Night Owl Cards

You ever have one of those weeks where you mutter to yourself "I'm glad I have a job, I'm glad I have a job, I'm glad I have a job" over and over without even knowing it? It's been one of those work-sleep-work-sleep weeks (Or in more cynical terms -- this) . I had hoped to have already written that epic post about the loot from Jaybarkerfan's Junk by now, but I haven't even started it. I need something quick. Something short and to the point that I can post here in 5 minutes before I dash away again. Fortunately, Baseball Dad came to the rescue by sending me a pack of Panini Hometown Heroes. As I said on an earlier post, I have had a difficult time finding some of Panini's products, not that I'm really looking. One of those is Hometown Heroes, the only Panini product that truly interests me. But Baseball Dad insisted that he had packs at his Target, and to prove it, he sent one. (By the way, I noticed in the comments on this post ...

I've mentioned before that I don't care for the 1987 Topps set that much. I seem to be in the minority because a lot of folks kicked off their hobby careers with this set, so it naturally means a great deal to them. But the 1987 Topps set, for me, is the only '80s Topps flagship set that does not have its own binder. It's also one of only three '80s Topps sets that I have not completed (the '81 set is about 10 cards short. The '82 set has some work to do, but I'm far enough into it that I may complete it one day). It just doesn't interest me enough to make the effort. The look of the set is just meh . I know the Captain is with me on this. But the other reason is I was at a weird time in my life with baseball in 1987. Collecting was only a sporadic thing. I was in college and it just wasn't something to do. College is all about -- well, you know what college is all about. I was doing that. Also, my baseball world was turning upside down. Th...