My card wall selections are multi-sport, and my guests appreciate that since not all are baseball fans. Nevertheless this tenth panel is a work in process as it is not set in cement.
The ninth panel on my card wall of fame alphabetically covering Bouton to Brett is showcased card by card including a few that didn't make the grade.
Jay Baker (over the past 26 years) has amassed a fabulous Yankees collection of memorabilia focused on the big five: Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, and Jeter, and it is on public museum exhibit in Naples, Florida. Thanks Jay for sharing your treasures.
This is an excerpt from Hobby Hotline earlier this month where John Newman, Jeff Dinson, and I discussed this latest announcement from eBay.
Brad and Rich were over here one Saturday afternoon and we discussed the behind the curtain aspects of Hobby Hotline, the live video call-in show we all appear on regularly.
Seven more sports card hobby questions and conundrums addressed herein - send yours to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks in advance!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-cjaex-11af5f7 John and I interviewed each other, commenting and following up on topics discussed on our mutual past podcast episodes, starting off with the plight of hobby sports card distributors.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-mgym9-11aa11e Anything newsworthy can have an effect on card sales and prices - changing teams especially - hobby love is stronger with certain cities and franchises - we will see how it plays out in the standings and future card values.
Some surprises in the selections for the Football Hall of Fame - not considered the strongest class, but we will see the short-term effect on card values.
Jay has assembled a fabulous collection centered totally on the five Yankee icons: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter; currently on exhibit at Artis-Naples, The Baker Museum, in Naples, Florida. Thanks Jay for sharing!
Seven more listener questions addressed for you - if you have a good question, please send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!
Josh Luber is the passionate Chief Vision Officer for Fanatics and recently shared his vision in a 50+ page manifesto - this is my reaction to his "love letter" to the sports card hobby - thanks Josh!
John Bello and Bill Chandler sit down with me over Zoom and discuss the original boom in football cards (actually non-baseball sports cards).
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-pi6fc-1187296 The third and final installment of my interview with Ryan - I was curious about his business model and his technical prowess and where he will be a in a few years - thanks Ryan and keep up the good work.
Hobby Hotline usually deals with the positive breaking news in the sports card hobby - but this time we talked about how we (should) process the occasional bad news.
Brad, Rich, and I discuss our suggested reasons for the meteoric rise in prominence of the Dallas Card Shows over the past two years.
Opening boxes is always fun and insightful (at least the way I do it) - this was the most one-sided battle I have conducted so far - thanks Upper Deck!
We knew he would eventually retire, however what will happen to Brady's cards now that he will not be adding to his record-breaking career stats?
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ezjje-1197ab2 John Bello presided over the spectacular growth in the football card category back in the late 1980's and early 1990's - he gave Lud Denny his shot with Pro Set!
This is the eighth panel of the Wall and we are still in the B's. I am trying to release these systematically and periodically - thanks for your comments and suggestions.
Each player on the Wall is there for a reason - however presence on the Wall may not be permanent and that is explained as well. Next year's iteration may look a little different as it's a work in progress.
My Wall is composed of panels of eight, and this is the sixth out of 80 panels in alphabetical order by player's name (regardless of sport, although more baseball than any other sport).
Another narrated panel from my multi-sport Card Wall of Fame, starting with Rick Barry to Chuck Bednarik - across sports, across brands, across eras, enjoy!
Dustin and I traded hobby questions - mostly hypotheticals from me and mostly history from him - enjoyed it and hope you do too - thanks Dustin!