Night Owl Cards

I wasn't going to write about this, but it's been baffling me for weeks and I must get it out of my system. Topps' Opening Day this year features an 18-card insert set called "Incredible Eats". This, as a concept, is a great idea. The food at ballparks has become a national obsession with more restaurants opening up and full stories written every year on the new offerings at each park. The foods seem to be getting more exotic and strange and why not feature some of that on something called "Incredible Eats"? Some of this food is pretty incredible! But as often is the case, Topps has flubbed the execution. One of the cards in the insert set is simply "fresh popcorn" at the Braves' new stadium, Suntrust Park, showing a disembodied hand holding up a box of popcorn. And, in a similar fashion, another card is "peanuts" at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Peanuts. You know, those things that you can buy at any major, minor or inde...