1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier

This is the final pack of 1991 O-Pee-Chee cards that I got from Motherscratcher at the beginning of April. Now, THIS pack features some greats!


Jeff Conine (Royals), Eddie Murray (Dodgers), and Luis Sojo (Angels) come out of the pack first. Eddie Murray!? Sweet. Jeff Conine!? Cool. I have him (and Murray of course) in my non-Indians collection. I really have no rhyme or reason for a lot of the players I have in there.


Pat Tabler (Blue Jays), Barry Bonds (Pirates), and Vince Coleman (Mets) are up next. Anyone remember Bonds when he was thin and one of the most hated, er disliked, players in Pittsburgh? It's a shame, really.*


And, the last card in the pack is ..... Dale (expletive) Murphy (Phillies)! Holy friggin cow! That is awesome. I do have to say, though, he does not look right when he is shown in anything other than a Braves uniform...

*No reason for the asterisk, other than there seems to always be one whenever his name is mentioned... Wonder why that would be? (Yes, Sheldon, that's sarcasm)

1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier

This pack of 1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier features a few very recognizable names:


Will Clark (Giants), Mel Rojas (Expos), and Barry Jones (Expos) lead things off. Will Clark is the stand-out in this trio for sure.


Next up, we find Junior himself (Mariners), Pedro Guerrero (Cardinals), and Hensley Meulens (Yankees). That's actually not a bad trio, though I would venture to say most folks would put Griffey at the top of the list here.


And, since there is an odd number of cards in the pack, Todd Hundley (Mets) gets his card on a line to himself.

1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier (Pack #2)

For your enjoyment and perusal, here is another pack of 1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier that I received from Motherscratcher.


This one features Don Mattingly (Yankees), Scott Sanderson (Yankees), and Brett Butler (Dodgers). Two Yankees in a row? Wow, maybe I should start a "Yanks or no Yanks" game... By far, Mattingly is the star in this trio! Butler spent four seasons with the Tribe back in the day.


Rounding out this pack, we have... wait a minute... The pack says "7 cards" per pack. This one only has SIX cards! I got ripped off. Wait, these were a gift. Nevermind... Well, maybe they should have added "on average" to their packs....

Here we have Devon White (Blue Jays), Bernie Williams (Yankees), and Jack Morris (Twins). Man, another Yankee. Half the pack was Yankees. You won't hear me complain though, I got some nice giveaway cards out of it.

Though, I still think they ripped SOMEONE off...

1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier

I received a box of cards and wax packs from Motherscratcher the other day, and I thought the best thing to do with a gift like that is to share it with everyone else! The first pack I am opening is a 1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier. The pack itself (above) is shiny and gold - a combination sure to bring collectors running, right? There are 7 cards in each pack.


The first two cards out of the gate are Roberto Alomar (Blue Jays) and Ozzie Smith (Cardinals)! Holy crap! Now, THAT'S the way to start a pack. The cards themselves feature (in my opinion) photography that is a step above the 80's Donruss cards, but not too much higher. The top of each card features a gold banner with the company logo on the left and a multi-colored 'Premier" on the right. Photos are surrounded by a colored border. Below the photo is the player's name, team, and position. The position is written in English followed by a French translation. O-Pee-Chee is a Canadian company, after all.


I don't know much about the history of the company, but I am guessing these are called "Premier" because it's the first time the company did not use photos and designs from Topps. It sounds good anyway.

Next in the pack, is Roger Clemens (Red Sox), Tim Wallach (Expos), and Dave Winfield (Angels). Seriously? This pack is turning out to be an early 90's collector's dream (edited due to younger readers that I know frequent the site). Holy crap (again!).


The last two cards are Chris Nabholz (Expos) and Gary Scott (Cubs). I decided to show the backs of the cards this time. The backs feature a large closeup of the player on the left. The upper right features the card number (BTW, Alomar is card #1) and the scripted "Premier" again. They really wanted you to know this was THE PREMIER set. The player's name in all-caps is next with the position below that in English and French. The previous year's stats are shown in a bright yellow box along with "carriere" info (that's French for career). Beneath the photo, we find biographical information, all in English.

Really, so the only part in French is the player's position!? I don't even know what to say to that.

In the lower right corner, the team logo and the bottom of the card features logos from the various MLB property entities. I admit, after shuffling through these a couple more times, the photos aren't quite as bad as I had thought originally.