Night Owl Cards

I have this habit of announcing in the comments of other folks' blogs that I want a certain card and then forgetting that I said anything. Then, later, the card arrives in my mailbox and I marvel over how thoughtful the person was to tailor the cards they sent to my specific tastes without me even saying anything. Of course, I did say something. I just don't remember it because I'm at an age in which brain cells melt away literally every second. I can see my future as an elderly person and much of it consists of someone saying to me "you SAID that already!" Can't wait for that. Anyway, this happened when I opened a package from Ryan G. at This Card Is Cool . It contained lots of stuff I like, including some Lineage '75 minis that I showed already. One of the other cool items were some "More Tales of the Game" cards from last year's Topps Update set. I've already said how much I love the Tales of the Game set and the sequel, More ...

This isn't how I intended to start this post, but I am so excited by the news that I had to mention it first. I've just won me another contest. The prize is Series 1 of the Infinite Card Set, created by Gary Cieradkowski. Gary designed the set and runs a fascinating blog . I can't wait to receive these cards and provide my own inferior take on them. Many thanks to The Brooklyn Met and Clear Cut Cards for offering such a great prize. One of the reasons I am so excited about receiving the cards is because I am a big fan of the history of baseball. It fascinates me. I once had a chance to write a story about Bid McPhee, a 19th century Hall of Famer who I hope ends up in the Infinite Card Set some day (or maybe he is. I don't know). I talked to some folks in Cooperstown and some SABR historians for the McPhee story. It was one of the most enjoyable stories I have ever written. I find the historical part of cards much more interesting than the "whose the next gr...