Buzz's Pick Six: 2019 Topps Archives baseball autographs

Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2019 Topps Archives baseball cards
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CAREER-SAVER FOR MANY
The Card: Dr. James Andrews 2019 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs
The Price: Moderate demand -- these might surprise you at first (first eBay listing here)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: It's been five years since this famed orthopedic surgeon appeared on his first baseball cards in Allen & Ginter but this brand is a natural spot for the oddities directly tied to baseball, too. The list of athletes he's worked on is meaty -- it's a big part of his Wikipedia bio and that's far from all of them -- and he's a team doctor for a number of organizations, too. Among the notables? Bo Jackson, Troy Aikman, Drew Brees, Terrell Owens, Roger Clemens, John Smoltz, Jim Thome, Bryce Harper, Yu Darvish, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, Jack Nicklaus, Triple H, John Cena and Shawn Michaels among others. (They all might want his autograph, you know.)

Keep reading for five more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

A LEGENDARY INCLUSION
The Cards: Ichiro Suzuki 2019 Topps Archives Ichiro Retrospective Autographs 
The Price: They'll be pricey -- and rare
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This brand is one where there are a lot of unique and affordable autos but there's also typically a few high-end chase sets and an entire set for this past star and future Hall of Famer is a big one. None of his autos from this have yet to hit eBay but there are a number of the standard cards out there already. The 2001 reprint should figure to be a little popular since finding super-clean copies of the RC aren't easy -- the gloss sticks -- and this is a new crack at a classic in reprint form. (Hopefully with some clean and sturdy stock -- it's been on the thin side in recent years for this one.) 

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COOPERSTOWN CARDBOARD
The Card: Jeff Idelson 2019 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs
The Price: Moderate demand at first -- after that will just depend on how many he signed
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: He recently retired from the presidency of the Baseball Hall of Fame after taking over the job back in 2008. He was one of the main people you would see on the podium beyond the new inductees each year and his five baseball cards in this release -- ink only -- are his only baseball cards. There's the standard auto then Purple (/150) Silver (/99), Blue (/25) and 1/1 Gold. That's it.

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NOT THE DOCUMENTARIAN'S DEBUT
The Card: Ken Burns 2019 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs
The Price: Moderate demand
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: You may have landed his ink in a pack of 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter where he had a single card earlier this summer. Now, in Archives, he's got five more with the same parallel rainbow as Idelson. If you don't know Burns, he's a documentarian who has tackled a number of subjects in history. His 1994 epic Baseball is one that is a classic told via nine innings over 18 hours and it was updated with a 10th inning -- one that documents massive changes for the game from the 1994 strike up to 2009. That update arrived back in 2010. If you prefer your non-baseball players with awkward first-pitch action shots, this is your card. His Ginter card was simply a portrait.

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A DEBUT AUTOGRAPH
The Card: Jose "Coco" Laboy 2019 Topps Archives 50th Anniversary of the Montreal Expos Autographs
The Price: This 21-subject set could have strong demand
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This probably isn't a name you will know compared to others in this meaty and loaded list of past Expos greats, but he was a key guy in that first season all those years ago. He was a rookie on the team and he hit .258 with 18 homers (third on the team) and 83 RBI in 157 games -- good for second in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Ted Sizemore -- but his overall career was derailed by injury. His Rookie Card is in the 1969 Topps set -- a shared Rookie Stars card with Floyd Wicker -- but this is the home of his only autographs. One standard, four parallels -- Green foil (/99), Gold foil (/50), Red foil (/10) and 1/1 Black foil. 

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MORE THAN ONE MENDOZA
The Card: Jessica Mendoza 2019 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs
The Price: Moderate demand (she has previous ink)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This Stanford softball star turned broadcaster and team advisor for the New York Mets can inspire plenty of chatter with the microphone but that's not why this card makes my list. She previously had cards in 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter so these aren't a debut, and she's joined here by Mario Mendoza -- The Mendoza Line Mendoza -- in this set but the reason I put her on this list? The photo is from the MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game -- and that's something that happens every year. We really need cardboard for those players -- maybe even past standouts, too. A set for that could be legendary with all of the past names who have been involved. 

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