Feed your card obsession with 'Carded'
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If you're like many baseball fans who have had their baseball card fandom reawakened in the last 13 months, chances are you think about cardboard a lot. But what is there to do after you've lovingly placed your cards into binders and plastic sheets, after you've arranged a tableau of your absolute favorites above your desk and after you've scoured eBay for the find of a lifetime? (It's only 99 cents to get a pre-Red Sox David Ortiz looking terrified? That's a steal!)
Well, you're in luck thanks to MLB's newest show, "Carded." The program originally premiered on MLB.TV and each episode dives into the latest trends in the industry along with high-profile interviews of players and collectors that make the card game great.
In the pilot episode, Don Mattingly chats about his 1984 Topps rookie card -- one of the most famous and highly sought after cards in history.
Celebrity chef Graham Elliot also talks about his card collecting and shares a touching story about how important a Brady Anderson autograph can be:
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The show dives deep into just how the card industry bounced back in the last year:
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Al Leiter, who has one of the most famous error cards of all-time, shares the story behind just how he and Steve George got mixed up on his rookie card.
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Finally, the first episode of a new baseball card show has no choice but to look back at all the stunning No. 1's in Topps' history.
You can watch the full episode on MLB.TV -- where new episodes will premiere -- or you can watch it here. Happy collecting!