I do wonder about the economics of it all. The MLBPA said they will be drawing four times the revenue, which means cards are going to be at least four times more expensive under this new deal.
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I do wonder about the economics of it all. The MLBPA said they will be drawing four times the revenue, which means cards are going to be at least four times more expensive under this new deal.
That and trading cards as an industry has been out of popularity for a long time. At least for physical cards for sports. That's why I was surprised they were still making cards, at least physically, and honestly I don't see the point of digital cards.
"A recent valuation put Fanatics, which is branching into many other categories including sports betting, at $18 billion." There it is.
It cannot be good for the long-term health of a sports league for its decision-making to be guided almost exclusively by the interests of sportsbooks.
I realize that the gaming industry took a massive hit due to the pandemic, but I am so fucking sick of every other ad on TV being for online casinos or sportsbooks.* I'd sooner suffer through a one-hour marathon of Liberty Mutual commercials.
*And it seems like the ads that aren't for gambling are mostly Joe Namath and Jimmy Walker (who both look like they escaped from a mortuary) pitching Medicare benefits.
*And it seems like the ads that aren't for gambling are mostly Joe Namath and Jimmy Walker (who both look like they escaped from a mortuary) pitching Medicare benefits.
Topps and Fleer are the only 2 names I know, and I was never even a card collector.
Fleer went bankrupt in 2005.
Fleer went bankrupt in 2005.
I also remember Upper Deck and Donruss, but I haven't collected baseball cards since the early '90s. 
There was also Score (i have a complete set of their '90 somewhere) and I know I'm blanking on others. I collected cards from all five of those back in the day.
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And then there's the 1986 Sportflics cards, which used lenticular 3D printing to create the illusion of motion (a batter hitting, a pitcher throwing, with the third frame always being their headshot). I vaguely remember having a few of these, but can't remember how I got them.
In the 90's I had Topps, Fleer, Donruss, Upper Deck, and Score cards. Score cards were like $.89 a pack, which helped the $20 I earned mowing lawns last longer. I gave my entire (rather large) collection to my little brother. He probably threw them away.
I remember the first baseball cards I collected, probably 1984. I indiscriminately tossed the cards in a shoebox and ate the gum. The gum was what mattered most. 
Anyone else remember that baseball/Looney Tunes crossover series Upper Deck did in...'91, I think? They had a different storyline playing out on either side which featured players like Ken Griffey Jr. and a few others (I'm blanking on who else was in there). I think I had about 50% or so of them, so I only ever got parts of each story.
No, I can't say that I do. 
I did some digging and I'm reminded that there were actually three different sets: One where it was just them, one where it was them with Nolan Ryan and Reggie Jackson, and one where it was them with Jim Abbott and both of the Ken Griffeys. There was also a football series but I don't remember that one (probably because it's football). And apparently at least the first set was illustrated by Chuck Jones, which I had no idea until now!
You can take a look them at these eBay auctions. Link 1. Link 2. Link 3. Link 4.
You can take a look them at these eBay auctions. Link 1. Link 2. Link 3. Link 4.
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Interesting, I just figured it would be the White Sox every time but with a different opponent.
The Cubs can stay there.
Oh, sweet Christ. The Cubs are stupidly popular in eastern Iowa (despite being blacked out on MLB.tv, because we're considered a "local market" to Chicago despite it being three hours away). Secondhand tickets for the first game went as high as $5,200 on the day of the game (Facebook Marketplace was ... interesting, to say the least). They're going to get near five figures for a Cubs game in Dyersville.
There's fans and then there's needing a rubber room.
I thought for sure the next one would be Cubs/Cardinals...
Given how much meth and booze gets consumed in eastern Iowa, I'm relatively certain a Cubs / Cardinals game at the Field of Dreams would end in a brawl that would make Bill Veeck's ghost think Disco Demolition Night was tame in comparison.
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