I really have no time for anything not connected to the job today (and it's my day off, so explain THAT). But I wanted to get the unpleasantness on the sidebar out of the way. For the first time ever, a vote for the greatest '70s card has ended in a tie. Here are the vote totals for my man, Vida Blue: 1971 Topps: 23 votes 1973 Topps: 23 votes 1974 Topps: 8 votes 1975 Topps: 6 votes 1976 Topps: 1 vote 1977 Topps: 1 vote 1978 Topps: 1 vote 1979 Topps: 1 vote 1972 Topps: 0 votes Good gracious I hate ties. Ties are the reason we have annoying gimmicks like penalty kicks and shootouts. And why college football suddenly turns into a "25 yards out" travesty that hardly resembles the previous four quarters. (I nearly alerted someone the first time I watched an extra-inning high school softball game and saw a player magically appear on second base. I thought they were cheating). The '73 Topps Vida jumped out to an early lead, which I thought might happe...
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