I had no plans to participate in the Big Fun Game over at Willinghammer Rising . I remember when Napkin Doon was running the BFG and it seemed like a lot of strategizing and paying attention. Nope, I didn't have time for that. But Breakdown Cards volunteered me for the BFG and I was officially in, so, heck, I guess I had to pay attention now! And then, JBF randomized the names and I came up as selecting last. That's the perfect spot for someone who's no good at strategy (see: my fantasy baseball teams). I could sit and wait and watch while everyone else selected, and without worrying whether someone was going to steal the card I wanted. When my turn came, the best card of all the really nice cards offered up by JBF in the BFG was up for grabs. And I grabbed. The glorious Carl Yastrzemski rookie card from 1960 Topps -- one of the most notable cards of the '60s -- is now mine. The card is so notable that it has been a topic of numerous Topps reprints over the ...
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