I think most baseball card bloggers are familiar with "throw-ins." Those are the extra cards that a fellow collector sends in a package of goodies for another collector. They are "throw-ins" because they are cards that weren't specifically agreed to in the transaction or, more likely, cards that don't fit the recipient's collecting M.O. So, for me, if I'm getting some cards in a trade, anything that isn't a Dodger card, a set need, an oddball or a card or player I've repeatedly praised on the blog is a "throw-in." I've received many, many throw-ins over the years, from "what the heck is this Padre doing with these cards?" to "hey, all right, I can use this!" But I received a throw-in the other day that really classes up the definition of a throw-in. It came from Nick of Dime Boxes , mixed in with a bunch of other cards that shows that he knows me very well. Such as ... ... well, here are th...
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