Cheap Find on the 'Bay

 Hello friends! I did a thing recently.. I purchased the 1993 Donruss Toronto Blue Jays commemorative set they put out for the 1992 World Series Championship season. 

When I first found out about it, I made it a goal in life to get the set sometime.. I've seen it for sale previously for $20 plus, but earlier this month I was able to get it for $15 CDN total (The set was $3, the shipping was the rest) so I bit. 

And now I own the 54 card commemorative set finally!

So the cards themselves are a borderless version of the 1993 design. Both front and back. I think they look good. Almost prefer this design over the flagship from 1993.

I honestly feel bad for Stieb. He was great on some really bad teams. Finally when the team gets over the ALCS hump, it's with him on the shelf. Imagine vintage 80s Stieb in the same rotation as Morris, Key, Stottlemyre, and Guzman? There may not have been a need to get David Cone. 

I am glad he was able to make a comeback for a season in the late 90s, even if he didn't get a card. 

Of course I'm going to show the team's Canadian Content!

Well, the attendance numbers may be lower now, especially with the decrease in seats through the renovations, but the decrease in seating capacity still leads to lively crowds and a full stadium..

So much better than the fans disguised as seats like they were in the late 90s and 2000s..  

Somehow I think this shot is a requirement for sets that have stadiums in it. Or even players.. Field level angle of this shot was done for Stadium Club a few years ago. 

The 1992 series was against the Atlanta Braves. Bobby Cox' current team against his old team with his old hitting coach as the manager. Games 1 and 2 took place in Atlanta, with 3, 4, and 5 in Toronto. Game 6 was back in Atlanta. 

Game 6. The game Dave Winfield finally got the World Series Zoo off his back. Part of the feud with Steinbrenner in New York was Dave's lack of hitting in the postseason. That grounder past Pendleton was a source of cheering in Toronto, and all across Canada. 

Pat Borders won the MVP for the World Series. As the back above states, he was one of the lesser known or lesser focused on stars of the team. He showed up, did his work, and went home. Teams need those types of players to mix in with the superstars and the rest of the team. 

And ending on the celebration near 1st base after Carter gloved the throw from Timlin to put out Otis Nixon. 

In both 1992 and 1993, Joe Carter was in the mix at the end. Both years he was Jumpin' Joe. But as we know, next year he was jumpin' for a whole different reason. 

I honestly didn't expect this to turn into a mini essay like this. I hope you guys don't mind.