North Shore Nine

MLB & MLBPA finally came to an agreement last week which means baseball is back. Wen paks? We know a little information, but it appears it’s about go take for Candy Digital now. Also, today their second of three Sweet Futures dropped. Jim & DiNardo both go theirs. Also, we drop a little teaser of our upcoming announcement.

Welcome To NS9BETS! We'll be recapping our action that we've had for the last month, breaking down our action for today's slate, and introducing our March Madness Bracket Contest!

The title says it all. Now let’s talk baseball.

Tonight we are talking the upcoming Candy Digital Racing drop Kyle Larson, Sweet Futures Basketball, current Candy MLB purchases, & ripping NBA Top Shot & NFL All Day packs

Tonight we are joined by DK Pittsburgh Sports Alex Stumpf who is currently in Bradenton, Florida. We talk to Alex about what he is currently seeing from the minor leaguers in attendance, what vibe he is getting from camp, who has maybe stood out, some CBA talk, and why he cut his hair.

Fresh off their trip to NYC, Jim & DiNardo talk about their travel to NYC, everything that happened at the event, the origin of NS9, and then the results for Sunday's Daytona 500.

You finally get to hear about Mitch Keller....We are joined by Michael McKenry for part 2 to get his perspective on the MLB CBA negotiations while asking him various questions about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Today, Candy Digital dropped its $250 14 car NASCAR bundle. We dive a bit into this as we are also joined by Candy's own, Matthew Munter. He drops some Candy knowledge, as we also talk a little baseball and why he is actually a big time Pirates fan.

Welp, all we are going to say is listen to the show....

Candy released a plethora of news the past week which includes a Candy Racing update with drop schedule. Currently, there is a bracket challenge taking place within the discord to find out which MLB stadium is the best. The Candy Marketplace seems to have leveled off a bit. Also, with just a little less then 2 weeks until the Candy NYC meetup, DiNardo shares his update on his Uncut Diamonds set. Lastly, you know what we do - OPEN PAKS!

This week we are joined by Michael McKenry to get is perspective on the MLB CBA negotiations while asking him various questions about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What has been a pretty successful start to the Candy Marketplace, it was highlighted this week when the Shohei Ohtani Legendary was sold for $100,000 and then was followed by an Epic Jersey # being sold for $36,000. The Icon Set Challenges were given some news in regards to their rewards. We discuss what we know so far and what it could mean come August 1.After some more discussion around Candy and then NBA Top Shot and NFL All Day, we of course open paks.

Tonight we are joined by Pittsburgh Post-Gazellete's Mike Persak. We talk about the Hall Of Fame voting which lead to David Ortiz getting into the hall the first time on the ballot as well as Bonds, Clemens, and Schilling not during their last trip.We also discuss the two sides meeting again during the MLB Lockout and what it potentially means for baseball coming back as well as what actual changes to the game we will likely see.Lastly, we talk on some of the Pirates prospects as Baseball America released its latest top 100 list last week.

It's been a whole week since the Candy Digital Marketplace opened up and lots has take place since. We have seen the floors immediately drop, then steadily rise throughout the week. Then, once most people started receiving their funds this weekend, we saw the floor start to drop once again. We also saw the rise of King Kikuchi and Gibson Gang, a Candy Meetup in NYC Feb. 17, and players join the discord with some nice interactions.At the end, we talk a little NBA Top Shot, NFL ALL DAY, & UFC Strike (While opening packs for all).

Tonight we are joined by ZiPS creator, Dan Szymborski. We talk the creation is ZiPS, what the projections mean, Oneil Cruz being a Hall Of Fame SS, and have some fun (or sad) chat about Pirates projections.

On Saturday 1/15, Candy Digital's Marketplace finally opened and it mostly did not disappoint. The day started with some updated information about the site capabilities that wasn't received favorably, but once the MP opened all was forgotten and without hiccups sales were flying. What moves did DiNardo and Jim make and what sweet deals were had? Tune in and we will let you know.

The MLB 2021-22 International Signing Period is set to begin on January 15 in which it runs through December 15, 2022. Who are the Pirates potentially going to land?Also, the MLB & MLBPA finally met today after a long holiday hiatus. Did it go well? Wellll, we’ll discuss.

oday Candy hosted a twitter spaces which featured Gary Vee discussing the project to those who may not be too familiar with it, which brought light to Candy Digital from a whole following of Vee Friends right before the opening of the Marketplace this week. Jim & DiNardo reveal what their Topps NFT gift was while talking about the transactions they made this week.Lastly, Jim opens some NBA Top Shot packs he earned this week and DiNardo opens his premium NFL All Day pack.

Candy MarketplaceIT'S LIVE!!!!Wednesday at 2PM Candy opened their marketplace for users to list and play around with and Jim & DiNardo are here to give you a live look.Also, news broke shortly after our last show that Fanatics purchased Topps. What does this mean for the future of Fanatics & Candy Digital in terms of physical and digital sports collecting?

Lockout Fud?We have speculated enough on what the pricing may be when the Market Place opens on Candy, so this time we provide the community with a little inside trick for our 1/15 sniping ;-) With the MLB in a lockout is it possible that sales and hype around these MLB projects could hurt initially? We discuss this as well as your up to date news on Candy, Topps, and NBA Top Shot - then we open paks!