Topps announced its 2018 checklist this week. As expected, many Chicago Cubs cards are among those in the series 1 checklist. The flagship series 1 product is due to release on January 31. Exciting for Cubs collectors is a retail exclusive Kris Bryant subset. The 30-card highlights set will only be included in the Wal-MartContinue reading “2018 Topps Checklist Released, Chicago Cubs Images Inside”
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One Great Trade Nets Autographs, Refractors, and Topps Now Cubs Cards
Preserve the Hobby has outdone himself. After an initial 100-Card trade, we upped our swap to include 250 cards. I traded 250 Mets and Pirates for 250 Cubs. Our initial trade left me feeling that I didn’t send enough, so I upped my ante in our second deal. So did he! The cards came packedContinue reading “One Great Trade Nets Autographs, Refractors, and Topps Now Cubs Cards”
Woody's Winter Warmup With Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, David Ross and a Cast of Cubs
The Wood Family Foundation has been hosting Woody’s Winter Warmup since 2012. The charity event has been held at Harry Caray’s at both Navy Pier and Watertower Place in its seven years. Kerry Wood has been presenting this event on the first night of the Cubs Convention and boasts a literal all-star lineup of currentContinue reading “Woody's Winter Warmup With Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, David Ross and a Cast of Cubs”
Cubs Convention 2018: Starting It Off With Bill Buckner and Ray Burris at Club 400
Club 400 is a magical place in Lake in the Hills, Illinois. As you drive into the neighborhood the outside looks unassuming. Visitors enter through a garage. It’s a garage. Simple, just like yours and mine. You walk into the mud room. Washer and dryer, just like yours and mine. And then…. You descend uponContinue reading “Cubs Convention 2018: Starting It Off With Bill Buckner and Ray Burris at Club 400”