Man, December is kicking my butt and it doesn't even have to do with any holiday stuff. I just have a couple of cards for you and it shows you how much energy I have that I labeled the post "a couple of cards" after sitting here for too long trying to come up with a title. I grabbed two cards in Diamond Jesters' latest time-traveling trade and they both happen to be from 1968 Topps. I'm on record as not enjoying the 1968 burlap design that much, so how do I explain my pick-ups? Well, 53-year-old cards are 53-year-old cards. They always have an advantage over newer and shinier cards whether they look like grandma's kitchen wallpaper or not. Secondly, I can't resist players like Frank Howard. Even though he wasn't playing for the Dodgers by this point, he's still someone I wished I could have seen play. 6-foot-7 batters don't come around very often. Everyone 6-7 and above is either Aaron Judge or a pitcher. And you know how much people loathe ...
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