The fact that he threw 2 no-hitters after turning 40 might be his most impressive feat, and there are a lot to pick from. I'm 39 and I don't even like walking up stairs.
The guy was one of the hardest throwers in the game and was still pitching 7 innings per outing in his 40's. If his manager would have tried to put him on a pitch count, Ryan probably would have punched him.
this man was my childhood idol when I was a kid in the 80s. I'm from Toronto Ontario Canada and every summer my parents made me go live with my aunt who was my mother's older sister in Houston for the whole summer. her and her husband use to take me to watch the Astros at the old Astro Dome. great memories I was excited every time I seen Nolan Ryan and say to myself that's me when I play baseball against my fellow classmates playing baseball. I was the only kid in class picture with a Astros shirt and the rest had Blue Jays sweaters or shirts lol. thanks for this video made my day even brighter and made me feel young again.
You listened when I asked for an Albert Belle video 🙏. This time we need a video on the prime of Bernie Williams. Dude was a stud in an era of roided up sluggers .
Nolan Ryan, what a tough and unforgettable hurler! He did the work of a starter, two high-leverage set up men and a closer for his whole career. He pitched himself out of his own jams; like a bulldog in a den of snakes. He was easy to manage because he was easy to trust... put the team on his shoulders then give him 3-4 runs.
I'm 41. If I threw a baseball as hard as I could, it'd injure something from foot to neck and would likely clock in at 65 mph. This man's last pitch at 46 was 98 mph then an 85 mph zipper at 63 years old. Legend.
I really appreciate that! I am extremely thankful to have such great supporters of this series, including yourself, so thank you for making these videos possible 😎
Gotta make a video on another all time great pitcher, Pedro Martinez! Love your content as always man, keep grinding Of all the absurd stats for Ryan, im completely floored by the career .204 BAA, what a legend
Jeez, if Ryan had better support during his Angels career, all those high double digit loss seasons, he couldve had (or close to) 30 wins at least 5 times and overall a shot at 400 wins.
For me it’s hard to pick best pitcher ever and even harder to justify Nolan as best pitcher ever because of how many walks and wild pitches he had. But looking at his stats once he left the Mets he never really had a bad season (except maybe his 93 seaeon) so I know like no one has him higher then the 11th best pitcher ever he is my pick for best pitcher ever and one thing he did that I loved he helped Randy Johnson fix his control issues I love that.
(0:39) Uh? What? I'm pretty sure Nolan Ryan is legendary among people who know and understand baseball. It's an added bonus that he is also famous for winning a fight after a kid charged him on the mound. I've never heard anyone suggesting Nolan Ryan isn't well know and I'm very confused.
I was eluding to the fact he never won a Cy Young, not that no one ever recognized him as a great pitcher. People were well aware of Nolan being a freak of nature
NOLAN RYAN IS MY FAVORITE PITCHER OF ALL TIME, ANY TEAM I PLAYED FOR, WHETHER FOR LITTLE LEAGUE IN THE EARLY TO MID 90'S TO MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL AND AMERICAN LEGION, I GOT TO WEAR #34, FOR ALL OF THEM, EVEN FOR ALLSTARS. I WAS ONLY 135LBS 5'5", THROWING 80MPH, BEING A RIGHTY. A FEW GAMES I DID GET TO PITCH LEFT HANDED AS WELL, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH CONTROL, THROWING UP TO 78 MPH.
No one will ever break his strike out record. Pitchers just don’t pitch the innings like they use too. A lot of his other records are probably safe as well.
Great video, but how is it possible for the Dodgers to play the Astros in the championship series in 1981 if the playoffs only had east vs west teams at the time. They both played in the west division
Nolan Ryan not winning a cy young let’s you know he was an all time great and wasn’t liked . He had haters like a mf !!! True legend of the game , he knows it.
Nolan Ryan should have only won the award twice in 1981 and 1987. In 1981 although he definitely should have won his low inning count might have prevented him from winning. In 1987 he also should’ve won but it’s not like him losing was some huge robbery or anything. Ryan definitely did not put up historic seasons every year.
Not really…lost too many games wasting pitches and being wild. Conversely, look up Greg Maddux’ numbers or Roger Clemens even. Neither came close to losing 300 games like Ryan. No knock on Ryan, but baseball is about numbers
@@mickeywhite7878 Wins are a meaningless stat and while I think Nolan Ryan is extremely overrated and I agree that Clemens and Maddux are way better it’s not Ryan’s loss record that makes this the case.
