I tried to get this card into the Awesome Night Card binder and it was denied like the binder was Connor Hellebuyck . It was a bit frustrating because there are PLENTY of open spots in the night card binder, but very nice night cards get blocked all the time. This particular card number -- 118 -- has come up a few times in my binder but contenders will always come up short. This is the card residing at 118 and it's unique, a minor league baseball scene, so I can't boot it out, there are plenty of celebration shots in the binder already. So the 2026 card goes in the back page of the binder for night cards that are still too good to get booted. Anyway, that's the most attention the Awesome Night Card Binder has received in awhile. In fact I haven't done one of these page-by-page looks at the binder in nearly a year-and-a-half . So let's look at the next eight pages (down from the traditional 12 because that's a lot of picture taking). Page ...
This 1975 Hostess card of Brewers pitcher Billy Champion cost me 8 bucks -- a little more than 10 with shipping included. The card contains a small crease in the corner and the pitcher, although featuring one of the all-time names in the sport, was an average performer in the '70s, otherwise known as "a common." But it's a short-print. The Champion arrived not too long after the card of his former teammate, Robin Yount. The Yount is a short-print and its his rookie card, too, but it cost only a few bucks more than the Champion, likely because it's got a few issues (though nothing that bothers me in the slightest when it comes to Hostess cards). I've returned to attempting to finish this set after getting frustrated with it last year. I didn't encounter the kind of price bumps I'm seeing with '75 Hostess when I was completing the 1976 and 1977 Hostess sets (1976 completed at the end of 2021 and 1977 in mid-2024). But I've got around 17...