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My father and I personally got this ball signed by the greatest pitcher in modern history at a Texas Rangers game in the early 1990s. Not much else to say about it, except that this one is very special to me.
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So sorry that my Cardinals beat the Rangers last week. :)
We had a Tona LaRussa ball that he signed for us, but we gave it to an elderly Cardinal fan in the nursing home. She kept it by here TV and didnt miss a game!
No that he's retired I kinda wish I had it back! Nolan was something else. I remember seeing him pitch. What a fastball!
I agree earlycoke, it was sickening to watch the Rangers lose Game 6, and then Game 7 was just ugly... But, very nice of you to give the LaRussa ball to the elderly fan. Even though he retired lol! Watching Nolan Ryan pitch was like nothing else. I was just a kid when his career was nearing it's end and when he pitched for Texas, but Nolan Ryan is really the reason I'm a baseball fan and a Rangers fan. Talk about an exciting player to watch!
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