This Month at the Hobby Hotspot…

Opening Day for Major League Baseball is always special. Every team starts with a clean slate—the eternal optimist baseball fan thinks their favorite club will go 162-0. So it only makes sense that this month’s Hobby Hotspot focuses on Prospecting and the hopes and dreams that the start of a new season brings to fans and collectors everywhere.\xa0

This month, I dive into prospecting — collecting cards of young baseball players who have yet to crack the big leagues. It’s a popular approach in The Hobby that’s been around for decades. With a slew of great prospects coming up through the pipeline, Bowman cards of these great youngsters are on fire.

I like to collect prospects who I think could be the next big stars. I heard about an 18-year-old destined for greatness through a great source. Find out which player I hit a home run with when I picked up his Bowman Chrome Prospects Auto for a great price.\xa0

- K. O’Sullivan waxes nostalgic about 1989 Bowman

- J. Lawton talks about player collecting and flexes his Pujols RC collection\xa0

Drop me a line at gbates@collectfanatics.com and let me know your favorite new hobby trend.