Jeff from 2 by 3 Heroes gave away a bunch of cards to close out 2012, and did so in PWE fashion. Each participant and contest winner could select two cards. Jeff tried to bait me into one card, and as the below indicates, it easily worked.Your real 2012 AL MVP, Mike Trout.I also selected a Giants' card (yes yes, I know, traitorous). But hey, it's a solidly-booking rookie of one of the best catchers in baseball and 2012's NL MVP, Buster Posey. It was an easy selection as a free card.Jeff later sent a PWE my way for no reason in particular. My favorite card of the bunch is this sweet A.J. Ellis Blue Parallel (I think?) out of 2012 Topps Update. Topps seems intent on never giving A.J. a card of his own which is both disappointing and humorous simply due to the fact that Ellis will inevitably Tweet about it and make me laugh.Adam from Arpsmith's Sportscard Obsession holds a weekly contest, and I was lucky enough to win one week a while back. I selected this sweet Gary Sh...
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Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle:
PLAYERS:
Buster Posey,
AJ Ellis,
Gary Sheffield,
Scott Olsen,
Carlos Santana,
Mike Piazza,
Jonathan Broxton
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds
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