Night Owl Cards

I've run into a brick wall with about five different post ideas today, so you're getting a rambling, housekeeping type post while I regroup. For starters, is anyone really happy with this A&G Troy Tulowitzki card? The fog is eating his cap, consuming his glove and has already devoured his left foot. This is not a baseball card, it's a horror movie scene. And while I can't get off of Allen & Ginter, someone explain this to me: I have three of this card. That seems odd because the Matt Garza card is No. 347, which means it's a short-print. Yet, I have more of it than any other card in the set. I know there's a mathematical reason for this -- something to do with probability and other stuff that made me realize how much I detested math when I was in high school -- but I refuse to think about such things anymore. I'm just puzzled by why I still need a regular ol' base card of, say, I don't know, Kate Upton, but the card gods ar...

I am in the midst of my end-of-the-year filing of 2011 cards. Right now, I am in the middle of storing away the Topps base set. Unlike the last two years, Topps is not getting the binder treatment. It's going straight to the box. Filing the base set takes a little time as I've always got a bunch of those things. It can get a bit tedious, but I do find items that I didn't see the first time. It helps pass the time. For instance, why are there two Toppstown cards of Matt Garza? I know he switched teams last off-season. But still, it's Matt Garza. It took all the way to this year's update set to get a Toppstown card of Matt Kemp. If we're duplicating subjects on Toppstown cards, I think it's time to scale back on Toppstown. Speaking of scaling back, here is the point of this post: It's your friendly, familiar, flat-ass boring league leader card. Topps has been producing league leader cards in this style since its 2008 set. I just can...

First, a public service message about the contest. If you haven't tuned in within the last 24 hours, you'll want to know that I'm giving away free baseball cards. (Free baseball cards! Is there any better word combination than that?) You may scoff at '93 Upper Deck, but I'm quite fond of this edition, and I'm giving away 15 packs worth (that's 225 cards, baby) of Series Two. They're straight from the hobby box. Not a pack searcher in sight (but, sadly, no relics either). Here's your chance to win rookie cards of Midre Cummings, Matt Walbeck and Tony Tarasco! Or, put another way, here's your chance to win Derek Jeter's rookie card. Or cards of Barry Bonds and Greg Maddux. All you have to do is answer the two-part question in the previous post. It's fun, it's festive, and it's free cards! Just leave your guess in the comment section in the previous post. If you don't have an email address readily available in your profile, the...