Can you believe all the hype surrounding Stephen Strasburg? I’ve never seen anything like it. It reminds me of Todd Van Poppel, the considerably oversold flamethrower drafted by the Oakland A’s in 1991. Van Poppel was described as the next Nolan Ryan, with a fastball that peaked at around 103 mph. As a junior baseball card collector I remember clamoring to get enough loose change together to afford Van Poppel’s 1991 Upper Deck Rookie Card – the crème de le crème of his rookies which is now worth pennies. Its suitable to presume that things didn’t quite pan out for Van Poppel in the Majors. In fact, he was one of the most monumental 1st round flops of the decade, never amounting to anything more then a mediocre bottom of the rotation inning eater.
This made me all the more skeptical of throwing down any money on Strasburg’s baseball cards. However, after seeing the way he has handled himself in the Majors this season I am now a true believer – even after his current injury occurred.
This prompted me to go and buy a box of Topps T-206 2010 baseball cards online in hopes of striking Strasburg gold within.
When it comes to collecting I guess you could say I am a purist as I’m not in the hobby just to turn a buck or two but in a way, simply to enjoy myself. In my opinion you can’t beat the excitement of box breaks, however in recent years collecting sports cards has become a rather expensive affair. Thankfully I came across this cool site where you can actually compare prices on hobby boxes side-by-side from a bunch of different dealers.
The best part about it is that you are not beholden to any particular retailer or seller. You simply get the best prices at that time for a given product regardless without any filtering. You really can’t ask for much more than that considering it is free.
I’m glad I did as I ended up pulling a sweet Strasburg rookie SP.
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