Discovery Plaza

March 26, 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.

A native of Texas, the Astros signed John when he showed up at their Texas Camp for a try-out. The Houston catcher is a natural-born athlete and a standout in several sports. During his high school days, John played basketball and football as well as baseball. He has good speed for a catcher and topped the Astros with six triples in 1963. John led the Houston club in home runs in 1963.

Tim has succeeded Utah legend Karl Malone as one of the NBA's most dominating power forwards. In each of his four seasons, the Spurs superstar has made the All-NBA First Team. In '00-01, he ranked among NBA leaders in scoring, rebounding (12.2) and shot-blocking (2.34). He also led everyone in double-doubles, achieving at least 10 points and 10 rebounds in 66 of his games. Tim scores in a varie...

In his first five starts in 2021, Jake pitched to a 2.57 ERA and struck out 26 batters in 28 innings. Jake had a 13-start stretch with a 0.57 ERA in 2015.

Destined to become one of the all-time great goalies, Ken captured the Vezina Trophy last season and played on his second Stanley Cup winning team in three seasons. He's a former All-American at Cornell University and past winner of the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year and the Smythe Trophy as MVP during the playoffs. Ken and his wife toured Europe last summer.

Aubin is starting to come into his own as a contributor on the offensive end. He's always been a solid skater who plays aggressively with or without the puck. But what the versatile 31-year-old center/left winger learned during his seventh NHL campaign in 2005-06 was the ability to rack up the points like the top forwards do.

The veteran knuckleballer was reacquired by the Pirates in April, 1966. Bob started his pro career in the Pittsburgh chain in 1948. Bob had the best win percentage in the N.L. in 1962

Falling into the Warlock's clutches, Batman finds himself about to be a new ingredient in his potion. With a quick swing to one side, Batman gets a leg-hold on the Warlock whom he releases only after the evil one sets him free from his bonds.

Drafted in the first round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers...Played in Lithuania from 1981-89 and then moved to the Spanish League until signing with Portland 9/29/9S...Considered best center outside the NBA for the last 10 years... Led Real Madrid of Spain in scoring in 1994-95 with 22.9 ppg and rebounding with 13.1 rpg in 34 games during the regular season.

The Redskins 2nd-leading receiver of 1985, Gary had club's longest catch of season with 55-yarder from Joe Theismann. He caught 155 Passes for 2863 Yards as collegian with 16 TD's.

Frank was the NL's Most Valuable Player in 1961. Five years later, he won the same honor in the American League. Frank has homered in 24 Major Lg. ballparks.

Randy's 2002 was marred by knee surgery, ending a 10-year run of masterful pitching. The Big Unit went 175-58 over the stretch, winning five Cy Youngs. From 1999 to '02, he copped four Cys while averaging 354 strikeouts. Johnson ranks fourth in MLB history in whiffs and first in SOs per game.

Each 1916 Sporting News M101-4 card features a sepia image with the player’s name, team, position and the card number identified at the lower white border.

Alex is a good, strong, young pitcher. He was in 34 games for the Athletics in 1952. He joined the Philadelphia Athletics first in 1948, after beginning the season for Savannah. It was the next season, his first full one in the majors, that he won 20 games while losing 12. The following season, with a weak hitting team behind him, he lost 20, while winning 8. Won 11 in 1951.

The Dodgers' team Captain, Pee Wee is one of the most popular and respected players in baseball. He is also one of the best. He was selected by the New York Baseball Writers as the Player of the Year for 1952. He led the League in stolen bases with 30. In the fielding department his percentage was .969, just three points away from the best in the league. He's been with Brooklyn since 1940.

In May of '52 "Bubba" was traded from the Phils to the Reds. He broke into pro ball in '47 with Salina of the Western Association where he compiled a 21-9 record. He had the best Earned Run Average in the International League in '49... a 2.35 mark for Toronto. The Phils brought him up in '50 and "Bubba" had a 8-6 record that year and 15-11 In '51. He tossed 4 shutouts in '51 including a 1-hit g...

Traded to Seattle by the Charlotte Hornets for Eddie Johnson, Dana Barros and an option to switch 1994 first-round draft picks on 9/1/93... Averaged 17.3 ppg in his first NBA Playoff appearance in 1993... Helped lead the Hornets to their first ever NBA Playoff series victory over the Boston Celtics... Recorded career-best from three-point range, 274 shooting percentage (17 for 62) in 1992-93......

One of the most promising rookie hurlers of the year is Marvin Breuer, young right hander of the World Champion Yankees. It's a tough job to crash the Yankees, and Breuer made good. An engineer by vocation - he graduated from the Missouri School of Mines - Breuer came up from Kansas City, the Yankee farm in the American Association, with a record of 17 wins and only 6 setbacks. His outstanding ...

