Not much stood out from the Series 2 cards that I bought last week, other than the individual things I mentioned on the earlier post . But while leafing through those cards that I bought in what will be my only flurry of Series 2 purchasing, I did notice one thing that reminded me that I have noticed it before. It has something to do with this: A lot of sameness on the pitcher's mound. This has been going on for a few years now. After the mid-2000s, in which there were a lot of Topps base cards featuring teeny tiny images of players, the sets suddenly adopted a "get you close to the action" philosophy. Super tight shots of pitchers -- and batters -- in action. Lots of grimacing and gaping. I can appreciate that to a degree. It's just that it gets a little repetitive after seeing it year after year. Or, in the case of the hanger box that I opened, card after card. The first row of cards I pulled consecutively. Milone, Carpenter and Chen all at vari...
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