Discovery Plaza

December 22, 2025

Discovery Plaza is the 1000 square foot forecourt leading to the Card Cyber Museum - a daily exhibition of 60 sports cards waiting to be discovered beneath your feet! Inspired by the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, where celebrities leave their handprints in concrete, our Plaza features digital frames embedded in the ground - beneath bulletproof glass. Each day brings a new rotation of cards showcasing the incredible sets found within the museum. Click any colored text square to flip it and reveal the card front, or click any card image to view full details.

Originally inspired by Piet Mondrian's neoplasticism style with bold primary colors, Discovery Plaza invites you to uncover the stories behind the cards.

As most collector's are aware, the 1909 Honus Wagner T206 was shortprinted as it was pulled from production early, resulting in its astronomical value.

Slater is considered one of the finest to ever don the Los Angeles Rams' uniform. He's a consistent performer who seemingly always clears the way when the Rams are in need of vital yards. He's a seven-time Pro Bowl player who can dominate the line of scrimmage and seems to play his best against the best. He has played 16 seasons and 222 games, both of which are team high marks. He's the lone re...

Bobby will always be known as the fellow who hit the "home run heard around the world." It was on October 3, 1951, the third and final game of a playoff between the Giants and Dodgers for the National League pennant. In the ninth inning, with one out, two on, and the Giants behind 4-2, he hit one into the left field stands at the Polo Grounds for the wildest pennant win ever. Hit .288 in 1953. ...

Jim got a brief taste of Major League experience with the Dodgers at the end of the '52 season. In his first 3 years of pro ball, 1946-47-46, he posted marks of 10-13, 12-6 and 16-13. He then went to Hollywood, Santa Barbara, Hollywood again and St. Paul before finishing out the '50 season with a 7-2 record, and a 2.72 ERA at Montreal. In '51, he chalked up a 10-4 mark for the Royals.

Looking at the back of his 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter card, Brighton, Illinois home boy Jason Isringhausen has totaled 607 punch-outs, given up 301 walks, won 36 games, and allowed 678 hits over 741 innings pitched.

Billy is a snappy man in the field. He appeared in 62 games for the 1954 World Champions and batted .213. He had one home run among his 23 hits and he batted in 7 runs. Billy is a good man to have around, and he should be with the Giants for some time to come.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF BASEBALL by Don Hoak. As far as I'm concerned, "Hustle" is the most important part of baseball. Most ball players, at birth, were given the power to hit the ball out of the park. If a fellow is a good ball-player, with no power, he must do something to warrant a big league trial. Nothing stands out as much as a hustling ball-player. Teams, not players, win pennants, a...

One of the most popular Sabres, Rob has been the club's penalty-minute leader in three of the past four seasons. In '93-94, he appeared in a career-high 82 matches and Buffalo won all three games in which he scored a goal.

Worthy catching at least one pass in a game during his three seasons at Texas was inevitable. It didn't matter who lined up at quarterback. No - literally. The star receiver hauled in a reception in each of his 39 career contests as a Longhorn, the third-longest streak in program history.

"Bob is a younger brother of Roy Johnson of the Red Sox, and like his brother plays in the out- field. He is a star in his own right. He was secured by the Athletics from the Portland Club of the Pacific Coast League in 1930, and after two more years on the Coast to get experience, went up to Philadelphia. He batted .290 in 142 games last season with Philadelphia. Bob is a right-hander, is 6 fe...

Whitey has pitched 33 consecutive scoreless innings in World Series competition. Whitey has won 10 World Series ball games. He is the all-time winning Yankee pitcher.

Nicole Powell was a record-setting rebounder at Stanford University. After pulling down a school-record 327 boards as a sophomore, she broke her own mark by grabbing 346 caroms (11.2 per game) in her senior year.

The Expos were fortunate to have secured Jesus from the draft list. He is an excellent fielder and a steady hitter. In '63, Jesus led the P.C.L. with 210 hits.

The backs of the 1916 Sporting News M101-4 black and white cards were customized and created for distribution through a variety of advertisers such as The Sporting News, Altoona Tribune, Gimbel’s Department Stores, Standard Biscuit, Weil Baking Company, and other smaller companies.

When you can run around an end where Doug is stationed you deserve congratulations. He's one of the cleverest and toughest flankers in the league. Doug also slices in to knock down quarterbacks.

In becoming a 20-game winner in 1973 at age of 22, Bert ranks as the 13th youngest pitcher in modern baseball history and the 38th youngest of all time to have achieved such a feat.

The only American woman to capture Downhill gold in the Olympic Winter Games, Lindsey extended her record by notching her 77th World Cup victory in 2017. She added a Super-G bronze medal along with her historic Downhill run at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010. Vonn also competed in '02 (at age 17) and in '06.

