Discovery Plaza

December 8, 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.

Shanahan finished the 1999-2000 season as the Motor City's top scorer for four consecutive seasons. The following campaign, he cruised into the 11th spot among the NHL's top scorers (78 points) that year.

Checking out the 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter card featuring Justin Morneau of the Twins it reports that he was acquired via the draft in June, 1999. Lifetime, he has hit 45 blasts, while batting in 153 teammates and plating 115 runs himself.

Last season, NBA.com conducted a poll in which general managers were asked who they considered the "toughest player" in the NBA. No contest - Ben was the runaway winner. Wallace is coming off his highest-scoring season, but his defense and rebounding set him apart.

With his receiving skill, White provides another layer to the Patriots offense. In 2019, the veteran caught his 300th pass in his 74th game. It tied him with Ray Rice for the sixth-fastest rusher to do so, behind only Le'Veon Bell (60), Reggie Bush (61). Roger Craig (65). Labainian Tomlinson (67) and James Wilder (68). FUN FACT: James was a high school teammate of NFL RB Giovani Bernard.

Besides the Honus Wagner card, there are three other rare and valuable shortprints from the 1909 T206 Set, and the group makes up what is called "The Big Four".

"BAY AREA'S BEST" How acquired: Drafted in the first round in 1989 (14th selection). Tim Hardaway completed his third NBA season in 1991-92, but no less an authority than Isiah Thomas stamped him as the point guard of the future. "He's got a nice game," Thomas said after a contest. "Every move I've ever had, he's got. And he's doing pretty good, too." Sacramento Kings' Director of Player Person...

"The Chief" topped AL pitohers in Strikeouts and Earned Run Average in '52, when he turned in 20 victories for the 1st time in his Major League career. In '52 he was also tied for most Shutouts (6). Since coming to the Yanks from the Indians after the '46 season, Allie had records of 19-8 in '47, 16-7 in '48, 17-6 in '49, 16-12 in '50 and 17-8 in '51. His 2 no-hitters in '51 tied a Major League...

The Rams have so much faith in Troy's ability that they let starting tight end Pat Carter depart via free agency. Drayton appeared mostly as a reserve in '93, yet still ranked fourth on the team with 27 receptions. Four of those receptions went for touchdowns to tie him for the team lead in scoring catches.

Spaceman Dodge is shot by a charging gorilla and falls in the high grass! Taylor rolls him over and sees that Dodge is dead. The 3rd spaceman, Landon, stumbles and is trampled by a stallion. As the apes capture the humans, they string their victims up by the heels!

Trapped by the Riddler, Robin saved himself by using his wits. He managed to stump his costumed captor with a riddle of his own, till Batman located him with his Bat-tracer.

Josh settled in nicely in right field in 2023, collecting extra-base hits and steals at a steady clip. On May 11, he ripped a bases-clearing double and two-run bomb in consecutive at-bats against the Yankees.

He already had a rep as a solid third-down back who can pass protect and catch. In 2023, McKinnon upped his game and made a piece of history. The Chiefs standout had touchdown receptions in six straight games, making him the first RB in the Super Bowl era to do so and earning AFC Offensive Player of the Month for December/January.

Featured in the 1911 Turkey Red baseball card set were a number of generic scenes revealing ballplayers in glorified "action" scenes - titles like "Out At Third" (#43) and "Trying To Catch Him Napping” (#44).

The toughest job in baseball is that of the pinch-hitter who goes into a game at a moment's notice and has to face a pitcher without benefit of a warmup. That has been Leo Nonnenkamp's chief duty with the Boston Red Sox since he joined them in 1938, and he has not done badly at all. Nonnenkamp came up from the Red Sox's Little Rock farm as a better than average outfielder. In his first year wit...

When Schröder snatches an outlet and turns upcourt, his teammates know they have to hotfoot it in order to keep up with the speedy guard. Their effort is usually rewarded, though. Leading the charge in his debut for the Nets on Feb. 10, 2024, he handed out a dozen assists in a win over the Spurs.

Hall's size and agility have made him a force in goal for Houston since 2011. In '12, he set a franchise record with 12 regular-season shutouts, including a streak of 356 scoreless minutes in July games against Chicago, Kansas City (twice) and D.C.

