Night Owl Cards

I pulled this card out of a fresh pack of 2010 Topps cards yesterday. At first glance, I didn't give it much thought. But then I almost did a double-take as I looked at the photo again. "Wait a minute ..." I thought. "What the ... "Cito -- are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying. THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL CARDS!" Seriously, I have been collecting cards for 30 years. Although I've never heard any of my Rogers Hornsby cards call another card a talking pile of pigshit , I am fairly certain that I have never seen a person cry on a baseball card. Those are real tears there. This is major. Gaston not only made history by bringing a World Series championship to Canada, but he may have made history being the first person to cry on a baseball card. Sure, he's a cry baby. Much like Tom Hanks' character, Jimmy Duggan, weepfests make me squirm. But the chicks dig it. (By the way, this is not an invitation for eve...

I may have gotten too caught up in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day with the last post. I fixated a little too much on the green color on the 1994 Topps cards. You see, while I look at '94 Topps and only see the color, it appears others look at it and see the home plate design that outlines the photo. That, I think, made it too difficult for people to fit "green" into the title for their "Define the Design" guesses. So this is what I'm going to do. I'm going to set aside '94 Topps for now. I'll think about it and come up with some sort of name that combines "home plate" and "green." It may take me a few years, but I'll find something. But so you still have a chance to win some cards, I'm going to come right back with another Define the Design contest tomorrow. The set that I will be featuring will have no stipulations on it. You'll be free to guess away. And, the winner will still get the Shawn Green doubles th...