Panini Peek: 2013 Triple Play Baseball

It's no stretch to say that Panini America's 2012 Triple Play Baseball was one of the most enjoyable, affordable, fun-for-all-ages trading card releases of the year. With its entertaining mix of colorful illustrations, wearable Eye Blacks, temporary tattoos and stickers, Triple Play reemerged this season with a frolicking, fervent flair all its own. That's the good news. The better news?…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Golden Age Baseball (106 Sweet Pics)

What, exactly, is 2012 Golden Age Baseball? That's clearly a rhetorical question, but a good one. 2012 Golden Age Baseball is . . . Marcia Brady and Man o' War and Meadowlark Lemon and minis and massive, movie-poster box-toppers including some embedded with memorabilia. It's Pop-Ups and pop culture and pennants, America's pastime and its presidents. It's what happens when the…

Special Appearance: Cincinnati Pitcher & Avid Collector Bill Bray Stops By Panini HQ

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBjoZ8Pbyy4&w=585&h=327] Part of the excitement of being on the Panini America marketing team is you really never know what you're walking into on any given day.  Friday morning started off with a bang, as our email inbox chimed with a note from Product Development Director Ben Ecklar asking if someone from the marketing team would be available to conduct a…

Panini America Redemption Card Update: The Lowdown on Manny Machado EEEs

It's no secret that some of the most scrutinized Panini America redemption cards released in the last few years have been those inserted into 2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball good for autographs of Manny Machado. It was big news when Machado finally returned his autographed cards and stickers in May. It might be even bigger news for those collectors who've waited…

‘Whose Autograph Is This?’ January’s Great Guessing Contest from Panini America

In the almost three 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 the…

‘Whose Autograph Is This?’ January’s Great Guessing Contest from Panini America

In the almost three 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 the…

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…

On the Routing Table Today: Limited, Century Collection, Timeless Treasures

I was high-tailing it down the far corridor toward the Product Development room today when I was stopped in my size-10 tracks by the vibrant, stop-sign-red shade of paperwork perched predominantly atop the infamous  "routing table." In particular, these gifted pieces of paper contained the first gorgeous looks I'd seen of some inserts slated for 2010 Century Collection, due out in late December. Based on this early glance, it's…

A World Series-Worthy Contest

Many people might not realize that Panini America's corporate office is located less than a mile from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, site of Game 3, Game 4 and potentially Game 5 of the 2010 World Series that begins tonight in San Francisco when the Texas Rangers battle the Giants. The proximity of the home team means we have an office full…
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