2013 USA Baseball Champions Gets Cracked in Contest Edition of Panini Unwrapped
Later yesterday afternoon, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Mike Payne sat down with one shining, 24-pack hobby box of 2013 USA Baseball Champions for another must-see episode of Panini Unwrapped. After the video, in which Payne shares some interesting behind-the-scenes scoop on just how this product came about, be sure to stick around for the complete product checklist. Oh, and…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open a Box of 2013 USA Baseball Champions
Our sincere apologies if this edition of The Knight's Lance Teaser Gallery is a little bit behind schedule. But in the interest of full disclosure, please know that the marketing allotment of 2013 USA Baseball Champions just arrived this afternoon. You can expect what promises to be a riveting episode of Panini Unwrapped in the next day or so; but…
Championship-Caliber Memorabilia, Autos Punctuate 2013 USA Baseball Champions
If you thought yesterday's part one of our Quality Control Gallery detailing the manifold greatness housed within Panini America's 2013 USA Baseball Champions set was something, well, just wait until you see what we have in store for you today. While we focused yesterday's preview on the product's base cards, inserts and parallels, today we deliver a must-see finale detailing…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 USA Baseball Champions (Part 1)
How spectacular do we think the upcoming 2013 USA Baseball Champions set is? So much so that we're breaking the Panini America Quality Control Gallery for the product into two parts: Today's Part 1 places the spotlight squarely on the set's captivating base, parallel and insert cards. Tomorrow, we'll bring you a glorious exploration of the set's rich autograph and…
Pitch Man: Panini America’s Exclusive Chat with Nationals Star Stephen Strasburg
Late last month, just one day after Panini America announced that it had inked Washington Nationals superstar Stephen Strasburg to an exclusive autographed trading card deal, Tone Stakes was in Florida conducting the company's first signing with the pitching sensation. Strasburg's first order of business that day was signing his premiere Panini America autographs for 2012 Prizm Baseball. His second…
Panini Peek: 2013 USA Baseball Champions
In late May, Panini America officials intend to ignite the patriotic passions of USA Baseball collectors all over the country with the company's first pack product devoted to its exclusive license: 2013 USA Baseball Champions. Set to release May 29, the hobby version of the product will deliver two autographs, three memorabilia cards, three Mirror parallels, one USA Baseball Legends…
Different By Design: Panini America Peeks 2012 Prime Cuts Baseball (Gallery)
High-end baseball collectors, know this: The 2012 Prime Cuts Baseball product that is slated to arrive in late October should not be confused with the 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball product that released in April. This new installment has been revamped, redesigned and re-engineered. The result, as the product solicitation sheet boldly proclaims, is a "prospect-free set comprised entirely of Hall…
We’ve Got Mail: Check Out Panini America’s August 15 Autograph Arrivals (28 Images)
Another day at Panini America HQ, another ink-graced batch of brilliance. Indeed, checking out the daily influx of autographs for any number of Panini America's in-progress products is something of an every-day "event" for me. The anticipation of just who will appear on those ritualistic notification emails -- typically broken down by sport -- is most often the highlight of…
Panini America’s History-Making Mail Day Features Vin Scully’s First Autographs
We're on the receiving end of monumental mail calls almost every day here at Panini America. Such is the case when you're dealing with autographs and memorabilia from the greatest athletes -- upcoming, current, legendary -- in the worlds of baseball, basketball, football and hockey. But the fact of the matter is that some mail days are way more historic…
Unannounced USA Baseball Content Leads to Surprise Pulls in 2011 Limited Baseball
Premature product breakers in Taiwan on Tuesday night discovered something that many American collectors will find out for themselves firsthand today: 2011 Limited Baseball includes unannounced bonus content sure to receive a standing ovation from the passionate prospecting community. Taking expeditious advantage of its new exclusive agreement with USA Baseball, Panini America officials worked behind the scenes with USA Baseball…