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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Preview Gallery II: More from ITG's Ultimate Memorabilia 10th Edition hockey set
10.17
By Chris Olds | Editor
We’ll have more from In The Game about the latest installment of its high-end Ultimate Memorabilia hockey set soon, but until then feast on a few more preview images of the cards that can be found once it arrives.
For more on this set from last week, click here.
See more images after the jump.
First look: 2010 Topps Five Star Football (with poll)
10.16
By Chris Olds | Editor
Topps released the basic product info and preview information for a new high-end football card line that will arrive in late February, a brand that it is apparently quite confident in.
How confident is it in 2010 Topps Five Star Football?
“Meet the 2010 Product of the Year … ” reads the first line of its preview materials.
Each tin of Five Star includes four autographed cards — all signed directly on the card — and one jumbo Relic, with the product promising a “superior checklist,” cards printed on 154-point stock and all cards numbered to 150 or less.
Based on the solicitation cost, collectors can expect to pay at least $400 per tin for the hobby-exclusive product.
First look: 2011 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
10.16
By Chris Olds | Editor
Topps has teased the release of its 2011 Opening Day set with a selection of images that shows us where the annual retail staple is going this year when it arrives on March 7 — ironically well before Opening Day.
The base set for this 99-cent-per-pack product will consist of 220 cards with a smattering of insert sets that include Presidential First Pitches, Mascots, Opening Day autographs Superstar Celebrations and more that includes glow in the dark Under The Lights cards, too.
Each box will include 36 packs with 20 boxes per case and seven cards per pack.
Among the players on the preliminary autograph checklist are: Casey McGehee, Howie Kendrick, Philip Humber, Taylor Buchholz, Jose Mijares, Jonathan Van Every, Jose Morales, Dustin Moseley, Justin Germano and Chris Carter.
While we’ll get more details soon, you can see all of the images after the jump.
'Once Brothers' brings back memories of a favorite player
10.15
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
On Wednesday night, ESPN premiered its newest 30 for 30 documentary “Once Brothers,” which is a story of NBA stars Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac. They grew up together, sharing a dream of playing professional basketball, but were torn apart by political issues from the fall of the Soviet Union.
Petrovic was from Croatia and Divac from Serbia, but before the breakup, they were both just Yugoslavian.
Petrovic was one of my favorite players growing up. I watched him on the New Jersey Nets, but it was more than just seeing a hometown hero. Petrovic was from the same area of the world as my parents and I have always felt a bond to people from the Balkan region.
Ryan Mathews busts boxes of Upper Deck football cards
10.14
He’s no Tracy Hackler — whew — but San Diego Chargers rookie running back Ryan Mathews recently ripped a box of 2010 Sweet Spot football cards while visiting with Upper Deck.
What will he find inside?Will he find himself?
Watch and find out …
Behind the scenes with Tracy Hackler at Panini America (again)
10.14
Beckett Media alum Tracy Hackler went poking around the building — again — during his fourth day of work at Panini America … if you can call it work.
Here’s what he found.
The football fans of the bunch will undoubtedly be jealous.
Ten NHL rookies to watch in 2010
10.13
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing editor
The NHL kicked off its season last week. There have already been a handful of hockey products to hit the market, but there are still many sets for collectors to put their hands on.
As I went through hockey rosters, I’ve put together a list of 10 rookies to look for 2010. Most of these players do not have official Rookie Cards yet, but can be found in prospects sets such as 2009-10 In the Game.
Yes, that's Magic Johnson's autograph on Jordan Swagerty's baseball cards
10.13
By Chris Olds | Editor
Mistakes happen.
That’s the easiest way to sum up the unusual error card found in boxes of 2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball, which arrived recently with a few unusual autograph cards of former Arizona State standout and St. Louis Cardinals prospect Jordan Swagerty.
The error?
All of the autographs on his cards are of a guy named Earvin Johnson. You know, the Hall of Fame basketball player otherwise known as “Magic.”
Panini America officials were aware of the mistake not long after collectors began ripping into packs of the prospecting product. The company is reportedly discussing plans to replace the error cards, which might be plentiful, with rarer corrected versions — but has not yet announced its plan.
Update: Panini will replace the incorrect Swagerty autographed standard card with a correct version and collectors who send in the correct card an exclusive Elite Extra Edition card of top-prospect Manny Machado.
Preview gallery: ITG Ultimate Memorabilia 10th Edition Hockey
10.13
By Chris Olds | Editor
In The Game‘s always-anticipated Ultimate Memorabilia hockey card set will arrive in little less than a month with some of the biggest names in NHL history — and some of the most unique memorabilia cards ever made — in tow.
The entire press run for Ultimate will consist of just 1,500 five-pack boxes with each pack including a base card, a memorabilia card and an autograph.
What else will be in store? Click here and here to read more.
You can see an extensive gallery of images after the jump.
Preview Gallery: 2010-11 Certified Hockey rookie autographs
10.12
Panini America‘s NHL debut is coming soon in 2010-11 Certified Hockey and the company already has a surprise in store.
Well, six actually.
Six rookies who have already made their NHL debuts will be in the set — No. 1 overall pick Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Brayden Schenn, Jeff Skinner, Jordan Eberle and Magnus Paajarvi — and will appear on their first Rookie Cards with the product’s arrival next week.
“There was a lot of anxiety among the collecting community when we announced that we were moving the Certified release date,” said Al Muir, Panini America’s Hockey Brand Manager. “But it was a calculated decision we felt was worth the risk. Not only did the benefit of extra time allow us to get additional top-flight autograph content into the product, it afforded us the opportunity to produce the first Rookie Cards of the NHL’s next wave of superstars.”
Certified will include four autograph or memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (including at least one autograph) and also pack autographs of legends such as Bobby Hull, Darryl Sittler, Bernie Parent, Mario Lemieux, Ray Bourque and Jim Craig.
See more images after the jump.