I had asked Topps for this previously, and it looks like they decided to make a press release of it. I know that it’s been release elsewhere, but here’s the news for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. Essentially, there are seven variations in 2009 Topps Heritage baseball, … Continue Reading
2009 Topps Magic, More Info
March 20, 2009
Football
Talked to Topps today, and here’s the skinny on 2009 Topps Magic Football. The product will ship in early June for approximately $96 a box for 3 autos. Also, I have an image of how the cards will look for all of you there. In other news, I have confirmation … Continue Reading
2009 Topps Magic Football Preview
March 19, 2009
Football
Admittedly, I’m not a student of football card history, so this one was a surprise when I saw it on one of my sites this evening. Topps is bringing back the 1951 Topps Magic brand for another retro set. I’m not sure if it’s replacing Mayo on the chart for … Continue Reading
WBC Redemption #3-5 Announced
March 19, 2009
Baseball
Topps is on the ball today, also announcing #s 3-5 of the WBC Redemption Cards from Topps Series one: Gift Ngoepe, a second baseman from South Africa at #3, Ubaldo Jimenez, a pitcher from the Dominican Republic at #4 and Sidney De Jong, a catcher from the surprising Netherlands team. … Continue Reading
2009 Bowman WBC Update
March 19, 2009
Baseball
It looks like Topps is really keeping up with the WBC, announcing that 2009 Bowman will have an exclusive 20-card insert set titled World Baseball Classic Rising Stars, which will feature the first US-published baseball card of Japanese star Yu Darvish. All 20 cards in the subset will be released … Continue Reading
I-Rod Now An Astro
March 16, 2009
Baseball
Well, the news is now official. After months of the Astros saying “No, no, we don’t want Ivan Rodriguez” and his doing very well in the WBC, the Astros have signed Ivan Rodriguez to a one year, 1.5 million dollar contract with 1.5 million more in incentives. Being a player … Continue Reading
2009 Topps Heritage Short Prints
March 16, 2009
Baseball
Topps has confirmed the list of short prints for 2009 Topps Heritage. The cards in question are numbered 426-500 and fall 1:3 packs. Also, they have a slightly different stock and the back is more grey, and I have confirmed with Topps that this is normal, so there’s a visual … Continue Reading
2009 TriStar PROJections Preview
March 16, 2009
Baseball
Following in the steps of … well, a lot of other bloggers, I made the leap to contact Tristar, and now I’m on the mailing list for them as well, as they join Topps and Upper Deck at helping to provide news to all of you out there in the … Continue Reading
2009 Upper Deck Philadelphia Football
March 12, 2009
Football
So I’m looking at the presentation on this product, and there’s a few things that just jump out at me. First, do we really need another 25 card Obama set? Or a 5-card Woodstock 40th anniversary set? Or Vietnam? Or Elections? Maybe I’m just missing the point here, and if … Continue Reading
Mystery Cuts And 2009 Piece of History
March 12, 2009
Baseball
To follow up our Topps news is news from Upper Deck, as I’ve got a few items to deal with here. First is the notice that Upper Deck has finished shipping the Mystery Cuts autographs from 2008 SP Legendary Cuts. The timing on this is a bit ironic, given … Continue Reading
