This was meant to be a simple trade post featuring some fantastic cards sent to me by Wicked Ortega . But as Tina Turner once said, "we nevah, evah do nothing nice and easy." So get ready for a "nice and rough" post through my scatter-brained, rolling on the river mind. I opened the package from Wicked about a week or so ago. As usual it contained plenty of fantastic cards from that bottomless well in southern Florida. There were want list needs, Upper Deck disasters from 2010, relics, and this card: That is a 1954 Bowman of Billy Cox, the third baseman of "The Boys of Summer," Brooklyn Dodgers. It's terrific. I've owned only one '54 Bowman in my entire life, although I once had a chance to buy a handful and stupidly turned down the guy flat. So the awesomeness of finally holding a Dodger '54 Bowman in my hand did go through my head. But the first thing I thought of was the first thing I always think of when I think of ...
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