It wasn't a secret. Topps made the original announcement at its Industry Conference back in February that it would be making a fresh, shiny version of one of its annual releases. On Wednesday, we finally learned more about 2020 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome. If you love Chrome, you might like it. If you insist on a bunch of autographs with your box rips, … [Read more...]
Topps Launches “Prospect Pool” Set of MLB Summer Campers
Topps has been able to secure photographs of players participating in MLB’s “Summer Camps” and is utilizing some of them for a new on-demand set of prospects. 2020 Bowman Next-Prospect Pool was unveiled Wednesday as a 30-card issue. The checklist includes players who were named to their respective club’s 60-player pool for extended Spring Training and MLB regular … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Archives Signature Retired Player Edition Info, Checklist
2020 Topps Archives Signature Series Baseball Retired Player Edition is on the sports card release calendar for this summer. The product is as simple as they come: each box holds one hand-signed card from a previously released Topps product with a checklist consisting of former players (the checklist is below). Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken … [Read more...]
2020 Bowman Draft Baseball Preview
Only avid fans of MLB prospects will recognize many of the names, but a few years from now, everyone will likely want at least a few of the cards from an annual release known for the game's better prospects and the current year's top draft picks. 2020 Bowman Draft Baseball has a release date of December 2. 2020 Bowman Draft Configuration and Base Set Draft will again be … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar 7/1 – 7/15
There are obstacles a'plenty but at least for now there's some optimism that we might actually see some regular season competition in at least two major sports by the end of July. Regardless of what happens, the appetite for trading card products has remained strong since the hiatus began in March. At least for now, card companies are back to meeting most release … [Read more...]
Baseball Card Collecting in the Weirdest Season of All
It’s entirely possible the 2020 MLB season will never get off the ground or will open up and then be stopped, never to start again. Such are the times we live in. Let’s be optimistic, though. Let’s assume they're able to play through the ever hovering pandemic and keep us entertained. MLB has presumably spent a lot of money and time figuring out how … [Read more...]
McCutchen’s Swaggerific Series 2 Card Generates Buzz
He wasn't even playing that day. His season had ended seven weeks earlier with a torn ACL, but on July 27, 2019, the Philadelphia Phillies were wearing those 1979-style burgundy uniforms with the zipper front and there was no way he wasn't putting that on. Tack on some shades and a big ol' chain and a photographer at the right place at the right time and now the … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Dynasty Baseball Preview
It’s a product for collectors and flippers who prefer nothing but big name autographs in their boxes. Box breaks certainly don’t take long. 2020 Topps Dynasty Baseball will mark the brand’s return when it arrives this fall, packing one autographed card per box. Set for release November 4, this year’s edition will feature game-used uniform patch pieces, pieces of … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Series 2 Baseball Preview and Checklist
Baseball is back and more cards are coming. 2020 Topps Series 2 Baseball has a release date of June 26. A full checklist is below. 2020 Topps Series 2 Basics and Base Set Just as in Series 1, Hobby boxes will contain 24 packs of 14 cards with an autograph or relic. Jumbo packs will carry 46 cards with ten packed per box. Hobby cases will have 12 … [Read more...]
2020 Bowman Sapphire Releasing
Topps is releasing its latest online exclusive baseball product this week. 2020 Bowman Sapphire puts a higher-end look on the regular Bowman set. Unlike Bowman, however, you won't find any veterans on the checklist. It's all about the youngsters. The first boxes were sold to 582 Montgomery Club members on Tuesday with the rest of the public getting a crack at it … [Read more...]