Awesome night card, pt. 251: can't beat the real thing

Although I've owned this card only a little while, it is quickly becoming one of my favorite night cards.

It possesses many of the elements I love in a card. Famed, dominant pitcher. Vintage photo from the '70s. Nightfall. Plus, there is the clincher, product placement. Many profess to love the corporate-sponsored oddball, but there is one who loves the food-issue cards above all, and you're reading his words.

This card is from the 26-card 1992 Donruss Nolan Ryan Career Series set, which you could find in Coke products.

Think about this for a moment. You pick up a 24-pack of Coke cans and tucked within is a baseball card. I get tingly just envisioning it.

This is just the second card from this set that I own. There are several fine-looking cards in the tidy set and it's very cheap, so unless you have some kind of weird aversion to Nolan Ryan, I recommend picking it up. I should do so myself.

Most importantly, for me, it is the only non-revolting thing to come out of 1992 Donruss. And that is a feat in itself, finding something I can stomach about '92 Donruss.

There's your back.

Enjoy Coca-Cola.

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Night Card Binder candidate: Nolan Ryan, 1992 Donruss Nolan Ryan Career Series, #10
Does it make the binder?: Yes. It boots this card out. Topps may have made a farewell card to him last year, but Paulie's no Ryan Express.