Dominik Hasek, Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur

Finest, Mystery, International, Pro Mags, Stoppers, Ultra, Titanium, Essential Credentials, Precious Metal Gems

What's in a name? The not so famous people behind iconic sports names.

Players swinging the Hammer

Error cards featuring the wrong player will be the most obvious, but I'm also looking in the background. Major releases only. Going to exclude team cards that feature the whole team e.g. 1979-80 Topps/OPC hockey team cards for example. I'll need help for the other sports.

I stole this idea from Jgamble. I have to say, this is a pretty neat idea!

A list of cards that, in some way, feature fishing! A very Ted Williams heavy set!

If you see anything I've missed here, please let me know! I'm always looking to expand!

Is it possible to create every year of Topps using only non-base Ripken cards? (Not quite yet...)

Note: For this exercise, SP Legends cards don't count as base cards. My list, my rules!

I have a goal of seeing every MLB stadium. Having seen a couple in my childhood, I started in earnest in 2009, since then have crossed 26 of 30 off the list. Some stadiums are definitely better than others, but each trip has unique memories. I tried to jot down something memorable for each trip. Looking forward to new stadiums in Vegas and hopefully Tampa so I can add to this list.

No particular order :)

Organized in 1936, opened in Cooperstown, NY in 1939
Through the Induction Class of 2024

"Main Team" According to BaseballHall.org on each inductee's bio

Also I'm using the current name for each franchise.

Since I am primarily a baseball collector, I thought I would show off my non-baseball favorite cards.

1/23/24: Helton, Beltre, and Mauer. No Wagner. Probably next year. Not thrilled with the cards I'm adding, though.

This is my collection of the last Topps card of every Hall of Fame player who has a regular (base set) Topps card. I couldn't afford all the rookie cards and if I got into other companies, it'd be too intimidating. But I love this collection all the same. With this method, there are admittedly a lot of players in unfamiliar jerseys, but the cards also have more complete career stats than rookie cards, which is more relevant to HOF status. They are in order of year of induction. Enjoy.

Seem to be sure-fire bets for being inducted in future.

Honorable mention: Jacob DeGrom, Cole Hamels, Felix Hernandez, Aaron Judge, Craig Kimbrel, Ian Kinsler, Evan Longoria, Andrew McCutchen, Dustin Pedroia, José Ramírez, Giancarlo Stanton, Chase Utley, David Wright

Goal: Getting 1 AU card of every French NBA player.

Mostly french cards, and some NCAA cards. Cards hiding sponsors are excluded.
Sorted by number of NBA games played (descending)

Football Sets that need 5 or less to finish

Super High Priorities, would love help with any of them.

Base set last cards of baseball players

Starting Catchers for the Boston Red Sox thru the years

Located inside Chase Field

I don't fly all that often, but when I do I sometimes see a recognizable face.

As some may already know, I collect a rookie card for each NFL player to make a Pro Bowl (1970 - present). Unfortunately, some Pro Bowl players never had a rookie card printed for them. This list is for them.

Not listed on TCDB:
Bellore, Nick - FB
Casey, Kreiter - LS
Denny, John - LS
Farwell, Heath - ST
Green, Tony - RB
Henry, Wally - WR
Jansen, J.J. - LS
Leno Jr., Charles - OT
Lovato, Rick - LS
Matiscik, Ross - LS
Overton, Matt - LS
Smith, Wade - OG
Trawick, Brynden - S

Tappara Tampere are the Finnish Champions 2023. This was the 19th time they won.

No Cards:
#70 Marcus Davidsson

Someday..maybe..

My collecting goal is 1 card per unique player/team combination. This list documents new additions to that collection.

The dates listed on the entries reflect the date I added the card to my TCDB collection, not the date I acquired it.

Got my MBA from here. No major leaguers can say the same.

My alma mater, Brandeis, has produced pretty much no baseball players... but lots of scientists. Shocking.

My hometown of Peabody, MA, has produced very few major leaguers... but quite a few minor leaguers.

Single cards needed to complete an insert set.

Sure-fire HOF numbers, but not in good standing with the morality police.

Honorable mentions: Albert Belle, Jose Canseco, Bartolo Colon, Jason Giambi, Juan Gonzalez, Miguel Tejada

Inducted 1985
SS 1965-1977
Coach 1982, 1985-1990
Manager 1990-1991
Broadcaster 1982
#3, #53, #23
RIP 1/11/2024

It's apparent card companies don't have access to dictionaries. Their staffs must be filled with 5th Grade dropouts. The incorrect use of terms runs rampant in the trading card world.
For now the list is one example of a word's incorrect use.

Basketball sets I have that need 5 or less to finish.

Certified autographs, preferably of them on the Raptors where available, of people that were part of the 2019 Championship team.

Cards from the box set are filling the gap until an autograph is added or becomes available.

Cards I have for players from Joe Posnanski's "The Baseball 100". Listed in reverse order like they are in the book. I'll be slowly adding quotes from each of their entries in the book to the comments for each card.

Cards featuring Airedales

These are all the great cards i received in my package from vrooomed and his band of Christmas elves.

Players debuting during the 2023 MLB season, by debut date.

A list of my serial number cards, with the pictures being the actual cards with the serial numbers on them. I don't have many and I'm not an active collector of them but thought I'd show them. They're also all available for trading or selling.

The best card photos of the PBA's most condescending, arrogant, rude, crybaby, spoiled brat - Pete "bow down before me" Weber. He is a real-life version of the character Ernie McCracken (played by Bill Murray) from the 1996 comedy "Kingpin", which also starred Woody Harrelson. Pete's dad, Dick Weber was a much more admirable person and a PBA legend than Pete will ever be.

Manufactured relics like patches, coins, pins, and more (not including cards that are autographed)

The goal of this collection is to acquire a signed copy of every Topps card each of the players and coaches of the 1969 Cubs appeared on throughout their playing career. I've acquired 428 signed Topps cards of the 465 cards needed. This makes the collection 92% complete, requiring only 37 more cards. I have a total of 1015 autographed cards by the 41 players, along with 35 signed by the coaching staff and even 3 signed by the team's TV announcer. The list uploaded here is only the 1969 Topps cards (or the closest they had to a 1969 issue) from each player. You can find the rest of the collection, along with other material, at my website listed below or click the link found on the bottom of each players page.

Here's a key to the info on each player's page. For example:

Ted Abernathy

"Abby" d.04 (36 yr. old veteran Reliever) 56 games

Ted Abernathy's nickname was "Abby", he died in 2004, he was a 36 years old relief pitcher during the 1969 season and he appeared in 56 games as a Cub in 1969. If the player was an All-Star in 1969 that is also indicated here. This information is followed by a short player bio including any of my personal encounters with the player.

1969 Cubs Autographed Topps Cards

This holiday season, let's celebrate Hermey the Elf and others who followed their dream of a career in dentistry. Here are some famous persons on cards that achieved that life goal - and a few who fell short.

My collecting goal is 1 card per unique player/team combination. This list documents new additions to that collection.

The dates listed on the entries reflect the date I added the card to my TCDB collection, not the date I acquired it.

To make the list manageable, split into chunks of 300 cards.