Nonsense Newsletter No. 176: Uecker Time, the appeal of being vintage and so much more!
Yo, Nonsense Newsletter Nation! Welcome to yet another edition of the Nonsense Newsletter! This week, John Dudley pens a beauty about one of baseball’s most popular players of all time, Bob Uecker! Meanwhile, I have grown quite fond of the vintage world, namely because I am now a part of it. Plus, the Quick Hits are superb! So, let’s make a deal… I send this newsletter to you each week, and you enjoy the crap out of it! Deal!
By John Dudley
an a modern Bob Uecker card unseat the T206 Honus Wagner atop the hobby? No, it can’t, but Uecker does have an extremely short printed card that was mistakenly produced, which is making waves with collectors and conjuring up memories of other cards, such as the Wagner and the 2006 Topps Alex Gordon.
The Uecker won’t ascend to the same lofty collecting heights, but it is an interesting card, and sure to be at the top of Uecker collectors’ want lists. So, what is this Uecker card, and from whence did it come?
By John McTaggart
ne of the beauties of this hobby that we all love so much is the diversity in collecting, no doubt.
You can collect pretty much anything you want, and there will likely be a community of folks who share the same sentiment and collection.
For me, lately, I’ve fallen back in love with vintage.
Baseball and hockey in particular.
I find myself drifting away from the shiny and ultra-modern stuff and towards the classic cardboard that one thinks of when you say baseball cards.
Some of this may be because I myself am vintage now.
Quick Hits!
Hobby News- Topps keeps expanding the horizons of Topps Now with the recent debut of Linkin Park Topps Now cards. The band recently opened up for the UCL and their performance is getting the full Topps Now treatment. Like other recent releases, autographs and memorabilia cards randomly inserted throughout the run will be a big draw. The guitar pick cards are especially nice looking.
Vintage- It’s happened yet again.. and not to me… yet again! A “cache” of 1920s baseball strip cards, which included cards from Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and Lou Gehrig, among others, were found inside a tin of marbles, of all things, during a barn clean out recently by a pair of gentlemen were are not collectors and even questioned whether or not to throw them in the trash. Fortunately, they decided against that idea. Several cards are off to PSA, while others have found a much safer home. The find could be worth up to $30,000. And to think I got excited because I found a Blue Dazzler behind my dresser.
Hobby News- June looks action packed with Topps Series II, The Boys Season 1 and 2 from Upper Deck, and the long-awaited 2024 Topps Dynasty, but the month belongs to hockey with six major releases from Upper Deck including Premier, SP Authentic, Clear Cut, Parkhurst, Credentials and Ultimate Collection all vying for the dollars of hobbyists. It’s a crowded month, but at least it goes with the Stanley Cup schedule.
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