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Joy of a team set, chapter 23 (Pilots!)

  That figures, just when I was beginning to question whether there was anything left in the "Joy of a Team Set" series, a natural topic falls in my lap a day or two later.   I picked up a few cards for my 1970 Topps set quest over the last few weeks, most of them within the past week. Here's a pic:   All of these are noteworthy, although I suppose I don't have to say that when set-building. That's the beauty of set-collecting! Want to make every card feel special? Build a set.   But to spell it out a little more, the Jerry Koosman Sporting News All-Star is the second-to-last of that subset I need. Just Denny McLain left. The Hal Lanier, Jim Merritt and Jim French cards are all higher numbers, which is where most of my wants reside. I receive all three from a collector on Twitter, Mike, and they're from his childhood collection. Awesome!   The Abernathy is cool because the stats on the back begin at 1955 and Topps includes all the minor league stops, too. But ...