(Perhaps you've noticed an increase in the amount of Cardboard Appreciation posts lately. The reason is because I'm itching to do another Cardboard Appreciation tournament and induct another card into the C.A. Hall of Fame. But I need a group of 64 for maximum tournament satisfaction. So the more cards I appreciate, the quicker we can get to a tournament. Time for another one. This is the 171st in a series): I am always amazed at how quickly collectors can produce the greatest and best card for any occasion. A player pops up in the news and -- BAM! -- someone will display a quad patch relic book card of the player they just happened to have lying around. When Stan the Man passed over the weekend, I was instantly greeted with cards autographed by Musial across the blogosphere. And these people weren't even Cardinals fans. Those are some kind of collections that you people have. I don't have anything that impressive of Musial in card form. I don't have his 1...
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