Is there a baseball newsletter that focuses only on a handful of baseball achievements? No trade rumors. No templated recaps. Just give me the top 2-4 items a day. I can’t find such a newsletter.
But I have managed to find something close. Something that’s not intended as a way of sending baseball news updates. The Topps Now series. Anytime an important baseball event occurs, Topps makes a limited-run baseball card of that event.
I’ve added the MLB Topps Now page to my daily bookmarks. This has become one of my main ways of getting baseball news. Today I found out that Jose Canseco was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame.
Sure, the news may be a bit delayed. Every day Topps has to decide on the main events and design the cards. How long does that take? I haven’t timed it, but I’m guessing it’s at least a day. But I’m ok with that. Because I don’t have to wade through a bunch of fluff to get to the main events.
Using Topps Now as a daily bookmark, I’ve also discovered these accomplishments happened:
Charlie Morton’s 2000th strikeout
Thank you, Topps Now, for being one of my top MLB news sources.