"Bobo" is one of the most fabulous characters in diamond history. He holds the record for playing on most Major League teams (9), and has worn the uniform of 6 of the 8 AL teams. A good many of his teammates and opponents were in the cradle when he played his 1st pro ball game in 1928. He's a member of the exclusive 200-win club and yet has lost more ball games in the Majors than he has won. Th...

Before breaking into Hollywood, this Howard University graduate worked on Wall Street as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch. Alonso's second career in entertainment started as the host of the television series A.M. @BET. Since then he has had close to 50 appearances on television and in film.

Bonus selection of New York Giants for 1951. One of his most spectacular feats in college was in final game of 1949 when he scored three touchdowns for Southern Methodist against Notre Dame. Everyone's All-American, '49.

1954 was Dick's first year in the National League, after he had seen action with four different American League teams, and it was a successful season for Dick. With the league's weakest hitting team, he appeared in 23 games and won 10, while losing 11. His earned run average was 3.60. He worked in 155 innings, giving up 140 hits, walking 85 and striking out 92. He began in baseball in 1946, and...

Most of his peers concede that nobody is harder to pos than Marcos Ambrose A two-time winner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ambrose posted three top finishes during the first semester of the 2017 anosch Demonstrating his prowess as a qualifier he on the outside pole at Martinsville Speedway and Sonoma.

There were few outfielders defensively better than Harry Hooper. He played with the Boston Red Sox from 1909 through 1920, and with the Chicago White Sox from 1921 through 1925. His batting average of .281 belies his true batting power for he was a dangerous hitter at all times, getting a total of 2466 hits. Hooper was one of the fastest men in the league, stealing a total of 375 bases. He scor...

Wood enjoyed the finest season of his seven-year PGA TOUR career... Surpassed the $100,000 barrier for the fourth time in his career... Collected two Top-10 finishes, including a playoff loss to Joey Sindelar in the Hardee's Golf Classic (Wood finished alone in second and had a second-round 63)... Also had a T6 at the Bank of Boston Classic.

Jackson built massive momentum as the 2024 season progressed, putting up his best numbers when Milwaukee needed them most. His .310 average post-MLB All-Star Game ranked 12th in Baseball (min. 130 PAs).

Signed to a $60,000 bonus contract by Padres out of University of Oregon last June, Dave made major league debut in 18-inning, second game of twi-nighter vs. Bucs, June 7th. Considered to be an advanced prospect, Dave averaged .410 in 37 college games in 1972, slugged 12 Homers, drove in 47 Runs and whiffed only 9 times in 144 At-Bats. In Dave's first 22 games with Padres, he hit .261, hit firs...

When Del came up to the Braves in the middle of the 1949 season, he was the youngest catcher in the majors being only 19 years old. He had hit .351 at Evansville in 38 games and at Boston, he hit .263. In 1950, his only full year in the Big Leagues he played in 79 games, but his batting mark fell off to .220. Del was in Military Service in 1951 and does not expect to be discharged in time to pl...

Bob, who came out of the Army to win a starting role with the Braves last season, compiled the 3rd best ERA in the N.L. Before entering Service, he had an 8-14 mark with a 3.47 ERA at Dallas in '50. Buhl, a fastballer, broke into pro ball with a 19-10 record and 185 Strikeouts at Madisonville in '47. He won 11 with 152 Strikeouts at Saginaw in '48. Bob started his career in the Majors in May, '...

Stan caught 110 games for Toronto team last season and hit .279. Included in his hits were 21 doubles, 8 triples and 15 home runs. He drove in 65 runs. At end of season he was brought up to Phillies, and while there appeared in 6 games. With Utica in 1947 he hit .325, drove in 90 runs and was voted Most Valuable Player in Eastern League.

Legette had himself a day against Mississippi State's defense on Sept. 23, 2023. Opening the scoring, the receiver took a pass from Spencer Rattler 76 yards to the house in the first quarter. He added a 75-yard scoring strike on the first play after halftime, paving the way for South Carolina's 37-30 win.

Today's Curated Selection

Our curators select cards of interest every day of the year for display in the digital frames embedded in the ground beneath bulletproof glass on our Discovery Plaza. Today we have cards such as: Dave Roberts (Baseball), Doug Atkins (Football), Kyle Rote (Football), Laz Alonso (Trading), George Armstrong (Hockey), Bert Blyleven (Baseball), Gerry Bussell (Football), Minnie Minoso (Baseball), Bob Porterfield (Baseball), Bobby Thomson (Baseball), Billy Gardner (Baseball), Jason Isringhausen (Baseball), Stan Lopata (Baseball), Rob Ray (Hockey), Bobby Thomson (Baseball), Whitey Ford (Baseball), Jackie Slater (Football), Paul H. Trout (Baseball), Reg Leach (Hockey), and Bob Johnson (Baseball).