Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Oh Wow...It's Been a Bit...

I said I am back into the Hobby Blogging Community, and I haven't given up. But between work and the lack of anything Hobby related that is of interest to me leads to long gaps in writing.

But that comes to an end.



Because 2026 Topps Series 2 is supposedly live TODAY!!!


No, I haven't seen any packs or boxes live. And now that my pharmacy schedule has me taking Mondays off instead of Thursdays, I probably won't be able to get my hands on a Hobby or Jumbo box until next week (so please save some for me).

But it doesn't mean that the Bay hasn't had some really good images of cards that I want to add to the six-inch binder.

For example:

2026 Topps 1991 All-Star Elly De La Cruz #91AS-17

Look at the All-Star Cards that are being included in S2. Perfect reproduction of the original 1991 All-Star Cards. Give me a moment to see if Ryne Sandberg is part of this set...NO!!! He's only in the Chrome version (the Silver Pack Boxloaders in Hobby and Jumbos only). I'm buying at least one of each, so there's a shot (but with my luck, probably not).

2026 Topps Titans of the Game Nick Kurtz #TOG-22

Is it just me or is something missing on this Nick Kurtz (and possibly all the Titans of the Games cards in S2)? Anyone? Just me?

2026 Topps Crooked Numbers Mike Trout #CN-25

So the Crooked Numbers insert set is akin to the Significant Statistics sets from years past. Okay.

2026 Topps Munetaka Murakami #503

The reason why the White Sox are (possibly) not going to lose 100 games this year.

Soon, very soon, the collection will grow. Soon, very soon, I will be able to buy packs and boxes. Soon, very soon, trades will be up and running.

Should make for an interesting summer.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama