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Shohei Ohtani needs a driver's license ... and other even stranger things learned from 2018 Bowman baseball cards

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Have you looked at your 2018 Bowman card backs yet?
We're a week into the release of the first prospecting baseball card brand of the year and there are a number of oddities to be discovered on the cards in this set ... if you choose to flip them over and read the "Up Close" blurbs.
One of the weirdest revelations -- one that will also appear on the back of his Superfractor auto if it's found (the $75,000 offer still stands, too) -- is the fact that Shohei Ohtani doesn't have a driver's license. (The fact that the modeled his hitting after Hideki Matsui isn't surprising given his first month in the majors.)
That's not the only weird fact on the backs of some 2018 Bowman baseball cards ...
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Fun with collecting and tagged Andrew Benintendi, Francisco Lindor, Kris Bryant, Michael Conforto, Miguel Cabrera, MLB, Salvador Perez, The Walking Dead, Tin Cup, Topps, Corey Kluber, Corey Ray, Dominic Smith, Game of Thrones, J.P. Crawford, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, McDonald's, Nick Gordon, Ozzie Albies, Stranger Things, Taylor Swift, Cal Quantrill, Cody Bellinger, Dylan Cozens, Family Guy, Hunter Greene, Netflix, Shohei Ohtani, Wil Myers, 2018 Bowman, Blayne Enlow, Harrison Bader, Miguel Andujar, Colton Welker, Jeren Kendall, Shohei Ohtani driver's license, Jason Martin, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Chris Archer, The Weeknd, Greg Deichmann, Jose Trevino, Logan Allen, Jordan Hicks, Chick-fil-A, Panera, Red Lobster, Call of Duty, Kid Cudi, Gucci Mane, Billy Currington, Chipotle on May 2, 2018 by BlowoutBuzz.
Garbage Pail Kids take on MTV VMAs with Empty V Awards sticker set

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With this year's MTV Video Music Awards set for Sunday, Topps' Garbage Pail Kids are ready with a new set that mocks the always-watched and often-befuddling event.
The 2017 Garbage Pail Kids Empty V Awards set consists of 12 stickers -- two versions of six images -- and they're only available for a limited time.
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This entry was posted in Non-sports, Music and tagged Topps, Garbage Pail Kids, Jared Leto, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, MTV, 2017 Garbage Pail Kids Empty V Awards, 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, Ed Sheeran, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV VMAs, VMAs on August 25, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.
Rock Hall feuds ain't got nothin' on Garbage Pail Kids' Hall of Lame

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The clock is winding down on Topps' latest Garbage Pail Kids release -- a 20-sticker collection of spoofs for notable acts tied to this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The set is dubbed the Rock & Roll Hall of Lame and the 10 pairs of stickers as well as a complete set are found only on Topps.com until the already filmed ceremony airs on HBO. At that time, they will no longer be available.
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This entry was posted in Non-sports and tagged Topps, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Dr. Dre, Garbage Pail Kids, Garbage Pail Kids Rock & Roll Hall of Lame, GPK Rock & Roll Hall of Lame, Ice Cube, Kendrick Lamar, Kid Rock, N.W.A., Steve Miller on April 12, 2016 by BlowoutBuzz.
Grammy Awards get Garbage Pail Kids treatment as Shammys

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Update (Feb. 26): These and the political GPKs have now been offered as 11-by-14 wall art prints on the Topps site.
Nine musicians will get mocked by the Garbage Pail Kids for one day only as Topps has unveiled a new line of stickers.
A pair of names for each standard-size sticker are available -- either in pairs or as an entire 18-card set in the 2016 GPK The Shammys stickers.
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This entry was posted in Non-sports, TV and tagged Topps, 2016 GPK The Shammys, Adam Levine, Garbage Pail Kids, Glenn Frey, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Pink, Sia Furler on February 15, 2016 by BlowoutBuzz.

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