I am hooked. I participated in my first live break sometime last week, and it feeeeeels much more satisfying as it seems you hit a little more for less money. Here were my first two “hits” from the 2025 Topps Black & Whites. I need to relax and slow down my participation. But it’s been a lot of fun.

Probably one of my favorite sets is the 1995 Bowman’s Best. Loaded with rookies and hard to find refractor parallels. Scott Rolen, Papa Vladi, Bartolo, Andruw Jones, Bobby Abreu and many others.

2017 Bowman Chrome green refractor auto /99 Jazz Chisholm. He had a pretty good year last year. Hope he keeps it up.

Bob Horner was a powerful slugger for the Atlanta Braves in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for his raw strength and quick rise to the majors after being the first overall pick in the 1978 draft. Injuries shortened what many thought could have been a Hall of Fame trajectory, but he still left behind one of baseball’s rarest feats. On July 6, 1986, Horner hit four home runs in a single game against the Montreal Expos, becoming only the 11th player in MLB history to do it. Remarkably, the Braves still lost the game 11–8, making his performance both legendary and bittersweet, a night where one player reached baseball immortality even in defeat.

Jim Abbott was a remarkable Major League pitcher who overcame being born without a right hand to reach the highest level of baseball, even throwing a no-hitter for the New York Yankees in 1993. Known for his determination and smooth one-handed fielding technique, Abbott became a symbol of perseverance, proving that physical limitations don’t have to define athletic greatness.

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