Pitching Sequences. Nolan Ryan x2.

Nolan Ryan was traded to the Angels in Dec 1971 as part of a package that brought Jim Fregosi to the Mets.  Ryan was 24, Fregosi was 29 and had received MVP votes for 8 seasons in a row with the Angels. Fregosi was a 6 time all star. 

Fregosi was never a regular after the trade. He played only 101 games for the Mets in 1972, putting up almost the same stats as he had for the Angels in 1971.

In 1993, Nolan's last season as a player, Fregosi was on his 3rd team and in his 10th season as a manager, and led the Phillies to the World Series, which they lost to Toronto.

I think we all know what Nolan did.
Man, did the Mets ever make some stupid trades back then!

Career stats card. Nolan Ryan.

I'm sure someone out there thinks that Nolan was "just a compiler" or "wasn't dominant", and doesn't really belong in the Hall. I think I've been spending too much time on Bleacher Report, endlessly laughing at the poor excuses for journalists who write there.

1991 Score Cooperstown Card 7 card set.

This little bonus set was included only in the factory sets, so a few people may never have seen them.

4/7 are in the HOF, and Larkin and Griffey Jr will almost certainly make it, so that leaves only Will Clark.

Will dropped off the ballot after his first season when he only received 4.4% of the vote. Despite a great career, he probably won't get a lot of love from the veteran's committee either. He retired when he was 36 and still very productive. Had he stuck around for 3-4 more productive seasons, he may well have found a home in the hall.