Night Owl Cards

After failing to send out a card package for longer than probably since I started blogging almost five years ago, I finally got a few packages out the door last weekend. This weekend, a few more will head out. After that, who knows, but I'm feeling a little more confident. I'm working out the kinks in my packaging arm, rediscovering my taping skills and reacquainting myself with the fine art of labeling. This can mean only one thing. Yes, I think I am ready to combine multiple packages that I received into one post! No moaning. I haven't done this in a long, long time. Besides, it's good news for you. It means I'm clearing off space on the card desk so it can fit more outgoing packages. So let's see some cards from multiple people. I thought I'd frame it in terms of the brawl between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks last night, since that's all that's on the mind of every Dodgers fan. "Mama Said Knock You Out" has been going through...

This card threw me a little, although it shouldn't have since I was collecting in 2008 and fully aware of how insane it was that year. I received the card from Mark at This Way To The Clubhouse . I had to turn it over to determine the set. The "LA14" makes me reasonably certain it's from the team set, those cards you find in blister packs hanging from racks at Walmart. Emphasis on YOU. The only ones I find are Yankees or the occasional Mets (and one really odd time, Angels ). I'm sure I knew about the card back in '08, but had since forgotten about it. That's not necessarily a bad thing as if I had known about it I would've been plagued with the knowledge that there were three totally different 2008 Topps Joe Torre cards to obtain. The regular base set version. The "limited edition" team set version. And the "regular" team set version. I don't think there's ever a reason to have three distinct manage...