Panini Peekapalooza: Chronicling Another Splendid Stop at the Production Facility
When you struggle with attention deficit disorder like I do, a routine trip to Panini America's production facility can turn into . . . Hey, look at those Tim Tebow parallels . . . Where was I? Oh, yeah . . . a routine trip to the production facility can turn into an all-day affair filled with a sensational, senses-attacking feast. In one…
Panini America World Premiere Video: Collating the High-Dollar Hits
Last week on The Knight's Lance, we premiered a special video featuring a rare look behind the scenes of the trading card production process, highlighting the slitting (cutting), overwrapping and shrink-wrapping procedures for 2010 Panini Gridiron Gear Football. The response to that video was overwhelming and generated lots of buzz in the collecting community. It also generated a lot of questions, many of…
Panini NFL Rookie of the Week
Week 14 Benn On-card Elite AU Arrelious Benn, TB – 4 catches for 122 yards Other Rookie Highlights & Top Performances (more…)
The Triumphant Return of Panini America’s ‘Whose Autographs Arrived Today?’ Contest
In the almost two months since we launched The Knight's Lance, we've produced several posts that have been popular with the blog's loyal readers. From behind-the-scenes looks at the trading card process that you just won't get anywhere else to the first video breaks of Panini America's best products, we seem to have struck a chord with today's collectors. But far…
Panini Unwrapped Special Edition: Legendary NFL Punter Sean Landeta
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqZcNvXh2-Y&fs=1&hl=en_US] Two-time Super Bowl winner Sean Landeta, one of the greatest punters in NFL history, took some time last week to bust a few boxes of Panini America football products -- and to discuss, among other things, Super Bowls, the New York Giants and Eli Manning. To be sure, landing Landeta as a guest on Panini Unwrapped ranks as one…
Panini NBA Rookie of the Month
NOVEMBER [caption id="attachment_1603" align="aligncenter" width="213" caption="John Wall Limited On-card RC"][/caption] John Wall, WAS – averaging 16.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.33 steals, 6 double-doubles & 1 triple-double Other Rookie Highlights & Top Performances (more…)
Panini NFL Rookie of the Week
Delayed due to the Pop Warner Super Bowl Week 13 Chris Ivory, NO – 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns Other Rookie Highlights & Top Performances (more…)
The Sights & Sounds of Panini America at the 2010 Pop Warner Super Bowl
It's hard to imagine any business trip being any more diverse, entertaining or productive than the one a few of us from Panini America just took to take in the 54th annual Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Although we were surrounded by some of the most magical amusement parks in the world (you know, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, etc.), I'd…
A Belated Panini Peek: 2010 Plates & Patches Football
It occurred to me earlier this week after receiving a question regarding preview information for 2010 Panini Plates & Patches Football that The Knight's Lance launched in late October just days after we sent that information to the masses. In other words, the official Panini Peek preview of Plates & Patches never ran on your favorite trading card manufacturer blog.…
Hoops on the Routing Table: Playoff Contenders Patches, Absolute Memorabilia
Before hitting the road to Orlando, Fla., earlier this week for the 54th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl, I wandered by the routinely revealing Routing Table to see what I could see. And what I could see was the preliminary design packet for 2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Basketball, some Rookie of the Year Contenders images from 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches and the box…