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Recent Articles
Previewing the 2024 Bowman baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Walker Jenkins, Dylan Crew, George Lombard Jr., Arjun Nimmala, Brock Wilken, Aidan Miller, and over 80 more prospects.
Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2021 Bowman Draft which include Jordan Lawlar,Jackson Jobe, Carson Williams, Colton Cowser, Henry Davis, Marcelo Mayer, Harry Ford, Jackson Merrill, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Bryce Miller, Gavin Williams, Tanner Bibee, and many others.
Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2021 Bowman Chrome which include Ezequiel Tovar, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Jeferson Quero, Bryan Ramos, Miguel Bleis, and many others.
Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2021 Bowman Baseball which include Coby Mayo, Blaze Jordan, Kevin Alcantara, Christopher Morel, Johan Rojas, Endy Rodriguez, and many others.
Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2020 Bowman Draft which include young stars and potential stars in Spencer Strider, Evan Carter, Bobby Miller, Jordan Walker, and many others.
In depth preview of all of the rookies with true rookie cards in the first Flagship product of the year - 2024 Topps Series 1. This edition is highlighted by Elly De La Cruz, Jasson Dominguez, Evan Carter, Colton Cowser, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and many others.
Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2020 Bowman and 2020 Bowman Chrome which include superstar Bobby Witt Jr. and potential young stars in Michael Harris II, Anthony Volpe, Jasson Dominguez, Francico Álvarez, Gabriel Moreno, and many others.
Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2019 Bowman Draft which include many of the current crop of up and coming young MLB talent and both the 2023 AL and NL Rookies of the year with Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson, not to mention Adley Rutschman, Josh Jung, Bryson Stott, George Kirby, CJ Abrams, Riley Greene, and more.
Taking a look back at the baseball card hobby in 2023, from Fanatics and Topps to a huge Babe Ruth sale to favorite cards and products.
Previewing the 2023 Bowman Draft baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Wyatt Langford, Paul Skenes, Max Clark and over 100 more prospects.
Taking a current look at the prospects with 1st Bowman cards from 2019 Bowman Chrome including Alexander Canario, Noelvi Marte, Orelvis Martinez, and Tim Tebow!
Taking a current look at the prospects with 1st Bowman cards from 2019 Bowman Baseball including Julio Rodriguez, Noelvi Marte, Marco Luciano, and many others.
In depth preview of all of the rookies with true rookie cards in the final Flagship product of the year - 2023 Topps Update Series. This edition is highlighted by Eury Pérez, Grayson Rodriguez, Bobby Miller, and Mason Miller.
Taking a current look at the prospects with 1st Bowman cards from 2018 Bowman Draft.
Previewing the 2023 Bowman Chrome baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Ethan Salas, Joendry Vargas, Sebastian Walcott, Rayner Arias, Sebastian Walcott, Samuel Basallo, Felnin Celesten, Brando Mayea, and over 100 more prospects.
The Prospect Wish List for the Hobby - 2023 Mid-Season Edition. All of these prospects lack that one big card. The prospect card that is clearly above all - the Bowman autograph.
The Mid-season Top 100 Prospects for the Baseball Card Hobby.
Checking back in and grading the progress of some of the 1st Bowman prospects from the most recent Bowman product, 2023 Bowman Baseball
In depth preview of all of the rookies with base rookie cards in the second Flagship product of the year - 2023 Topps Series 2. This edition is highlighted by Jordan Walker, Corbin Carroll, and Anthony Volpe
Taking a look at favorite Short Prints, Super Short Prints, Ultra Short Prints, and Variations of baseball cards of one of our hobby content producers.
Previewing the 2023 Bowman Baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Druw Jones, Spencer Jones, Junior Caminero, Josue de Paula, Cam Collier, Kyle Harrison, Justin Crawford, and over 100 more prospects.
Taking a deeper dive into Phillies prospect phenom Andrew Painter’s 2021 Bowman Draft 1st Bowman autographed cards, or lack thereof.
Previewing the upcoming 2023 Topps Series 1 release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Adley Rutschman, Michael Harris II, Gunnar Henderson, Vinnie Pasquantino, Miguel Vargas, Triston Casas, Brett Baty, Riley Greene, Nolan Gorman, and many others.
