I've enjoyed three blasters so far and it was tough not to scan even more great selections. Let's go to the tape...
Hopefully his first Mariners card, sometime quite soon I expect, will be from the October game where he pretty much single-handedly beat my Favorite Team, all by himself in Game 3 or 4, forget. He weasels his way on base somehow, then steals TWO bases.
I mean, with a Rookie Card card like this one, you gotta pull for the guy.
this card, just has a lot going on
not my first Running Sprinklers card, but not my 9th, either
or even 3rd?
autos, autos, I must have autos, give me ink on my Baseball Cards
Ok, here ya go
This card, is even a bit more eye-catching, 'in-hand' which is because the unusual soft-light created by a Spring morning in Arizona has an uncanny resemblance to something we all see way too much of, but only on "screens" days: "AI" generated imagery. I absolutely do not think this card is such but rather is a very good capture of a Spring morning in Arizona, quite well done.
Although the image has that now all-too familiar double-take happening, there is also another assurance it is real. That would be the TV Camera on the tripod. Fortunately, big AI is unable to choose such unexpected concepts/ideas/images/whatevers unless it has seen/read/heard (i.e., "crawled") the concept/idea/image/whatever multiple times. Not hardly anyone's first-ever-seen TV Camera card, but also one only generally seen a few times a year at most. So, totally real Chase Petty Rookie Card. Great name.
I'm in the money?
Not "-the- black" of course, from over in Topps Baseball where until all of a sudden just recently in Update, it's gone away again.
Still, a Black Rookie Card card is cooler than a not-Black Rookie Card card. Even if you can't read the foil.
the longer the name, the better 2005 Topps becomes
this is another intriguingly lit, brand new card
though here it appears a classic light stand off to Salvy's left supplied the illumination
Result, good. My Salvador Perez collection will be a couple pages - with this one.
"Black 64 Foil" - not a descriptor I thought I would ever type, I would have to say.
Mr. Redlegs approves, like he does on most cards he comes running on to.
I mean, if you're a Mets fan, you gotta want this card, amirite?
I'm glad to have mine, and I'm not a Mets fan
Here's Johnny
Have you ever wondered what 1970s Stadium Club could have been like? This long-time SC checklist regular may just have his best Stadium Club card yet, right here in 1996 Topps, or something. Unless, of course, this is already an SC card, which would carry zero surprise.
Team color ink, on-card
64 Night Card RC Rookie
menacing
the best Night Cards are black Night Cards
that's a 10-4, in the money
I'm not typing it out, but you heard it in your head, anyway
I mean, when's the last time you saw 2 batters in their stance, on the _same_ Baseball Card?
that's pretty ...
may your Baseball Cards be many
more 64 Night Card action
that means, this guy has a Black Night Card Rookie Card card out there, waiting
cool
2005 Topps just says it all, every time
but, I wish this image was used on a '96 - you'll see
Pitcher Face inset, represent
prolly best 2025 Look-In card, easily
maybe the Cooperstown Collection licensing agents don't complain about the fronts of the recent Carl cards, because they're just checking the back for the logo
didja ever notice the Guardians logo essentially says "GO" ?
now ya did
Night Card set?
best 2025 Empty Seats card contender
And, you probably can't read his name in the scanned foil there - "Kumar Rocker" - but I remember seeing this fun name in Baseball headlines multiple times, a few years back, for some kerfluffle or other. But I can't remember why. Now here he is, back in my consciousness. Will I ever see his name again? With Rookie Card cards, one never knows.
Best 2025 tribute card
ahh, c'mon Topps
I like Complete Career Stats cards
personally would expect a Final-Year image for the concept, quite often
but, this one, well, there's 100 brand new 2025 2005 Topps Baseball Cards for me to binder up and flip through, forever and ever
however
there's only 99 spots in the binder for them
haven't put a card in my Chris Sale collection lately
welcome back
Shoots, Scores!
promoted straight to the binder, instantly
Seriously?
total How Not To Do Its
gotta meet qutoa AFAP
this intern, should be left off the 2026 roster
for the Topps Baseball Club
this is The Way
Horizontal Lead-Off Rookie Card
this is not The Way
Hopefully his first Mariners card, sometime quite soon I expect, will be from the October game where he pretty much single-handedly beat my Favorite Team, all by himself in Game 3 or 4, forget. He weasels his way on base somehow, then steals TWO bases.
That guy, there, on that Baseball Card stole TWO bases in one inning, in the playoffs, then scores as the M's win 2-0. That guy. Way to go, Tigers.
It was one heckuva of an October Baseball display; it also included some not-routine glove-work at 1st, iirc. Great to see him get a long-term contract in Seattle now, that game couldn't have hurt. So here's hoping for some appropriate 2026 Mariners cards for Naylor, who is also clearly overdue for a good Nickname card.
Exhibit C?
I suspect not. Am still working on collecting more Exhibits for you before the discussion section.
Man, I could sure go for a complete run of Hall of Famers on this design.
black Baseball Card
black secondary Team Color
Win-Win
Finally, another Tigers card.
Sometimes these tease me into thinking Topps really likes us, right now, Topps really likes the Tigers, finally
This particular pull though, was quite bittersweet.
That's because the day I obtained my first Justyn-Henry Malloy Rookie Card card, in full team color glory even, was also the day the Tigers released "J-Hen." I was really hoping he could "stick" on the team. His hyphenated first name is directly tied to his preferred uniform # - 44. As, in 'hammerin' as in 'Hank'. I was quite looking forward to such a proud Baseball homage taking the field for the Tigers every day, and more than occasionally hammering one. Alas.
here kid, have another Ty Cobb card
we can't be bothered to obtain licensing for any other Tigers great
next year, we'll make three more for ya
Red Alert!
Red Alert!
We've got a vehicle on a Baseball Card.
Please enjoy closely, because it might be a few years till you see this again.
Oh, and biggest on-card Bat Barrel ever?
Exhibit D?
I think so.
That Verlander card though is a bit of an affront, and a bit of an oh-what-could-have-been. If Verlander were to retire this winter, which is not going to happen, his career could have been perfectly book-ended by this card, and his famous 2005 Topps "Draft Pick" Rookie Card card that doesn't have the RC logo, so
Nice shoe though. Better than Max's.
Exhibit E
yup, think so
more Team Color goodness
however it remains sad how bangin' this card could have been, with a simple use of white 'ink' instead of foil, foil, f the foil
the 96s keep growing on me
at scanning time I was still thinking to do a page of just the RCs
Official Rookie Card logo = Red, White, & Blue
Red, White, & Blue Rookie Card cards = hellz yeah
more 64 Night Card RC action
also, best Redbirds City Connect card, zero question
you can never go wrong with a road uniform on a Team Name card design
see: Kristian Campbell card up there
Powder Blue, bonus
Last year in the Heritage minis, Arenado wore this (albeit the regular white version) uni for a coveted "Throwback" card, many of which Topps completely butchers with very bad photo selections that refuse to show off the Throwback uniform. But are still worth extra money, because, people are dumb, I guess. Here in Archives, I guess Throwbacks are free, as they should be. Nice checklist here for Cardinals fans, seems to me.
Did I mention the 96s keep growin' on me?
Watch it Fly
perfect
Look at that Baseball on the way, just like Stan is
Houston, we are go for Completion
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