Night Owl Cards

I have been on a Duke Snider kick for basically the last three months -- and you're going to see another key Duke card in another week or so -- so I might as well squeeze in this Dodger uniform number retrospective, too. Besides, today is the Duke's birthday. Willie and Mickey? Seriously, I don't know what you're talking about. As far as Dodger fans go, Snider is the only center fielder worth discussing and the only No. 4 on record. But even though the number is retired by the Dodgers in honor of Snider, others in Dodger Blue have worn No. 4, including a couple of notable ones. We'll start with a legendary Cub: Two years after Hack Wilson sent 191 runners home, he was a Brooklyn Dodger and the first reported Dodger to wear the No. 4. He arrived with the Dodgers in 1932, which was really his only season with Brooklyn worth mentioning -- he drove in 123 runs on just 143 hits. But Wilson would stay around two more years with the Dodgers wearing No. 4....

I guess these trade posts aren't going to post themselves, are they? I have so many of these to do. So I need to start doing ! Unfortunately, that means another monster post will be arriving on the horizon in the next 48-72 hours. But I won't make it as big as this . I'm keeping this one relatively in check, too. These cards are from fellow Dodger-rooter, Jim, of gcrl . We send Dodgers to each other and are happy when the other guy needs about 30 percent of the cards. Or at least I am. Jim's success rate was much better than that. And for some reason, he sent a lot of older cards. I'm not sure why. Do I give off the impression that I like older cards on this blog? I never knew that. Heh. Anyway, older cards are always cool, because they're historic and usually make me want to learn more about the player. While everyone else seems to be obsessed with the newest and greatest and why-can't-everyone-be-innovative-every-damn-time, I'm pretty happy with a car...