Night Owl Cards

Almost two years ago, I received this magnificent card from Paul at Carl Crawford Cards. It was meant to be a very worthy candidate in my countdown of "The Best Glasses On Baseball Cards. Period". But the card was too effective. It's so perfect for the countdown that it basically killed my will to compile it because I didn't think anything could come close to matching this card. So even though I promised I would go through with that countdown , I don't really see it happening unless I'm suddenly out of work and have a lot of time on my hands. I do feel bad about that. But I also feel bad about misidentifying this card. In the labels of the post that I just linked, I identified this card as from the 1933 Goudey set. The set is iconic and one glance at the card and I know what the set is. Or so I thought. Months and months later, I decided to turn the card over and look at the back -- yes, it took me that long to turn it over, what can I say --- h...

A few months ago, I announced that I was going to feature "The Best Glasses On Baseball Cards. Period" countdown in April. I figured that would give me enough time to search out the cards that I needed for an appropriately classic countdown. Unfortunately, a few things happened. First, life threw me a few curves. I've been dealing with them ever since. Also, I wasn't able to track down any glasses cards at the last card show because other objectives interfered. So, here I am, three days away from the end of April, and this countdown ain't happening this month. But it WILL happen. I just need some more time to round up a few more cards. Besides, a new contender heard there was a contest and wanted to enter so badly that it found its way to my home. Carl Crawford Cards realized that the countdown includes only cards that are in my possession. So, he put a 1933 Goudey card into my possession. Here it is: Holy octagon. Is there any reas...