International Trading Card Day was yesterday. It used to be called "National Trading Card Day," and it probably should be "international," but the cynic in me considers it another money hungry ploy. But no matter, I don't observe the holiday anyway. It's not a personal choice or anything. I just don't have any established card shops near me. If I did, I could go to the shop, nose around in discount boxes or blasters, or whatever people who live near real cities get to do, and then pick up a Topps' Trading Card Day pack. Fortunately, I have a blog with connections. Adam from Thoughts and Sox went to Dodger Stadium last month to watch his Red Sox play the Dodgers (I saw that game on TV, the Dodgers put up a bunch of runs but then had to hold on through their dumb bullpen to win 9-6). It happened to be Baseball Card Day at the ballpark and the giveaway was the Trading Card Day "preview" set that MLB teams give away to spectators. Since th...
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