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Dinged Corners :: 2009 Topps with the greatest of ease.

We were the lucky recipients of a package from the highly readable and well-tempered Hamiltonian blog. When it comes right down to it, this year's base Topps design is really pretty darned nice, isn't it? Full Article at Sports Blogs

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