Fresh off an emphatic World Series title, he is one of the key members of a Chicago Cubs team that could be set for dynasty mode. Anthony Rizzo's best baseball cards show him in a different uniform and his first prospect cards find him in yet another club's colors. Those travels appear over, at least for a long while and the Chicago first … [Read more...] about Rizzo Cards Tick Up But Still Affordable
Kyle Schwarber
Cubs World Series Champions Memorabilia: A Shopper’s Guide
Whether they’re avid collectors or just fans whose lifetime of pain has been eased, folks who have been waiting for the opportunity to buy 2016 Cubs World Series championship memorabilia finally get their chance. Within seconds of the moment when Kris Bryant fielded the ground ball that wound up in Anthony Rizzo’s back pocket, Cubs championship baseball cards, collectibles, … [Read more...] about Cubs World Series Champions Memorabilia: A Shopper’s Guide
Notes: Gretzky Talks RC on Conan; Making World Series Jerseys
The only PSA 10 1979-80 OPC Wayne Gretzky rookie became the most valuable hockey card of all-time earlier this year when it sold at auction for $465,000. That subject was part of Gretzky’s entertaining visit with Conan O’Brien this week. The two talked about the two “fights” Gretzky was in during his career and then the subject of the rookie card came up. It's about 1:49 … [Read more...] about Notes: Gretzky Talks RC on Conan; Making World Series Jerseys
Most Watched Kyle Schwarber Cards on eBay
Patience pays off at the plate—and in collecting. How else to explain the revival of interest in Kyle Schwarber baseball cards now that his revival is playing out in prime time? The fourth pick in the 2014 MLB Draft was a fast riser, making his big league debut in June of 2015. A serious knee injury just after the start of the 2016 season seemed to put his career in … [Read more...] about Most Watched Kyle Schwarber Cards on eBay
Cubs Opt to Preserve Schwarber Home Run Ball Atop Scoreboard
It looked like Kyle Schwarber hit it to the moon—or at least onto Sheffield Avenue, behind the right field bleachers at Wrigley Field. That’s what would have happened before the Cubs installed a massive new video scoreboard. Instead, it’s going to become a permanent fixture, on display where it landed Tuesday night. The titanic homer during the National League Division … [Read more...] about Cubs Opt to Preserve Schwarber Home Run Ball Atop Scoreboard
Ramblings: Reality Tie Makes Our Hobby Stand Out
Back in the day when I would interact with either newspaper reporters or radio hosts while working at Beckett, a question which often arose was: "What makes sports cards different as a hobby than stamps, coins or other hobbies?" While at that time we were still heavily kid focused, I would explain how ours was connected to current events—sort of a “living hobby”. Every new … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Reality Tie Makes Our Hobby Stand Out
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: No Shortage of New Chicago Sports Stars
This season, Chicago Cubs fans are finally getting a chance to see the fruits of all of the work that’s been put in to build a top-notch minor league pipeline. Kris Bryant and Addison Russell are starting and playing just about every day. Heck, even Kyle Schwarber has made his major league debut this year and will probably have official rookie cards fairly soon. Cards of all … [Read more...] about Ramblings: No Shortage of New Chicago Sports Stars