#TheHobby in the Headlines

The most famous baseball card in the world recently returned to the limelight in a Grantland 30 for 30 documentary short series film.

The short, entitled “Holy Grail: The T206 Honus Wagner” by Prospect Productions, chronicles the history of the infamous copy of the American Tobacco Company baseball card featuring the likeness of Wagner that was once owned by Wayne Gretzky.

The 14-minute film moves quickly and demands your attention as it weaves between the history of the card and the state of the sports card trading industry.  Included in the film are interviews with industry heavyweights, collectors and journalists.

Grantland paired the short with an interesting print piece on quirks in card collecting, “The Value of Imperfection.”

As someone just getting back into #TheHobby, I had an added interest in the short -- however, I can likely assure you it’s worth watching by mentioning my fiancée enjoyed it, despite the overbearing nerdiness.

*Said Simmons: Unfortunately, ESPN/Grantland aren’t sharing the embedded code for the video (and I’m not smart enough to work around it), so following the link in the first graf or here to watch the short:  “Holy Grail: The T206 Honus Wagner”