Night Owl Cards

I received this card in a trade a little while back in my quiet quest to complete the 1981 Topps set (it's not on my want list. Maybe someday I'll get it on there). I knew nothing about Gordy Pladson when I received this card. In fact, I didn't even know he existed until I did inventory on my '81 set trying to figure out who I still needed. This happens to me quite a bit. If it wasn't for baseball cards, I wouldn't know half of the major league players that I do. Somehow, by obtaining a card, the knowledge of that player is catalogued into my brain in a way that doesn't happen if I merely see that player's name in an article or even watch him in a game. When you own the card, the moment is no longer fleeting. The card is there forever, and you have forever to learn about that player. Pladson was nothing special as far as his major league career is concerned (his wikipedia entry is exactly one sentence long, and they spell his name "Gordie.") C...