Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

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The Arbitrary 8

8 cards selected at random; changes arbitrarily

1998 Topps Stadium Club #6 Paul Molitor

1952 Bowman #28 Roy Hartsfield

2005 Topps Rookie Cup Main Set #61 Cory Snyder

1961 Bazooka #7 Minnie Minoso

1997 Topps Stars #77 Pedro Martinez

1975 SSPC #42 The Alou Brothers

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