What current players were born on your birthday? & Do you collect them?

Dodgerfan74 · 12-21-2017, 01:02 AM

I have two young prospects born on my birthday-12-18. Byron Buxton(Twins) and Ronald Acuna(Braves). Do any of collect players born on your birthday? Im a Dodger fan, but found out on my birthday this year (MLB.com) that these two young players shared my birthday. Both are supposed to be pretty good players. Im tempted to collect some of their cards. Buxton has RCs?
Acuna I think doesnt have RCs. Ironic that the Dodgers traded for Kemp, which clears an outfield position for Acuna.

88horsepower · 12-21-2017, 01:07 AM

I don’t know of any current players who share my birthday, but Yogi Berra and Lou Whitaker were born on May 12th and I do collect Lou Whitaker a bit.

blitzaceod · 12-21-2017, 01:11 AM

I hadn't thought of this before but doesn't look like any of note for mine (Sept 25). I do collect cards numbered 9/25 though.

centereacan06 · 12-21-2017, 01:34 AM

Lucas Duda and I share a birthday - February 3rd

Was pretty cool that he was on my favorite team. Now he’s a Ray...

CharlieHustle · 12-21-2017, 04:32 AM

This is amazing. I started collecting Christian Arroyo, a little before the World Series started. Well, because of this thread, I just looked up which athletes share my birthday (May 30) and guess who? Christian Arroyo. Amazing coincidence.

Also, while looking this up, I found that wrestler Jake The Snake Roberts shares the same birthday. Coincidentally enough, he's the only wrestler I've ever considered collecting, because he was my favorite growing up.

Another amazing birthday coincidence: When I was a kid, I collected Cal Ripken because every box I opened I seemed to hit a Ripken insert. After while, I had a bunch of them, so I just started keeping them and actively seeking out others. Well, at some point during his run up to breaking the Streak, I found out that the Streak actually started on my birthday, in 1982.

fulltritty · 12-21-2017, 05:28 AM

Miguel Montero, Hector Lopez, Willie Wilson, and Wally Post were born on July 9th but I don't collect any of them.

snajuice · 12-21-2017, 05:36 AM

Not a player but has cards....Donald Trump..the GOAT

preakness · 12-21-2017, 06:05 AM

Mark Loretta
Tim
Tebow

Magic Johnson

Steve2112 · 12-21-2017, 08:04 AM

There are other 10/28'ers out there from different years (Lenny Harris, Juan Guzman, Tim Bogar, Braden Looper), but Jeremy Bonderman (former Tigers pitcher) and Anthony Lerew (former Braves pitcher) are the two that were born on the exact same day as I was. I don't really collect them, other than having a few certs of each and an 8x10 of Bonderman.

As far as living celebrities, in different years, Julia Roberts, Dennis Franz, Bill Gates, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Paisley, Charlie Daniels, Lenny Wilkens, Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner, and Jack Eichel are among the more prominent October 28 birthdays.

For those dearly departed, probably the most notable October 28s are Jonas Salk (polio vaccine), Bowie Kuhn (MLB commissioner), and legendary English author Evelyn Waugh (his most notable works were Brideshead Revisited, A Handful of Dust, and Scoop...interestingly enough, his daughter is my Aunt Teresa).

mattglet · 12-21-2017, 08:32 AM

I've known for a long time that Dwight Evans and Bob Welch shared my birthday, but I just looked it up and saw that a couple other notable November 3 guys are Armando Benitez and Kyle Seager. I don't collect any of them but someday I should put together a RC of everyone that I can.

The place to look it up, if you need it:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi

mainerunr · 12-21-2017, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerfan74

I have two young prospects born on my birthday-12-18. Byron Buxton(Twins) and Ronald Acuna(Braves). Do any of collect players born on your birthday? Im a Dodger fan, but found out on my birthday this year (MLB.com) that these two young players shared my birthday. Both are supposed to be pretty good players. Im tempted to collect some of their cards. Buxton has RCs?
Acuna I think doesnt have RCs. Ironic that the Dodgers traded for Kemp, which clears an outfield position for Acuna.

