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Background noise

on March 9th, 2010 by night owl

Dinged Corners recently asked a question. And thank goodness they did. I have no time for an original concept of my own today. This work week is full of transition and “big games” and scheduling/traveling nightmares. All of my brain cells are inve…

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Cardboard appreciation: 2003 Fleer E-X Kazuhisa Ishii

on March 9th, 2010 by night owl

(Some synonyms for “appreciation” include “gratitude” and ”tribute.” Hmmm, “Cardboard Tribute,” I can see. But “Cardboard Gratitude” sounds a bit desperate. I’ll stick with Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 55th in a series):I received this…

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The manager 45

on March 8th, 2010 by night owl

I had the TV on in the other room today, tuned to the MLB Network. I heard our intrepid reporter Hazel Mae (do not disparage Hazel Mae!) ask Charlie Manuel about his workout routine.Yes, Charlie Manuel.Now, I know Manuel has lost a lot of weight. But i…

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Catch the wave

on March 8th, 2010 by night owl

Well, the poll has spoken. The 2010 Topps set is now known as “the wave set.” I’m still partial to “binoculars set,” but “wave” works for me, too. I’ll add it to the Define the Design sidebar list soon.I’m featuring the Garret Anderson card because he …

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This fan’s favorite

on March 7th, 2010 by night owl

This is probably better suited to my other blog. But that’s what makes the 1975 Topps set so great. There is so much awesomeness in this set that it can’t be contained to one blog!The aspect of the ‘75 set that I wanted to mention today concerns the Al…

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All in good time

on March 7th, 2010 by night owl

I am seriously falling behind in my posting. I have a lot to say, but I just can’t seem to fit it in. Between work and home life, bippings and lawsuit settlements, I’m struggling to keep up.For instance, I haven’t jumped into the Upper Deck/MLB la…

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Awesome night card, pt. 74

on March 6th, 2010 by night owl

The world is a terrible place.You don’t need me to tell you that. Every day there is yet another reminder that either punches you in the gut or makes you cry.The story of someone stealing personal possessions out of an unlocked car doesn’t horrify…

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Peace in our time

on March 5th, 2010 by night owl

I’m so glad this bipping nonsense is over.What a relief it is to walk to my mailbox and pull out a package that contains individual cards, each one distinct from the next. What joy that I no longer have to reassure my wife that I do not have an un…

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What Bass can do for you

on March 4th, 2010 by night owl

I took dayf up on his offer and traded my treasured 1987 Kevin Bass card for a 2001 Wendell Magee Jr. card on the Topps Million Card Giveaway site.I didn’t particularly want the Magee card. Who does? But after dayf’s vitrolic harangue against one of th…

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The de-evolution of the rookie cup

on March 3rd, 2010 by night owl

I’m not here to tear apart the new rookie card logo. That logo is a fairly recent innovation, something that completely threw me off when I returned to card collecting and something that I’ve found to be entirely meaningless and confusing at the same t…

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Now THAT’S more like it

on March 3rd, 2010 by night owl

I received my Dodger card out of the Topps Million Card Giveaway.No, it’s not poor Leron Lee. Didn’t you hear? I have three of them already. Besides, dayf pulled his offer. I think he got the sense that I wasn’t too enthused about another Lee card. He …

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Night owl in million card giveaway wonderland

on March 2nd, 2010 by night owl

I’m not the first one to say this, but I can’t believe how excited people are getting over unredeemed codes in the Topps’ Million Card Giveaway.I know what you’re saying: Night owl, I thought you loved the Giveaway.I do. I love it dearly. But I am coll…

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Cardboard appreciation: 2010 Topps Jorge Posada

on March 2nd, 2010 by night owl

(Y’all know what an appreciation letter is, don’t you? It’s one of those letters you write after going on a job interview to express gratitude for the  honor of being interviewed. It’s basically a “please, please, please, PLEASE hire me”…

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Today, I’m happy

on March 1st, 2010 by night owl

A couple of weeks ago, when the Topps Million Card Giveaway was in full “Must Have Tickle-Me-Elmo” mode, I would pingpong between blogs that were featuring their million card “winnings” and salivate.The cards I redeemed sucked, but the ones others rede…

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30 teams, the 2010 edition

on February 28th, 2010 by night owl

I’ve been told that it’s a good idea to take stock once a year. Evaluate your financial situation. Your health situation. Your family situation. All of your situations.For me, that includes examining which teams I like and which teams I don’t…

