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Define the design (94T)

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I thought I would present a card set that features green as one its primary defining points. I'm not all that fond of the 1994 Topps set's design, and it's particularly because of the green that went with every player's card in the set. It would have been much more attractive if Topps changed the color depending on the team depicted. But because the set features green on the majority of its cards, we get to play Define the Design again. Here is the deal: I'm looking for a name for this set. The only stipulation is that it features "green" in the name, and that the name sums up the set. The person who comes up with a name that I can feature in the Define the Design segment on the sidebar wins, oh, let's say, all of my Shawn Green doubles. (Get it? Green? St. Paddy's Day?). And I'll throw in some cards of your favorite team. So leave a suggestion in the comments and let's get started! I'll let you know ...

Metamorphosis fun

One of my favorite television shows of all-time growing up was "The Incredible Hulk." I couldn't wait for the weekend to roll around so I could watch Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno and Jack Colvin do their thing. I was never much of a comic book kid, so I didn't get into the Marvel series, and I've never seen any of the Hulk movies. But I am a fan of campy TV action shows. And "The Hulk" on CBS from 1978-82 was right up my alley. One of my favorite things to do when watching the show was to try to anticipate when Dr. Bruce Banner would turn into the Incredible Hulk. Sometimes it was easy, like when a baddie would punch Banner in the face and he would fly halfway across the room. Other times, it was more difficult, like when Banner would drop a dime in a phone booth and flip out. The times when Banner would "hulk" over seemingly inconsquential issues were the favorite moments for my brothers and I. We'd go into hysterics watching Banner freak ove...