You should collect Ty Cobb...he shares that birthday too...

I just might have to start a collection for Buxton and Acuna.

Oh, and happy birthday

PejaD · 12-21-2017, 09:49 AM

Carlos Correa! By coincidence he is also sort of the one that got me into IP autos.

Tom Oates · 12-21-2017, 10:08 AM

Joe DiMaggio

Nov 25th :-)

<< drops mic >>

Scoat · 12-21-2017, 10:15 AM

I share a birthday with Giancarlo Stanton and Darwin Barney on Nov 8th.

Here are all of today's birthdays ->https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi

theflushingmets · 12-21-2017, 10:16 AM

Johnny Cueto was born on the same day as me. 2/15/86

rangerfan19 · 12-21-2017, 10:20 AM

I share a birthday with Tom Seaver and Vernon Wells.

Interesting note....Vernon Wells was born 1 year after me in the SAME HOSPITAL!

I collected him for a bit, but not really anymore...

mainerunr · 12-21-2017, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Oates

Joe DiMaggio

Nov 25th :-)

<< drops mic >>

pssshhh. Ty Cobb > Joe DiMaggio

Darth Bryzzo · 12-21-2017, 01:57 PM

Wow. Intriguingly offbeat question that admittedly would have never otherwise occurred to me. Intriguing and fun enough to make me just look it up.

Most famous option for me appears to be Alan Trammel. So no, don’t and won’t (though I liked watching him and Lou Whitaker in their day, and am happy for him on his recent HOF induction).

But another name that jumped out was a guy born in 1875 named Dummy Taylor (think his real first name was Luther). Had never heard of him before, so looked on eBay to see if any cards, and looks like he has a Buffalo Bisons card in the T206 set that isn’t that outrageous. I’ve always wanted a T206 card since I was a kid, so maybe I will do it sometime when some of my other focuses quiet down for a bit.

Coug46n2 · 12-21-2017, 02:06 PM

I share a birthday with Simon Cowell and Vladimir Putin - So yea.....

Oh, and Mookie Betts! Nice, I don't collect him but I do really like the player. That's a cool connection.

I also always bet "10 & 7" hole cards when playing Texas hold 'em. Never "7 & 10" however - those are just bad hole cards and would be dumb.

Darth Bryzzo · 12-21-2017, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coug46n2

I share a birthday with Simon Cowell and Vladimir Putin - So yea.....

Oh, and Mookie Betts! Nice, I don't collect him but I do really like the player. That's a cool connection.

I also always bet "10 & 7" hole cards when playing Texas hold 'em. Never "7 & 10" however - those are just bad hole cards and would be dumb.

I would totally respect you as a collector if you could land an Allen & Ginter Shirtless Putin Riding Siberian Tiger w/ Tiger Fur Relic 1/1.

Coug46n2 · 12-21-2017, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Bryzzo

I would totally respect you as a collector if you could land an Allen & Ginter Shirtless Putin Riding Siberian Tiger w/ Tiger Fur Relic 1/1.

Where is Mouschi when you need him......

oiccup41 · 12-21-2017, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snajuice

Not a player but has cards....Donald Trump..the GOAT

Yep, I share with him too.

emilydan · 12-21-2017, 03:02 PM

Fun thread!

I always look at the b-days listed on my cards to see if anybody has my birthday or my kids' B-days - current players with my birthday are Jacob DeGrom, Devin Mesoraco, and Colin McHugh.

Lou Gehrig had it too.

Dodgerfan74 · 12-21-2017, 03:04 PM

Keith Richards and Brad Pitt also share my birthday.
Ty Cobb would be cool to collect.
mainerunr thanks for the Birthday wishes

Thanks to everyone for responding to the thread.

emilydan · 12-21-2017, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PejaD

Carlos Correa! By coincidence he is also sort of the one that got me into IP autos.

