A new baseball season is nearly here with the first spring training games set to air later this month and that’s when we’ll see the newest players on their new teams.
And many of them will be wearing new uniforms — well, at least new caps.
San Francisco Giants
So, about that odd Willie Nelson Americana memorabilia card …
Willie Nelson couldn’t wait to get on the road again, going places he’d never been and seeing things he may never see again.
And we’re pretty sure he never saw this.
It’s a 2008 Donruss Americana Celebrity Cuts Materials Prime card and a small number of them have been pulled via BlowoutTV recently with a detail that many people might have missed.
What is it? Well, this is card No. 97 in Celebrity Cuts and a look at card No. 96 on that checklist as well as the autographed version of this card offer some clues … keep reading.
Big Papi’s farewell & Party at Napoli’s get Topps Now autos
A Party at Napoli’s and Big Papi’s farewell are among today’s Topps Now baseball cards.
The lineup includes 18 cards available for only 24 hours via Topps’ online card program. David Ortiz‘s autographs along with Mike Napoli‘s marks the first time there are two autographs available on the same day — and they aren’t the only cards.
Buzz Poll: Who do you see winning the World Series?
MLB’s postseason begins tonight … and we simply want to know who you think wins it all.
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Barry Bonds adds milestone HR tickets to autographs in his store
They may not be as hot as they once were, but they’re still very notable pieces of baseball history — and they can be yours
MLB home run king Barry Bonds has added four new pieces to his online store where some collectors have found relative bargains in recent months when it comes to game-used and autographed memorabilia.
This time, it’s milestone home run tickets that are top for grabs.
Reds’ new slugger Adam Duvall has first RCs in 2016 Topps Series 2
One of this year’s hidden gems on the field is nearly the same thing off of it — or at least on cardboard.
In an era of prospect cards made sometimes years before a player even sees an MLB field, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Duvall is a bit of an enigma. Make that an enigma who has 18 home runs this season after a 9-8 victory over the Atlanta Braves Monday night where he led off the game with a two-run shot in the first.
And make that an enigma without a lot of cardboard.
On Friday night, Metallica played “Happy Birthday” for Willie Mays — tonight their guitars can be yours
A pair of guitars are heating things up on the auction block — but not where you might expect.
They can be found on MLB Auctions.
One of the headlines from Friday read, “Metallica serenades Willie Mays during San Francisco Giants’ 4th-annual Metallica Night” — an event where members of the Bay Area band played “Happy Birthday” for Mays (he turned 85 yesterday) and played the national anthem before the game. Their equipment from that night is being auctioned for charity.
Just $25 can get you an autograph of Barry Bonds? Apparently so — and it’s straight from Bonds himself
Nobody in the history of Major League Baseball hit more home runs than Barry Bonds and that means his autograph will always be in demand to some degree.
If you’re like many collectors, you may not have a Bonds auto in your stash, but there’s one way to land one without a lot of work — and without a boatload of cash.
You can get one straight from Bonds himself.
PSA 9 Willie Mays 1952 Topps card opens Heritage sale at $200,000
Update: The card sold for $478,000.
“The Say Hey Kid” will likely be the next icon of the past to set a record on the auction block as one of the highest-graded specimens of a key card is now up for grabs via Heritage Auctions.
The card is a PSA 9 copy of Willie Mays‘ 1952 Topps card and the opening bid is $200,000.
Auction Gallery: Championship rings are the thing in current SCP sale
The current SCP Auctions sale includes items from the personal collections of Baseball Hall of Famer Don Drysdale and collections of memorabilia that include plenty of other big names, but it’s a selection of championship rings here that’s highlight-worthy.
Below is a gallery of 18 rings up for sale now and ending on April 23. Click below to enter the gallery, get a closer look, see who’s owned them and what the bidding sits at now.
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In the Now: 2016 Topps Now baseball cards changing game (checklist & ongoing gallery)
Topps‘ new program creating real baseball cards in real time documenting the highlights of the here and now have caught on with some collectors as this season has begun with some historic starts and impressive debuts for MLB rookies.
It’s 2016 Topps Now and the cards are only available for a 24-hour window. After that, the population reports are released and the next day’s cards are unveiled — all in made-to-order, real-time fashion.
Is your 1967 Topps baseball card set truly complete? There’s a chance it might not be with this card …
Is your 1967 Topps baseball card set complete? There’s a chance it might not be now.
A funny thing happened when Buzz was working to confirm the various errors and variations in the 1967 card set in the weeks before the arrival of this year’s homage, 2016 Topps Heritage.
There appears there could be a third version of Mike McCormick‘s card No. 86. When examining a group of 1967 cards, Buzz noticed a possible version (above) that’s not cataloged anywhere among the various error & variations lists or noted on any population reports despite this set being 49 years old. It’s a dramatically different version of the card for the Washington Senators pitcher who was traded to the San Francisco Giants, which is the reason for the variations to exist.
It turns out that this card is from the 1967 O-Pee-Chee set, though there is only one version cataloged there. Could a third version like this exist for the Topps card? Or are there two versions for O-Pee-Chee? Keep reading for the details.
It’s a dirty job, but MLB will do it …
It’s a dirty job, but MLB‘s got to do it.
Fans of World Series teams and All-Star Game hosts in recent years can remember their big events with game-used dirt jars that can be found via buy-it-now listings MLB Auctions.
Sure, they are novelty items — but for casual collectors these small items will stand out as something both unique and affordable.
Pablo Sandoval’s spring training drama won’t affect his lone RC
The spring training drama that is Pablo Sandoval and his “waist management” concerns is the big non-story story so far, but there’s one statistic about the Boston Red Sox slugger that should matter to baseball card collectors.
The statistic is one — as in Sandoval is one of very few players in recent years to appear on just one Rookie Card. Yep, that’s it … one.
Rookie of the Year winners coming up tonight — cast your votes here
Awards week is here as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America begins its postseason honors this evening with the Rookie of the Year winners revealed.
Among the candidates for tonight’s awards are Kris Bryant, Matt Duffy and Jung Ho Kang in the National League and Carlos Correa, Miguel Sano and Francisco Lindor in the American League.
Who’s Buzz picking? Find out and get a rundown of each player’s basic stats after the jump.
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