In 1987…
the “wood grain” Topps set was everywhere.
(pauses slightly)
But long before Jim Deshaies was Card #2…
he was just a kid from Massena, New York—
a town so far north… it’s practically in Canada.
Growing up in the snow belt…
Jim wasn’t a “Future Star” on anyone’s radar.
He was a local legend at Massena Central High School…
but the scouting trail doesn’t usually lead
to the St. Lawrence River.
(pauses)
After a standout career at Le Moyne College…
Jim waited.
He’d been drafted by the