One of my favorite subset/insert sets of the year is the Franchise History series in this year's Topps flagship product. I recently received the last card that I needed from that subset when Ted of Crinkly Wrappers sent it my way. Ted is so great, because you don't even have to say anything and, bam , a card package is in your mailbox full of stuff you want. I like this subset so much because it speaks directly to one of my favorite aspects of baseball -- its history. Team history is what gives the best game in the world character. Each franchise has a personality, based mostly on its past. That past encompasses its players, managers, fans, city, and organizational beliefs and actions. The present plays a little part in the perception of the franchise, but only a little. It just hasn't been around long enough. So, when I think "franchise history," I think of great moments for that franchise. Moments that gave that team a character, a personality. For the...
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