Cardboard Corner
Anything about Padres baseball cards, baseball cards and various paper products can be found here.
Pinpointing the moment this picture was taken
I did a little investigating and determined precisely when the photograph on this Steve Garvey card was taken.
Eric Nolte Birthday Card: Second to one
Eric Nolte and Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin both turn 50 today. Since you asked, as a matter of fact they have faced each other.
Birthday Cards: "Alexia" Amarista
Don't worry, Topps finally figured out how to spell his name.
Padres Release '09 Second-Rounder Everett Williams
After parts of five seasons in the low minors, 2009 second-round pick Everett Williams has been cut loose by the Padres organization.
Petco Park History: The First Hit
The first game at Petco Park was played nearly a month before the Padres' 2004 home opener.
Blast From The Past: Fall 1992 Topps Magazine
Gary Sheffield, John Kruk, and bad jokes dominate this two-decade-old Topps Magazine.
Birthday Card: Ed Acosta turns 69 or 70
Former Padres pitcher Ed Acosta was born on this day in 1944... or was it 1945?
Jedd Gyorko: Error Magnet
No, not that kind of errors; the kind on baseball cards. For some reason Topps tends toward typos on our Mountaineer's cards.
Birthday Card: 10 Facts About Dave Edwards
It's great to learn 'cause knowledge is power!
Birthday card: The trade heard 'round the world
One of the players involved in the famed 12-player trade turns 45 today.
Birthday Card: Eric Cyr Turns 35
He pitched poorly in five games, but that isn't the worst part.
An Envelope Full of Haikus
All 5/7/5, all the time.