1990 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Nolan Ryan Subset – Card #5
In 1981, Nolan Ryan became the major league leader with his 5th career no-hitter.
Dominant as ever, Ryan tossed this record-breaking ’No-No’ against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 26, 1981. At home and in front of more than 32,000 fans, Ryan was brilliant. In 2 hours and 46 minutes, he no-hit the talented Dodgers while also allowing 0 runs, and striking out 11 batters and walking just 3.
1990 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Nolan Ryan Subset – Card #4
This card recognizes Nolan Ryan’s return home to the state of Texas.
After playing in the big leagues for 13 seasons, Nolan Ryan returned home to play in the state he loved – Texas. As a free agent, Ryan signed the largest professional contract in sports history – a $1,000,000 deal!!!
Ryan would remain in Texas for the remainder of his playing days. He spent 9 years with the Houston Astros, and then the final 5 years of his career with the Texas Rangers.
1990 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Nolan Ryan Subset – Card #3
This card pays tribute to a very magical day in Nolan Ryan’s baseball career - June 1, 1975.
On this special day, Ryan earned his 100th career victory as a major league pitcher. He recorded the win in typical Nolan Ryan fashion – he threw a no-hitter!! The 4th ‘No-No’ of his career, this one tied him for the all-time major league lead with Hall of Famer, Sandy Koufax.
In this contest, Ryan picked up his 9th victory of the season. His numbers were very impressive - 0 hits, 0 runs, 9 strikeouts, and 4 walks.
1990 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Nolan Ryan Subset – Card #2
This card pays tribute to Ryan’s amazing season in 1973. In his second season with the California Angels, Nolan Ryan elevated his status and became one of the game’s brightest stars.
During that campaign, Ryan started 39 games for the Angels, finishing the year with a 21-16 record that included 26 complete games, 4 shutouts, and 1 save. He threw 326 innings in ’73 while allowing just 113 runs, giving him a 2.87 ERA. Ryan struck out 383 batters that year(a career high) while walking 162.
1990 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Nolan Ryan Subset – Card #1
This card honors Nolan Ryan’s first victory of his major league career. On April 14, 1968, Ryan secured his first win – as his New York Mets beat the Houston Astros. At just 21 years of age, Ryan was on the road and pitching in front of his hometown fans. Ryan pitched very well that day and the Mets blanked the Astros 4-0. His numbers on the afternoon were 6 2/3 innings pitched while allowing 3 hits, 0 runs, walking 2, and striking out 8.
The ‘Ryan Express’ was well on its way!!!
1990 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Nolan Ryan Subset
I picked up this subset a few months ago for the low, low price of $1.00. It has taken me quite a while, but I am finally ready to show this bad-boy off to all of you.
I have always enjoyed the ‘Baseball Heroes’ subsets that Upper Deck released during the early 1990′s. And although the set made a brief comeback in the late 2000′s, I wish that they would have stuck to the original format of honoring a player with a 10-card set a few times a season.
I’ve already got the Hank Aaron set. And the Reggie Jackson one too. Now it’s Nolan Ryan’s turn…
Stay tuned as I will reveal a new card from this subset every hour or so… Enjoy!
Nice teaser pic, huh???
Joe Carter 2002 Fleer Fall Classic ‘Series Of Champions’ Game-Used Bat Card
I recently picked up a bunch of game-used relic cards from a seller on Ebay. His stuff was priced to sell, and I got some great deals. In total, I nabbed 9 cards. A few are going to be used as trade bait, and the remainder will stay home with me in my collection.
One of the cards I am holding onto(for now), is this 2002 Fleer Joe Carter game-used bat card.
Featuring a piece of a bat used by Mr. Carter during his career, I felt since he owned one of the greatest baseball home runs I have ever seen in my life, it was only right to own a piece of memorabilia of his.
And although this card is not directly linked to that home run that ended the World Series, it certainly does remind me of that incredible night!!!
Does Carlos Zambrano’s Demotion To The Bullpen Help My Fantasy Team???
Yes, I believe it does!!!
While I don’t classify myself as a ‘Fantasy Geek’, I do enjoy the game and have been playing for the last 10 years or so. My preferred method is the rotiserrie style, and this year I joined a Yahoo League that was being hosted by ‘Andre Dawson For The Hall of Fame’ creator, Charley.
When selecting a team, I usually try to stock up on starting pitchers. This year was no different as my starters include: Roy Halladay, Josh Johnson, Johan Santana, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, JA Happ, and the newly demoted Carlos Zambrano. Pretty stacked, right?? You have probably guessed that I am doing pretty well in the pitching categories with this line-up of hurlers. And you’re right. Going into today, I am in first place!!
But what do I do with Zambrano? Based on his new role, he should become eligible to be used as both a starter and a reliever. I am seeing him dropped in leagues across Yahoo Sports at a faster rate than a player who gets put on the DL.
I know what I want to do, but I was wondering what you thought….
My gut tells me to keep him and use him as a reserve. He’ll get me some decent K’s, but I may have to deal with his high ERA too. But it is not very often that you can have a reliever that may be able to get you 12-15 wins too…
Give me your opinion. Keep him or dump him.
1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds Teams Set – Card #615 – Pat Darcy
Darcy’s brief 3-year career was spent with one of the biggest dynasties in baseball’s incredible history. On the right team, at the right time, Darcy found himself partnered up with ‘The Big Red Machine’ during their prime.
Used primarily as a starting pitcher, Darcy started 28 games for the Reds. He compiled a 14-8 record for the team while also collecting 3 saves. In 186 innings of work, Darcy allowed 192 hits and 88 runs to score. In total he struck out just 75 batters while walking 89.
Pat Darcy was a member of the 1975 World Series winning Reds. In that match-up, he made 2 appearances – as a pinch hitter!!
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Paul Molitor 1991 Fleer
Call me crazy, but I have always liked the 1991 Fleer baseball card design.
Outrageously loud in color and relatively simple in design, I like the overall look of the card. With strong, Black lettering on that bold Yellow, the cards are vivid and lively.
And for those teams that sport Yellow in their colors, like Milwaukee, the cards get an added element of greatness as they blend well.
1991 Fleer – a perfect addition to my Paul Molitor player collection!!!
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