Why this card is awesome: Because there's a lot to like about this card. Firstly, Pat Gillick, who went on to become a successful GM, is mentioned on the back. Second, I think that's 2B Garth Iorg in the background. Thirdly, Stieb is a very underrated player. I'm surprised, in fact, that he got a card number divisible by 25, but he deserved it in my book.
Cool stat: Stieb pitched some awesome games in his career. In addition to his 1990 no-hitter, I still find it incredible that both of his last 2 starts in 1988 were one-hitters, with the lone single coming with 2 outs and 2 strikes in the 9th inning in each game. I have talked a lot about Stieb, one of my favorite players, on the B-R.com SOTD blog, for example here and here.
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IMHO, Stieb and Halladay are 1-2 for best Blue Jays pitcher of all-time.
In our song ("Ok, Blue Jays" for you out-of-towners), Dave's the one putting down a smoker. I'm streaming the entire song on my site.
http://www.torontomike.com/2007/08/ok_blue_jays_lets_play_ball_1.html
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