Ranked #1
Episode 49, The Coming of Age of Bowman in 1992... and Donnie Baseball!
Episode 49, The Coming of Age of Bowman in 1992... and Donnie Baseball!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the pinnacle of Bowmna baseball cards, the sharp and still valuable '92 set. Plus a look at th... Read more
3 Jan 2017
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49mins
Ranked #2
103: Our Kuntz is a Little Rusty After the Break
103: Our Kuntz is a Little Rusty After the Break
Host Matt Sammon comes back from a 9 month "extended rain delay", and rips through a grocery pack of 1981 Topps baseball... Read more
6 Jul 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #3
125: Honey, I Shrunk the Baseball Cards-- A Look at '75 Topps Mini
125: Honey, I Shrunk the Baseball Cards-- A Look at '75 Topps Mini
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the curious '75 Topps Mini set, including why the set was created and how it was tested. ... Read more
8 Feb 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #4
126: Classic Wax-- The Cards and Stories We Find in a Pack of '78 Topps
126: Classic Wax-- The Cards and Stories We Find in a Pack of '78 Topps
Host Matt Sammon doesn't land a big star or rookie card, but finds some incredible stories on the players inside a rando... Read more
22 Feb 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #5
108: Growing Up In Baseball Card World, and the Classic '87 Topps!
108: Growing Up In Baseball Card World, and the Classic '87 Topps!
Host Matt Sammon is joined by Mike Chapman, whose dad worked for Topps and Score in the 1980s and 1990s. Quite the conne... Read more
10 Aug 2018
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #6
Episode 54, '92 Fleer Ultra Proves to Be One of the Best, and a Guy Not Named "Joey"
Episode 54, '92 Fleer Ultra Proves to Be One of the Best, and a Guy Not Named "Joey"
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the stellar '92 Fleer Ultra set, and the tumultuous but later redeemed life of Albert Bel... Read more
20 Jan 2017
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43mins
Ranked #7
Episode 63, Checking Out the Forgettable '93 Score Set With "the Professor", Greg Maddux!
Episode 63, Checking Out the Forgettable '93 Score Set With "the Professor", Greg Maddux!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the rather forgettable '93 Score set, the unforgettable Greg Maddux, and the dying breed ... Read more
21 Feb 2017
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53mins
Ranked #8
Episode 92, "AO" for "KC" in the Heavily Branded '79 Topps
Episode 92, "AO" for "KC" in the Heavily Branded '79 Topps
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the '79 Topps set, which was clearly getting ready for a battle with Fleer in a couple of... Read more
22 Aug 2017
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54mins
Ranked #9
Episode 5, The Blah that is '82 Fleer
Episode 5, The Blah that is '82 Fleer
Host Matt Sammon pulls a random '82 Fleer card, a set that even dependable journeyman Larry Biittner can't save. Follow ... Read more
18 Aug 2016
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14mins
Ranked #10
Episode 4, The Dreaded Manager Card!
Episode 4, The Dreaded Manager Card!
Host Matt Sammon discusses the dreaded manager card, and the equally dreadful 1981 Donruss set. The only redeeming facto... Read more
18 Aug 2016
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15mins
Ranked #11
Episode 7, The Hockey Side of '82 Topps
Episode 7, The Hockey Side of '82 Topps
Host Matt Sammon discusses what "sticks" out about the '82 Topps set, a confusing design saved only by Cal Ripken Jr. Fo... Read more
18 Aug 2016
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18mins
Ranked #12
147: A Relief Pitcher Walks Into a Hobby Shop...
147: A Relief Pitcher Walks Into a Hobby Shop...
Host Matt Sammon helps you stuff your stocking with a lengthy recalling of the '89 Upper Deck set, why the set is still ... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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1hr 41mins
Ranked #13
143: Taste the Rainbow! We Look Back at a Real Bargain Bin Beauty-- the Colorful '88 Score Baseball Set
143: Taste the Rainbow! We Look Back at a Real Bargain Bin Beauty-- the Colorful '88 Score Baseball Set
Host Matt Sammon finds a box of one of the most overlooked and underrated sets of all time-- 1988 Score. The premiere ed... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #14
146: Breakfast Cereal Cards? They're Grrrrreat!
146: Breakfast Cereal Cards? They're Grrrrreat!
Host Matt Sammon looks at several grocery item cards from the 1970's and 1980's, with a bonus look at some cards from th... Read more
6 Dec 2019
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1hr 31mins
Ranked #15
Episode 6, "Hittin" Hisle and the '82 Donruss set
Episode 6, "Hittin" Hisle and the '82 Donruss set
Host Matt Sammon discusses the latest pull-- '82 Donruss Larry Hisle (#358), the improved but still lacking '82 Donruss ... Read more
18 Aug 2016
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22mins
Ranked #16
141: The Rack is Back! Looking Through an '86 Topps Rack Pack and Many Other Sordid Tales
141: The Rack is Back! Looking Through an '86 Topps Rack Pack and Many Other Sordid Tales
Host Matt Sammon looks back at another overlooked set from the 80's-- '86 Topps, while also diving in to stories of expa... Read more
27 Sep 2019
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1hr 50mins
Ranked #17
Episode 58, Topps Grows Up in 1992, Showing Off Scott Erickson's Black Socks
Episode 58, Topps Grows Up in 1992, Showing Off Scott Erickson's Black Socks
Host Matt Sammon looks at the major upgrades to the Topps set in 1992, while also looking back at that one magical year ... Read more
3 Feb 2017
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45mins
Ranked #18
112: The Clash of the Cellos! Looking at Classic Cardboard from 1981 and 1984 Topps
112: The Clash of the Cellos! Looking at Classic Cardboard from 1981 and 1984 Topps
Host Matt Sammon opens up your choice cello packs from 1981 and 1984 Topps, discovering some Hall of Fame players, and o... Read more
7 Sep 2018
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #19
Episode 69, To the Binder We Go! The "New" Baltimore Orioles and a New Look for Topps
Episode 69, To the Binder We Go! The "New" Baltimore Orioles and a New Look for Topps
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the 1954 Topps set, with random pull Joe Coleman. A major change in the Topps design, sto... Read more
14 Mar 2017
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54mins
Ranked #20
Episode 56, The "Big Hurt", and Could '92 Upper Deck Keep Up?
Episode 56, The "Big Hurt", and Could '92 Upper Deck Keep Up?
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the nice but "standard" '92 Upper Deck set, Frank Thomas' career, and the inanity of one-... Read more
27 Jan 2017
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42mins