Night Owl Cards

I am always surprised when I come across cards from the junk wax era that are new to me. The junk wax era approximately spans the years from 1986 through 1993, and it's a period in which my collecting was very sporadic. Here is a breakdown of my collecting habits during that time: 1986: Do cards come with beer? No? Screw 'em 1987: Do cards come with beer? No? Screw 'em 1988: Do cards come with beer? No? Screw 'em 1989: Collected as if cards were made out of hops and malted barley. 1990: Spent the entire year trying not to get fired. No time for cards. 1991: Sick of obsessing over work, I bought cards to calm myself down. 1992: Became a card-obsessed fiend. 1993: Sick of obsessing over cards, I cut my habit in half. But I still bought a little of everything (and a lot of Upper Deck). So, if you drew that up on a graph, it'd be all over the place. Peaks and valleys everywhere. But it's safe to say that 1989 and 1992/93 were my biggest collec...

If you saw the Dodgers' clinching of the NLDS against the Cardinals, you saw a nice, subdued celebration on the field and then champagne wackiness in the locker room. I liked the on-field version. It was classy and fitting with what the Dodgers achieved. The champagne spray-off needs to be reserved for at least the NLCS . Seriously, what's so special about being named "Division Series" champions? Besides the fact that I won my wager with Cards on Cards, that is. When the Dodgers, clinched, I wrote a three-line post. The shortest one I've ever written. That's only because I was at work at the time, very busy, and couldn't elaborate. But considering it was only the NLDS , that seemed about right. So, I guess you can consider this my "cover the lockers with plastic, boys, because everyone's getting a soaking tonight!" celebratory post. I've got a bunch of Dodgers to display! This is my tribute to the Dodgers, in the form of a trade post. ...