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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Naismith's Basketball Rules sell for $4 Million at auction
12.10
Image Courtesy of Sotheby's
By Andrew Tolentino | Assistant Editor
Toto, meet James Naismith.
The Associated Press revealed today that University of Kansas alumnus David G. Booth purchased James Naismith’s 13 original basketball rules for a whopping $4 million.
With his last namesake already appearing on KU’s Booth Family Hall of Athletics, the apparently very wealthy Jayhawk will leave another legacy in Lawrence. Hoping to bring the historical document to his alma mater, Booth and his wife bought the 119-year-old hoops origins from an auction whose proceeds will benefit the humanitarian Naismith foundation.
In an October AP interview, Naismith’s grandson and foundation founder, Ian Naismith revealed, “It’s what Dr. Naismith wanted.”
Stained and tattered by time, Dr. Naismith’s original document is bigger than Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant combined. Without the 13 rules listed below, these league legends might just be … tall. Read More
First Look: 2011 Topps Tribute baseball cards
12.10
By Chris Olds | Editor
Topps released the basic product information and preview images for 2011 Topps Tribute Baseball on Friday, which means the high-end (and at times controversial) product returns for a third consecutive year.
The hobby-only product includes three autograph or autographed Relic cards and three multiple-piece Relic cards in every box with a hit remaining in every pack. Each of those cards will be limited to 99 or fewer copies. Also to be found one per pack are parallel cards, which will be limited to fewer than 399 copies.
Topps promises an expanded array of retired players in the product when it arrives in early April, a lineup that includes Tribute To the Stars cards that pair icons from the past with stars of today on dual- and triple-signed cards.
Also new is a Tribute Rookies Book Card, which will pair as many as 10 players’ autographs and memorabilia pieces in a multiple-page booklet card.
Card Gallery: 2010 Topps Prime
12.10
By Andrew Tolentino | Assistant Editor
Each keystroke is a painful one after busting a box of well-protected 2010 Topps Prime. As the upcoming Box Busters video should reveal, I had to channel some MacGyver-esque ingenuity to break the thick plastic seal.
Packaged in 10 six-card mini boxes per box, the rookie-centric football product appears pricier than it actually is. With good use of digital retouching, even the full-bleed base cards offer a little extra for the collector. Selling for a little under $100-a-box, Topps Prime delivers a decent bang for the buck, depending on who you pull. Read More
2010-11 Certified Hockey Freshman Fabric Signature redemptions announced
12.10
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
Holding on to any of those 2010-11 Certified Hockey Freshman Fabric Signatures redemptions?
Panini America released the names of the players you will be able to grab.
The cards haven’t been created yet as Panini wanted to ensure they get the best names together for the redemptions. However, they are working hard at getting the appropriate signatures.
See the checklist after the jump.
First look: 2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects checklist
12.09
By Chris Olds | Editor
We apologize for the somewhat grainy picture quality, but we did some networking and got our hands on something that many a prospector has been clamoring for … the packed out retail checklists for 2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects.
(We’re hoping that the dedicated collector won’t mind some pixels … click for a closer look at the images.)
Due out Dec. 15, Bowman Draft had a substantial TBD presence on each of its checklists, which are now revealed in full.
After the jump …
The search for "Shoeless" Joe Jackson starts next week
12.09
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
Next week, the search for “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s cut autograph begins with the release of 2010 Leaf Sports Icons Cut Signatures.
Each box will have one pack with three cards, two cut autographs and a Jackson insert.
Only 340 master cases will be made and each case will be numbered. Some of the names in the set include Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, Roger Maris, Jackie Robinson and Ty Cobb.
The limited set is going to offer one of four collectors the chance to win a Jackson cut autograph.
Three of the Jackson Four Leaf Clover cards will be inserted into the product, while the fourth will be given to a the collector who presents the most-completed set of 2010 Leaf Sports Icons Update. One of these collectors will win a Jackson cut signature at the 2011 National Sports Collectors Convention.
Check out pictures from the Jackson insert set after the jump.
Box Busters: 2010-11 Donruss Hockey
12.09
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Join Beckett Hockey’s Andrew Tolentino and Tim Trout as they rip into a box of the brand new 2010-11 Donruss Hockey cards from Panini America in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …
Upper Deck releases 2009-10 NHL Be-A-Player rookie card exchange checklist
12.09
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
Hockey rules are slightly different when it comes to Rookie Cards, although they’re still simple.
Once you skate, you get a card.
This hampers companies slightly, but there are ways to work around it. Upper Deck created a rookie card exchange program with 2009-10 Be-A-Player, which allowed it to release the product, but also add value by having leverage to create cards for players who have to skate.
Upper Deck released the final checklist from the 60-card rookie exchange subset. It’s a solid checklist, which includes players such as Edmonton’s Taylor Hall and Boston’s Tylor Seguin.
All cards are numbered to /99. Upper Deck stated it has just started to create the cards and will take about three months to complete. They expect to be finished around February.
See the checklist after the jump.
Card Gallery: 2010-11 Donruss Hockey
12.09
By Andrew Tolentino | Assistant Editor
Earlier today, we busted a box of 2010-11 Donruss Hockey, just hoping for that Justin Bieber pull or a Pamela Anderson Fans of the Game card.
As it turned out, we drew one of each.
Designed with relative simplicity, the Panini America line comes across as a clean set with sharp action photography. Understandably, Anderson’s appearance is a bit more posed, looking like a still from some cinematic dream sequence. Equally dreamy are the Les Gardiens inserts, which feature goalies on round-edged translucent cards. We pulled Tuukka Rask, pictured in his Boston Bruins uniform above the Finnish word “Maalivahdit” (which means goalkeepers, according to Google translate).
Although our only autograph was a Rated Rookies redemption, we found enough fun in the box to enjoy the break. With a decent array of strong inserts, a dedicated rookie focus and well-chosen celebrity tie-ins, the $4-a-pack product has the right bells and whistles to attract non-hockey collectors. On the whole, our box break revealed a good looking set with familiar, yet compelling components.
Before our 2010-11 Donruss Hockey Box Busters video debuts, here are a few cards to snack on.
Stoudemire cards at all-time low while his game is at its best
12.09
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor | Commentary
After last night’s New York Knicks game, the home fans chanted “MVP” for Amar’e Stoudemire. While it’s definitely premature just 22 games into the season, over the last couple of weeks, Stoudemire has been the player New York hoped to get when it signed him this offseason.
The Knicks are 11-1 over their last 12 games and Stoudemire is averaging 29.8 points a game in that span. Over the last six, he’s bumped that up 34.1 points a game.
But Stoudemire was relatively forgotten about this offseason. He was a restricted free agent and signed on the first day teams were allowed to make an announcement. There was no flashy news conference or ESPN special with the entire industry hanging on his words. Stoudemire was overshadowed with Lebron James as he took his talents to South Beach.
Even as the season started, media followed everything happening in Miami through its current 14-8 record.
Now it’s Stoudemire’s time to shine and to get his card prices out of the gutter.