Night Owl Cards

You ever look at certain cards in your collection and get enraged every time you view them? I do. You may be wondering about my blood pressure. I'm happy to say it's perfectly normal. But there are certain cards that I'd never look at in the doctor's waiting room. I'll give you just one example. It's the 1976 Topps Jim Wynn card. If you collected in the 1970s -- if you're familiar with the 1970s at all -- you know that Wynn was not an all-star caliber player with the Braves. By the time the Dodgers traded him to Atlanta, in the deal that land L.A. Dusty Baker, Wynn's skills had all but eroded. He hit a pathetic .207 for the Braves in 1976, and Atlanta quickly sold him to the Yankees, where he performed even worse. Wynn was a very old 35 when he retired. But in 1975, Wynn was still at the top of his game. He had won N.L. Comeback of the Year honors for his performance with the Dodgers in 1974. He made his second straight start in the All-St...