Night Owl Cards

  I was worrying about how I'd squeeze a post in today. Yesterday there was no power, like in a lot of places, so I couldn't post then. But Topps was there for me. In fact, I think it's coming after me with today's release of the 2024 Topps flagship design. Gracious, is that N E O N ? On the day after I went 18 hours without electricity???? Give. It. Never mind the massive borders on the De La Cruz sample above, they don't seem to be quite that big. Here is another look of what seems to be more typical from the MLBPA account . As a known lover of neon-looking cards, of cards with black borders, of 1986 Topps, of a blog look that's white-on-black, this design seems made for me. They are night cards without being necessarily having to show a picture of a game at night! It does present a problem though, as I had intended not to bother with 2024 flagship this year, mostly to pursue Heritage. I still don't think I'll attempt to collect this set -- too many p...