****UPDATE: REVISED CARD WITH IMAGE REVERSED****
Thank you "Unknown" for the heads up on the Ryan Image! I never even realized it was flipped!
Here's the corrected card below.
On the blog today, a wonderful addition to my on-going 1971 "Minor League Days" sub-set, adding the great Nolan Ryan, celebrating his great career:
Ryan was a 20-year-old flame-throwing kid when this photo was taken in 1967 while with the Jacksonville Suns.
He split the season in the Minors between three teams, appearing in only 12 games & posting a record of 1-1 in limited play.
Of
course, he was well on his way to what would turn out to be a 27-year
Big League career, pretty much making a joke out of "Father Time" by
pitching into the 1993 season.
I know I don't have to state the obvious here, but we're talking: 300+
wins, 5000+ strikeouts, seven no-hitters, 11 strikeout titles with six
of them being 300+ seasons, two E.R.A. crowns and an almost unanimous
Hall of Fame induction.
The man was a machine! Just incredible...