Night Owl Cards

I fear that my rant over the number of studio shots in Upper Deck O-Pee- Chee overshadowed my interest in the set. Even though I spelled out in the post what I like about it, I did go a little over the top on what I see as a negative. That doesn't mean I take back what I said. The sheer number of portrait cards featured seems like 1992 Studio staged a coup on the set. It's a real detraction. The inserts and short-prints aren't helpful either, but since I'm not collecting the entire set it doesn't bother me much. But I was at the store today and stopped by the card aisle (it's hard not to with the new alignment of our Wal -Mart -- you walk in the doors and the minuscule card selection is immediately to your left). I instantly snagged two "Big Value" packs of OPC . It really is the only thing that is being offered right now -- aside from Topps base -- that grabs my interest. And I was curious why that was. I tried to pinpoint the reason further than ...