I've been pretty lax on writing about Shohei Ohtani's unreal run to 50-50 and beyond in the last week. Some Dodgers fan I am. But I'd like you to know that I've watched the highlights of the 50-50 game five times now. It's one of the great things about being a baseball fan -- seeing something you've never seen before even after 40-plus years of watching the sport. Obviously, Ohtani blowing past 40-40 like it was an every year occurrence has had an effect on the hobby, specifically hiking the price on everything Ohtani. I am still in need of an extra 2024 Topps flagship Ohtani base card for my complete-set chase, but for anyone with a similar need, don't bother going on COMC for it. Amazingly, the card is sold out. That's difficult to believe. Meanwhile, there are about 196 copies available of one of his 2024 flagship combo cards. I don't have very many Ohtani Dodgers cards, maybe a dozen, and apparently now isn't the time to look to add to ...
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