I recently picked up this beauty. The 2000 Stadium Club Chrome primary refractors are great but the First Day Issue refractors are next level. This one is numbered 1/25.

I met Tom Goodwin before a Rockies game around the time this card was made. He was an incredibly gracious person. The thing I remember most is that he was about 35% calf muscle. No mystery where he got his speed.

#BlueJays50 Card of the Day 120/365: 2021 Topps Stadium Club Alejandro Kirk Blue Parallel (📸 ABKards eBay)

One of Alejandro Kirk's best rookie card images is from his 2021 Stadium Club. Feels so long ago that Kirk made his MLB debut.

Ran to the local sporting goods store Wednesday night to get a cup for my 9 year old. He decided he was going to get serious about being catcher on his youth baseball team. While we were there, I grabbed a $6.99 pack of Stadium Club.

While scrolling through 1999 Stadium Club One of a Kind parallel listings on eBay I saw a play at the plate between Phil Nevin and Brady Anderson that I swear I just scrolled past a minute earlier. It turns out Stadium Club used a before and after photo on the respective cards for Nevin and Anderson.

I did some digging and discovered that the play in question occurred in the bottom of the 9th inning of a game on 9/12/98. The Angels went into the last frame up 2-0 but the Orioles rallied and Eric Davis sent a single up the middle that resulted in a collision at home between Brady Anderson and Phil Nevin. Brady won the showdown and the Orioles took it in a walkoff, 3-2.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen another example of a set featuring the same play on different cards. I’m happy to have this easter egg in my collection.

#BlueJays50  Card of the Day 103/365: 2016 Stadium Club Marco Estrada (📸 eBay)

With the Jays getting set to face the Brewers, I’m reminded of Estrada who authored one of the best performances in team playoff history. This photo used is Estrada exiting after his G5 outing.