Night Owl Cards

I received four card packages in the mail today. I don't have time to open any of them, but it's nice to know I have those in the back pocket when January is getting me down. It's a slightly healthier way to cope than alcohol. It's been so hectic around here (just got stopped by a cop who told me I had a brake light out -- yes, sir, I'll add that onto the pile!), that I still haven't cleared out all of the packages I received in 2015. I'm about three weeks behind on this stuff, which is actually pretty good for me. Just after Christmas, I received my annual Phungo cards from team Phungo . These usually appear in January as the first new cards that I receive all year. But this time they showed up in December. The package arrived just as I was about to head out on a Christmas trip to the in-laws. So I threw the package into the suitcase and opened it in the guest bedroom 200 miles away. Yes, it is my goal to open packs in as many places as possible. ...

I don't know why I bag on January so much. After all we did just get rid of college football last night. Also, January is the month when anticipation for the year's baseball cards is at its highest. How can I dislike a month when it signals the arrival of baseball cards? Why just today, Topps said this . Come on, man, despite what you think of Topps' modern baseball card ways, NEW BASEBALL CARDS ARE COMING! IN LESS THAN A MONTH! So what does one do to tide themselves over until then when they've been built into such an anticipation frenzy that they're running around the bedroom nonstop? Well, if you're lucky like me, you get Phungo Cards ever January! Another reason to like this month! I've received Phungo Cards from Phungo for at least the last five years. They are the first cards of the season. You could even call them the precursor to Topps' annual set. Because, like magic, once Phungo Cards arrive, Topps appears shortly afterward. As u...

So, what's up with Topps 2014? Does anyone know when that's coming out? Does anyone care? Do I not know because I don't care? Has the date been released and I just wasn't paying attention? Does it even matter because I'll buy like 3 packs of the stuff? Is this some sort of night owl stunt where he does an entire post asking nothing but questions? OK, I'm done now. But my point is, I don't know when 2014 Topps is coming out, and I don't really care. Sure, the blogs will get me hyped when they start splashing it all over the internet in a couple of weeks, but I expect pack buying to be at the lowest level since the early 2000s this year. Fortunately, I have a pack of 2014 Phungo cards to open so I can rid myself of any urges to clear out an entire card aisle at 2 a.m. at the questionable Walmart outside the city! That Phungo is always thinking. This is like the fourth or fifth time I've opened Phungo cards. It's always a blast. A mix ...