THE LAST OF THE THREE BIGGUNS I GOT OUT OF THE ODDBALL BOX AT DUCK'S DUGOUT.
1982 O-PEE-CHEE POSTER DAVE STIEB
I NEVER OPENED AN ACTUAL O-PEE-CHEE PACK OTHER THAN THE SUPER OVERPRINTED PREMIER PACKS UNTIL THE 21ST CENTURY AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER EVEN SEEN A 1982 O-PEE-CHEE-PACK. I WAS DELIGHTED TO FIND A BUNCH OF THE POSTER INSERTS FROM 82 IN A DOLLAR BOX AND KNEW I HAD TO GET ONE. OTHER THAN THE BIG THREE EXPOS CARTER, DAWSON AND RAINES, STIEB IS PROBABLY THE BEST PLAYER ON THE CHECKLIST. I KNOW I'VE POSTED ABOUT THIS BEFORE AND I'LL PROBABLY DO IT EVERY TIME I MENTION DAVE FROM NOW ON, BUT IF YOU HAVE FOUR HOURS TO KILL YOU CAN WASTE IT IN WAY WORSE WAYS THAN WATCHING SECRET BASE'S THE STORY OF DAVE STIEB DOCUMENTARY. IF YOU ALWAYS FELT THAT DAVE STIEB WAS REALLY GOOD BUT NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD WHY HE WAS SO GOOD, THIS EXPLAINS IT. THE POSTER ITSELF LOOKS GREAT, NICE BIG PHOTO AND A SIMPLE FUN DESIGN. LIKE WITH ALL CANADA-EXCLISIVE SETS I'M NOW TEMPTED TO FIND A MATCHING EXPO TO GO WITH IT. STEVE ROGERS, PERHAPS? THERE'S ALSO A COUPLE OF FUTURE BRAVES RELIEVERS IN THE SET IN JUAN BERENGUER AND JEFF REARDON. ARGH I CAN'T BE COLLECTING ANOTHER ODDBALL SET, I NEED TO LEARN TO BE HAPPY WITH TYPE CARDS
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This is a whole new thing I never knew.
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