Nonsense Newsletter No. 95: The offseason, Baseball products on the horizon, Star Trek, Dominguez and More!
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In this week’s tantalizing edition of the Nonsense Newsletter John Dudley takes a gander at the upcoming baseball products. I, on the other hand, offer a tip or two about what to do with yourself during the offseason. All of this, and a Quick Hits Section that borders on brilliant! So, knowing this, go ahead and dive right into this week’s offering!
Contributor: John Dudley
Normally this is the week where I preview the upcoming month’s releases. I started writing that and realized the bulk of what I’m excited about in the months ahead are baseball products. A large part of that stems from the uncertainty around football releases with the NFLPA ditching Panini and instructing them to stop manufacturing and distributing product. Really though, the main reason is because baseball is just having a great season with a great rookie class.Â
In honor of the MLB season, I thought it’d be more fun to figure out the top ten upcoming baseball releases to watch out for. In doing so, I came up with two lists. The first list is based on how big of an impact each set will have on the baseball market. The second is based strictly on my own excitement levels for my personal collecting enjoyment. It should be noted that Topps Chrome Logofractor and Cosmic Chrome are both live now and not eligible for these lists.
Contributor: John McTaggart
For a guy like me, August is the slowest time of the year.
Sure, baseball pennant races are heating up.
Football is literally days away from kickoff, but you have to remember — hockey is sort of my mojo.
That said, as slow as this stretch can be between the end of the season and the start of training camp, there are certain advantages to the offseason.
The first being — it’s the best time to buy (in most cases).
This generally hold true in every sport, including, of course, hockey.
Players such as Matthew Tkachuk and Jeremy Swayman, among others, have seen pretty noticeable dips in pricing over the past month or so.Â
Knowing that, it’s not a stretch to think this is a good time to snatch some of these up before the start of training camp in a few weeks.
Quick Hits
Hobby News- The Yankees called up Jasson Dominguez this week. While he isn’t the hobby juggernaut he once was, it is still worth watching as his card prices remain high and he is still super-young. It may seem like he’s been around forever, but The Martian is still only 20.
Vintage- If you’re of my generation or earlier, you most certainly have some memories of Mike Schmidt, standout third baseman for the Phillies. Well, you can totally geek out on this Schmidt article found here.
Pop Culture News- Star Trek Lower Decks is a show with a cult following. Rittenhouse is testing the waters with a very limited (only 600 packs!) release for the show. Each pack comes with four autos, a sketch card, and a smorgasbord of other goodies. The packs are pricy, but this might be the most limited set made for a major property this year.
Hobby News- Who said Wide Receivers are undervalued? Justin Jeffertson’s Black Finite Prizm 1/1 rookie sold for a staggering $57,600. Yes, that last zero is not a typo. More about the record-breaking sale here.Â
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