The Baseball Card Blog: December 2008

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December 13, 2008

Casey at the Bat

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For 20 years, every little scrap of money Ben Henry had went towards feeding his baseball card habit. He started this site instead of beginning what would amount to decades of therapy. He lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Travis Peterson has an undying love for the San Diego Padres. He likes to draw baseball cards using MS Paint.

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