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Old 08-18-2015, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mattsey9 View Post
I am defending my Master's paper in American history on the 28th. On page one, Tom Reilly, then of the Gulfport Sand Crabs, launches a long, ninth inning home run to spearhead a come from behind win.

I've thought of seeking out a card of Reilly in the future. Now I know who to ask!
I'm the wrong person to ask, I've owned those cards for a long time. Not sure when I bought the last one, but got the first one in 1993 and I think I had them all by 2001, maybe 2002. For some reason I felt six was good enough and stopped there. Even that scan is at least ten years old
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