My son's birthday is September 22 too!

12-21-2017, 01:02 AM	#1
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,385	What current players were born on your birthday? & Do you collect them? I have two young prospects born on my birthday-12-18. Byron Buxton(Twins) and Ronald Acuna(Braves). Do any of collect players born on your birthday? Im a Dodger fan, but found out on my birthday this year (MLB.com) that these two young players shared my birthday. Both are supposed to be pretty good players. Im tempted to collect some of their cards. Buxton has RCs? Acuna I think doesnt have RCs. Ironic that the Dodgers traded for Kemp, which clears an outfield position for Acuna.

12-21-2017, 01:11 AM	#3
blitzaceod Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Westminster, CA Posts: 1,773 blitzaceod blitzaceod	I hadn't thought of this before but doesn't look like any of note for mine (Sept 25). I do collect cards numbered 9/25 though. __________________ Primary PCs: Kershaw, Betts, Griffey Jr and Jerry Rice Looking for 2013 Bowman Chrome Kershaw White Ice and Superfractor (Finder's fee for help with these) Also keeping an eye out for other Dodgers, 49ers, and Trout

12-21-2017, 08:04 AM	#9
Steve2112 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,014	There are other 10/28'ers out there from different years (Lenny Harris, Juan Guzman, Tim Bogar, Braden Looper), but Jeremy Bonderman (former Tigers pitcher) and Anthony Lerew (former Braves pitcher) are the two that were born on the exact same day as I was. I don't really collect them, other than having a few certs of each and an 8x10 of Bonderman. As far as living celebrities, in different years, Julia Roberts, Dennis Franz, Bill Gates, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Paisley, Charlie Daniels, Lenny Wilkens, Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner, and Jack Eichel are among the more prominent October 28 birthdays. For those dearly departed, probably the most notable October 28s are Jonas Salk (polio vaccine), Bowie Kuhn (MLB commissioner), and legendary English author Evelyn Waugh (his most notable works were Brideshead Revisited, A Handful of Dust, and Scoop...interestingly enough, his daughter is my Aunt Teresa). __________________ -current projects: Topps Chrome base autos 2004-present -2008 Donruss EEE #190 Carson Blair "Aspirations" auto /25 (have four of the 25) -always interested in people's unwanted Pat Neshek base cards

12-21-2017, 08:32 AM	#10
mattglet Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 4,364	I've known for a long time that Dwight Evans and Bob Welch shared my birthday, but I just looked it up and saw that a couple other notable November 3 guys are Armando Benitez and Kyle Seager. I don't collect any of them but someday I should put together a RC of everyone that I can. The place to look it up, if you need it: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi __________________ Creator of ListingAlarm - get instantly notified when a card you're looking for is listed on eBay! https://www.listingalarm.com Collecting Riley Pint - www.RileyPint.com Total owned: 77%, 1/1s: 71

12-21-2017, 10:15 AM	#14
Scoat Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Land of Corn Posts: 1,059	I share a birthday with Giancarlo Stanton and Darwin Barney on Nov 8th. Here are all of today's birthdays ->https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi __________________ I Collect HOF Rookie Cards Follow my Instagram @scoatssportscards

12-21-2017, 01:07 AM	#2
88horsepower Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 23,855	I don’t know of any current players who share my birthday, but Yogi Berra and Lou Whitaker were born on May 12th and I do collect Lou Whitaker a bit.

12-21-2017, 01:34 AM	#4
centereacan06 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 19,502 centereacan06 centereacan06	Lucas Duda and I share a birthday - February 3rd Was pretty cool that he was on my favorite team. Now he’s a Ray...

