Picked up this 1957 Topps Larry Doby at a show today. I always associated him with the Cleveland Indians since that is who he played for when he became the first Black player in the American League. But I found out recently that he also coached and managed the Chicago White Sox. He was the second Black manager in the AL/NL (Frank Robinson was the first). A true baseball pioneer!!

Found this relic: a sealed can of 2002-03 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards.

It’s a time capsule from the early 2000s, with five packs just waiting to be opened. There could be anything in here.. maybe even a Pavel Brendl rookie card!!

The big question is: do I crack this open and see what’s inside, or keep it sealed for another 20 years?

Help me decide. What would you do?

Dug out my childhood card collection and came across this 1990 Score

Before Topps Chrome and back when refractor meant something. The 1993 Finest set is among the most important sets of all time. The origin point of the modern chromium refractor craze. It is believed only 241 refractors were made for each card in the set, with odds of pulling a refractor only 1:9 packs.

I usually don’t look for graded cards for my personal collection, but this card means so much that I needed to make sure I had a nice copy. A true icon of our hobby.