Night Owl Cards

(Today is Collect Rocks Day. I used to collect rocks. As a kid, I once purchased some polished rocks at a gift shop during a trip to Vermont. It was my prized possession for about a week. I soon decided I liked collecting cards better. Which is good because "Night Owl Rocks" would never fly. Time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 187th in a series): Yesterday was John Pacella's birthday. I know nobody under the age of 35 has heard of him and probably has already clicked off this post. But you should have heard of him. He's been featured on the blogs a time or two or three . I even commented on a couple of those posts. Anyway, on the occasion of Pacella's 57th birthday, I scrambled to find the 1981 Topps Pacella card that I no doubt featured on my blog previously only to realize that I'VE NEVER SHOWN IT. I'm a bad, bad blogger. The best part of this card, of course, is the cap falling to the mound in the photo. And the punch line on the...