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Topps' new Opening Day set features unique team celebrations, like the Racing Presidents and The Freeze

Atlanta Braves' the Freeze defeated former pitcher Paul Byrd and was challenged by the Indians' Bradley Zimmer to a foot race. And while we've yet to see him enter the game as a pinch-runner, meaning that he'll now and forever have a big league statline, he now has something just as good: His very own baseball card. 
In Topps' new Opening Day set that was released on Wednesday, there is an insert series called Team Traditions & Celebrations. Which means that some of the best scenes as a fan like Seattle's King's Court when Félix Hernández pitches or Wrigley Field's "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," are now represented in glorious baseball card form. 
Or, in the case of The Freeze, he's forever frozen in time, smoking another fan that had the hubris to take him on: 

Of course, if you prefer giant old men running around, then this is the card for you: 

Or perhaps you just like to celebrate homers. Then the Mets' big apple -- named because New Yorkers love to eat apples (No? That's not the reason?) -- is the one you should look for: 

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