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Ep. 49: Mike Zunino (Florida Gators, Seattle Mariners)

·1 hr 6 min·3 clips
Shohei Ohtani hit exactly 55 home runs - and nobody else in MLB history has ever finished a season with that exact number.
Hosts Jameel Muhammad and Jeff Cardozo discuss the intersection of sports cards and current sports events, covering NFL receiver injuries impacting card values, Jackson Dart's rookie hype, Panini losing NBA licensing to Topps, PSA's growing monopoly in card grading, and the MLB playoff race. The episode features guest Mike Zunino, former MLB catcher who held franchise home run records for both Seattle and Tampa Bay.

As heard by us

An AL MVP debate that folds into catcher defense, card photography, and the limits of what the card can show.

An AL MVP debate opens into a hobby-first look at what gets recognized and what a card can actually show. The hosts move from Judge versus Raleigh to catcher defense, action-photo angles, and the simple fact that some positions are easier to capture than others, so the card ends…

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If you want catcher talk that folds into AL MVP and hobby logic, press play.

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