Discovery Plaza

June 2, 2026

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.

Sam did everything but pitch and catch for the White Sox during the 1952 season. He played at every infield position, and also appeared in 6 games as an outfielder. The Chicagoans are his fourth major league team. Previously Sam played for the Red Sox, Brownies and Senators. He spent three seasons with Washington before being traded to the White Sox in November, 1951.

One of the few ex-goalies ever to break into the coaching ranks, Emile is known for his colorful, fiery style behind the bench. Among the current coaches, only Chicago's Billy Reay has served longer as a coach than Emile.

A real, hard-rock Texan, big Ken came into his own late in the 1953 campaign and is counted on as a regular with the Colts this year. He can play either guard or tackle on both offense and defense. Was an All-America selection in college. Won All-Service honors in 1951 while in the Navy. Hobby is training dogs. In the finance business during the off-season. Married. Ken should have his finest y...

"Mr. Everything" for the Pirates in 2022, Bryan was the Club leader in games, runs, hits, homers (including three in one game on June 29 at Washington), RBI, triples, walks, AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS. To cap the list, he received their Roberto Clemente Award (which salutes the team MVP) by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Dikembe explains the origin of his trademark finger-wagging after he blocks a shot: "I used to say things like "Get that stuff outta here, but the refs told me they were going to start giving me technicals."

Bill Delancey, young catcher of the world. champion Cardinals, has the knack of curling his fingers when about to catch the ball. By keeping his bare hand curled in a sort of fist until after the ball has struck his glove, Delancey saves himself many a split finger from foul tips that would splinter fingers that are extended stiffly. Major league catchers in recent years receive comparatively f...

Ew the man. Heart of a lion. 'Nuf respect, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players ever, Hoya National Champ and arguably one of the best jump-shooting centers EVER. Patrick. We Believe.

Signed for a huge bonus, Ed is beginning to pay big dividends for New York. The first baseman led the club in total hits and batting in 1965. Ed is looking forward to another fine season in '66. Ed led the Mets in doubles last year

Powers/Abilities: Arsenic is a normal teenaged girl who possesses no superhuman powers. Old Lace (a genetically-created female Deinonychus-like dinosaur from the 87th century) has been genetically created to be empathetically linked to Arsenic, and will follow any command she gives, as well as feel any pain or emotion its master experiences.

The "Big Dog" got a late start to his rookie season but he certainly made up for lost time. Glenn was the NBA Rookie of the Month in December, only the second Buck ever to win the award. Robinson is a scary guy to have to defend as he does everything so well. Look for the cats in the NBA to give the "Big Dog" his due.

Beginning his ninth year as a starter at defensive end for the Packers, Lionel is considered to be the most consistent defensive lineman on the squad. He was the Packers' fourth round draft choice for 1963 after being an All-Skyline Conference tackle and co-captain of the Utah State team. A veteran of the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl Game, the Gotham Bowl Game and the All-American Bowl ...

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).

LaMonte enjoyed a career year in 2023, recording personal bests in AVG, RS, BBs and OBP while finishing third on the team in HRs. His 14.6% walk rate was the seventh-best in the big leagues. Wade upped the ante in 2024, walking 26 times in his first 127 plate appearances for a robust 20.4% walk rate. He led MLB with a.472 OBP through his first 41 games.

Reliable Boston Brave outfielder. He hit .298 in 1950 keeping his 9 year big league batting average over .300.

No right-handed 200-game winner of the modern era can match Martinez's .687 winning percentage. Lefty Whitey Ford is just a hair better at .690.

One of the real surprises of '82... Took over as Expos 3B with the trade of Larry Parrish and wound up 2nd on club in HR and RBI... Ranked 7th in NL In HR and had 281 total bases ...Named College Player of Year in '79 when he hit .398 with 23 HR and NCAA record 102 RBI for Cal. St. Fullerton.

As Topps legend has it, artist extraordinaire Norm Saunders was asked by Topps to create a series of alphabet stickers called "Love Letters." Yet following his notably goofy and macabre nature, Saunders suggested a less-conventional set of letters and numbers. The result are these stickers portraying creatures delightfully twisted into the alphabet and other characters, each with a blobby, gela...

In his brief career with the Rams, John has played Guard, Center as well as linebacker. In the Army during the 1957 season, he played plenty of service ball to keep in shape.

