Cole Hamels, Mike Napoli Shine in Must-See Episode of Panini Unwrapped (Video)

During a late-season visit to Panini America HQ, Texas Rangers stars Cole Hamels and Mike Napoli delivered the kind of spectacular performances fans and collectors have grown accustomed to seeing from the two veteran leaders through the years. On this day, however, Hamels wasn't taking the hill and Napoli wasn't swinging for the fences. Instead, the two stopped by for…

Panini America Must-See Video: Scenes from the Josh Hamilton/MLBPA Press Conference

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s1qm35WbG0&w=585&h=426] To quote Panini America Vice President of Marketing Jason Howarth, yesterday was a bona fide "game-changer" for all of us here at Panini America. It was the day that the company announced its multi-year agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association to produce baseball cards. It was the day we became the only licensed manufacturer in the world…

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…

The Texas Rangers? In the World Series?

Confession: I haven’t been much of a Texas Rangers fan since about 1993. As a guy who was born in Arlington, Texas, in 1970, lived there for 12 years and now works less than a mile from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, that’s not something I’m particularly proud of right about now. (more…)