Sports Cards Nonsense

Leonard Fournette joins Mike and Jesse in the studio in Nashville to discuss his love of the hobby, his Pokemon collection, and the location of his future card shop on LSU's campus. Plus, we hit the voicemails to get the latest from Larry and more! However, we have to lead with the situation surrounding Fanatics Emanate and why it is a bad look, but Mike and Jesse don't think it affects the card market.

0:00 - Intro and Fanatics Collect Shipping Manifest Left in package

3:55 - If this were a card product, it would be a huge scandal. Is it a good look? No, it’s quite terrible.

6:30 - Topps has made it clear that card products are randomized and distributed randomly, but the fact that a shipping manifest exists raises questions about the cards.

11:55 - Opening week in the NFL was rough for Mike’s takes

22:50 - Leonard Fournette Interview

57:05 - Takeaways from Leonard Fournette and favorite moments.

1:04:35 - Mark Wahlberg entering the card space with Paradise Breaks.

1:07:00 - Calling Wesley to discuss the Cooper Flagg shop opening.

1:12:25 - Larry is coming to Nashville to see the boys.

1:20:00 - Voicemails leading with Larry.

1:40:00 - Ripping Arena Club packs

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The NFL is back, and Drake Maye got off to an awful start. Looking at Maye's market and what other young quarterbacks will need to do to see positive movement in the card market this year. PSA released good news yesterday by opening a new grading tier. Plus, a new center in Europe will help lower the backlog. Wrapping up with voicemails on vintage cards, expensive wax, and Larry Legend's return.

0:00 - Intro

2:00 - Drake Maye struggled

9:00 - Looking at quarterbacks around the league

16:00 - PSA updates tier names, creates a new tier, and updates turnaround times

30:00 - Voicemails

44:00 - Looking at vintage cards

1:00:00 - Wax is too expensive

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Football season is so different from other sports, and each game has an outsized impact on a card market. Introducing the SCN Challenge and breaking down Mike and Jesse's teams. Hitting voicemails, as Larry Legend already has impersonators.

0:00 - Intro and why Football season is so different from everything else

9:00 - Intro to the SCN Challenge

21:00 - Mike crushes Jesse’s picks

29:00 - Can a non-rookie ever be a player's best card?

37:00 - Larry already has impersonators

43:40 - Could we be nearing a Shohei Ohtani plateau? He’s never had base autos, but it's similar to Tom Brady in that he doesn’t sign a lot.

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With the NFL season kicking off in a week, we look at the rookie class and wonder: since it is so bad, will collectors go back to the 2024 class? That and more with Joe Bartel from RotoWire. Plus, with Topps Chrome Update Sapphire Basketball out today, is it worth grading anything, or should you sell everything immediately? Finally, we wrap up with voicemails, and Larry the legend nearly kills Mike.

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - With new products, what should you do with big hits you are planning to sell?

4:15 - If you hit anything, you need to sell it immediately.

7:30 - If you’re planning on selling anything after release, you need to sell it all immediately.

20:00 - SGC vs. PSA

29:00 - Joe Bartel joins to talk NFL

31:00 - NFL rookies to chase, but it’s a rough class

33:15 - Buying in on Jayden Daniels? Or looking back at the 2024 class in general?

38:00 - Is this a time to buy back in Mahomes, despite not having high fantasy value?

53:20- Larry called back in and nearly killed Mike

1:04:00- What happened to Beckett?

1:06:45 - Time to buy Aaron Judge

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Looking ahead to one of the biggest baseball releases of the year with Kyle Rino from Monster Breaks on Bowman Chrome Baseball. Plus, why a recent basketball release is likely going to be the worst release of the year. Cooper Flagg is opening a card store, but is it a good idea? We wrap up with voicemails!

0:00 - Opening up the show with a disappointing update on Topps Chrome Black Basketball

9:45 - Papa Gio Update

24:15 - Mike’s watch collecting is taking over his life, and Jesse has questions

32:30 - Cooper Flagg opening a card store

39:25 - Kyle Rino on Bowman Chrome

42:00 - GPKs are the best chases in the Bowman Chrome product

43:55 - Rino’s Mt. Rushmore for top chases in the 2026 product

55:00 - The story behind “Cooks to 99”

1:02:05 - SCN & Monster Breaks being the destination for Bowman

1:06:00 - Jesse’s Big Disney break finally happened

1:17:05 - Looking at the Mahomes market

1:21:00 - The Return of Larry!

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