An impact player, Brent is a hard runner with ability to turn a 5-yard gain into a 25-or-30-yarder. The Packers' leading rusher in 1988, he also had 21 Kickoff Returns for 421 Yards last year.

Sid was traded to the Red Sox from the Senators early in '52 after 9 seasons of mound duty with the Capitol City club. He broke into pro ball in '38 and was brought up to the AL after a 24-4 season with Sanford of the Florida State League in '39. The veteran righty, who appeared in the All-Star game, had his best season as a rookie in 1940, a 17-16 mark. He had a 13-14 record in '41, 10-17 in '...

Pitching his way to 18 wins, the N. Y. Yankee southpaw curve baller was 4th in the AL with a 3.47 ERA last year.

Purchased from the Giants after the 1948 season. As a relief pitcher for the New Yorkers he had been a workhorse, appearing in 48 games in 1946; 62 in 1947 and 53 last year. In 1946 and 1947 he topped the NL pitchers for most games pitched. Started career in 1939, spent the next three seasons with Baltimore and then to Jersey City before joining the Giants.

For all his heroics throwing the ball in Super Bowl LII, amassing 373 yards to deliver the Eagles' first Lombardi Trophy, the lasting image of the victory over the Patriots will be Foles catching a touchdown just before the half. He did it on a gutsy reverse pass. A fourth-down play he sold perfectly to get wide open.

Little Al won his first 500 mile race to what was one of the most thrilling Indy Car races in history. Lap after lap Al Jr. battled with teammate Bobby Rahal. Their wheel-to-wheel war of nerves at 225 mph excited race fans the world over. This was to be Al's second victory in a string that reached a historic 4 in a row.

Today, the idea of a poor, backwoods clan striking it rich in oil and moving to swanky digs in Beverly Hills might inspire another reality series. But CBS struck ratings gold over nine seasons (1962-71) with its TV sitcom about the rags-to-riches Clampetts - widower patriarch Jed, goofy nephew Jethro, sweet-and-saucy daughter Elly May and feisty mother-in-law Granny - transplanted to "Californy...

Denver is the only franchise to produce an MVP in the ABA and the NBA. In 2020-21, Joki? dialed up an amazing statistical season to capture the NBA trophy. The Serbian sensation joined Spencer Haywood, who stuffed the stat sheet as well and earned ABA MVP accolades for the Denver Rockets in 1969-70.

A good outfielder with a strong arm, Adolfo also sports excellent speed. The youngster revealed his batting prowess in the minor leagues when he came up with three consecutive seasons of .300 ball. Adolfo was selected to two minor league All-Star squads. Look for this youngster to blossom into a star in the next seasons. Adolfo once scored 6 runs in a game

Ed joined Washington from The Chicago White Sox in 1967. Nicknamed "The Streak" because of his blinding speed, this outfielder has led three leagues in stolen bases. At Clinton in 1963, he topped The Midwest League with 74 thefts. His 72 swipes in 1964 led the Carolina League and his 57 stolen bases in '66 was the best in The Pacific Coast League. In four minor league seasons, Ed has 230 stolen...

Before they had played their first game as a franchise, the Seahawks made arguably their greatest trade when they acquired Largent, a rookie wideout from the Oilers, in the 1976 preseason for an eighth-round pick the next year. He stuck with the team for 14 seasons and retired as the game's all-time leader in receiving yards.

The offensive leader of the 1965 Yankees, Tom was high man on the club in batting, hits, doubles, home runs and runs batted in. Tom has crashed 4 World Series home runs

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: Nick Foles (Football), Stan Musial (Baseball), Tommy Holmes (Baseball), Sam Dente (Baseball), Ed Lopat (Baseball), Ken Jackson (Football), Ross Grimsley (Baseball), Frank Shea (Baseball), Lionel Aldridge (Football), Ed Kranepool (Baseball), Nate Archibald (Basketball), Roy McMillan (Baseball), Stan Lopata (Baseball), Ernie Banks (Baseball), B.J. Armstrong (Basketball), Bryan Reynolds (Baseball), Cy Falkenberg (Baseball), Amby McConnell (Baseball), Adolfo Phillips (Baseball), and Tomoyuki Sugano (Baseball).