tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post3494823364606389139..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: A stack is a stack no matter how thin the cardboard stocknight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-85638767538069617282015-02-01T00:50:39.770-05:002015-02-01T00:50:39.770-05:00...And I forgot to mention that, as someone who wa......And I forgot to mention that, as someone who was actively collecting when our options went from one set to three, it didn't matter what the sets were like... What was important is that they weren't Topps and that made them freaking AWESOME just because it's was someone else's take on what a baseball card should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-85269894569134829692015-02-01T00:47:44.054-05:002015-02-01T00:47:44.054-05:00During my purging process, I've occasionally t...During my purging process, I've occasionally turned my attention to 1981 Donruss. "Rational Joe" says that Donruss spent 10 minutes whipping up the card design, the photos are often weak, the card stock even weaker... But "Emotional Attachment Joe" says "Sure it's crap... but it's fun crap!" If anything, I've added more 81D to my collection since the purging started.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-41568224217328924622015-01-29T19:55:58.353-05:002015-01-29T19:55:58.353-05:00Those are beautiful cards!Those are beautiful cards!Big Tonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159094809763970868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-47109118004863431512015-01-29T13:54:43.222-05:002015-01-29T13:54:43.222-05:00There are as many bat on the shoulder poses as emp...There are as many bat on the shoulder poses as empty seats in the standsKevin Papoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043961407774793471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-62961099647897863992015-01-29T12:28:52.423-05:002015-01-29T12:28:52.423-05:00I have a wantlist website and any other lists I us...I have a wantlist website and any other lists I use are meticulously formatted and electronically enhanced, but I still have and use the same third generation xerox copied written list of the 1981 Donruss variations that I started with when they were new. It's the set that kinda started the variation collecting bug for me.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-38442608387628673242015-01-29T11:59:17.012-05:002015-01-29T11:59:17.012-05:00very weird there are multiple cards. You scanned ...very weird there are multiple cards. You scanned 2 cards of Pete Rose, and he has a third in the set. I never knew that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-67761904980244523442015-01-29T09:06:53.149-05:002015-01-29T09:06:53.149-05:00Hmmm... "Virtually all of the photos were tak...Hmmm... "Virtually all of the photos were taken in Chicago" + "The Cardinals, in particular, were treated very poorly in this set". I smell a Cubs fan behind the camera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-70719361882287725112015-01-29T08:05:11.670-05:002015-01-29T08:05:11.670-05:00Stan Papi looks like he is wearing a garbage bag u...Stan Papi looks like he is wearing a garbage bag under his uniform.BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-83828314286613403072015-01-28T21:56:41.313-05:002015-01-28T21:56:41.313-05:00And those crazy Bill Veeck softball uniforms.And those crazy Bill Veeck softball uniforms.Hackenbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-52867968270151851702015-01-28T21:24:55.314-05:002015-01-28T21:24:55.314-05:00Old Comiskey stays alive in this set!Old Comiskey stays alive in this set!GOGOSOX60https://www.blogger.com/profile/04536101210272537783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-37364191996708202412015-01-28T20:35:28.449-05:002015-01-28T20:35:28.449-05:00Don't forget reason number nine. There is a d...Don't forget reason number nine. There is a definite pattern to the card numbers.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217827063741767040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-15503141474496512202015-01-28T20:19:53.698-05:002015-01-28T20:19:53.698-05:00A set that treated the Reds as winners and the Car...A set that treated the Reds as winners and the Cardinals poorly? Consider me sold!Nachos Grandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02911007368272468591noreply@blogger.com