The Routing Table Revisited: Continuing our Examination of 2011 Panini Americana
In the interest of complete transparency, know that it was our intention to show more Routing Table images of the upcoming 2011 Panini Americana set than the eight we posted on Sunday morning. But here's the deal: The Internet signal at my father-in-law's lake house is virtually nonexistent. So I ducked out undetected early Sunday morning and ventured 10 miles or so into the tiny North…
On the Routing Table: An Independence Day Peek at More from 2011 Panini Americana
Yesterday we ignited a few early fireworks on this Fourth of July weekend by showcasing some of the bombshell beauties in store for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey and 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball. Today, we offer more visual explosives with these early looks at 2011 Panini Americana from the vaunted Panini America Routing Table. After all, you can't spell "Americana" without "America"…
The Routing Table Teases Threads Football, Additional National Treasures Basketball
On any given day, one quick glance at the Panini America Routing Table can provide a tell-all synopsis of exactly what's being worked on inside Panini HQ at this very moment. Late last week, that included tons of football (2011 Threads and 2011 Rookies & Stars) and the highly anticipated 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball. The following gallery of images details…
NT, Hoops Highlight this NBA Finals Game 2 Edition of the Panini America Routing Table
Inspired by tonight's most pivotal NBA Finals Game 2 between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat, I flew like Jason "The Jet" Terry back to the fruitful, four-legged phenomenon known as the Panini America Routing Table looking to satiate my hoops jones. What I found was a basketball spread fit for King James. (more…)
Panini America Reveals More Exclusive Pics from 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball
Just one week after revealing the scintillating first images from a 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball product still in various stages of creative development, the Panini America Routing Table was rife with another batch of first looks at the super-premium heavyweight again this morning. For your viewing pleasure today: The marvelous game-worn memorabilia inserts NBA Logoman Combos and Hall of Fame Materials. (more…)
Must See: Routing Table Delivers First Look at 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball
So I was back in Product Development early this morning helping NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez and NFL acquisitions guru Joe White QC a few early retail boxes of 2011 Prestige Football (great-looking product this year, by the way). On my way back to marketing, I passed the vaunted Panini America Routing Table and had to do a double take. Then a…
Routing-Table Reveal: 2011 Donruss Elite Throwback Threads Booklet Cards
Donruss Elite's fabled Throwback Threads insert has enjoyed a hobby hall-of-fame career since bursting onto the scene in 2000, enchanting collectors with elegant unions of football's greatest players -- along with their legendary game-worn memorabilia and autographs -- on one card. In fact, some of the most poignant two-player pairings in the history of sports cards have called a Throwback Threads checklist home.…
The Knight’s Lance Week in Review
It was another banner stretch of days this week at Panini America. We gave away another Black Box, previewed tons of upcoming products and received that trademark brand of collector interaction that makes everything we do worthwhile. Oh, yeah, we also added the incomparable Blake Griffin to our superstar roster of trading card ambassadors and exclusive spokesmen. And The Knight's Lance…
More Precious Metal Previews from 2010-11 Panini Gold Standard Basketball
Even as collector anticipation continues to swell for the late-May release of 2010-11 Panini Gold Standard Basketball, we wouldn't be doing our jobs correctly if we didn't do everything in our might to heighten those golden hopes. Perhaps these new pre-production images -- courtesy of the Panini America Routing Table -- will do just that. (more…)
The Panini America Routing Table Reveals a Scorching Start to the 2011 NFL Season
You want to know how the Panini America football team is passing the time these days? Simply take a look at the images that follow. Indeed, there's no rest for the weary in the trading card industry. Just five weeks removed from launching its final football release of the 2010 season, the Panini America gridiron juggernaut is currently working on no less than three different…