Night Owl Cards

(Today is the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D. I find that quite appropriate as my Lumbergh -like boss heaps more and more work on me. I feel like I might blow a gasket that will rival Vesuvius! Anyway, onto happier topics: this is the 45 th edition of Cardboard Appreciation): I know there are a few card bloggers out there who went to school with people who ended up playing in the major leagues. I remember hearing their stories, although other than Steve of White Sox Cards, I can't recall specifics. It's not that unusual of a phenomenon if you attended a large high school, especially if that high school was in the south or west, places where they play ball year-round. But I didn't attend a large high school. And I attended school in the Northeast, where you play ball strictly between April and August, and even April is iffy. The player shown above went to my high school. He was a couple of years older th...