Today's episode of the 1988 Topps Podcast is not officially brought to you by Giant Eagle, but next time you're shopping for the whole team, and you want Absolute Minimum Prices, just make a swing by Giant Eagle. And tell 'em Spanky sent ya.&nbsp;
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 <li>Card 539 on <a href="https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/672/1988-topps-539-mike-lavalliere_52541275" target="_blank">Beckett</a></li>
 <li>Ripken and LaValliere <a href="http://research.sabr.org/journals/ripken-and-lavalliere-the-second-generation" target="_blank">family connection</a>!</li>
 <li>OG <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanky_McFarland#/media/File:George_Spanky_McFarland.jpg" target="_blank">Spanky</a></li>
 <li>Spanky in a <a href="https://twitter.com/1992Pirates/status/1561327150845788163?s=20&amp;t=VJEB3Gtgy7N-vnL9XRrCvg" target="_blank">Giant Eagle ad</a></li>
 <li>Fashion <a href="https://twitter.com/1992Pirates/status/1560317198182359040?s=20&amp;t=QHpfQxcBJZn9CwR_x5fyQQ" target="_blank">icon</a></li>
 <li>Pranking <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNswTg0-2d4" target="_blank">Doug Drabek</a></li>
 <li>Sid Bream's <a href="https://youtu.be/bNpaIqAgQHw?t=1022" target="_blank">slide</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://twitter.com/1992Pirates" target="_blank">1992 Pirates</a> on Twitter</li>
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Larry Andersen (#342)

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