Can a cold streak dim Elly De La Cruz’s trading card glow? 🌟 Uncover the fascinating interplay between on-field performance and collector fascination.
Trading card dynamics: Elly De La Cruz’s attraction prevails despite cold streak Read More »
Today’s random featured card is John Smoltz. (pulled from a 2021 Topps Archive pack) I can’t bear to look at Smoltz staring at me all day, so I’m displaying the back of his card. Today is the first day that Astrotrain is volunteering as a cardholder. A player the same size as John Smoltz—baseball’s home
6’3″ 220 pounds: two Hall of Famers Read More »
Unlock the full potential of your trading card collection with a simple ritual: display a new card on your desk daily!
Display a different card every day Read More »
The best thing about this prospect isn’t his incredible hitting, it’s that his autograph is legible.
Anthony Volpe’s legible autograph Read More »
How Báez, Bryant, and Rizzo look on their new trading cards
Former and Current Cubs in Topps Bunt 2021 Series 2 [Base] Read More »
Topps Bunt released another cool series. The nickname series is cool—starting off with KUNG FU PANDA. The lettering of the nickname in diagonal text is like a Kung Fu movie poster. The splattering background gives great life and energy. The photograph is full of personality. What is he doing pointing to one of his fingers.
Nicknames series from Topps Bunt Read More »
I discovered that Topps has its own NFT baseball cards based on the “WAX” blockchain. Called “TOPPS MLB SERIES 1 NFT COLLECTION”, they were released April 16, 2021. Topps released 50,000 standard packs with six digital collectibles for $4.99 each, along with 25,000 premium packs with 45 collectibles each for $99.99 apiece. The super-high-end cards
Long-term value of digital trading cards Read More »
So weird to see Jon Lester in a Cubs uniform. The Cubs did not resign Lester after the 2020 season. The World Series champion ended up signing with the Nationals. Cubs fans were sad to see him go. Lester no longer in Cubs pinstripes. But then two months into the 2021 season, I pull a
Jon Lester in a Cubs uniform on a 2021 digital card Read More »
We all know Hank Aaron as the home run hitter. But he was also great at defense, stealing bases, and contact hitting. Defense Three years in a row he won the Gold Glove for outfield: 1958, 1959, and 1960. For the rest of the 60s Aaron got pushed out of the award by Roberto Clemente
Hank Aaron the base stealer, defensive player, and contact hitter Read More »
80s and 90s Hot/Cold In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s Beckett Magazine published a Hot/Cold list in every monthly issue. This list called the “Weather Report” gave you a quick pulse on the most desired stars and rookies. And it also bore the news of slumping stars and disappointing rookies. 2018-2021 Hot/Cold A few
Hot/Cold list is back in Beckett Sports Read More »
Onemillioncubs.com found this funny video of a humorous look at inner workings of a 1968 Topps factory. In this sneak peek of a Topps factory, we get to see a little bit of how baseball cards are made. However, most of the video is about how the gum is made. It seems in 1968 the gum was emphasized
Gum was more important than baseball cards in 1968 Read More »
(If you’d like to listen to this blog post as a podcast, it’s episode #2 in the 57 hits podcast) Do you remember this Bo Jackson card from the 1990 Upper Deck set? This card sells for about one dollar on comc.com and eBay. The low price is due to it being a checklist on
Original artwork of Bo Jackson from Upper Deck sells for ridiculously low price Read More »
The shortstop-to-first defensive combo is a great pair to have on the infield. This year both the National League and American League have teammate pairs to win the Gold Glove. The Chicago Cubs Javier Baez finally gets a well-deserved Gold Glove, matching up with his teammate at first, Anthony Rizzo who got his 4th defensive
All-time shortstop & first base Gold Glove teammates Read More »
Take a baseball card, write a postal address on it and slap on a stamp. Will it mail? Inspiration struck me today to try mailing a baseball card like a postcard. A bunch of loose opened baseball packs are stuffed in my desk drawer at home. Shuffling through the cards, I tried to find one
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What would you do if were a minor league prospect, and Topps produced only one card of you? It would be fun to go around trying to autograph every one of those cards in existence. Drafted in the 3rd round of the 2016 draft, White Sox prospect Alex Call currently has one baseball card—2016 Bowman
Your one baseball card Read More »
