Night Owl Cards

There are a number of cards or card sets that appear as if they were meant for the Dodgers. Blue refractors. Many of the old Kellogg's issues. 2003 Topps. And a few others. One of them is 2000 Upper Deck. I find that kind of funny, because if you've read "Card Sharks," you know that there was a man in charge of selecting players for sets in Upper Deck's early days named Tom Geideman. This misguided man didn't like the Dodgers, so he gave Dodgers players the No. 666 in UD card sets. Real mature. Anyway, I'm sure Goofaman (see, I can be mature, too) was out of the picture by 2000 or he never would have signed off on Upper Deck's set that year. Not only does the front feature a hint of Dodger blue at the bottom, which balances nicely with the blue in the Dodgers' uniforms ... ... but the back is 100 percent Dodger blue. It may not be the best card back ever produced, but seeing all that blue in the background when you turn over the car...

Nice, right? That's a sketch card from Jeremy of No One's Going to Read This Blog . It looks very much like this year's Allen & Ginter black-bordered cards. Me likey . I might have to incorporate into my blog somehow. Jeremy was great enough to send this, along with a few cards. I've mentioned before that I am always amazed by what fellow traders send in conjunction with their cards. It makes me want to do the same. I try to send a note, but really I've got to personalize my card packages a bit more. Who knows if I'll actually go through with it. Like the Dodgers with men on base, execution is something of a problem. I thought I'd feature a handful of non-card items that I've received in the last week or so, along with some of the cards. First I'll show a couple of cards that Jeremy sent since I like them so much. This card means I am finished with the 2006 Topps base and Updates & Highlights base set. I have all 989 cards of the fi...

This message is for people who read my blog somewhere between rarely and never. But I'm going to say it anyway. You never know, once it's out there, it's out there . So here goes: If you are doing some shopping for oh, say, a birthday or for Christmas, or because I just injured myself doing the dishes the other day (no kidding. Forks are dangerous ), and you want to buy me the best gift ever, something that I will appreciate forever, there is just one thing you need to do. One little thing. And that is: MINI ME! Whoops, wrong image. I mean, all you have to do is ... 1975 TOPPS MINIS!!!!! I'm not talking about any old mini card. Those numerous varieties of late '80s minis won't do. Neither will those 2003 Opening Day minis. Not even Allen & Ginter minis will do. For sheer happiness, I'm talking about the only thing that came to card collectors' minds when you mentioned minis between the years 1975 and 1985. I've written a couple of...