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In reply to Pahdz • 12:56p, 10/1/22
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Dave Winfield is one of the LAST dudes I'd want charging the mound at me


Yeah. He was a hoss.
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2:00p, 10/1/22
Watched this last night. Such a great capsule of a man. Loved watching his family. Thumbs up.
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In reply to MarkW91 • 2:04p, 10/1/22
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MarkW91 said:
Pretty cool moment during the movie, which is excellent by the way.

Nolie was a hero of mine growing up, as was my dad. We happened to go to the fifth no hitter together (I was 11 or so). First base side great seats. My dad passed away last year - great memories, great man. So I'm watching the show this past weekend and boom, freeze the frame, and there on the screen are my dad and me! Goose bumps, a wow moment, and just a cool memory.

Loved watching nolie pitch. Oh, by the way, my second favorite ball player - terry puhl, who made the catch. And I got to meet him years later, with my dad, playing in the annual Astros charity golf tournament. He was the Astro on our foursome. Really cool to see him in the film too.
Nolie?
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In reply to PatAg • 2:10p, 10/1/22
Never heard him called that? I have
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In reply to Pahdz • 7:30p, 10/1/22
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Never heard him called that? I have
Yeah, many times by lots of folks.
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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 7:56p, 10/1/22
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Pahdz said:
Never heard him called that? I have
Yeah, many times by lots of folks.


Yep
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In reply to Whos Juan • 8:50p, 10/1/22
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Nolan Ryan struck out 7 major league baseball players who went on to have sons grow up to also be struck out by Nolan Ryan.


After being strikeout victim #5,000, someone asked Ricky Henderson if he was embarrassed to be the answer to the trivia question. Ricky responded with something to the effect of, "If you've never been struck out by Nolan Ryan, you're a nobody." I've always loved that quote because it's one hundred percent true. The only guys who Nolan didn't strike out are guys that never made it to the majors.
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In reply to Pahdz • 11:15p, 10/1/22
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Never heard him called that? I have
Never in my life, and from DFW. Is that a Houston thing?
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In reply to PatAg • 11:23p, 10/1/22
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Pahdz said:
Never heard him called that? I have
Never in my life, and from DFW. Is that a Houston thing?


Yankee go home.
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In reply to AustinAg2K • 12:22a, 10/2/22
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Whos Juan said:
Nolan Ryan struck out 7 major league baseball players who went on to have sons grow up to also be struck out by Nolan Ryan.


After being strikeout victim #5,000, someone asked Ricky Henderson if he was embarrassed to be the answer to the trivia question. Ricky responded with something to the effect of, "If you've never been struck out by Nolan Ryan, you're a nobody." I've always loved that quote because it's one hundred percent true. The only guys who Nolan didn't strike out are guys that never made it to the majors.


Rickey Henderson and Nolan Ryan will be forever linked to one another. Not just because of the 5000th K but the 6th and 7th no-hitters. Rickey was the last out in no-hitter #6. Nolan threw his 7th no-hitter the same day that Henderson broke Lou Brock's all-time SB record. Oakland had a day game in Oakland that day. After the record breaking SB, Rickey Henderson declared himself the greatest baseball player of all time. A few hours later, Nolan had his 7th no-hitter.

I grew up a Rangers fan and always hated Rickey Henderson. We always sat in the bleachers and heckled Henderson when they would play in Arlington. I can respect Henderson ad a player now but he was always an arrogant SOB.
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8:57p, 10/6/22
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Watched this the other night and it was incredible.
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In reply to Fuzzy Dunlop • 8:58p, 10/6/22
Is it arrogance if you can back it up?
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9:52p, 10/6/22
I was at the only game Nolan Ryan was ever ejected from.
Also...
I was getting my masters degree at Incarnate Word and for one of my classes, writing a paper on minority representation in Major League front offices. My professor said I could talk to his brother, he says he is a part owner of the round rock minor league team. It took me much longer than it should have to put it together... Dr. Robert Ryan---> Nolan's brother...
The week I was to go up there, Nolan had emergency heart surgery after collapsing at the stadium and I never got to meet him...
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11:12p, 10/6/22
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What did he get ejected for?
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8:57a, 10/7/22
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oooohhh had no idea this was out. Does it mention the 'bloody lip' game? I was at that game with my family. We got our binoculars out and were in disbelief that he continued pitching. Bo was a strong dude!

Gonna watch this tonight!
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9:03a, 10/7/22
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Sumovabich made the play, too

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In reply to Definitely Not A Cop • 9:07a, 10/7/22
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Definitely Not A Cop said:


Someone had to start it.
You know your team has had a bad history on the field when their most famous highlight is a player getting in a fight.
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 9:59a, 10/7/22
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cajunaggie08 said:
Definitely Not A Cop said:


Someone had to start it.
You know your team has had a bad history on the field when their most famous highlight is a player getting in a fight.
Not only getting into a fight, but getting his ass whipped by a man 20 years his elder.
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 10:08a, 10/7/22
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Definitely Not A Cop said:


Someone had to start it.
You know your team has had a bad history on the field when their most famous highlight is a player getting in a fight.
They had that whole "let's throw the World Series" moment in history as well. Got a movie made about that one.
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1:05p, 10/10/22
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Finally watching this and it is amazing.
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2:39p, 10/10/22
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The people who vote for the cy young award should be ashamed of themselves.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 3:44p, 10/10/22
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The people who vote for the cy young award should be ashamed of themselves.
yeah, how the hell did Ryan never win a cy-young?