12-21-2017, 04:32 AM	#5
CharlieHustle Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,532 nvsportscards702	This is amazing. I started collecting Christian Arroyo, a little before the World Series started. Well, because of this thread, I just looked up which athletes share my birthday (May 30) and guess who? Christian Arroyo. Amazing coincidence. Also, while looking this up, I found that wrestler Jake The Snake Roberts shares the same birthday. Coincidentally enough, he's the only wrestler I've ever considered collecting, because he was my favorite growing up. Another amazing birthday coincidence: When I was a kid, I collected Cal Ripken because every box I opened I seemed to hit a Ripken insert. After while, I had a bunch of them, so I just started keeping them and actively seeking out others. Well, at some point during his run up to breaking the Streak, I found out that the Streak actually started on my birthday, in 1982.

12-21-2017, 05:28 AM	#6
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,864	Miguel Montero, Hector Lopez, Willie Wilson, and Wally Post were born on July 9th but I don't collect any of them.

12-21-2017, 05:36 AM	#7
snajuice Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 995 nicospri snajuice	Not a player but has cards....Donald Trump..the GOAT

12-21-2017, 06:05 AM	#8
preakness Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: In Johnny Ryno's soul Posts: 21,077	Mark Loretta Tim Tebow Magic Johnson

12-21-2017, 09:49 AM	#12
PejaD Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 4,071	Carlos Correa! By coincidence he is also sort of the one that got me into IP autos.

12-21-2017, 10:08 AM	#13
Tom Oates Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,986 OATES	Joe DiMaggio Nov 25th :-) << drops mic >>

12-21-2017, 10:16 AM	#15
theflushingmets Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 2,014 Rob_digital_nyc Theflushingmets516	Johnny Cueto was born on the same day as me. 2/15/86 __________________ Always looking to add more to my Mets collection. Currently looking for high end cards of the more obscure players to put on a Mets uni in the bigs.

12-21-2017, 10:20 AM	#16
rangerfan19 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,140	I share a birthday with Tom Seaver and Vernon Wells. Interesting note....Vernon Wells was born 1 year after me in the SAME HOSPITAL! I collected him for a bit, but not really anymore... __________________ "Pitter patter, let's get at 'er!"

12-21-2017, 01:57 PM	#18
Darth Bryzzo Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: In Cubs' Ginormous Blackout Area Posts: 2,359 jellyfish7 DarthBryzzo	Wow. Intriguingly offbeat question that admittedly would have never otherwise occurred to me. Intriguing and fun enough to make me just look it up. Most famous option for me appears to be Alan Trammel. So no, don’t and won’t (though I liked watching him and Lou Whitaker in their day, and am happy for him on his recent HOF induction). But another name that jumped out was a guy born in 1875 named Dummy Taylor (think his real first name was Luther). Had never heard of him before, so looked on eBay to see if any cards, and looks like he has a Buffalo Bisons card in the T206 set that isn’t that outrageous. I’ve always wanted a T206 card since I was a kid, so maybe I will do it sometime when some of my other focuses quiet down for a bit.

12-21-2017, 02:06 PM	#19
Coug46n2 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Washington State Posts: 6,151 Coug46n2	I share a birthday with Simon Cowell and Vladimir Putin - So yea..... Oh, and Mookie Betts! Nice, I don't collect him but I do really like the player. That's a cool connection. I also always bet "10 & 7" hole cards when playing Texas hold 'em. Never "7 & 10" however - those are just bad hole cards and would be dumb.

12-21-2017, 03:02 PM	#23
emilydan Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 551	Fun thread! I always look at the b-days listed on my cards to see if anybody has my birthday or my kids' B-days - current players with my birthday are Jacob DeGrom, Devin Mesoraco, and Colin McHugh. Lou Gehrig had it too.

12-21-2017, 03:04 PM	#24
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,385	Keith Richards and Brad Pitt also share my birthday. Ty Cobb would be cool to collect. mainerunr thanks for the Birthday wishes Thanks to everyone for responding to the thread.