Night Owl Cards

As the resident color freak, my favorite card sets often hinge on color. Like many collectors, I most appreciate it when a card set features colors that match the respective teams. I've covered this before. I like it when a set features blue for the Dodgers, not pink or gold. Topps and Upper Deck have been fairly good about that recently, although this year's UD set is about as colorless as it could possibly be when it comes to design. No chance of that with Topps this year. The colors are all over the place and quite bright. I like that. I like neon signs. I like girls in their summer clothes. I like colorful cards. So, I'm quite pleased with the 2010 cards in terms of coloring. And, for the most part, the colors match with the respective team. I did notice a bit of a difference when I was leafing through my cards yesterday. Here are the few Angels cards I have. You'll notice Topps chose a red swoosh for the Angels. Or did they? Howie Kendrick is...