Here is the final checklist for the 2011 Bowman Baseball release slated for May 18, 2011.

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Our monthly Hot List is back, and for the 2011 Premiere of the list there are plenty of new names on the list from our previous years. One of the games greatest young stars headlines this months Hot List. Bryce Harper has been tearing the cover off the ball in the minors and many collectors are taking notice as his prices are quickly heating up. Here is the list for May 2011:

1. 2010 Bowman AFLAC Bryce Harper AU
2. 2010 Bowman Chrome USA Bryce Harper XRC
3. 2006 Bowman Chrome Jose Bautista AU
4. 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout RC AU
5. 2005 Bowman Chrome Jared Waver RC AU
6. 2006 Bowman Chrome Alex Gordon RC AU
7. 2010 Bowman Chrome Manny Machado RC AU
8. 2005 Bowman Chrome Ryan Braun RC AU
9. 2009 Bowman Chrome Michael Pineda RC
10. 1997 Bowman Chrome Roy Halladay RC
11. 2010 Bowman Chrome Starlin Castro AU
12. 1997 Bowman Chrome Lance Berkman RC
13. 1999 Topps Traded Alfonso Soriano RC AU
14. 2008 Bowman Chrome Zach Britton RC
15. 2009 Bowman Chrome Starlin Castro RC
16. 2007 Bowman Chrome Tim Lincecum RC Auto
17. 2007 Donruss EEE Zach Britton RC AU
18. 2010 Topps Chrome Starlin Castro RC AU
19. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects David Price Auto
20. 2002 Bowman Chrome Josh Johnson RC
21. 2002 Bowman Chrome Jose Bautista RC
22. 2010 Donruss EEE Paul Goldschmidt RC AU
23. 2008 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Buster Posey RC Auto
24. 2010 Bowman Chrome Jameson Taillon RC AU
25. 2007 Bowman Chrome Joe Savery RC AU

Happy collecting!

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The legend that surrounds the existence of 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Evan Longoria Superfractor autograph seems like similar folklore of the legend of Bigfoot. Few believe it is out there, and even fewer claim to have actually seen it.

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After scouring eBay for a few days after the release of 2010 Exquisite Football I began to notice a few things with Joe McKnight’s Rookie Patch Autos. Each of them had a slight variation in the signature. See below:

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At 21 years old and the youngest player in the league, the Chicago Cubs young stud of a short stop, Starlin Castro, is arguably off to one of the best starts of the 2011 MLB campaign. Currently hitting 28-for-67 (.418) and leading the MLB in hits and is among the leaders in runs, triples, and OPS. Castro also has thrived at the top of the lineup. He’s 18-for-32 (.563) and has scored eight runs in seven games as the leadoff man.

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The 2010 National Treasures Sam Bradford NFL Logo Shield has surfaced on eBay. One of, if not, the largest chase cards from the 2010 National Treasures release, this card features an on-card autograph of Bradford along with a Authentic NFL Logo Shield and is machine stamped 1 of 1.

The card has been reportedly sold for $5,000.

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1. 2010 National Treasures Patch Auto Sam Bradford #25/25 – $1,298.78
2. 2010 National Treasures Sam Bradford RC Patch Auto 5/99 – $1,200.00
3. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES AUTO PATCH SAM BRADFORD RC /99 – $999.99
4. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES SAM BRADFORD RC PATCH AUTO /99 – $999.95
5. 2010 National Treasures Sam Bradford Auto Patch 17/99 – $799.00
6. 2010 National Treasures Tim Tebow Gold Patch Auto #9/25 – $735.00
7. 2010 National Treasures TIM TEBOW Auto Patch RPA /99 RC – $679.00
8. Tim Tebow 2010 National Treasures Patch Auto /99! – $655.00
9. 2010 National Treasures Tim Tebow Auto Large Patch /99 – $600.00
10. 2010 National Treasures TIM TEBOW AUTO PATCH RC /99! $$ – $599.99
11. 2010 Panini National Treasures Tebow Autograph Patch/99 – $550.00
12. 2010 National Treasures TOM BRADY 3 clr AUTO PATCH 1/1 – $483.00
13. 2010 National Treasures RYAN MATHEWS RC PATCH AUTO /25 – $472.50
14. DEZ BRYANT 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES ROOKIE PATCH AUTO – $461.90
15. NDAMUKONG SUH 2010 National Treasures Patch Auto 14/25 – $438.00
16. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES COLT McCOY GOLD RC PATCH AUTO – $400.00
17. 2010 National Treasures Ryan Mathews Auto Patch 22/25 – $400.00
18. Ndamukong Suh 2010 National Treasures GOLD PATCH AUTO – $400.00
19. DAN MARINO 2010 National Treasures AUTO PATCH #9/10 – $390.00
20. 2010 National Treasures DEZ Bryant RPA 14/25 PATCH AUTO – $385.00
21. 2010 NATIONAL TREASURES AUTO PATCH DEZ BRYANT 09/25 – $655.00
22. 2010 National Treasures Eric Berry Auto/Patch /5 – $350.00
23. 2010 National Treasures Ndamukong Suh Patch Auto /25! – $340.23
24. DEZ BRYANT 2010 National Treasures Rookie Patch Auto/99 – $338.56
25. 2010 national treasures JERRY RICE AUTO PATCH #8/10 – $315.00

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Today, Panini released the print runs for the short printed 2010 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Autographs. There had been much speculation swirling around the Internet in regards to who everyone thought would be a SP or an SSP in the set. With this years addition of the Retail blasters and a guaranteed autograph per box, some of the numbers got a little skewed from peoples original thoughts.

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Late last week, we gave you a sneak peek at Panini’s 2010 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph set. Today, we are bringing you some interesting news and an interesting twist on these Rookie Ticket Autos. It appears as if there are two versions of some of the on-card Rookie Ticket Autos. It has yet to be confirmed which version may be a short-print (SP).

The product officially hits the shelves today, so we should be able to get an idea if one version is more of an SP than the others as more of the cards hit eBay.

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Panini recently released images of the 33 on-card autos that will be available in their upcoming 2010 Playoff Contenders release. The cards, which pay subtle homage to the 1998 release of Contenders Football, feature large crisp images of each player along the left side of the card and continue with the ticket theme along the right side with stadium and team information. The card also features a bold, on-card autograph on the bottom of the card.

Contenders Football is always a fan favorite, and the 2010 set looks to be as great as any.

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