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Posted By: peter chao

Steve,

Nolan Ryan was the undisputed king of the strikeout artists, however, that is quite different than saying he was one of the top pitchers of the century. Tom Seaver came up around the same time Nolan Ryan did and was a much better all around pitcher than Ryan, yet he did not get much support for being among the best of the century.

Now if Ryan had come up with the Mets a little bit earlier, Topps might have created one of the best pitching rookie cards ever. Imagine Ryan and Seaver on a 1967 high number rookie card.

Peter