Night Owl Cards

A few years ago, I introduced you to the concept of " the blob ," which is merely the player to make the last out in a ballgame. By extension, "the ultimate blob" is the player to make the final out in the World Series. I hope to keep that particular list going for as long as this blog exists. But the other day, while working on a post on another blog, I began to think about "the anti-blob". The "anti" to the blob, of course, would be someone who ended a game with a hit. The always celebrated "walk-off". And the ultimate anti-blob would be someone who did that in the World Series. Bill Mazeroski, Joe Carter, Edgar Renteria, etc. But actually, strictly speaking, the "anti-blob" would not merely be the "walk-off" variety of hit. It would be anyone who got the last hit in a game. And the ultimate anti-blob would be anyone who got the last hit in a World Series. It doesn't matter whether it ended a game. Ju...

Have you ever promised a card in a trade and then forgot to include it in the package? I've done that a couple of times now. The Lidge sketch card is the latest example. I promised to send it to Jim of The Phillies Room , along with some other Phillies , but somehow left it in my stack of Allen & Ginter . I guess Freud would say that means I really wanted to keep the card, but that's not the case. Sketch cards aren't my thing, so I'm happy to send them off. But unfortunately I've sent the package already. That means Jim will be getting a second package! Meanwhile, the cards he sent to me have arrived and I like this package a lot because it's a nice mix of new and old cards. I love me some variety. I try to mix it up on the blog, and if you can mix it up in the card package that's great, too. I'll start with the new and then get to the super good stuff. Staying with 2009 Allen & Ginter . Two cards for the quest. Two guys with lots of talent. ...