In the annals of "Just because," we have previously observed that playing the game of baseball is on occasion hazardous to the rascal basket. As Keith Comstock is about to prove, baseball cards can also be hazardous to said rascal basket ...

Mortal dangers, they lurk.

As for Mr. Comstock, he bookended his 1988-89 Las Vegas Stars stint with a six-year major-league career that saw him toil for the Padres, Giants, Twins and Mariners.

Since he went on to pitch another day perhaps it was the Nutty Buddy that spared Mr. Comstock from an undignified demise ...