Night Owl Cards

  You fellow '70s kids know already that M is for Martha , but fortunately there are collectors in our corner of the ridiculous internet that know that M is also for More Cards.   Johnny has been sending sequels to his recent card distributions and I received my second share about a week ago. He's still ridding himself of players who start with M that no longer live up to his standards. My last package was filled with Max Muncys.   This package was filled with ... no, not Willie Mays ...   Dustin May.   Lots of needed parallel action there. Now that May is with his third team in three years, it's safe to say he's not going to be the future star promised by his prospect cards. I could've told Johnny that quite awhile ago (and gotten my cards earlier!). May just couldn't put it all together -- or stay away from killer salads.           Mmmmmmmmm. Those hit the spot. Mighty nice of John to send them.     There was also one Max Mu...

When opening a pack of Chicle yesterday, these six cards fell out: #206 - Hall of Famer, Hammerin' Hank. The Jewish people's first superstar in any American professional sport. #241 - Hall of Famer,  Big Six. Owner of 373 victories and one of the first five players inducted into the Hall. #226 - Hall of Famer, The Scooter. Winner of 7 World Series titles and one of the most memorable announcers ever. #216 - Hall of Famer, Hoot. Compiled a 1.12 ERA in 1968. That's all you need to know. #219 - Hall of Famer, Steady Eddy (odd painting). Hit 504 career home runs, and he did it without saying a damn thing. And this guy. Cue the music: Can you guess which one is not like the other? Listen, I realize that they have been mixing rookies I've never heard of with stars or Hall of Famers for more than a decade now. Card companies have based entire sets around that concept. It's their cynical way of selling a product. But I've never seen it presented...