http://sportscardsdaily.today.com Your source for sports cards news, information and beginners' tips. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:25:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to something I hope to turn into an annual tradition at Sports Cards Daily, a live blog of the 2009 NBA Draft. While there will no doubt be tons of draft blogs all over the internets tonight, mine will focus on the draft from a hobby perspective, analyzing each ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/25/live-2009-nba-draft-blog-for-collectors-tonight/ Though the early season football releases by the various card manufacturers have some nice cards, the real attraction is just seeing a new batch of NFL players for the first time. It's not until later in the year when the companies usually roll out the high end stuff. When it comes ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/24/bowman-sterling-football-brings-high-end-rookie-cards-in-august/ The Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2009 was announced today, and the four new members are all very accomplished and well known among hockey collectors. Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Luc Robitaille all got the call, along with New Jersey Devils president Lou Lamoriello. As a group, all ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/23/yzerman-hull-leetch-robitaille-enter-hall-together/ The 2009 Finest redemptions are coming fast and furious now. Less than a week after Topps revealed that Finest Redemption No. 2 was Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson , the company revealed another rookie hurler for No. 3. That would be Andrew Bailey, relief pitcher for the Oakland A's. Like Hanson, Bailey wasn't ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/22/73/ The man called up when the venerable Tom Glavine was cut is the subject of 2009 Finest Redemption #2. Topps revealed Friday that the No. 2 exchange card will be redeemed for a card of Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, sporting a red alternate jersey as pictured here. The right-hander was greeted ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/20/braves-hurler-tommy-hanson-is-finest-redemption-no-2/ Though Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez might be getting the bulk of the publicity among rookie signal callers this summer, there may be someone else who finds himself thrust into a starting role before either of them. According to a report in the St. Petersburg Times cited by ESPN's NFL rumors ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/17/2009-nfl-rookie-to-watch-tampa-bay-qb-josh-freeman/ Topps has announced that Chicago White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham is the subject of 2009 Red Hot Rookie Redemption No. 2. But there's a catch that should have holders of the proper redemption cards very interested. One out of ten redemptions will be exchanged for an autographed version like the one ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/15/gordon-beckham-is-red-hot-redemption-no-2-with-some-autographed/ Baseball card collectors enjoy the hobby at least in part because of the connection it gives them to the game itself. Topps is hoping to take advantage of that link by using real MLB ticket stubs as one of the draws for its new 2009 Topps Ticket to Stardom Baseball. Each ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/12/ticket-stubs-the-focus-of-topps-ticket-to-stardom-baseball/ It's hard to imagine Upper Deck without Ken Griffey Jr. Since The Kid made his debut the same year UD shook up the industry with its first baseball card set, the two names are linked together in many collectors' minds - and rightfully so. While Griffey has been the subject of ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/10/upper-deck-pays-tribute-to-griffey-with-20-base-card-variations/ Chrome collectors are a different breed. When I used to work at a sports card store in Central Pennsylvania a few years back, there were some regular customers who would bust Topps and Bowman Chrome products more enthusiastically than anything else we sold. To its credit, Topps keeps the Chrome brands ... http://sportscardsdaily.today.com/2009/06/09/topps-chrome-football-shows-off-rookie-autos-patch-parallels/