Night Owl Cards

Well, Fuji's contest is just about over. Another one has begun over at Nachos Grande, but I'm not a part of that as I have a maturity issue over writing about the same cards that others are. (By the way the Ginter code has been cracked . Seems Cynthia Pritchard was not as bubbly as everyone thought). I'm not at The National. Probably a good thing as long lines and I do not agree. So you're left with me and my dwindling thoughts. Totally overworked by the Olympics and without any time or ability to produce anything original. So let's just reach into the draft folder and see what I have here ... Ooooooooooh, golden sparklies!!!! I received these from Community Gum . I scanned them back before I went on vacation and then kind of forgot about it. I don't know if that's all the Dodger golden sparklies from Series 2. I've really stopped caring about 2012 product and have gotten all apathetic on checklist responsibilities. I DO know that I ...

Between work, the Olympics, the baseball trade deadline and the impending thunderstorms, the last thing I should be doing right now is writing a post. But creature of habit that I am, I've got to make things difficult. I'll make it quick because I just saw lightning. Out of all of the players that I collect, there is only one who has crossed so many spectrums of the hobby for me. I have discovered great cards of him among cheapie '80s issues. I've found great vintage cards of him. I've found fantastic shiny autographed cards, and the man himself has even supplied me with his own autograph on a few cards. Of course, I'm referring to the Duke of Flatbush, Mr. Snider. You saw the 1956 card of him yesterday. Well, here is the card I received in the mail today. Isn't it swell? There is nothing more impressive than relic cards containing bits of uniform from 50 years ago. This arrived from Matt of Cardboard Conundrum ... and yes, I had to look up...