Night Owl Cards

  I just got back from a weekend away and there were some overstuffed card packages waiting for me. I barely had the energy to open them, and probably should've waited for when I could appreciate them more. But that's what the blog post is for 8 days from now. Meanwhile, I'm really tired. I don't sleep in other beds beside my own very well anymore. And long drives wear me out, too. It's amazing how you lose your adaptability as you get older. I do need to post some cards though because I'm looking to update my Dodgers binders right now, which is a two-times-a-year occurrence. And I've landed so many Dodgers cards lately. Such as. I've mentioned before how much I like the 2003 Upper Deck 40-man set. Topps Total is the poor man's 40-man. I decided to finish off the Dodgers in the set once-and-for-all. So Sportlots got me all of the ones that I need. There's one last card remaining -- Paul Quantrill -- one seller is being pokey. But, like I said, th...

It's been more than a week since the end of the World Series and I'm still pouting. No, not because the Cardinals won. I'm over that. It could have been much, much worse. What I'm still stewing over are the ex-Dodgers on the Cardinals. I know it's been awhile since Edwin Jackson pitched for the Dodgers, but it was only in 2010 when Ryan Theriot was being his scrappy self for L.A. and just this past summer when Rafael Furcal was finding new ways to hop on the disabled list with the Dodgers. Were they that crucial to the team that the Cardinals ended up winning the whole thing? And if not -- which I suspect is the case -- then how'd they get so lucky? When is a random assortment of "nothing specials" going to formulate on the Dodgers' roster and bring my team a championship? I'm getting more and more impatient that the Dodgers haven't won a title since 1988. Yeah, I know. Cubs fans. Blah, blah. But there really aren't a ton of t...