I guess because win's and losses were the barometer for pitchers when he pitched.
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In reply to agracer • 4:15p, 10/10/22
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Pretty sure it was the W-L record. He played on some bad teams over the years even when he was not the problem (i.e., 1987 Houston Astros)
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4:24p, 10/10/22
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I was at Nolan's 7th no hitter in May of '91.

I was 17 and so drunk I had no idea until the 8th inning that a no-hitter was in the works. When the game ended, much draft beer was thrown in the air in the outfield stands. It was greatness.

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In reply to agracer • 4:36p, 10/10/22
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agracer said:
Sea Speed said:
The people who vote for the cy young award should be ashamed of themselves.
yeah, how the hell did Ryan never win a cy-young?

I guess because win's and losses were the barometer for pitchers when he pitched.


The year he set the single season strikeout record he won 21 games. Anyone know what the cy young winner that years w-l record was? That is just wild.
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4:46p, 10/10/22
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Watched it today and got mad at McMullen all over again.

Still a little bummed that I finally got see him make a start in person and they lost to the Giants. Jack Clark hit a homer that went through the roof and into orbit.
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In reply to Sea Speed • 4:49p, 10/10/22
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Bret Saberhagen -- he was 23-6.
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In reply to BadMoonRisin • 4:54p, 10/10/22
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Bret Saberhagen -- he was 23-6.
Saberhagen was 9 years old in 1973. Jim Palmer won with a 22-9 record and a league low 2.40 ERA. Nolan also had 2 no hitters that season on top of 383 K's and a 21-16 record.
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In reply to Pahdz • 5:23p, 10/10/22
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Dave Winfield is one of the LAST dudes I'd want charging the mound at me
Dave Winfield was the first athlete ever to be drafted by 4 different professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL...just kidding, the ABA was still around and drafted him).
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6:10p, 10/10/22
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My favorite piece of random baseball trivia...

Nolan Ryan had 7 no hitters with 0 CYs Young awards
Roger Clemens had 7 Cy Youngs with 0 no hitters

Baseball is weird like that.
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In reply to AggieArchitect04 • 5:25p, 10/11/22
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What did he get ejected for?
Honestly, I don't think he hit anybody. I remember there was a lot of back and forth between him and the A's and the umps... He finally got run (must have called the guy a c@cksucker) and the crowd went nuts. So much trash, etc. thrown on the field.
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In reply to Fleen • 5:57p, 10/11/22
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Fleen said:
AggieArchitect04 said:
What did he get ejected for?
Honestly, I don't think he hit anybody. I remember there was a lot of back and forth between him and the A's and the umps... He finally got run (must have called the guy a c@cksucker) and the crowd went nuts. So much trash, etc. thrown on the field.

I was at that game too. If memory serves Jose Canseco had been tossed earlier for arguing the strike zone but I think the A's had hit a Rangers batter. When Nolan hit an A's batter in their next AB he was thrown out. Then the crowd went nuts and started littering the field with trash.
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10:02p, 10/11/22
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I never saw video from his last game until this doc. It seems like blowing a tendon in your elbow would hurt a lot. But he just stood there and looked around at what was suddenly his last game to take it all in.

I'm not sure, but that seems like a badass to me.
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In reply to Know Your Enemy • 6:22p, 10/14/22
Know Your Enemy said:
Fleen said:
AggieArchitect04 said:
What did he get ejected for?
Honestly, I don't think he hit anybody. I remember there was a lot of back and forth between him and the A's and the umps... He finally got run (must have called the guy a c@cksucker) and the crowd went nuts. So much trash, etc. thrown on the field.

I was at that game too. If memory serves Jose Canseco had been tossed earlier for arguing the strike zone but I think the A's had hit a Rangers batter. When Nolan hit an A's batter in their next AB he was thrown out. Then the crowd went nuts and started littering the field with trash.


Yes Canseco had been tossed and I thought Nolan plunked somebody too, I always thought Willie Wilson...

Edit - I looked it up and he "threw at" Willie Wilson...
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In reply to aTmAg • 7:53p, 10/14/22
aTmAg said:
I never saw video from his last game until this doc. It seems like blowing a tendon in your elbow would hurt a lot. But he just stood there and looked around at what was suddenly his last game to take it all in.

I'm not sure, but that seems like a badass to me.


I thought that video of Nolan's last game was really interesting. Not only did he know he was injured, he knew his career was over. The crowd also seemed to know it was over as soon as it happened. I guess when you're 192 years old, any injury can be career ending, but I just found it interesting that everyone in the stadium seemed to know they just witnessed his final pitch.
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