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Old 09-05-2010, 11:59 PM   #18
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Probably the best thing about Score was the paragraphs of text on the back of the card. Really great writing. Where else would you find out that Tigers utility infielder Jim Walewander was a fan of the punk group "The Dead Milkmen", invited them to a game at Tigers Stadium and hit his first (and only) career home run on that day? To me, it's stories like this that can make the history of baseball come alive past the stats, and Score had that in spades.
Yep. And you got 15 cards for your fifty cents. I collected Score cards by the ton
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