All these years doing this blog thing and the hobby still hasn't figured out how to work around my schedule. I've got a couple of items to catch up to because I was too busy earlier in the week (doesn't Topps know I'm running a giveaway contest ?). First, NOC was named "Favorite Blog" during TCDB's site awards Sunday. It's the sixth straight year at the top for NOC and the seventh time in eight years. Maybe it's time to retire me out of the category? But I won't say no to continued winnings. I'm still a sucker for awards. Second, Topps revealed the design for 2026 flagship on Monday. I wasn't going to mention anything on the blog about it until it was time to open packs, mostly because it's not that inspiring to me. But I've pondered it a little more and I think this is a design that will look better in hand. That was somewhat the case with 2025 Topps but I think this one will fare better. Let's go quickly t...
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