With all of the 1980s boxed sets that are now in my possession, I've thought a little bit on how to best present them on this blog. I have a couple of ideas, but they would require me going through all the cards and there's no time for that now. What do I do in the meantime? Well, I thought I'd present my "Joy of a team set" series but with a little twist and make it "joy of a boxed set." Today's boxed set is one of my favorites from the ones reader Alan gave me. Love the Drake's. And I love that duck mascot. Why a duck? Did you know the Drake's duck mascot (his name is Webster) was created by a consumer poll in 1981? Did you know that was the very first year Drake's Big Hitters baseball card series was released? I now wonder whether the duck was created specifically for the card set. Anyway, this is the 1984 Drake's series and I am without my trusty scanner. So you're going to have to put up with poorly-lit pictures. ...
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