This one isn’t that old ... but it’s a sign of the times.

With a new Opening Day in MLB upon us soon -- that’s next week -- I figured now might be a good time to trot out something in this Collecting Game-used series that I picked up in the past but it simply sat because, well, the visuals here appeared to be limited. It’s a second baseball (and another one tied to my player) where if you want to know how simple things in the everyday for sports have changed over the years -- just the recent years -- it’s a perfect example.

The ball is just over a decade old, but there's no irrefutable video (at least not yet) to show this one in action over on the impressive MLB Film Room database of video clips. It’s simply too old. And there are no added stats attached to this on its MLB Authentication entry to offer up advanced into on stuff that some people love. (No biggie for me, spin rates aren't on my radar -- I simply don’t care about that.) At that kind of a glance, it's perhaps a ball officially from the stone ages.

But after prepping most of this intro ... well, I did accidentally stumble into some proof of its life in MLB.

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What's Buzzing: Reactions to Topps Heritage breaks, Topps NBA, Whatnot legal issues, showing off new cards, Roman Anthony and more.

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1 -- Topps Heritage reactions 

2 -- Roman Anthony 

3 -- Still legit

4 -- Talking Topps hoops

5 -- Showing off their new wrestling cards

6 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

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What: 2026 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Grand Slam baseball memorabilia
Arrives: April 4
Box basics: One autographed baseball jersey, one autographed baseball, one autographed bat and one encapsulated autographed item per case
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase lineup goes high-end once again with this one that guarantees a variety of items and plenty of possibilities from the past and present every time.

What's the biggest of them all this year? Keep reading for details on those and a gallery of what's in this one.

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The packs: 1991 Topps Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves trading cards (two of them)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for other Retro Rips

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The box: 2026 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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The box: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (cereal box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats beyond this one)

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What: 2025 Cryptozoic CZX Jurassic Park trading cards
Arrives: June 26, 2026 -- Preview Boxes (/500) dropped at San Diego Comic-Con July 24, 2025
Box basics: One autograph, one sketch card (and more) per standard box 
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Cryptozoic's high-end line goes prehistoric at some point soon for the long-running film franchise showcasing all those famous dinosaurs.

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What's Buzzing: Bowman basketball, World Baseball Classic reactions, Whatnot lawsuit reactions and more in this midweek edition.

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1 -- World Baseball Classic reactions

2 -- Topps Heritage is here

3 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

4 -- Talking Bowman basketball

5 -- A Joe Montana question 

6 -- Vintage chatter

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What: 2026 Leaf Spectacular football cards
Arrives: May 29
Box basics: Seven premium cards -- six football and one sports -- per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new line in the Leaf Trading Cards lineup hits the gridiron with a number of past notables in play for both autographs and memorabilia cards as well as some surprises from beyond the field.

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What: 2026 Topps Chrome WWE wrestling cards
Arrives: April 10
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Odds: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps opens up its second campaign in this newest run with the WWE license the same way it did its first -- Chrome.

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Take a minute and answer some hot-take questions and make some MLB picks -- and if you're at the top of the mountain when it's all over then you get some free cards.

It's always that simple.

YourDozen.com is back with more free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner -- this time it's for Sunday spring training action as well as some Majority Rules questions. Those questions are simple -- whatever gets the most votes is the winning answer -- and we've sprinkled in those along with the traditional picks. The end result is still the same -- whomever has the most correct answers once the dust settles wins free cards.

You have until 1 p.m. on Sunday to get your picks in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.) The prize remains a mystery item.

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Did you get in on last week's action? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? It's short and simple. Register and you'll get a dozen questions where your answers will be compiled and compared to others. Whomever gets the most correct gets the prize -- or at least a shot at it if there's a tie.

The goal with YourDozen.com? Have a little fun and get free stuff into some of your hands.

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What's Buzzing: World Baseball Classic, Topps Heritage, Whatnot lawsuit reactions, Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar, Jaylen Waddle trade reactions and more.

