As collectors, we PC certain players or teams that we are fans of but we also have some seemingly random parts of our collections…
What’s a random, unique part of your PC? Why do you enjoy building this portion of your collection?
Personally, I add a card of 1 player from my brother and mine’s fantasy team at the end of every fantasy season. This can be our best player, a key end of season pickup or, oftentimes, a surprise/breakout player that we drafted late and their performances far exceeded their draft slot. Fantasy sports, and video games, offer us the opportunity to pretend we are GMs and tying it into my collecting journey has been such a fun experience!
Ripped 2025 Series One today with a friend who doesn’t collect cards and seeing this base card pulled reminded me what first drew me into the hobby. Choosing a picture with these cleats is a subtle but awesome choice as they feature Red Sox mascot, Wally the Green Monster ⚾️
Growing up in the 1980s and early ’90s, Suzy Lulgjuraj—BKA Sooz—watched New York Yankees teams that came up short of their ultimate goal. The Yankees had made the World Series in 1981 — when Lulgjuraj was just a year old — and didn’t get back to playing baseball in late October for another 15 years. That ’96 Yankees team was special. It featured a nice mix of young talent and veteran leadership. It captivated Lulgjuraj.