Buddy Myer was signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Club of the Southern Association, in 1925, upon his graduation from Mississippi A. and M. He was sold to the Washington Senators the same year, playing shortstop for them until 1927, when he was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Emory Rigney. He was traded back to the Washington Senators the following year for Milt Gaston, Lisenbee, Reeves...

DW captured his first National Motorsports Press Association Most Popular Driver award in a landslide victory over five-time winner Bill Elliott. Race fans cast more than 140,000 votes this year, with Waltrip getting more than 76,000. Elliott was second with 52,000, and Dale Earnhardt finished third with approximately 22,000 votes. "I think my team, my wife Stevie, and daughter, Jessica, helped...

Edward Konetchy, first baseman of the Pittsburgh Federal League Club, was born in March, 1886, at La Crosse, Wis. In 1905 he began professional play with his home town team in the Wisconsin State League. He was sold to St. Louis Nationals on June 29, 1905. He remained with that team until the fall of 1913, when he was traded to the Pittsburgh Nationals in a big player swap. He signed with Pitts...

Derek joined the Spurs in '00-01, and helped them become one of the best teams in the NBA. Finally healthy after three injury-plagued seasons, he set career highs in almost every category. He kept defenses honest by shooting .399 from the three-point line. When fouled, he shot .857, from the charity stripe. Derek also shined defensively, ranking 18th in steals (1.46). Derek is a renowned dunker.

Tennessee wanted momentum heading into the 2021 playoffs and decided to play its starters in a Week 18 matchup against Houston. Tannehill looked sharp, dicing up the defense and doing so efficiently. He completed 71.8 percent of his passes, fired four touchdowns and led the Titans to a 28-25 win.

An underdog story and hard worker, Siakam is the kind of player a fan base loves to support. The Cameroon native - who didn't start playing hoops until age 16 - made big strides in 2017-18. After netting only 17 assists as a rookie, he surpassed that total in just 14 games as a sophomore, dishing five in a win vs. New York on Nov. 17.

Remember back in the 1970s, when you would always see "Rockin' Rollin'" at major sporting events? You know... the guy with the rainbow wig. I think Rodman should take up that job once he is done in the NBA. Seriously though, Dennis is a very humble and shy person off the court. He's a great actor and one of the best rebounders of all-time. Did you know? Rodman never played high school basketbal...

Returning from 2 years in Service, Frank proved to be a defensive Tower of Strength for the Tigers last season. He tied for 2nd in the A.L. on Defense and his throwing arm nailed enough base-runners to make him 3rd in Assists. Although Frank made the Majors with only one full year of Minor League experience, Tiger fans know when he's behind the plate, base-runners better beware.

"Sukey" coached for the Dodgers from '43 through '51 before coming to the Pirates. During his playing career, which started in '26, he played 5 seasons for the Dodgers and 3 with the Reds. "Sukey" has also been a successful minor league manager. In his 7 seasons of running clubs he has won 2 pennants and finished second 3 times. When he isn't busy on the playing field, "Sukey" is used as a "tro...

Only 1st-year player elected to '96 Pro Bowl, Curtis ran away with every imaginable NFL Rookie-of-the-Year honor. Not only did he lead all AFC backs in rushing with 1,487 yards, but he out-rushed 9 NFL teams! Eric Dickerson, George Rogers and Ottis Anderson are only RBs in NFL history to rush for more yards as a rookie. His 9 100-plus yard rushing efforts broke Jim Nance's all-time Patriots rec...

Even though he's just 25 years old, John Brenneman has already played for five National Hockey League teams - Chicago, New York, Toronto, Detroit and Oakland. An assistant golf pro in the off-season, John had his top year with St. Louis, then of the CHL, in 1963-64: 28-47-75. John is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL.

Among baseball's greatest catchers. Playing career went from 1925 through 1947. It began and ended with Little Rock. Bill joined the Yankees in 1928, and was with them as a catcher through 1946. Managed Yanks during part of 1946. Caught 100 or more games for 13 straight seasons for big-league record. Led AL receivers in fielding 5 times, in putouts 6 times, in assists 3 times.

Many players have more than one card in the 1909 T206 Set and Hal Chase has the most cards (five).

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: Dan Issel (Basketball), Bob Purkey (Baseball), Eddie Yost (Baseball), Gary Clark (Football), Serge Aubin (Hockey), Clyde Sukeforth (Baseball), John Gibson (Hockey), Erika Brown (Trading), Ed Konetchy (Baseball), Bubba Church (Baseball), Frank House (Baseball), Kris Bryant (Baseball), Arvydas Sabonis (Basketball), Harry Lumley (Baseball), Alex Kellner (Baseball), Fred Merkle (Baseball), Tim Duncan (Basketball), Colin Kaepernick (Football), Darrell Waltrip: Fans' Favorite (Trading), and Brooks Lee (Baseball).