(The deadline to enter the anniversary contest is almost here. If you're interested, you have until 9 p.m. tonight EST to enter the contest . It's closed to participants after that. On with the show). Here is a card of the Washington Nationals' Trea Turner. Fine player. Top prospect. Doing well in his first extended time with the big-league team. Saw him play for Syracuse last season. Started at shortstop. Went 1-for-3. Turner is card No. 300 in this year's Allen & Ginter set. It's the last card before the 50 short-prints hit. OK, that's enough of Turner, right? Every player gets just one card (or if it's A&G, every celebrity, thinker or edifice). One man, one card. It's the foundation of set-collecting. As important as one man, one vote. Without it, the whole system is compromised. So, let's get into the short-prints. Specifically card No. 342. Uh ... I will never get over this. No matter how many times I pull a diffe...
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