Night Owl Cards

Not even two weeks into my start as a card blogger, I received a late-September package from Dave of Tribe Cards , which was then called "Indians Baseball Cards. Always." It was a prize for answering a trivia question correctly on his blog. There were lots of those then. Trivia questions. Card prizes. Baseball cards flying across the country. Very exciting days. I couldn't believe my eyes because this was all new to me. Also, the box was huge, more than 100 cards of different Dodgers and it included a couple of autographs, I believe, and -- holy crap, a 1950 Bowman card of Carl Furillo. Dave's generosity was well-known then and continues to be legend among the veterans of the blogging world. He isn't nearly as prolific in sending out "just because" card packages because, you know, we've determined he's actually human and not some sort of card-sending cyborg. But still, every once in awhile, he gets the itch to send out a bunch of cards...

But not Gypsy Queen or Donruss or any of that sad stuff on the store shelves right now -- old packs -- packs from 1983 , the best damn year on the planet! I'll get to Mr. Magnum in a little while, but I wanted to let you know I was graced with a super fun kind of package from Angus of Dawg Day Cards not too long ago. He included a whole bunch of oddballs and also a handful of unopened packs. This is my kind of package. Before the grand opening let's see some of the cards that were loose and free. They're doozies. OK, these two haven't exactly been let loose, but they will be. I've completed the full set of Kellogg's Dodgers (aside from variations which I will not chase). But I refuse to turn down extras. And Sutton will go toward my quest to complete the '76 Kellogg's set. Curvy cards! The Ron Cey is a '77 Isaly's/Sweet William disc and will go nicely with my chocolate ice cream-stained Cey Zip'z disc. The Andy Messersmit...