What a season for James Wood - and here is his mid-season call-up card from 2024. It’s got a population of 1 in the PSA-graded world and is serial number 9 out of a total of 10 cards in the red parallel.

This pairs really well with a few other interesting Wood pickups I have done in the last year or so, including a FrozenFractor parallel card.

A few days ago Wood connected for a game-tying two-run blast in the fifth and later hit a solo shot in the eighth to give Washington some insurance in a great victory over the D-backs. He’s up to 30 homers in 2026, which makes him the first National since Adam Dunn in 2009-2010 to do so in back-to-back seasons.

Closing out Pee Wee Week with a grail that I acquired a few months ago. 1941 Play Ball.

Man has this guy’s card market exploded. I was able to pick this up last month at the Northeast Card Expo and happy that I did as prices and trades continue to rise pretty quickly.

Given the HOF expectation in next two years, as long as TB12 lays off more of the publicity stunts as of late…feels like holding this in the PC would be smart. I have collected some great Brady cards over time and will continue to do so regardless of market hype.

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Elly had a lead off home run last night and so am putting out one of my favorite cards of his. It has a population of 12 and is GEM-MT. Loved this Rookie card when I picked it up in person last spring.

The 24-year-old shortstop is hitting .280/.354/.509 with 17 homers, 55 runs scored, 46 RBI, and 15 steals across 362 plate appearances as of last night. This stat line is a bit deceiving, too, given his in-season injury.