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1 -- Watching the World Baseball Classic

2 -- Topps Heritage chatter

3 -- Whatnot lawsuit reactions

4 -- Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 

5 -- All your NBA thoughts are here 

6 -- Jaylen Waddle trade reactions and more 

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What: 2026 Keepsake Invincible Season 2 Premiere Breaker Edition trading cards
Arrives: June 30
Box basics: Two Relics per four-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Full Product Guide PDF: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A popular and long-running Image Comics book turned animated series on Amazon Prime gets a second turn on trading cards from Keepsake with a meaty debut release that includes 600 cards with more than 3,000 unique versions and a variety of card types within the product.

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What's Buzzing: World Baseball Classic reactions, wrestling chatter, MLB threads, Luka Doncic, non-sports and more.

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1 -- Watching the World Baseball Classic

2 -- Wrestling chatter on Steve Austin’s big day

3 -- All your baseball threads are here

4 -- Non-sports chatter

5 -- Luka Doncic

6 -- One for the slabs-must-match crowd

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What: 2025 Historic Autographs POTUS: The White House -- hobby boxes
Arrives: April 28, 2026
Box basics: Three hits per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs offers collectors a second take at this release with this format being a smaller and more-traditional box format that includes a hit in most packs.

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What: 2026 SAGE Football High Series football cards
Arrives: April 29
Box basics: 16 autographs per hobby box (16 boxes per case) or three autographs per blaster box (40 per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: SAGE's second wave of NFL Draft hopefuls on cardboard for 2026 arrives with an autograph in every pack for hobby boxes and a lineup that includes some established stars, current NIL guys and more.

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What's Buzzing: World Baseball Classic chatter, Caitlin Clark, new NFL uniforms, Wemby, non-sports and ... Panini Marvel sketch cards?

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1 -- Watching the World Baseball Classic

2 -- Reacting to some new NFL unis

3 -- Caitlin Clark

4 -- Sketch cards: A Panini twist

5 -- Checking in on Wemby 

6 -- Non-sports breaks

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What's Buzzing: Talking Topps Now, a Joe Montana question, new pulls, Topps Chrome WWE, non-sports and more.

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1 -- Talking Topps Now 

2 -- A Joe Montana question 

3 -- New pulls are here 

4 -- Chrome WWE chatter

5 -- Non-sports update

6 -- Collectors react

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What: 2026 Keepsake Steve McQueen Spotlight Series Trophy Edition trading cards
Arrives: June 8
Box basics: One encased card (/50 max) per box (20 boxes per case) -- two relics per case
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest Keepsake release once again turns its commemorative lens toward a Hollywood icon who brought action and attitude to the big screen in the 1960s and 1970s -- but this time it’s just one card per box.

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What: 2026 Panini Prizm World Cup soccer cards
Arrives: May 22
Box basics: One autograph per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm takes on the World Cup with boxes that will be loaded with parallels and color for the global game's biggest stars on its biggest stage -- as well as autographs from some legends from the past.

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What: 2026 Keepsake Battle Beast Spotlight Series 1st Edition trading cards
Arrives: June 22
Box basics: One encased card (/50 max) per box (2o boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This offshoot of Invincible, the popular and long-running Image Comics book turned animated series on Amazon Prime, hits cardboard from Keepsake with an array of possible finds, including creator ink.

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What: 2026 Super Break Poke Stars 
Arrives: May 26
Box basics: Four original Pokémon packs per box with graded cards -- and more -- randomly inserted (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break turns its focus to Pokémon cards from the past once again this time with packs being the starting point but slabbed cards being the chase.

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What's Buzzing: Collectors react, offer opinions, make predictions, show off, ask questions and pull new cards.

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1 -- Collectors react

2 -- Collectors have opinions

3 -- Collector predictions

4 -- Collector shows off 

5 -- A collector’s question 

6 -- Collector pulls

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What: 2026 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football Jerseys
Arrives: May 13
Box basics: One autographed jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures brand of autographed memorabilia once again includes some all-time greats as well as stars of today and tomorrow all in one spot -- and the "case chase” returns for another run, too.

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The pack: 1999 DreamWorks Galaxy Quest Collector Cards
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer stuff

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