The best player collection EVAH!
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When I started this blog in 2007 (holy $%!* that’s a long time ago), my life was very different. I lived in South Jersey, played poker 3-4 times a week, interviewed athletes and wrote about sports nearly every day.
Nine years later, life is drastically different. I’m married a man who also collects baseball cards, which seemed impossible.
And now I’m a mom.
Many new parents post photos of their children on Facebook or Instagram, or they send out birth announcements. But a simple photo was not enough for us, not a family with a cardboard problem.
We made baseball cards to announce the birth of our son. We plan to make this a yearly tradition for all of his birthdays and potentially major milestones. I already have a special binder to place his cards, creating the most amazing player collection I will ever own.
Since mommy and daddy don’t root for the same team, we made two different cards: Yankees and Rangers. As long as it’s not the Red Sox or the Mets, I would be OK with any other choice. But, I can tell he’s already a smart kid and I believe he will be rooting for the team in the Bronx.
These cards were very easy to make. I didn’t get special treatment just because I work at Topps. Topps offers custom cards on its website with a number of different designs (check it out here). We chose the 2016 design because – naturally – he was born in 2016.
In 2014, we also created one for our wedding and used the 1968 design.
Best collection ever!
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I did the same thing!!! Congratulations!!
It's such a neat keepsake. Thanks.
Congratulations! That will surely be a priceless collection in that binder. I hope it gets really big with lots of milestones!
Thanks. I may start making up stuff just to make more cards.
Yeah, but how many parallels? Are there retail exclusives? Printing plates?
I WANT TO KNOW!!!!!! 🙂
There's the Yankees and the Rangers version. Exclusive to my house. 🙂
Congratulations!
Thanks!
Congratulations to you and your husband.
Thank you 🙂
Great photo idea for your child. If only somebody else in my family collected cards.
I made cards for my nieces and nephew. They are not card collectors at all, but they loved having their own card.
The cards look awesome! Congrats again. Is it too late to rename him Gary Sanchez Good?
Ha ha … I think some people in my family might have some questions.
That's awesome, and I'm sure the "complete" album will be a true family treasure.
That's something I am certainly looking forward to. Thanks.
What, no RC designation? 🙂
I considered it but decided to go without it. You can add that too. ha
That is the coolest thing! And your wedding card was equally awesome, the '68 design might be my all-time fave. I don't think I've ever met a card collecting couple; my wife used to collect hockey cards (even more than I did) but when we got married & had kids she…prioritized. ::eyeroll::
Congrats to you on your little bambino! 😉
The Collector
That is a great idea! Although I'm a little late to the party, congrats on the birth of your son!