Anyone involved in this Happy Hobby of ours is a big fan of rookie cards. Who isn’t!?! But we look back in time to talk about how Classic Draft cards, way back in the early ‘90s, changed how we see sports cards.

While many people weren’t fans of seeing players in college or high school uniforms, others were elated to now have another way to collect.

Some, like myself, were bigger college sports fans than pro fans, so getting young University of Miami football players, or Duke University basketball players, was fantastic! I was a huge Syracuse University basketball fan, so I got to pick up cards back in the day of guys like Lawrence Moten and David Johnson, but then I also got cards recently of Jimmy and Buddy Boeheim!

In this podcast, we also dive into the Topps Living set, looking at how the set is constructed, and why Wander Franco’s card makes us so mad!

We also take a look back at some Jackson “Holliday Anxiety,” wondering what his recent promotion/demotion means for collectors.

I look back at the top 11 baseball rookie cards clicked on from my Best Rookies article on my website, DavidGonos.com.

Cards That Make Us Happy! 1975 Topps Herb Washington

We also look back at a card from the 1975 Topps set that marked a point in Topps history, with the position designation for Herb Washington as “Pinch Run.” Why is that so cool? Listen and you’ll find out!

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