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Gunning for 1,000

  I've hit the next milestone in my collection of Clayton Kershaw cards. I'll never consider myself a player collector, but once I hit four figures on cards for a single player I'll have a difficult time convincing anyone of that. It's true, he's my favorite current player and I do chase his cards, although he has to share time with my other pursuits. I received this 2021 Topps Gallery card from reader Rich a couple of weeks ago. This is the 899th Kershaw card in my collection. That meant I actually had to take some time to search out something special for my 900th Kershaw card. The trouble is "special Kershaw cards" go for prices I could not justify paying in a court of law. Even sort-of-special Kershaw cards hold loopy price tags. I miss 2011 so much. So my 900th Kershaw card is reasonably priced, a little bit goofy, and perfect for me: This is from the 2018-19 Montgomery Club set. It's supposed to be a sticker, but it doesn't stick, so I conside...