Year in review of the Baseball Card Hobby for 2022. Taking at look at the major themes in trading cards including the 2022 Rookie Class, the Rookie Card Debate, Fanatics, the Market, and Influencers and Scammers. Joe also discusses his favorite products, favorite cards, and hobby goals.
Previewing the 2022 Bowman Draft baseball card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable prospect cards from the majority of players from the 2022 MLB Draft including Jackson Holliday, Termarr Johnson, Elijah Green, Kumar Rocker, and over 100 more prospects getting their first official Bowman card.
A deep dive on the 2022 Bowman Chrome release with an in-depth checklist review of every single prospect that has a 1st Bowman card in the product including Jackson Chourio, Cristhian Vaquero, and Roderick Arias.
Previewing the upcoming 2022 Topps Update Series release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Spencer Torkelson, Jeremy Peña, Seiya Suzuki, CJ Abrams, and many others.
Taking a look at the current state of the trading card hobby through the eyes of the every day collector
Reviewing the upcoming 2022 Topps Series 2 release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Oneil Cruz.
Product Previews
Previewing the 2024 Bowman baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Walker Jenkins, Dylan Crew, George Lombard Jr., Arjun Nimmala, Brock Wilken, Aidan Miller, and over 80 more prospects.
In depth preview of all of the rookies with true rookie cards in the first Flagship product of the year - 2024 Topps Series 1. This edition is highlighted by Elly De La Cruz, Jasson Dominguez, Evan Carter, Colton Cowser, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and many others.
Previewing the 2023 Bowman Draft baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Wyatt Langford, Paul Skenes, Max Clark and over 100 more prospects.
In depth preview of all of the rookies with true rookie cards in the final Flagship product of the year - 2023 Topps Update Series. This edition is highlighted by Eury Pérez, Grayson Rodriguez, Bobby Miller, and Mason Miller.
Previewing the 2023 Bowman Chrome baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Ethan Salas, Joendry Vargas, Sebastian Walcott, Rayner Arias, Sebastian Walcott, Samuel Basallo, Felnin Celesten, Brando Mayea, and over 100 more prospects.
In depth preview of all of the rookies with base rookie cards in the second Flagship product of the year - 2023 Topps Series 2. This edition is highlighted by Jordan Walker, Corbin Carroll, and Anthony Volpe
Previewing the 2023 Bowman Baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Druw Jones, Spencer Jones, Junior Caminero, Josue de Paula, Cam Collier, Kyle Harrison, Justin Crawford, and over 100 more prospects.
Previewing the upcoming 2023 Topps Series 1 release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Adley Rutschman, Michael Harris II, Gunnar Henderson, Vinnie Pasquantino, Miguel Vargas, Triston Casas, Brett Baty, Riley Greene, Nolan Gorman, and many others.
Previewing the 2022 Bowman Draft baseball card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable prospect cards from the majority of players from the 2022 MLB Draft including Jackson Holliday, Termarr Johnson, Elijah Green, Kumar Rocker, and over 100 more prospects getting their first official Bowman card.
A deep dive on the 2022 Bowman Chrome release with an in-depth checklist review of every single prospect that has a 1st Bowman card in the product including Jackson Chourio, Cristhian Vaquero, and Roderick Arias.
Previewing the upcoming 2022 Topps Update Series release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Spencer Torkelson, Jeremy Peña, Seiya Suzuki, CJ Abrams, and many others.
Reviewing the upcoming 2022 Topps Series 2 release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Oneil Cruz.
A deep dive on the 2022 Bowman Baseball release with an in-depth checklist review of every single prospect that has a 1st Bowman card in the product including Kahlil Watson, Elly De La Cruz, and James Wood.
Reviewing the upcoming 2022 Topps Series 1 release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Wander Franco.
