Arizona Diamondbacks sparkplug outfielder Corbin Carroll made his Major League debut in August of 2022. The youngster showed promise in limited play in about 100 at bats in the late summer and early fall. This season, his first full season in The Show, Carroll has exploded as one of the brightest rising stars in the game. One of the fastest players in the big leagues, … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Corbin Carroll vs. Cosmic Chrome
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Better Than a Box: On The Strength of the Stache, Spencer Strider vs 2023 Topps Pristine
After a late season call up in 2021, Spencer Strider really burst onto the scene last season. The Braves young ace made the squad's 2022 opening day roster and was named National League Rookie the Month for July. Later in the season, he broke the Braves single game record by mowing down 16 Colorado Rockies in just eight innings of work. In September of 2022, Strider … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: On The Strength of the Stache, Spencer Strider vs 2023 Topps Pristine
Better Than a Box: Matt Olson Golfs Homers Off Both Allen & Ginter
Slugger Matt Olson was drafted in the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics. After making his way through the club's farm system, he made his MLB debut in 2016. Only appearing in 11 games that first season, Olson established himself as a legit power hitter in 2017, smacking 24 home runs in only 59 games. His barrage of bombs only grew from there … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Matt Olson Golfs Homers Off Both Allen & Ginter
Better Than a Box: Luis Arraez Slaps a Few Past 2022 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary
Luis Arraez is one of the best pure hitters in all of professional baseball. The Venezuelan native broke into the big leagues in 2019 with the Minnesota Twins and after four seasons there, was traded to the Miami Marlins. The slap hitting superstar is a back-to-back MLB All Star at second base, once for the AL and, after the aforementioned trade, as a member of the NL … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Luis Arraez Slaps a Few Past 2022 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary
Better Than a Box: Bo Bichette Vs. 2023 Topps Chrome
Bo Bichette was born into baseball.His father, Dante, was a four time All Star and one of the more feared sluggers in the league during his prime, leading the National League in home runs in 1995 and racking up nearly 300 round trippers for his career.Although being home schooled, the younger Bichette played baseball for a Lakewood High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Bo Bichette Vs. 2023 Topps Chrome
Better Than a Box: Tyreek Hill Throws Up Deuces to 2023 Legacy Football
With all due respect to The Rock, Miami Dolphins, wide receiver Tyreek Hill is quite possibly the most electrifying man in sports (and) entertainment. That's really saying something with the amount of incredible talent across the league (and sports). Selected in the fifth round by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2016 NFL Draft, "The Cheetah" began his career as a return … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Tyreek Hill Throws Up Deuces to 2023 Legacy Football
Better Than a Box: The Beard Steps Back and Scores on 2022-23 Select H2
Born in Los Angeles, California James Harden attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, CA. He took his hoops skills to Arizona State University where he earned All America honors and the PAC-10 Player of the Year Award as a Sun Devil.He was drafted third overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. After an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and an NBA Finals … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: The Beard Steps Back and Scores on 2022-23 Select H2
Better Than a Box: Justin Jefferson Card Quartet vs. 2022 Select Hobby Box
He's now one of the NFL's most electrifying players, but Justin Jefferson had a somewhat underwhelming start to his football career. Ranked as the 308th best wide receiver in the country in high school, Jefferson went to LSU but didn't record a catch in his first college season. That all changed by year two. In 2019, the Tigers won the CFP National Championship on the … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Justin Jefferson Card Quartet vs. 2022 Select Hobby Box
Better Than a Box: Joel Embiid vs Donruss Optic Basketball
In our newest round of Better Than a Box, we pit this year's NBA MVP, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid up against a new hobby box of 2022 23 Optic Basketball. Drafted third overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Sixers, fans had to trust the organization and "the process." The versatile big man is a six time NBA All Star, an All NBA First Team member and, most … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Joel Embiid vs Donruss Optic Basketball
Better Than a Box: Dodgers Finest vs Topps Finest
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar pitcher Clayton Kershaw continues to be one of the top pitchers of his generation. His list of career accomplishments checks all the boxes to be a current superstar but the accolades also put him in the category of becoming one of the all-time greats. The nine time National League All Star, three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 2020 World … [Read more...] about Better Than a Box: Dodgers Finest vs Topps Finest