Night Owl Cards

In terms of numbers, 21 is a desirable objective. Reaching the age of 21 makes you an "adult" in the grown-up world. In one of the most popular casino game ever, 21 means "blackjack." Drinks are on you. That is, if you're 21. But 21 as a uniform number couldn't be less important in Dodgers history. This is not a good thing, because as you may have heard, new Dodgers signing Zack Greinke, owner of one of the most expensive pitching contracts ever, will wear No. 21 for the Dodgers. Here is the picture the Dodgers doctored up for the occasion of his signing: In going through the history of the Dodgers, the No. 21 has been worn mostly by bench players, prospects who went nowhere, and disappointing/unmemorable acquisitions. A list of each: Bench players: Tim Thompson (third-string catcher), Rocky Nelson, Ed Goodson, Bob Bailor, Reggie Williams, Tracy Woodson, Eric Young, Rafael Bournigal, Chad Kreuter, Marlon Anderson, Mark Sweeney, Rickey Le...

The player in the photo on this card is not Jay Johnstone, no matter what Fleer says. I think that has been established in several blog posts. It's also been established with reasonable certainty who it actually is. But I'm going to go through it again -- with pictures -- for those who missed it. Or for those who just like pictures. First off, here's a card of Jay Johnstone. How Fleer could confuse someone who looked like "Moon Man" up top with someone who looked like Johnstone is absolutely baffling. There are also cards of "Moon Man" featuring sticker autographs that have Johnstone's signature, right there affixed to the card! That is just embarrassing for everyone who has ever made a card, owned a card, laid eyes on a card, played baseball, signed an autograph or went to the moon. Anyway ... When the "Moon Man" card -- which was provided to me by Cardboard Catastrophes -- first hit the blogs, the guesses were all over th...

 Several weeks ago, I found out that they were working on a movie version of "The A-Team." Movie and TV geeks have probably known about this for years -- since its scheduled release is next June -- but I'm just not that interested in movies/TV shows anymore. However, I do hold nostalgic feelings for the favorite TV shows of my youth, and "The A-Team" is definitely at the top of the list. My brothers and I were seated in front of the television in our basement "rec-room" each Tuesday for just about every episode those first couple of years it was on the air. Those of you who remember will know that "The A-Team" debuted after the Super Bowl in 1983 and was an instant hit. What wasn't there to love? Four Army outcasts who become soldiers of fortune, blast away baddies with jury-rigged weapons, bicker, and drive an awesome, beat-up van? That's prime-time gold, baby. The clincher for me is it was all done with humor. Too many action s...