We all probably have those friends who look at us questioningly if we mention we collect cards, comics, whatever, and even though I've reached an age where I really don't care I still find it fun to read about prominent people still involved in the hobby. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6320571/2025/04/29/tom-brady-derek-jeter-bobby-witt-cards-business/

This weekend, these four probably are under the most pressure to perform - or even play - in the playoffs for their respective teams to advance (though I think after last night the Grizzlies are effectively done).

With the NHL playoffs starting and the puck dropping tomorrow for Colorado, I thought I'd share my top four Avalanche players of all-time. At this point I'd say that Nathan MacKinnon is 4a and Cale Makar is 4b, so let's just call it "creative math"... ;-)

The Nordiques moved to Denver around the same time I did and I was fortunate enough to be able to not just go to a bunch of regular season games, but playoff rounds, multiple Stanley Cup finals, and the All-Star game in 2001. Being able to watch Sakic, Roy and Forsberg during my years living there was an absolute treat.

​Assuming there isn't some sort of last-minute cave by MLB to the Trump administration's raging against anything that contains a whiff of celebrating diversity, in addition to it being tax day this coming Tuesday is Jackie Robinson Day.

In early honor of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, I thought I'd share some of the other legendary players from the 1949 Bowman set in my collection including one of the first African-American all-stars (Campanella), the player who broke the American League color barrier (Doby), and one of the first African-Americans to win a World Series (Paige, along with Doby).

It's been fun watching Bobby Witt, Jr. play for my Royals the last few years and I'm looking forward to seeing how much better he can become (even though it's been a slow start to the 2025 season). If you haven't checked it out, his entry on The Players' Tribune is an insightful read as he writes about what motivates him as well as how he deals with pressure. It's also interesting to see what he collects on Collx, though I do have a quibble with the number of Brady/Patriots cards... :-)

I have collected a lot of Bobby Baseball's cards since the Royals drafted him and here are some of my favorites.