Show Notes
In this episode, we find out how many Mike's are too many without Jesse, who is out sick. Mike Gio and Mike Sterk look at the hobby values of the players who won so far in the MLB Playoffs. Plus, Mike and Mike share their misery about the Red Sox and Cubs being out. Looking at the Mantle and Ohtani markets.
Then we are joined by Michael Katz from Trove, making it four Mikes on the show. We get his hobby backstory and his Mt. Rushmore of Boston Sports.
We wrap up with the news that Larry is confirmed to be coming to town, which begs the question: should Sterk and Brendan come as well?
0:00-Intro + MLB Playoffs
8:00 - Looking at the hobby value of playoff winners
13:30 - Mantle vs. Ohtani in the market
24:00 - Michael Katz interview, CEO/Founder of Trove
33:05 - What was his education process getting back in the hobby?
45:00 - Boston Sports Mt. Rushmore
48:55 - Mike hits Gio about his eBay Live
1:07:30 - Gio has no interest in Nate Bargatze coming on the show
1:12:15 - Sterk wants to buy PSA 8s vs. Raw
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