Night Owl Cards

I guard my Clayton Kershaw cards more vigorously than any modern-day cards. None of his cards will be mistaken for vintage. But I'm planning for the day 40 years from now when Topps is signing a retired Kershaw to a "legends contract" and proceeding to beat collectors over the head with the same photograph over and over (re: Roy Campanella) on "new Kershaw" cards. Then my Kershaw cards from the early 2000s might be worth a couple of pennies. If I'm still around to enjoy pennies. But that's doesn't mean I'm not willing to let any of my Kershaws roam free. Take this card for instance. I received it in a trade from Sooz at A Cardboard Problem a couple of years ago. I really do like the card. What's not to love of Kershaw in a patriotic uniform? Back then, I could easily ignore Dellin Betances -- whoever the heck he is -- when I received the card. Betances was in the low minors at the time. I was still ignoring Betances this past ...