5,000

 

 

This is my 5,000th post on Night Owl Cards.

I've been aware that this moment was coming for months, yet I'm not prepared at all.

I've kind of run out of things to say on milestone posts. I'll always know when a milestone is near, I'm not one to forget stuff like that. But the risk of acknowledging them all is they start to lose some meaning.

 

Still, 5,000 is a lot, and like Nolan Ryan's 5,000-plus strikeouts, I don't know many others who have reached such a total when it comes to writing about sports cards on a blog. This is the only blog that I know that wrote as many (way more in fact). Perhaps there are others.

 

I've reached 5,000 because, as I've said many times before, I enjoy writing and I enjoy baseball cards. There is almost nothing to me that is more interesting or worthwhile than this. If that wasn't the case, I would've wrapped up the blog by now. In fact, I'd think you'd be a fool to throw something like this away.

 

I have a giveaway planned on this occasion and I plan to give away 5,000 cards from my collection.

 

 

 

I am going to distribute them among multiple "winners," probably 20 or so, that way I'm not blasting someone with 5,000 cards at once but still sending a healthy amount.

My plan is to distribute enough cards in each selection that everyone who wins will get some decent cards. I don't want to burden folks with a bunch of 1990 Donruss and 1991 Fleer. Consider each one an above-average Fairfield repack.

 

And, yes, I will be parting with some cards that may be difficult for me to see leave. But that's what this giveaway should be: true appreciation for my readers and also an excuse to dismiss some cards that I am unnecessarily holding on to that someone else can probably appreciate more.

 

There will be a blog post later this week announcing the giveaway and inviting readers to enter, a.k.a WIN SOME CARDS.

 

So look for that.

 

Thanks again for reading and sticking with me. I know a lot have moved on, so I'm particularly appreciative of those who are still around and commenting.

 

For you dedicated folks (and for me), the writing will continue ...