March Pick Up

[doug.goodman]

Good one Scott.

[Bicem]

Great Sporting Records premiums Doug, I have the '15 Red Sox team shot (from the same find as your group) and a Cobb.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Good one Scott.

Thanks Doug!

[RedsFan1941]

what would you say is the most advanced item in your Ryan collection?

[Jim65]

Not vintage but I'm happy to add this to my collection Las Vegas 51s jersey worn by Bobby Abreu before his callup to the Mets in 2014

[ooo-ribay]

Scott is like a dog on a bone when it comes to Nolan Ryan stuff!

Congrats! Great pick up.

[CarltonHendricks]

This was a sweet pickup...about a month ago I'd had a very long day and about to pass out...any second I was headed to bed and I saw this on ebay...phew!...untouched in original frame with wavy glass...the only thing is the seller had gotten it on ebay years ago and didn't know where it came from or any history on it...I emailed Pryor Dodge hoping he would recognize the riders to no avail...I peered behind the photo but nothing...

Seller's reply
In regards to the history of the piece, I am afraid that I do not have any details on it, other than I too purchased it on eBay maybe three years ago. Have you taken the back off yet? It is something that I always wanted to do and never got around to it.

[Mark70Z]

Really like the scorecard for the Grays vs. Elite Giants. I enjoy all teams Baltimore so this is just a great item. Thanks so much for sharing your pickup.

Also, I’ve never seen a formal HOF induction group photo like that. Wonder how many years this took place. Love to find something like this for the 1983 induction ceremony. Like you with Ryan I always look for items related to Brooksie’s induction ceremony.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Scott is like a dog on a bone when it comes to Nolan Ryan stuff!

Congrats! Great pick up.

So true, Rob!
I must admit though that adding unique Ryan items has really slowed down now, as I don't have many items on my Ryan bucket list at this point.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by RedsFan1941

what would you say is the most advanced item in your Ryan collection?

Thanks for asking.
I'm very proud to own several great game used items from Nolan's career:

-Game balls from 6 of his 7 no-hitters, as well as game balls from several key milestone games (19K game on 8/12/74, 4,000th K game, 3509th K game- passing Walter Johnson, 5,000th K game etc.)

-Nolan's glove from his record setting 1989 season in which he passed 5,000 career strikeouts, was the oldest winning pitcher in the All Star game & struck out 300 in a season for his record 6th time (Randy Johnson has since tied this record). Ryan game used gloves are really tough. I know of about 3 in the hobby that I believe to be real. This one came directly from Nolan, so the provenance is terrific.

-Nolan's final career win uniform (win # 324) jersey & pants

-Game used hats from the Angels, Astros & Rangers with incredible provenance