Night Owl Cards

It's that time again. Today's my birthday. My birthdays come around enough on this blog that I've pretty much covered every major leaguer who shares my birthday. There aren't a lot of them, particularly of name players. To recap, the most famous player also born on July 16 is Shoeless Joe: After that, there is quite a drop. The most notable player after Joe Jackson born today is Terry Pendleton: Pendleton never played for teams I liked, but he did win an MVP award and I've always given him a pass because of what is on the back of his 1987 Topps card: A childhood rooting for the Dodgers is a happy childhood. Beyond that, the most remembered players born today are New York Giants pitcher Larry Jansen, volatile Cubs manager Lee Elia, well-traveled relief pitcher Eddie Fisher, and Dodgers catcher and Koufax-whisperer Norm Sherry. But I've covered all of that before, and I have cards of most of the players born on my birthday (but not all...

I've been showing cards that Dave sent all week, what with the Hostess cards and Stadium Club cards and night cards, but I really haven't shown everything that he sent. So that's what this post is for -- everything else. This selection of cards was all over the place, most of the cards weren't even on my want list. I guess you could call them "irregulars," as they're not cards that I'd normally pursue, but I certainly want. But let's build up to that by first showing some "regulars," namely Dodgers. These, of course, are exactly what I collect. The Gott card finishes the Dodgers team set for '94 Pinnacle. The Nomo is a diecut, which explains why I thought I had it but really didn't. I love these Dodgers even more. Send me all the Baseball Immortals cards that you want, what a terrific set. The Valenzuela is one of the many unlicensed food cards featuring his likeness in the '80s. I guess they though...