Night Owl Cards

I had decided that I would no longer feature my Listia acquisitions on the blog. It's not that I suddenly have a problem with the site. It's just that I wonder how many people are interested in seeing 1990s cards of Dodgers. "Look what I got" works if the card or the situation is something exceptional. And it's worth it, too, if it's a trade post. (Because no matter how many people turn callously away, I know that at least one person is interested). But picking up some '90s card online? From someone no blog reader knows? It's really not necessary anymore. Anyone who is intrigued by Listia is already on there. But then I looked at the cards that I got off the site recently and decided ... I GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY!!!! You lucky, lucky people. I will start with shiny and then gradually morph into moldy. It'll be like seeing cards devolve right before your very eyes. Consider it a science experiment. I'll even sign a note for your teacher...

First, a message for Shelly. Shelly, darling, thanks for the invitation. I'm glad that you like my blog. But I bet you tell that to all the blogs. In fact, I've been looking around, and you DO tell that to all the blogs. I'm not interested in your free collectors zone, whatever that is. I'm not good in groups and I don't like people advertising on my blog. So I will keep deleting your come-ons all day (and all night) long. And, finally, learn how to spell "website." OK, up above is a '75 Lineage mini from Cardboard Catastrophes . It's a card for the crazy cause of collecting all the '75 Lineage minis. I have a handful more on the way, but even with those I probably need like 85 more. That's OK. This is a long-term project. Because I'm not collecting 2012 Heritage and 2012 Gypsy Queen and whatever else, I'll be slowly adding '75 Lineage minis. It's been a lot of fun so far. I love seeing that mini stack grow and ...

It's Christmas concert time, which means I don't have much time for anything this evening. You'd think we were in the midst of a Broadway production. So, while I'm sitting in the dark, probably trying to stay awake, enjoy a quick run through of cards I received from Robert at $30-a-Week Habit. This is a serial-numbered card that I managed to tear away from Robert's Serial-Numbered Insanity blog. It's card #1351. If that turns out to be the last number that he needs to complete his insane set, I won't feel guilty at all. ... OK, I'll be wracked with guilt. But you'll have to pry the card from my cold, dead hands. I received this Padilla liquorfractor from two different people on the same day. So I have one available. I know, very exciting. Try not to start hyperventilating. That's more like it. A liquorfractor of the real MVP. In fact, that's Matt Kemp's nickname from now on -- Matt "The Real MVP" Kemp. Kind ...

I am supremely confident that Matt Kemp will win the National League MVP award at 2 p.m. today. I am so confident that I am congratulating him right now on this here blog: Congrats to The Bison! One of the most phenomenal seasons I have ever seen! Woooooooooooooooooo!!!! Kemp's season was a tribute to the powers of offseason dedication. It was also perhaps the most impressive example of singular focus that I have ever seen during the entire length of a baseball season. Kemp did not let up for one game, even while the team struggled, even while the media beat everyone over the head with ownership issues, even while online trolls weaved their too easy web of negative idiocy. Victory is Kemp's. And a nice, big, fat contract, too. I have eight more years of Kemp cards to look forward to acquiring. I am celebrating with two of them from Capewood's Collections . The card above is my first Target red-bordered card. I like them better than those Walmart pale blue bor...

I'm sure a few people read yesterday's post about my A&G packs and chuckled to themselves "that's why I don't buy random retail packs." Fine. Whatever you need to do to justify your collecting habits. It's all good. I've already mentioned that I enjoy -- and always will enjoy -- grabbing retail packs. For every dud pack, there's another one that's pretty interesting. I love the variety, the sampling, the surprise, and it's a great way to grab trade bait. But I'm repeating myself . When I snagged those loose, dismal packs of A&G the other day, I also selected an Update rack pack. I have all the Dodgers already, but I'm finding the Update cards pretty interesting -- as witnessed by the Blanco card at the top. Add the liquorfractors and the diamond sparklies and it's a good time for not much money. As close as I'll come to a cheap date with family in the house. I've been Pin-Yay-Duhed!!!!!! The rac...

That's what we're calling these things, you know . And I just happen to have a liquorfractor of the best card that I have seen come out of a 2011 product all year. That's right. A liquorfractor. Of the greatest card of 2011. Of the Dodgers' starting shortstop of 2012. I'll drink to that. ( Thanks for the card, AJ! )