When a pitcher twirls a no-hit game he is hailed as great. Most baseball men, however, give the hard-working catcher some credit for the feat. Val Picinich caught Joe Bush in a no-hit performance in 1916. He also served five years as catcher for the great Walter Johnson. Picinich jumped from the semi-pros to the big league in 1916. Since then he has played with Athletics, Senators, Red Sox, Red...

The hard-hitting and shifty halfback led the 49ers ground attack in 1967. In addition to being a fine rusher, Ken is also a good receiver. Ken was the 49ers first round pick in 1965.

November 3, 2002: Weekly Wrap Up: Garcia threw for 282 yards and ran for 46 more as the 49ers won, 23-20, in overtime at Oakland on November 3. Hitting 17 of 19 passes after halftime, he led several key drives, including one of 17 plays to the winning field goal. "Being a Bay area guy and following both these teams my whole life, it has to be my most satisfying win," he said.

Colorado fans eagerly awaited Nolan's arrival after he led the Minors with 122 RBI in 2011. As a rookie in '13, Arenado finished third among NL rookies in RBI while delivering spectacular range and a sterling .973 fielding percentage at third base.

His homer against the Dodgers clinched the NL pennant for the Philadelphia Phillies. Last year he hit .296.

"Run blocking is generally considered to be more physical than pass blocking. However, I have found that pass blocking with a passive attitude lends itself to failure. Both are demanding and have certain techniques that must be mastered. The satisfaction comes from the success of your teammates. It is gratifying to have Jim Everett throw for more than three-thousand yards and bave running backs...

Bobby got his second chance in the National League in '52, since he played in 19 games for the Giants in '49. In '44 he played his first pro ball game. After a year in the Service, Bobby joined Trenton for the '46 and '47 seasons. He moved to Sioux City of the Western League in '48 where he hit .319 and made the League All-Star team. Bobby hit .281 for Minneapolis in '49, .296 for Oakland in '5...

Tyler had eight starts out of 20 allowing no more than two runs in six-plus IP.

Ed spent one month with the Albany team of the Eastern League in 1942, then he entered the service. He didn't return to baseball until 1945 when he joined the Pony League playing with Hornell. When Ed was with Albany he was an outfielder, but returning to baseball, he had decided to be a catcher. Retired in 1947. Came back in 1948, then played independent ball in Canada in 1949, returning to or...

I'll Meet You Halfway. Will there come a day, When you and I can say, We can finally see each other. Will there come a time, When we can find the time To reach out for one another. We've been travellin' in circles Such a long, long time Tryin' to say hello. And we can just let it ride But you're someone That I'd like to get to know Oh, I'll meet you halfway, That's better than no way. There mus...

One of the current kings of the diamond for Tampa Bay, Lowe has already stamped his name next to some franchise royalty. The star second baseman shone upon reaching the bigs, joining team icon Evan Longoria as the squad's only players to eclipse 75 longballs and 200 RBI through their first four seasons.

Yoan was rated by MLB as the number two prospect in Baseball prior to the 2017 season. In his three seasons with at least 132 games, he's averaged 3.5 WAR. Yoan hit 406 when he put the ball in play in 2019.

The tall, lanky outfielder was obtained from the Chicago Cubs along with catcher Dick Bertell for pitcher Bob Hendley, catcher Ed Bailey and outfielder Harvey Kuenn on May 29, 1965. Len was signed as a bonus player by the Braves

The San Diego Rockets came into existence in 1967 as the 12th NBA member. The name, selected from more than 10,000 entries in a contest, still fit nicely when the franchise moved to Houston (home of Johnson Space Center) before the 1971-72 season. Houston was the only Western Conference team besides the Lakers to reach the NBA Finals in the 1980s. DID YOU KNOW? Six former Rockets players - John...

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: Houston Rockets, Kenny Smith (Basketball), Austin Barnes (Baseball), Nolan Arenado (Baseball), Al Walker (Baseball), Mark Rypien (Football), Brendan Shanahan (Hockey), Troy Drayton (Football), Ron Hunt (Baseball), Nick Schmaltz (Hockey), Terry Porter (Basketball), Justin Morneau (Baseball), Joe Gibbon (Baseball), Jim Hrivnak (Hockey), Lee Lacy (Baseball), Out At Third (Baseball), Administrator Chellick (Trading), "Don" Padgett (Baseball), Captives Of The Apes! (Trading), Max Edward West (Baseball), and Yoan Moncada (Baseball).