With the 2025 Hobby Awards behind us (wonderfully done, btw!), there are just 2 days left to vote for the 2025 Best Rookie Card Awards! One random voter will win a 2011 Topps Freddie Freeman RC PSA 9!

We have 4 categories in the 4 major sports —

• Best Rookie Card

• Best Comeback Rookie Card

• Best Sleeper Future Star Rookie Card

• Biggest Bust Rookie Card

Deadline to vote is midnight Dec. 22! https://open.substack.com/pub/gonos/p/vote-for-the-2025-rookie-card-awards

Just got this today — super happy to add to my pre-war collection. While Wiltse is not a HOFer, his is an interesting story! This Giants pitcher was nicknamed “Hooks” because of the movement on his curve ball. (His older brother also pitched in the majors — Snake Wiltse!)

Hooks’ 10-inning complete game no-hitter in 1908 still remains a Major League record. Plus, I love that the slab label says “Both Ears Show.”

Give these old cards a look the next time you consider spending $55 (the cost of this 114-year-old slab) on a mega box or on a random prospect card numbered to /99.

All four of these CCs were cards I pulled — and the Light-Blue Prizm insert is numbered /199! It’s one of the best cards I’ve ever pulled. Came out of a WNBA Monopoly blaster from Target!

Opened a 2024 Topps Pro Debut Hobby Box this weekend! Juuuust before Jacob Misiorowski got named to the All-Star Game! The Gold Mini-Diamond Refractor auto / 50 was the 2nd auto, and the base auto was the 4th one. Crazy.

I just love the 2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites John Elway in the 1981 Topps design, as he was drafted by the Yankees in Round 2 that year (6 spots ahead of Tony Gwynn!).

Such a cool (and cheap) card!