Night Owl Cards

Max Surkont accomplished a number of things in his 64 years on earth that I would like to achieve. But I never will. He played major league baseball from 1949-57. He struck out eight straight Cincinnati Reds in a game in 1953 to hold a major league record for 17 years until Tom Seaver struck out 10 straight Padres in 1970. After his retirement, he ran a restaurant/bar in his native Rhode Island called, aptly, "Max Surkont's Cafe." All of this sounds very appealing to me, although I've been told -- about both playing baseball and running a restaurant for a living -- that each occupation is all-consuming. But Surkont's achievements, and my consequential envy, weren't what attracted me to his card. It was his name. And his face. Take a look and give a read of what's on the card. Max. Surkont. He looks like a Max. He looks like a Surkont. But he does not look like a baseball player. Max Surkont has a name and a face that seem like they belong in...