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1990 Time Magazine Compact Almanac, The (1991)(Time).iso
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BUSINESS, Page 55Business NotesTOYSChatter from The Batter
Collecting baseball cards was once every parent's idea of a
nice quiet hobby. The only noise it inspired was the popping of
bubble gum. But this month LJN Toys will introduce baseball cards
that produce their own chatter when inserted into a
battery-operated player called Sportstalk. On tiny vinyl records
that have been laminated on the back of each baseball card, players
from Hank Aaron to Los Angeles Dodger Kirk Gibson reminisce for
some two minutes apiece about their famous moments on the field.
The retail price for the machine with four cards will be $28;
additional four-card packs will sell for $5. The toymaker has
already received 400,000 orders for Sportstalk from such retailers
as Toys "R" Us and Child World.