Yes, Vorpy, there is a Santa Claus.
In 2007, Topps released a 14 card “Santa Claus” set. Some of them came with autographed Santa cards.
Happy Holidays.
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Happy Holidays from Nerd Central
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityGene Walter
Monday, December 21st, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
Fred Breining
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityClick the stars to vote: 
(25 votes, average: 4.64 out of 5)
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Mr. Breining appeared to be in the middle of a decent career as a relief pitcher, when, according to Wikipedia, he blew out his shoulder throwing the ball to first base on a bunt attempt. The Expos lost an arm out of the bullpen, but future generations lost a career that promised to be chock-full-of-nerd cards.
Don Robinson
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 by I Love Nerd York CityClick the stars to vote: 
(18 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)
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Another deceptively young nerd…Mr. Robinson was only 29 when this picture was taken. Mr. Robinson’s nickname was, for some reason, “The Caveman,” and not “Mr. Kotter.” Mr. Robinson actually pitched for 14 seasons, and was considered one of the best hitting pitchers in the game. He had 13 career home runs, including a pinch-hit-home-run in 1990.
Jerry Don Gleaton
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 by Nerdicus FinchClick the stars to vote: (17 votes, average: 3.35 out of 5)
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Not to be confused with Joe Don Baker, Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio or other three name celebrities, journeyman pitcher Gleaton has an impressive Nerd Baseball pedigree. In 1980, he was involved in trade that included fellow nerds Rick Auerbach and Mario Mendoza. He was drafted in the first round by the Texas Rangers in 1979.
Brian Barber
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 by Nerdicus FinchClick the stars to vote: (20 votes, average: 4.40 out of 5)
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When I was growing up and living with my parents, I stored all of my baseball cards in a closet in the TV room. Recently, my parents began renovating this room and had to empty out the closets. Upon doing so, my Mom made it clear to me that I had to store my baseball cards in my own house. This has resulted in tens of thousands of (mostly worthless) baseball cards sitting in boxes in my sunroom.
I was flipping through some of the cards the other day and found Mr. Barber, one of many 1992 Topps Draft Pick cards that features really awkward photos straight out of school picture day. Barber was selected in the first round (22nd overall) in the 1991 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. From 1995-99, he got into 26 games for the Cardinals and Royals, going 5-8 with a 6.77 ERA.
Joe Nolan
Monday, September 28th, 2009 by Nerdicus FinchClick the stars to vote: (19 votes, average: 4.26 out of 5)
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What is happening in this photo? It looks like Nolan is trying to navigate some sort of catwalk.
In addition to being an Albert Brooks look-a-like, Nolan was also a pretty decent part-time catcher. In 11 seasons, he never had more than 264 at-bats and posted a 95 OPS+, which is actually not bad for a part-time catcher. Even though this is a 1986 card, Nolan did not play in 1986 at all. In fact, his final game in the majors was June 25, 1985.
Brian Downing
Monday, September 21st, 2009 by I Love Nerd York City
Back to My Nerdy Roots…
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 by Nerdicus FinchThanks to a recent amazing gift from Mrs. Nerdicus Finch, I’ve had my interest in collecting baseball cards rekindled. Specifically, old-timey baseball cards. While the players weren’t very nerdy back then, collecting baseball cards is always nerdy, especially when you are as far away from childhood as I am. So I think this is a sufficiently nerdy topic for this web site.
There are so many awesome old baseball cards out there, so, to focus, I have decided to channel my interest in old-timey cards in a specific direction: I am going to try to assemble an entire set of 1933 Goudey cards. Goudey was an old chewing gum company and was a real innovator in the development of the kind of baseball cards that would later be popularized by Bowman and Topps in the 1950s. The 1933 set, a 240 card set, was Goudey’s first and is generally considered one of the three greatest baseball card sets of all time, along with the 1909-1911 T-206 set (which has the famous Honus Wagner card) and the 1952 Topps set (which has the famous Mickey Mantle card).
