I tried something last year before the baseball season started. I made a list of players I was going to collect, or focus on in the hobby. Then, I decided to go a little deeper and I turned it into two lists – pitchers and position players. I grew up in an era where starting pitchers played a different role on their teams. Starters also meant more to the fans and the … [Read more...] about This Year’s 10 Most Collectible Starting Pitchers
Spencer Strider
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
10 Players And Cards To Watch In The Second Half
The All-Star Game has come and gone, and now it’s time to focus on the second half of the season. When you take it back three months, some of the players we were most excited about in the hobby have taken a back seat due to injury. Aaron Judge won’t chase 62 home runs as he suffered an injury at Dodger Stadium. Jacob deGrom will not establish himself as the most collectible … [Read more...] about 10 Players And Cards To Watch In The Second Half
Notes: Purdy 1/1 Pulled as Other NFL Rookies Gather to Sign; Big Strider RC Pulled; CSG Price Update; ’60s MLB Flannels at Auction; More
A 1/1 Brock Purdy "Rookie Signs" autograph from the newly released Illusions Football has just been pulled out of a shop in Youngstown, OH... View this post on Instagram A post shared by … [Read more...] about Notes: Purdy 1/1 Pulled as Other NFL Rookies Gather to Sign; Big Strider RC Pulled; CSG Price Update; ’60s MLB Flannels at Auction; More
Hottest Spencer Strider Rookie and Prospect Cards
Atlanta Braves rookie flamethrower Spencer Strider has impressed fans and card collectors with his consistent performance on the hill during his first full big league season. The 2020 fourth round pick is an NL Rookie of the Year front-runner, along with teammate Michael Harris II. Standing at 6' tall with a slender frame, Strider is very reminiscent of Roy Oswalt on the … [Read more...] about Hottest Spencer Strider Rookie and Prospect Cards