A deep dive on the 2021 Bowman Draft release with an in-depth checklist review of every single prospect that has a 1st Bowman card in the product
Taking a deep dive into the 2021 Bowman Chrome release and all of the 1st Bowman prospects in the product
This Week in Baseball Cards
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of May 6th through May 12th, 2024. There is one release this week - 2024 Bowman Baseball.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of April 15th through April 21st, 2024. There is one release this week - 2024 Topps Chrome Black
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of April 8th through April 14th, 2024. There is one release this week - 2024 Topps Heritage Baseball.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of April 1st through April 5th, 2024. There are two releases this week - 2023 Leaf Vivid Baseball and 2024 Topps Sterling Baseball.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of March 25th through March 31st, 2024. There are four releases this week - 2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition, 2023 Topps Transcendent, 2024 Topps Big League, and 2024 Topps Tribute.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of March 18th through March 22nd, 2024. There are four releases this week - 2024 Topps Now Road to Opening Day, 2024 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition, 2023 Topps Dynasty, and 2023 Bowman Inception.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of March 4th through March 10th, 2024. There are no releases this week, but we do have pre-sale drops for 2024 Big League Baseball and 2024 Topps Tribute.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of February 19th through February 25th, 2024. Releases this week include 2023 Topps Five Star.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of February 12th through February 18th, 2024. Releases this week include 2024 Topps Series 1.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of February 5th through February 11th, 2024. Releases this week include 2023 Topps Luminaries and 2023 Panini Flawless Baseball.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of January 29th through February 4th, 2024. Releases this week include 2023 Topps Diamond Icons.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of January 22nd through January 28th, 2024. Releases this week include 2023 Topps Stadium Club.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of January 15th through January 21st, 2024. This week includes the release of 2023 Bowman’s Best and 2023 Leaf Metal Baseball along with the pre-sale of 2024 Topps Series 1.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of December 25th through December 31st, 2023. Releases this week include 2023 Panini National Treasures Baseball and 2023 Onyx Premium.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of December 18th through December 24th, 2023. Pre-sales this week include 2023 Bowman’s Best and 2023 Topps Brooklyn Collection.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of December 11th through December 17th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Bowman Draft, 2023 Topps Heritage High Number, and 2023 Topps Chrome Black.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of December 4th through December 10th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Topps Inception amd 2023 Topps Chrome Update Sapphire Edition.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of November 20th through November 26th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Topps Museum Collection, 2023 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Edition, and 2023 Topps Rip.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of November 13th through November 19th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Topps Chrome Update, 2023 Topps Black & White Baseball, and possibly 2023 Onyx Vintage Extended Series. Updated for the 2023 Bowman Draft Pre-sale.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of November 6th through November 12th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Topps Archives, 2023 Topps Definitive, 2023 Panini Chronicles, and possibly 2023 Onyx Vintage Extended Series. Updated to include the 2023 Topps Inception Baseball Pre-Sale.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of October 30th through November 4th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Bowman Sterling, 2023 Panini Chronicles 1st Off The Line, and possible 2023 Onyx Vintage Extended Series.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of October 23rd through October 29th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Topps Tier One, 2023 Topps Flagship Collection, 2023 Topps 206 High Series, and 2023 Topps Holiday.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of October 16th through October 22nd, 2023. Releases include 2023 Topps Gilded Collection and 2023 Topps Pro Debut.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of October 9th through October 15th. Releases include 2023 Topps Update Series, 2023 Panini Select Baseball, 2023 Leaf Exotic Baseball, and 2023 Bowman Platinum. Also covering the news about 2023 Topps Stadium Club.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of October 2nd through October 8th. Releases include 2023 Bowman Chrome Mega Boxes, 2023 Topps x Bob Ross, and 2023 Panini Select Baseball First Off The Line
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of September 18th through September 24th. Releases include 2023 Topps x Julio Rodriguez, 2022 Leaf Trinity Baseball, and 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of September 4th through September 10th. Releases include 2023 Panini Immaculate Baseball and 2023 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of August 28th through September 3rd. Releases include 2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome, 2023 Topps Pro Debut, and 2023 Topps Chrome Logofractor Edition.
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of August 21st through August 27th. Releases include 2023 Topps Pristine Baseball
Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of August 14th through August 20th. Releases include 2023 Topps Archives Signature Series Retired Player Edition
BEGINNER RESOURCES
A glossary of baseball card terms and phrases for the newly returning and new collectors in the hobby
For the new and returning card collectors, an introduction to the phenomenon of card breaking in the hobby
An introduction to the ins and outs of prospecting - collecting baseball cards of the prospect variety
The biggest gamble in the card collecting world today are Box Wars. Sometimes, even the winners are losers.
Previewing the 2024 Bowman baseball trading card product with a focus on every player that has a 1st Bowman card. Here you will find the most desirable 1st Bowman prospect cards of players including Walker Jenkins, Dylan Crew, George Lombard Jr., Arjun Nimmala, Brock Wilken, Aidan Miller, and over 80 more prospects.