Night Owl Cards

Autumn is the season for exits. It seems that everyone sees trees shedding their leaves and they suddenly contract "I've got to get OUT OF HERE" fever. For me, there have been three notable departures this week alone -- one on a family level, one on a blog level, and one on a fan level. One of them is terrific news, the other two not so much. I'll start with the great news first and then depress you all later. 1. MC COURT HAS COME TO HIS SENSES Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I knew it was only a matter of time before Frank McCourt realized that there was no other option than to sell the Dodgers. He may have been delusional for two years but he'd have to be absolutely insane to continue fighting to remain owner. McCourt wasn't the worst baseball owner that ever existed -- the Dodgers did reach the playoffs a few times under his watch -- but he came pretty scary close. I find what he did to the team and others to be postively unfathomable and ...

It's 8:46 in the morning and I can't sleep. I know many of you are at work right now, and somehow that makes me feel better. But I still can't sleep, what with all the heartbreak, responsibility and last night's sugar fit still coursing through my system. I proceeded to log onto the Serious Email Account  -- I don't know why -- and realized there were bill people upset at me for inadvertently ignoring them. After explaining that I really wanted to be their friend, I am now definitely not sleeping anytime soon. So, I figured another 1972 Topps post might calm me down a little and eventually send me back into nighty nite time. It's better than warm milk! Especially since the thought of drinking warm milk makes me gag. I recently received a handful of '72 cards off the want list from Kevin of Orioles Card O' The Day , Robert of $30 a Week Habit , and Andy of the Baseball-Reference.com blog . I really enjoy the '72 set, but I've been ignoring ...