Flickr/mobo85 A current 21-game losing streak has put this year’s Chicago White Sox (27-88, .235 winning percentage through Monday) on a pace for an even poorer record than the famed 1962 New York Mets, who at 40-120 (.250) are acknowledged by many as the worst team in modern Major League ...
Read More »Strat-O-Matic Opening Day At Glen Head, N.Y. Headquarters A Big Hit For Fans
Strat-O-Matic Opening Day (credit: Dave Columbo) They began lining up at 2 a.m. At least that’s the reported time that the first guest appeared at Strat-O-Matic Headquarters on Railroad Avenue, in the shadow of the Glen Head Long Island Rail Road stop. The first of what grew to more than ...
Read More »CSG Grades Iconic 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle Card Valued at Over $2 Million
Certified Sports Guaranty® (CSG®) is thrilled to announce that it has just certified two examples of the iconic 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle card, one of them valued at more than $2 million! Graded CSG 8, it is the most valuable card that CSG has certified since it launched in ...
Read More »Verdict In: Judge’s 62nd Largest Topps NOW Run Ever
Aaron Judge Aaron Judge’s A.L. record setting home run display was not just a boon to the Yankees — and his impending free agency. It was also a big hit with collectors, as the Topps NOW card depicting his historic 62nd blast of the season enticed fans to purchase 91,685 ...
Read More »Art by DJ Skee, Gregory Siff Features All-Stars In New Limited Topps Set
Aaron Judge by Gregory Siff, Mookie Betts by DJ Skee DJ Skee and Gregory Siff, whose amazing artwork has graced numerous Topps baseball cards, take to the canvas again for the limited 2022 MLB All-Star Game set, available now through Thursday at 2 p.m. ET at https://www.topps.com/cards-collectibles/online-brands/2022-mlb-all-star-game.html. The collection, limited ...
Read More »Topps, Shaq Collaborate On New Art Card Set
Topps x Shaquille O’Neal artist cards Call him Diesel, call him Superman, call him Dr. Shaq – but with these Topps x Shaquille O’Neal artist cards – you can call him yours! These beautiful art trading cards are a must-have for anyone who collects Shaq – created specifically by artists ...
Read More »Jets’ Wilson, Lions’ Hutchinson Get First NFL Cards
Panini America, the official trading card partner of the NFL, has released Instant cards of Garrett Wilson to honor his selection by the New York Jets and Aidan Hutchinson‘s pick by the Lions in the 2022 NFL Draft. This marks their first respective first official NFL trading cards. The Panini ...
Read More »Topps Debuts Chet Holmgren Cards by Three Noted Artists
artist: Blake Jamieson Chet Holmgren, expected to be a lottery (and likely No. 1 overall) selection in next week’s NBA Draft, gets his first Topps collectible cards with today’s launch of the limited-edition Chet Holmgren art card set, available at Topps.com through April 28. Holmgren, the Minneapolis native who starred ...
Read More »Topps/ESPN Card Sets Release Today With 30for30 ‘Once Upon A Time in Queens’ Debut
in a special collaboration with ESPN and ESPN Films, Topps has created the 30-for-30 “Once Upon a Time in Queens” commemorative trading card set. Following the documentary’s scheduled release dates/times (tonight and Wednesday night), this is a four-part trading card set that captures the 1986 New York Mets championship season ...
Read More »SI, Topps Team for a 70th Anniversary Card Set Featuring Classic Baseball Covers
SI/Topps Sports industry titans, Sports Illustrated and Topps, come together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first Topps baseball cards with a new series launching March 16. With a total of 70 cards in the special edition set, each one will depict one of the most memorable Sports Illustratedbaseball ...
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