Night Owl Cards

I was informed a couple of weeks ago that April was Wantlist Awareness Month. I had no idea that a month was dedicated to such a worthy cause. Imagine my embarrassment as a collector. Also, Wantlist Awareness Month has come and gone and I'm only informing people of it now. Some ambassador I am. The person who told me about Wantlist Awareness Month is Dennis of Too Many Verlanders / Manninghams . And to properly celebrate the month, he found six cards off my Nebulous 9 list and sent them to me! I've mentioned many times how useful a "most wanted" list is on a card blog. I know that people don't have time to go through pages and pages of wants from a team collector who also collects sets. The Nebulous 9 is the frozen dinner of want lists! And just as tasty! I try not to make the Nebulous 9 wants too difficult to find. Once in a while I'll throw a toughie on there just because I know some people think nothing of throwing 60-year-old cards around. B...

(Thanks for tuning into Cardboard Appreciation Week. Did you know that today is "Disobedience Day"? It is. Unfortunately, it takes place during the summer. When school is out of session. I suppose you could act up on your mother or father. But I'm a little old for that. So, I'll just "disobey" by ignoring what I'm supposed to be doing right now and post a baseball card. Time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 148th in a series): My Hideo Nomo patch card would like your attention. In fact, it COMMANDS your attention. With its shiny gold borders (I swear, they are shiny gold -- my scanner is jealous of shiny gold), and its bold No. 10, and its vibrant blue and red stitching, it demands that you take notice. And I do. I'm not even going to make fun of its super-tiny photo of Nomo. I received this card from Dennis of Too Many Verlanders . It was a very nice offer on his part. I don't come across cards like this very often because I ...

... it's every card blogger's favorite game show: HELLO! HELLO AND WELCOME!!! WE'RE BACK!!! That's right! They tried to keep us away!!!!! But the masses were too insistent! "BRING BACK 'BEST CARD'!" they cried. "BRING BACK 'BEST CARD'!" So, we're here and we're BACK! This is your host Night Owl, ready to deliver to you another episode of What's the Best Card in the Package!! You know the rules by now!!! We select 16 key cards from one card package and determine The Best Card!!! It's fun! It's zany! It's only boring to those who DON'T MATTER! All right! All right! Thank you folks for joining us! Tonight, we have a crazy card package from Too Many Grandersons ! Judging from what we received here tonight, he has too many of every other kind of card, too! But we're not complaining at WTBCITP! It makes for another classic edition of the game show that's sweeping the nation!!!! Is every...