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Moving forward I will no longer be creating YouTube videos or the podcast. Instead, I will be writing about sports and sports cards on Substack. My new page can be found at 

linguasportscards.substack.com

As always, I can also be found on Instagram at @lingua_sports_cards and via email at [email protected]

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Episode Segments:

1. Review & Feedback: Further Discussion of Sports Cards Auction Houses
2. How Good Was He?: Hank Greenberg
3. Main Segment: Stealth 1990s Baseball Card Inserts

Word of the Day: ensconce*

• Meaning: shelter; conceal
• Examples: the shelter is safely ensconced behind glass; he ensconced himself in front of the television

*Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

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Episode Segments:

1. Review & Feedback: A discussion on offering constructive criticism
2. How Good Was He?: Emmitt Smith
3. Main Segment: A suggestion for sports cards auction houses: Why descriptions for high-end cards at auction are often insufficient, and how I would improve these descriptions

Word of the Day: diffident*

• Meaning: hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
• Examples: she was diffident about stating her opinion; for someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress is remarkably diffident in real life

*Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

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I try a new, faster-paced format in this episode. Discussion topics include:

1. Instagram Etiquette
2. Mount Rushmores Make No Sense
3. Mailbag
4. Fantasy Football isn't Real
5. Sports Analytics Don't Make Decisions
6. 2025 All-Pro Running Backs
7. 2011 Finest Superfractor Pricing
8. New PC Addition: A spectacular Josh Jacobs Rookie Card

Word of the Day: disabused*

• Meaning: to free from error, misconception, or fallacy
• Examples: he was quickly disabused of the idea that anything had changed; let me disabuse you of your foolish notions

*Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

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Episode Segments:

1. Review & Feedback: 1988-1990 Topps Football Box Bottoms
2. How Good Was He?: Craig Biggio
3. Main Segment: 1980's Topps Football Inserts

Word of the Day: concomitant*

• Meaning: accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
• Examples: the drug's risks increase with the concomitant use of alcohol; an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale

*Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

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Episode Segments:

1. Review & Feedback: 2016 Panini Prizm Derrick Henry 1/1 RC
2. How Good Was He?: Bill Laimbeer
3. Main Segment: 1980s Topps Box Bottoms and an exceptional Jerry Rice card you may have never seen

Word of the Day: abstruse*

• Meaning: difficult to comprehend
• Examples: the abstruse calculations of mathematicians; you're not the only one who finds Einstein's theory of relativity abstruse

*Word and definition collected from Merriam-Webster

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Episode Segments

1. Recap/Review: 2005 Tom Brady Superfractor sale; Importance of Utilizing Checklists
2. How Good Was He: Bo Jackson
3. Main Segment: 2016 Panini Prizm Black Finite Derrick Henry Acquisition Story

Word of the Day*: baleful

• Meaning: deadly or pernicious in influence
• Examples: the baleful effects of water pollution; a dark, baleful sky portending a tornado

*Word and definition have been collected from Merriam-Webster

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In today's episode,I first introduce and discuss Topps Finest Baseball Superfractors from the mid to late 2000s.

In the main segment, I showcase my Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan 1990s basketball card collection. I then discuss what these cards have taught me about collecting with intention.

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In Part 1 of today's episode, I refine my thoughts on what separates good 1/1s from great 1/1s. I also discuss why I tend to stay away from auto and relic cards.

In Part 2 of today's episode, I examine 2005-2010 baseball Superfractors that are in my personal collection. I conclude that collectors shouldn't always chase nostalgia or be driven by nostalgia,...sometimes we have to let the nostalgia chase us as we perform research. Specific cards mentioned include 2005 Topps Chrome Superfractor Zack Greinke and 2006 Topps Chrome Superfractor Felix Hernandez. Curt Schilling, CC Sabathia, and other players of the era also make an appearance.

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In today's episode, I first discuss 2012 Panini Prizm football and share some thoughts on Pylon and Black Finite parallels. More specifically, I question the utility of constantly comparing sets and ranking cards.

After that, I review some of the most well-known basketball 1/1 parallel sets that were produced between 1997/98 and 2004/05. Included in this discussion is a recent addition to my personal collection: 2003/04 Finest Gold X-Fractor #122 Chris Webber 1/1. For this card in particular, I discuss my reasoning and thought process as I went about acquiring this card.

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