Topps Signs Stephen Strasburg

There’s been lots of hype surrounding Stephen Strasburg and to date the only major card available of him is of him in a team USA uniform found in 2008

Well all that’s about to change! Today topps announced that it reached an exclusive deal with Strasburg to be the only company to issue Strasburg autos and memorabilia cards.

Some tidbits from the release:

“Topps has signed an exclusive memorabilia deal with No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg. The multi-year deal grants the longest-running manufacturer of baseball cards and the lone fully licensed maker of cards for Major League Baseball exclusive rights for autographs, game-used memorabilia cards as well as Strasburg’s image use on packaging and advertising.”

Can we say there will be a rush for 2010 Bowman Chrome now? Better be because 2009 Chrome prospects were a bit disappointing!

Some info on Strasburg, taken from Wikipedia:
In 2008, as a sophomore at San Diego State University, Strasburg went 8–3, with a 1.57 earned run average and 133 strikeouts in 97⅓ innings for the San Diego State Aztecs. Four of his thirteen starts in 2008 were complete games, two of which were shutouts. On April 11, he struck out 23 batters in a game versus the University of Utah. Strasburg finished the 2009 season 13–1 with a 1.32 ERA, 59 hits allowed, 16 earned runs, 19 walks and 195 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched.[9] In his final home start on May 8, 2009, Strasburg threw his first career no-hitter and struck out 17 Air Force batters

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