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How Upper Deck did the '70s
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Buffalo baseball memories
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Legends of cardboard: Kirt Manwaring
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Everybody is a star
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Beltin' Melton - BallNine
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JOHNGY'S BEAT: July 2012
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The unwelcome return of the future star(s)
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Beltin' Melton - BallNine
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Joy of a team set, update 18 (putting the '88 Dodgers to bed)
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Awesome night card, pt. 238: the history of the All-Star Game trophy
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How Upper Deck did the '70s
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C.A.: 1994 Score Montreal Expos checklist