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My last day of doing what I want

Another vacation week has come and gone. This is my last day of doing what I want, so I'm going to do what I want and post cards from some trades. But first a brief vacation recap: Snow. Wind. Can't see 2 feet in front of me. Ah, good times. Through it all, the good mail carriers still delivered card packages to my door. I haven't posted the contents of those cards yet, because I'm still working on the cards that arrived pre -blizzard. These cards are from the one and only Spastik Mooss of The Great Sports Name Hall of Fame , and Brian at Play at the Plate . I'll start with The Mooss ' cards. First, here is my first 2009 Sweet Spot Dodger card. I saw it on the GSNHOF site and instantly claimed it. It's a nice-looking card, but there is no way I'm putting down 30 bucks for one of those Sweet Spot tins at Target. I heed the warnings posted on the internets . Well, sometimes. A very early card of the Dodgers' current closer, Jonathan Broxton . So e

Cards, not commentary

Chuck, you're looking at me that way again. Just like you did here . I'm telling you, I'm not talking about the game. You don't need me to tell you the Dodgers lost. There are 8,000 other sites out there that will break it down for you. Besides, this is Night Owl CARDS. We talk about CARDS here. Not games, or pitchers who can't throw strikes, or how you can get 14 hits and still lose . CARDS, I tell you. CARDS. So, let's see a few cards from Tim of Great Sports Name Hall of Fame . He sent me a small assortment of stuff I needed, including Mr. Crim up there, which may or may not be a night card. I'm not 100 percent sure on that one. Here's a card of one of the worst offensive players to ever wear Dodger blue. You may think I'm a tad harsh on Delino DeShields , that I hold a grudge after the Dodgers gave up Pedro Martinez for him. Nope. Delino did it all by himself in 1996. Look at the numbers. He did. This '95 Sportflix card shows only two im