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By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
Panini America‘s first high-end baseball card line under its MLBPA license has been delayed a bit — now scheduled for an April 11 release — but the newest batch of preview images for 2011 Prime Cuts released on Friday (an exclusive gallery right here on Beckett.com as well as more images here) show that it just might be worth the wait.
And these aren’t even the big cards.
Here’s a selection of prime patch and autographed cards from the product, which will arrive with a high-end pricetag — about $250 per five-card pack — with each card either an autograph or memorabilia card. Let us know what you think with our poll after the jump and be sure to leave a comment.
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By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
It’s baaacccck.
Panini America will be reviving a short-lived, kid-focused card line of the early 1990s this summer when it brings back Triple Play as a low-end brand that just might be chock-full of fun.
While details are still forthcoming from the company, Triple Play is scheduled for a July 23 release with seven-card packs carrying a suggested retail price of just 99 cents with 24 packs per box and 20 boxes per case.
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By Andrew Tolentino | Beckett Football Editor
Topps‘ recently trumpeted 2012 Bowman Signatures brand left many football collectors asking one simple, reasonable question. Where the heck is basic Bowman?
Today, the manufacturer clarified, noting that the beloved brand will land around the same time — in retail form.
This year’s Bowman is scheduled to hit shelves on May 21 with eight to 24 packs per box, depending on what the retailer carries. Blaster boxes will contain eight packs, each offering five veteran base cards and three base Rookie Cards, while 24-pack boxes have the same pack formula and might make for better odds on pulling the most coveted cards in the product.
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Join Beckett Baseball‘s Brian Fleischer and Chris Olds as they rip into a box of 2012 Topps Opening Day baseball cards in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …
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Join Beckett Media’s Chris Olds and Bryan Hornbeck as they rip into a box of 2012 Topps UFC Knockout cards in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …
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By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
He’s the first and only player to win the MVP award in both leagues. He’s the only man who can say he was a social pioneer among MLB managers.
He’s also the only Prime 9 player for Week 8.
Topps has announced its latest HTA Prime 9 card of the year, and it’s Frank Robinson who is the newest player to be part of its hobby shop redemption card program.
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