This podcast mirrors the “Holliday Memories” newsletter we posted recently. It happens to have two great contributions from two of our great contributors, Patrick Imhoff and Scott Hedrick!

While one of the main subjects about this podcast is the arrival (and departure) of MLB’s top prospect, Jackson Holliday, to the major leagues, the biggest story in the podcast episode is actually what Happy Hobbyist Scott Hedrick shares.

Scott explains how our sports card hobby has affected his family positively in a major way, and it really is one of the more heartwarming stories I’ve heard about this hobby.

We also discuss the amazingness that is Dave Winfield — one of the greatest athletes in the history of the 20th century!

Patrick Imhoff shares which cards you’ll want to scoop up of Jackson Holliday’s, and now that he bounced back to the minors, you should be able to get them at an even better price!

I also thought it would be fun to rank my five favorite Topps card designs from the last quarter of the last century. What were your favorite card designs?

We also go back in time to 1992 for the latest “Cards That Make Us Happy,'“ with a closer look at Mariano Rivera’s Bowman rookie card. Such a classic look!

Dan Herman, of the Dan’s Sports Card Stack newsletter, chimes in with a great recap of a game from 2005, with Braves rookie Ryan Langerhans saving the day against the Astros!

Finally, our latest poll asked you which set of rookie cards from baseball, basketball and football, would you want the most from these years: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2023?

Let us know what you think of the podcast and the newsletter!

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Welcome back for another sports cards podcast! This episode mirrors the newsletter we posted entitled, “Cards of Future Past,” which is the fourth newsletter we shipped out!

We discuss the awesomeness that is the 2024 Topps Heritage Baseball card set that was released in April, which has current players on current cards designed to look like the old 1975 Topps design. That look, in my humble opinion, is one of the all-time greatest looks ever!

Gorgeous design, tons of SPs, cool inserts — and look at this list of superstar rookies on the checklist: Evan Carter, Curtis Mead, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Junior Caminero, Masyn Winn, Noelvi Marte, Jasson Dominguez, Jordan Lawlar, Elly De La Cruz, and Endy Rodriguez.

Also, Patrick Imhoff shares some great “Alternative Collecting Ideas,” which will help make your collection even more fun (if you can imagine that!). He shares a few alternative ways to put together smaller sets that may be more meaningful to you.

We also list the Top 11 Baseball Rookie Cards clicked on from DavidGonos.com in the month of March! The top-five are from the latest 2024 Topps Series 1 release!

Ryan Daley also shares a cool article on 59 Great 2nd-Year Baseball Cards and he expounds on the 1962 Topps Billy Williams card! It’s a beaut! — and much cooler than Williams’ rookie card!

Daley also shares why the 1978 Topps Rookie Shortstops #707 card is extra special in baseball card history!

Finally, I share some interesting baseball history surrounding the arrival of Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford, who started the 2024 MLB season in the Rangers’ Opening Day lineup!

Let us know what you think of the podcast and the newsletter!

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The Dandy Dozen Video Series – Best Players to Collect in Each Sport, in Each Era!

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This podcast reflects what we talked about in our newsletter entitled, “Bedard Be Popular, Bubble Gum and Raw Vintage,” where we put on our skates and really dig into what Chicago Blackhawks rookie superstar Connor Bedard means for the hobby!

Patrick Imhoff shares his top-five Young Guns, so if you get shut out on pulling a Bedard rookie card out of 2023-24 Upper Deck Hockey Series 2, you can still do well with some of these other fellas!

We also look into giveaways that content creators do, and find out — why do we do giveaways? The answer isn’t what you’d expect!

I also brought in Garrett Wells from “Ballpark Memories” YouTube Channel and Twitter account to explain to us why buying raw vintage cards is an opportunity many people are missing out on!

Finally, we look at one of the all-time great:

CARDS THAT MAKE US HAPPY!

* 1976 Topps Bubble Gum Blowing Champ Card Kurt Bevacqua

Let us know what you think of the podcast and the newsletter!

Have a Happy Hobby!

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The Dandy Dozen Video Series – Best Players to Collect in Each Sport, in Each Era!

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We’re back with a breakdown of our second newsletter, “Encouragers, Enemies and Errors,” and thanks for coming along for the podcast ride! We’re trying to get caught up, having a podcast reading for each of our newsletter issues, so we’re posting these every few days until we get caught up!

In this episode, we break down how our sports card spouses and significant others can either become encouraging for our collections, enemies of our collections or enablers! Interestingly, we explain how to turn an “enemy” into an “encourager,” and we explain how the “enabler” is far worse than the “enemy”!

Brent from “Brutus on Baseball” also pops in to share a great story about one of the greatest error/non-error card sets in sports card history!

With Fantasy Baseball season well underway, we look at the Average Draft Positions of some players to determine some undervalued rookie cards we should consider picking up!

My “Best Rookie Football Cards Ever” article has every great rookie card from every season, dating back to the ‘50s, with links to those cards on eBay. So I shared the top-12 rookie football cards that were clicked on in the month of March. There are definitely some interesting ones on here, with one of the newest NFL superstars at the top!

Patrick Imhoff checks in with some great tips on joining card breaks, adding some excellent advice for people wondering if breaking is for them!

One of our favorite sections, “Cards That Make Us Happy,” looks back to 1975 Topps and a card that is just “Too Legit to Quit!” because of who might be pictured!

MLB Network listed their Top 100 Players Right Now list in March, and after tracking down all their rookie cards, I found some interesting data that should affect our collecting going forward!

We think you’ll enjoy this listen back on one of our first newsletters!

Have a Happy Hobby!

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The Dandy Dozen Video Series – Best Players to Collect in Each Sport, in Each Era!

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In our first ever true podcast episode, David shares a great story about how the 1978 Topps set actually influenced how he opens up packs four decades later. And how he eats popcorn in a movie theater!?!

We look at the 2024 Topps Series 1 rookie cards and how this set has already impacted the hobby!

We also talk with “Wax Pack Dad,” whose YouTube Videos are some of the most entertaining vintage pack openings you’ll see, and he shares some smart tips on how to buy vintage packs on eBay with reduced chances of being duped!

The first five years of Upper Deck Baseball cards saw a player from ONE team end up with the card number 666 every single season! Why!?!

In this week’s newsletter, we talked about “Cards That Make Us Happy” – 1969 Topps Aurelio Rodriguez 653. Is it Aurelio or is it Au-Fake-io!?!

Patrick Imhoff shares two cards he thinks are great buys now — and you can even get their Topps Gold numbered rookie cards on the cheap!

Then finally, we share our Happy Hobby poll, asking the question: “Which Player Are You Most Excited To See (Hopefully) in 2024 Topps Series 2?”

Have a Happy Hobby!

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After writing about Fantasy Sports for over 20 years online with companies like CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, and more, I’ve pivoted to cover the hobby I love most: sports card collecting! In our newsletter, we share “11 cards in every pack,” which just means 11 different sports card collecting topics! They could range from baseball cards to football cards to basketball cards to hockey cards and everything in between! My whole writing career is based off of helping others enjoy their hobby more with less money, whether it’s Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Football or collecting sports cards! This podcast will follow the lead from my “Happy Hobby Newsletter,” my DavidGonos.com website and my David Gonos YouTube channel. Drop me a line and tell me what you think!

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