2015 Donruss Dominator Joc Pederson #23

This doesn't really fit into my collection but I picked up to complement a 2012 Bowman Chrome autograph I pulled several years ago - even though the card is unlicensed, it's nice and shiny.

Turning it over though, I see one big mistake - the highlights listed are not about Pederson at all, but Kennys Vargas of the Minnesota Twins.

2012 Panini Elite Extra Edition Rio Ruiz #77

Panini maybe just be getting a little desperate to include a 68-year old in their product - though it's probably just an uncorrected error as Ruiz was actually born in 1994 and began his professional baseball career in the Houston Astros' system last year.

2010 Upper Deck retail pack break #2

2010 Upper Deck retail [$1.50 each / $4 for three packs from a booth at a card show] - I think Upper Deck messed up on Carlos Pena's card [#481], because it seems like Carl Crawford pictured and not the slugger who hit 39 home runs and shared the American League home run title in 2010 with Mark Teixeira.

Pack two  
15 Michael Dunn Star Rookie

192 Edwin Jackson
257 Chone Figgins
332 Brian Schneider

304 Seth McLung
353 Phil Coke
173 Jensen Lewis
481 Carlos Pena
SB-111 Ted Lilly / July 5th

228 Darin Erstad - his status as an active player seems to be in jeopardy. He represents one of the last links to the Angels I grew up watching through the mid 1990s, hounding at the ballpark, et al.
533 Livan Hernandez
271 Jose Arredondo
199 Miguel Cabrera
503 Darren O' Day
335 Tim Redding
375 Raul Ibanez
596 Seattle team checklist - featuring Ichiro and Felix Hernandez
258 Kevin Jepsen

Database work
When you are supposed to put a priority on what you are collecting, it seems I'm trying to do the opposite, trying to find unique features in the thousands of commons out there. I think what makes the experience worth it is when I'm actually looking at the cards in-hand and see there is a theme, an oracle among cards from different years and different brands.

I'm trying to list all the applicable collection topic cards in a database on Excel - the task keeps me sane and gives my collecting endeavors a purpose, but it gets tedious and sometimes you have to take a step back.

These are merely the collecting topics subjects I'd like to work on as far as putting into the database I created - I probably listed over 1,500 cards already as far as cards from other collection topics are concerned, but need to list some more.

He's hitting over .400, just collected his 400th home run with a 4-for-5 performance Thursday, in a 7-5 Atlanta Braves win against the Florida Marlins. Chipper, wanna go to Hooters?

I'm trying to work on a collection of 'infamous' players - from public urination to murder and everything in-between]. I'm not glorifying these athletes, but keeping a note on what they did that maybe a 'no-no' among society.

There are also other topics such as a collection of cards - featuring players from different nations, featuring players involved in the steroid era, featuring pitchers showing the type of grips they are using during their pitching motion, uncorrected error cards and cards featuring interesting facts on the back.

Edit: I just found a binder of cards featuring players 'inking it up' for the fans and also 'bonus babies,' where star players make cameos on common players' cards - more stuff to work on and keep me busy.