It was a bit frustrating because there are a LOT of open spots in the night map map, but really nice night maps get blocked all the time.
This particular card number – 118 – has appeared in my folder a few times, but contenders will always fall short.
This is the card at number 118 and it is unique, a minor league baseball scene, so I can’t elaborate, there are plenty of party photos in the folder already. So the 2026 card goes on the back page of the folder for night cards that are still too good to be started.
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Page complete except for the center square, which is card #221. But here’s the success story of this post and the reason I’m doing it in the first place: I just looked up 221 cards and found one I have!
This 2014 Topps card from Brian Dozier was just in the folder!
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Some gems on this page, but waaaaay too few. The Sean Doolittle is a golden parallel.
This card deserved to be photographed separately. Between glossy cards and plastic pages and snow glare from outside, I had a great time taking photos. “Buy a new scanner” is climbing higher on my purchasing list.
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Man, Anthony Rendon doesn’t deserve that great card. This is another page with only one empty box. No obvious candidates for that spot, although I suspect the 2013 Matt Kemp card is a night card. It’s one of those tight shots that makes it difficult to distract.
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A few classics here, like the Upper Deck Bob Welch and the 1979 Willie Horton. The Mookie Betts had recently arrived, because I know if I just sat down with my Dodgers dupes, I’d find some eligible night card binders.
The empty slot is card no. 244.
I really want to add this card to the spot, but I don’t think it’s a night card. Old Yankee Stadium often produced dark photos that are sometimes mistaken for night tickets. Although I’m not sure. What do you think of this card? I’m ready for any lame excuse to add it.
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Perhaps the most notable thing about this page are two Arizona Diamondback pitchers from Upper Deck from 2007. What are the odds? (I know, pretty good). The Reggie Abercrombie harkens back to a different time of home plate clashes.
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There’s some work to be done here, even if a few epic cards have already been added. The 2025 Heritage set recently filled some spots, including on pages I’ve already covered. But I’m not going to go back and upload them all. Maybe someday when the folder is complete (i.e. never).
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Still four spots to fill, but I love the two cards from my youth, the 1978 Dan Ford and the 1977 AL Championship card.
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A few personal favorites in the Corey Seager World Series MVP card and the Washington Nationals park shot. But again: there is a lot of work to be done.
Which brings me to card #288. Next up is checking my Dodgers dupes and all the 2025 Topps cards in my inventory to see what I can find.
Just no 118s. That spot is covered forever.
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