In our 52nd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by celebrating our one-year anniversary before diving into the All-Star Game happenings including the Home Run Derby and MLB Draft. Then we discuss the release of one of the year's most significant baseball card products, Topps Chrome, in stores July 17.

You can find us on twitter (X) at @cardscategories, @mcouill7, and @jbrewer17 and on bluesky at @mcouill7.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected].

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

• Chart of last player to homer in the ASG for each team (prior to the 2024 game)
• 2024 MLB Draft tracker with every pick
• Matt Strahm's baseball card belt he wore to the ASG
• Link to cardbelts.com for all your card belt-related needs

Upcoming baseball card release schedule:

• 7/17: Topps Chrome
• 8/7: Topps Finest
• 8/21: Panini Boys of Summer
• 8/28: Panini Prizm
• TBD: Donruss

Cards Discussion (44:03) (link to Razzball for pictures of cards discussed)

2024 Topps Chrome (checklist and overview from Beckett)

• Link to Sandy Koufax autos
• Total print run amounts per @toppsbb
• Example of the Lightbox Logo SSP variation