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Blogging The 1982 Topps Baseball Card Set

Phil Niekro

Phil Niekro's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Knuckleballer Phil Niekro was a white haired 43 year old on the 21-day disabled list, when the Braves started their season in ’82. Surprisingly though, Phil wasn’t washed up yet. He almost won 20 games while earning the NL gold glove. All he wanted though, was to get his team to win the NL West.

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