TORONTO, ON - CIRCA 1990: Dave Stieb #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during an Major League Baseball game circa 1990 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. Stieb played for the Blue Jays from 1979-92. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The baseball gods owed Dave Stieb big time. Four times the Blue Jays right-hander had been on the cusp of baseball immortality; four times he had his date with destiny snatched away in cruel fashion.
Then, on a Labour Day Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, Stieb had his moment. On Sept.