities from that year in … [Read more...] about 25th Anniversary of Some Great 1991 Rarities
Ramblings: Fun With Busted Prospects
We really enjoyed sharing the memories about the hottest players in baseball as we turned the corner into the 1990’s but that me to thinking about some of the other incredible stories of hot cards that turned cold and never warmed back up. In some ways the overproduction age was like a penny stock market in that if you could buy cards at the right time for pennies and … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Fun With Busted Prospects