
What could get a pitcher to keep going that long? The Times asked.
"This right here kept me going," Buice told The Times while pointing at the major league locker room floor. "I have friends who have been here. I got people out who made it here. That's what kept me going. I love this game."The comments came in a Times article marking Buice finally arriving in the majors. Buice's path to the majors is outlined on the back of his 1988 Topps card. The back includes his entire path, including his time in Mexico.
There wasn't even room for a blurb about how long he waited. The 15 lines in tiny type, apparently was enough to get the point across.
Buice's 1988 Topps card came in my latest Dollar Tree pack. This pack was a little different, it was actually a repack with 15 cards wrapped in a foil wrapper.
This was a rather successful pack, as far as my aims go. Of the 15 cards in the pack, three of them were members of the CMC set. Buice, while not an actual member, with his long wait to get to the majors, might just have to be an honorary member.
There was also a player I got an autograph of back in the day, when he played in the Midwest League, and a player that keeps showing up in these packs.
The three actual CMC set members were Ryan Klesko, Kent Mercker and Donald Harris. Klesko I've covered, the other two are still to come.




In December 1990, Bedrosian was traded for two CMC set members, Johnny Ard and a player to be named later that turned out to be Jimmy Williams. I've covered both Ard and Williams. Ard was one of my earlier posts, making him due for a more in-depth treatment at some point.
I'm including Leonard, because he seems to show up a lot in the packs I've been getting. He was in my 1984 Topps pack and in one of my 1981 Fleer packs. Now's he's been in a repack.

Grieve I'm including because back when I went to Midwest League games with my dad in Cedar Rapids. Grieve was a member of the West Michigan Whitecaps in 1995. I remember he was one of the bigger guys to come through town and I was excited to get his autograph.


Grieve did go on to win Rookie of the Year honors in 1998, and went on to play parts of nine seasons in the majors, but he never really lived up to the expectations.
- Los Angeles Times, May 15, 1987: He's Providing Relief, Comic And Otherwise
- 562 - Jimmy Williams, Blue Chip, 3/14/10
- 809 - Johnny Ard, Orlando SunRays, 1/13/10
- 826 - Ryan Klesko, Delivering for Mom, 5/18/10
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