I walked into a room to grab something, minding my own business, when I found THE BOX staring back at me. I knew what it held imprisoned, and the faint sound of baseball cards crying out for help batted my eardrums. I had but one choice.
I sprung into action, grabbing THE BOX by the maw and pulling it open. THE BOX put up quite the fight - it was clear he wanted to keep his captives. A struggle led to me pulling one card free before THE BOX escaped back into the closet from whence it came.
Battered and bruised on the floor I sat, with the card I rescued next to me. Then I realized I didn't even know who it was I had saved! I looked to my side to see none other than...
...1992 Fleer Greg Olson!
The expression on Olson's face is golden. It looks as though he just hit the ball, startling Homer the Brave (their mascot in '92), knocking him off the top of the dugout and into the nachos of an unsuspecting opposing fan.
As for 1992 Fleer, I think it's a decent design as far as Fleer goes. It holds a respectable score of 6.2/10 on TCDB. The names, though sideways, are nice and easy to read, though under bad lighting the player's first name can get a little bit iffy.
Greg Olson played five seasons and 414 games in the majors, all but three of which coming with the Braves. He accumulated 309 hits and a .242/.317/.342 slash line. Greg was an all-star in 1990, when in 100 games he batted .262/.332/.379 with 7 home runs. He holds a .798 career OPS in the postseason (16 games).
I'm glad to save Greg Olson's 1992 Fleer card from the clutches of THE BOX. Don't worry Greg, I shall free the rest of your friends.
Thanks for checking out the blog, have a great rest of the weekend, and happy collecting!
Always got this Olson mixed up with the Orioles Olson. Plus there's the Olsen that played tight end for years.
ReplyDeleteHaha when I looked up this Olson's stats on BR I almost clicked on the Orioles Olson. Had to double-check I got the right Greg(g).
DeleteGood thing his last name is spelled “Olson” and not “Olsen” or he’d be impossible to find on Google 🤣 (reference to all-time great TE Greg Olsen of the Panthers). Also, glad to see you’re continuing to chip away THE BOX! Slowly but surely THE BOX will fall!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think I rooted for Javy Lopez to be the Braves' starting catcher solely to keep the names in my card collection straight.
ReplyDeleteI've always like the teal used in this design. It's different but not overbearing.
ReplyDeleteThink about it Atlanta had both single 'G' Greg & Double 'GG' Gregg on their roster imagine had they played at the same time on the roster or hearing Skip Carey saying "Olson looks for the sign from Olson...."
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