If I Made A Commemorative Set

 Hello friends!

After the massive disappointment that was the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Box I purchased, I got to thinking. 

"What If I made a set, or more to the point, if I was in charge of making a set, what would I want as a Blue Jays Fan?"

So I think I'd make it a 50-60 card set.. No parallels or other shiny crap. It would have Greatest Moments in Franchise History, Greatest Players in Franchise History, cards of each Manager, and of the Mascots. I would also ensure there were cards of both the Ex and of the Dome. 

I grabbed some cards and kind of thre together an idea. I just grabbed cards of who would be in the set and the moments. I don't have the time or energy right now to actually design this set... 

Moments

The second Series Winning Walkoff. Obviously that would be here. I'd also put on the back the iconic call of Tom Cheek 

The 1985 AL East Win. The most wins in franchise history and of course, the beginning of one of the winningest times. 

I'd put George Bell's 3 Opening Day homers. 

Dave Stieb's long-elusive no hitter. 

The Catch.... 

The first World Series win. 

Jose Bautista's batflip. 

I'd also put the first game in Exhibition Stadium and the first game in the SkyDome. 

The cycles by Kelly Gruber and by Jeff Frye would also be in here. 

The Players

I think it's fairly self explanatory why he's here. The Ace of the franchise in its formative years

Can't really make a list without Whitt.. 

The Outfield of the 80s. 

One of the best shortstops in the 80s. 

Early power hitter

Lefty Ace

I could argue that Buck would have a moment as well, with the Double Play at Home Plate with a broken leg... He's been synonymous with the Jays basically since 1981 until his retirement from broadcasting last year. 

The Terminator

Freddie McGriff.. 

This one may be unpopular since he's basically persona non grata, but in a list of greatest Blue Jays, you can't really leave him off... 

Joltin' Joe.. Jumpin' Joe. And the dude can sing!

A One and Done for Cooperstown, but should have had more... Carlos Delgado

Winfield wanted noise.. He got noise... He also had an incident at the Ex where he killed a seagull.. 

Wardo

Shannon Stewart

Roy Halladay took up the mantle of Franchise Ace and ran with it

He was popular with the fans.. Many Zaunbies in the stands.. 

The first pick in the Expansion Draft.. 

Joey Bats.. 

Price and Estrada both played their part to get the Jays to the postseason in 2014

Vlad Jr!

Stroman, though he seems to put his foot in his mouth everywhere he goes.. 

MVP. 

Molitor

Edwing!!

Managers and Others 

I'd also have cards of the managers over the course of the franchise. The mascots. So BJ Birdy, Ace, Diamond... Junior.. 

I'd also want to put something in for the iconic radio voices of so many summers for Jays fans all over Southern Ontario: Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth.

Exhibition Stadium and SkyDome/Rogers Centre. 

Each card would have an individual back. The moments would have a blurb on the moment the card commemorates. The Players cards would either have their full stats or their Jays stats. I know there are other things I'd do but I can't honestly think of them right now.. 

But, that's what my Commemorative Set would contain...