I was a little distracted yesterday and missed that it was Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan's birthday. That's a murder's row of birthdays...and soon we can add another name to that great list: Yuniesky Betancourt was also born on January 31st!
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If you saw that Nolan Ryan face during the World Series, he really was a Teaxas Beefmaster.
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And here's Yuniesky's 2011 Topps card...get it while there might actually be a market for it.
2009 Topps Triple Threads #42 Jackie Robinson [0858/1350]
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If you saw that Nolan Ryan face during the World Series, he really was a Teaxas Beefmaster.
1991 Pacific Ryan Express #104 Texas Beefmaster
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2009 Upper Deck 20th Anniversary #1340 Ernie Banks
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And here's Yuniesky's 2011 Topps card...get it while there might actually be a market for it.
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