(Cardboard Appreciation Week rolls along. Today is "National Fried Chicken Day." Mmmmmm. My favorite meal on earth is fried or grilled chicken, macaroni salad and deviled eggs. Fantastic. Also, fantastic: Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 151st in a series): Wow, the name of this card is a mouthful, isn't it? Remember when you could simply say "it's from this year's Topps"? This card arrived in my most recent Check Out My Cards purchase, the contents of which you will see in greater detail next week. I obtained this card because when a card makes you laugh out loud when you first see it, you must buy it. This is a collecting rule. Write it down. The reason I laughed is because Panini is desperately attempting to make Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp look tough -- intimidating and dangerous -- while they are wearing their Underoos. Panini is not for me. They have made some ghastly cards so far. Yet, because they are "current," some co...
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