2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball Cards
If you’re a fan of a today’s players shown in action on baseball cards featuring superb photography and brilliant colors, you’re in luck. Series 1 of the 2013 Topps set, containing 330 cards, will be hitting the stores within a few days. After my miserable experience with the 2012 Topps
2012 Topps Heritage High-Number Set
This is the first year I can recall that Topps brought out a high-number (or update) set for its annual Heritage issue. The good news here is that Topps has listened to its customers and issued this long sought after prize. I was especially excited when I learned of its
Image Swap Cards? Yes!
The first thing I thought when I saw a 2012 Topps Heritage image swap card was that I had finally gone off the deep end. I heard the famous Twilight Zone theme music playing in my head. I thought I needed stronger lenses in my spectacles. I swore I would
The Topps Giveaway That Keeps On Giving
Looking at the cards I won as a result of participating in last season’s Topps Diamond Giveaway is good fun. In my last post I wrote about five of them. They were Clay Dalrymple (1962), Mike Schmidt (1988), Ryne Sandberg (1987), Tom Seaver (2011 Diamond Deeds) and Reggie Jackson (1987).
Ozzie Smith – 1991 Fleer Ultra
Hundreds of Ozzie Smith cards have been issued since he broke in with the San Diego Padres in 1978. There are two reasons why I like all of them, and they explain why Ozzie Smith is and will always be my favorite position player. First, he was a striking example of what
A Topps Giveaway That Worked!
Topps Company has been tempting its customers with giveaways for a long time. The offers come to you in packs in the form of insert cards, each promising this, that or the other. I found the one you see on the left on the internet. It’s from1986, a mere twenty-six
The Topps 2012 Heritage Card Set Has Arrived!
I’m happy to report that this week I went to several baseball card shops and purchased three boxes of the newly issued Topps 2012 Heritage set, which features today’s ball players on cards that utilize the 1963 format. Those of you who read my recent post on the 1963 Topps
Trading Baseball Cards With Another Baseball Blogger
The best part of being a Baseball Bloggers Alliance member is the chance it offers its members to connect with each other. Over the past several months I have been working my way through the 350+ member blogs, taking a long look at many of them. They all offer something
Our 2012 Topps Willie Mays Treasure
The other day, after donating a pint of blood at the Irwin Center, one of their volunteers took a picture of me holding the newest member of my pantheon of baseball card treasures. Shown in greater detail below, this 2012 Topps Willie Mays Retired Rings card was in one of
Baseball Card Sets – 1963 Topps
There’s a lot to like about the 1963 Topps set. The colors combine to produce a cheery, uptempo feel, and the patina has worn well. There is a dominant image and a different, smaller one in a circular inset. The player’s name, team and position are easy to read. The
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