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Lazy Sunday ramblings

on February 28th, 2010 by night owl

After three rather intense days of work, I’m ready for a mindless Sunday.I don’t want to spend any more time thinking than I have to, hence the rambling, short nature of this post. And, yes, I did just say, “hence.” No, I do not know where that ca…

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Adventures in photoshopping

on February 27th, 2010 by night owl

I can’t get too excited about photoshopping on baseball cards. As long as you’re not rubbing out umpires or transforming an entire ballpark, I think it’s harmless fun. It’s been going on for decades, first with a simple paint brush and now with a compu…

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All work and no play makes night owl as dull as 2010 Topps Heritage

on February 26th, 2010 by night owl

This weekend may be the busiest two days of the entire work year, and the next three weekends won’t be any picnic either.That means I don’t have time for anything clever or thought-provoking today. All I can offer is a simple trade post.I know. Th…

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Define the design (89U, 92U, 95U, 10U & 10T)

on February 25th, 2010 by night owl

Dayf pretty much obliterated my 2010 Topps want list today. If I can believe that want list, I am down to needing just two cards to finish series 1 of the base set.One card, No.183, which features the very low-key Jonathan Papelbon, is being sent …

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Cardboard appreciation: 1975 Topps Rudy May

on February 25th, 2010 by night owl

(I’m tired, it’s late. This is Cardboard Appreciation. The 53rd in a series):Everyone knows this card, right? It’s an airbrushed masterpiece. And by masterpiece, I mean something so ineptly awful that it is worthy of a standing ovation. There have been…

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How I won a football card contest twice, even though I don’t follow football

on February 24th, 2010 by night owl

I realize this will annoy avid followers of football, just as it does college basketball folks when someone who doesn’t know a Cameron Crazy from a Zag wins the March Madness pool:I recently won a football card contest. Twice.Let me clarify someth…

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2010 Heritage? No thanks, I’m full

on February 24th, 2010 by night owl

This is a pre-emptive strike to anyone who asks: No, I am not collecting 2010 Heritage. I’ll take your Dodgers, but that’s it.This is not a new concept around here. I said last year that I’ve had it with Heritage. And I re-emphasized the point whe…

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Best of 2010 Topps, so far

on February 23rd, 2010 by night owl

Thanks to the Wax Wombat and I Don’t Know, I am very close to finishing off series 1 of the 2010 Topps set, which is pretty good considering I decided to complete the set less than two weeks ago.WW and IDK brought my set wants to 16 cards, if you …

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The fifth dimension

on February 22nd, 2010 by night owl

Even though I am a word person, that doesn’t mean I don’t get along with numbers. I was one of the better students in math through much of school and even got through calculus until they started talking about imaginary numbers. Then things got shaky. I…

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Awesome night card, pt. 73

on February 22nd, 2010 by night owl

Whenever more than one person sends me the same night card, that can mean only one thing: it’s automatically an awesome night card.I received this Upper Deck card of Dante Bichette recently, several months after it was sent to me by someone else. …

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Never give up

on February 21st, 2010 by night owl

Yesterday, Brian of Play at the Plate issued a frantic comment on my blog. It had nothing to do with what I had just written about, but given the news that he wanted to get out I couldn’t blame him.It seems that Topps’ Million Card Giveaway had su…

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6 in 30: the vintage binder

on February 20th, 2010 by night owl

One of my favorite blogs, Dinged Corners, hasn’t posted in a week. It’s my hope that they’re doing something delightful: vacationing, obsessing over the Olympics, or journeying to their favorite spring training site.But, like dayf, I’m going to try to …

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2010 Opening Day: Because I can

on February 19th, 2010 by night owl

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Barter: Care of Night Owl

on February 19th, 2010 by packaddict

First of all, if you traded with me recently, and I didn’t share it on here, I’m sorry. Just as of last month, I didn’t have internet or a scanner that worked more than 10% of the time, so cards were not posted and cards were assimilated into my collec…

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Missing in action

on February 18th, 2010 by night owl

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About the nickname …

on February 18th, 2010 by night owl

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Sick scoreboard card, pt. 3 and 4

on February 17th, 2010 by night owl

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Bipping has jumped the shark

on February 16th, 2010 by night owl

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That’s KING lemming to you, good sir

on February 16th, 2010 by night owl

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