Frankly, I believe the most impressive thing about Nolan is despite ALL of his MLB accolades, he remained a humble, quiet rancher at heart! He's a very nice, approachable and decent man!! I was fortunate enough to be able to watch several TCU games with both Nolan and Tom Grieve when their sons were both pitching for the Horned Frogs in the 90s. I had recently separated from the Navy and was working at TCU. They didn't pay overtime so any extra work I did was compensated with time off. I saved that time for watching baseball in the spring. As a lifelong baseball fanatic and also a huge Nolan Ryan fan, I immediately recognized both of them during one afternoon game on campus. I meekly approached 2 famous and accomplished former athletes just to tell them how much I appreciated their play. Instead of stating that I was undoubtedly disturbing them, I was invited to sit with them and talk baseball! They were seemingly just fathers watching their sons play baseball, and boy could they talk baseball!! Eventually Nolan was hired as a restricted-earnings coach so he didn't have to remain in the stands. Still it was an incredibly enjoyable experience while it lasted and it just made me that much of a bigger Nolan Ryan fan. Oh, and Tom Grieve was a pretty cool guy at the time, too.
What a tremendous candid story of these two baseball fathers! I was a referee who told recruits, "If you want to hear the best human interest stories off-the-cuff, go to a high school game and ask one of the parents in the stands which boy is theirs." You got a double portion!
It's wild that Ryan never won a Cy Young, he had a solid case in '73 but barely lost to Palmer and was robbed in '87 because he had a losing record and played for a sub .500 Astros team despite him leading the league in ERA and strikeouts
I can't believe how many losses the poor guy had in seasons where he had a sub 3 ERA. He'd be so much more celebrated I'd he wasn't consistently on garbage teams
@Brah42 seriously, he was STILL dominant in the 90's, practically never gave up HRs, threw complete games in nearly half of his starts....it's wild to think of some of the random guys who have Cy Youngs instead of Ryan
April 8th, 1986...Houston Astrodome. Nolan Ryan facing a fresh faced rookie Will Clark and starts him off with that diving curveball. You can see Will smile. 2 pitches later, he got the Express and got all of it sending it over the centerfield wall and his first at bat vs the greatest righty of the time culminated in a homerun. He pointed to his parents, and sat down in the dugout next to Chili Davis. He noticed that the dugout was kind of quiet considering, so he figured straight away....turned to Chili and asked "He's going to hit me next at-bat, isn't he..." Chili just replied "Oh yes, yes he is."
I've been a White Sox fan since the mid '80s. I was 13 when that fight happened, and I was watching the game. Ventura was one of my favorite players around that time, because I also played third base.
If I’m picking a pitcher for one game with my life on the line, I’m taking prime Bob Gibson. If I’m talking one pitcher to start my franchise, I’d pick Nolan Ryan.
I was able to meet him as just a neighbor when growing up in Friendswood as a teen. He lived one town over and you could always count on him and his family to support the community. Just a super nice guy and his wife and kids are terrific people.
I just arrived in Chicago after the 13 hour all day drive. I sat down and turned the hotel TV on and at that moment, Ryan just plunked Robin Ventura. Ventura charged the mound and took a beating the Chicago mob woulda been proud of. Welcome to Chicago!!! Life moves pretty fast...
We will never see another man like Nolan Ryan in baseball again. Why? 1. There aren't "real men" like Nolan vying for a pitching position. 2. They have ruined my beloved game with making it a hitters game. All a pitcher is now is a server, you have to mix up the meal just right in order to get a win, and there are no complete games now. 3. If a pitcher gets a mismanicured nail, he is considered "injured". It's sad what they get paid now versus what they have to actually do. 4. Hitters are conditioned to hit 100mph fastballs right down the middle. A pitcher would have to throw 110mph+ to be dominant. Then figure out how to be pinpoint perfect to deal with the shi*ty umpiring like Angel Hernandez. I could go on and on....keep 'em coming.
Nolan Ryan's longevity alone affords him legend status. It is even more impressive when you consider that he was a starter, and was thoroughly utilized, through much of his career. He wasn't some guy who went from team to team, pitching a few innings here and there to any team who could use him. He was an institution unto himself. He threw A LOT of pitches.
I was watching that game live on TV, I'm a die hard Mariners fan! In 1993 i was 15 yrs old, the hight of my baseball card collecting! When i found out Nolan Ryan was starting i was so excited!! Now my memory is not what it used to be, but if im remembering correctly, mike blowers hit a grand slam the batter before. I knew something was wrong, when Ryan was taken out of the game mid batter i was shocked/sad, then when he came out fir a curtain call the M's fans gave him a standing ovation, that brought me to tears, i had a feeling i just witnessed the end of a baseball Legend. Nolan Ryan is in my top 5 favorite players of all time! He has a ridiculous amount of records that will never be broken. And if he had any kind if run support in the 70's and early 80's he'd easily have over 400 wins!! The Ryan Express is My goat pitcher!
Dann Howitt was the M's batter who hit that grand slam off Ryan. As I recall, Dave Madigan followed with a single and Nolan walked off the mound to say goodbye before delivering a pitch to the next batter. Ryan went ahead to make his curtain call appearance on the road in Seattle, rather than to wait for a Ranger's home game. He had set out of the rotation to rest and rehab his arm for one more start. Of course we cried in Seattle to see the last ML pitch of a fireballing great HOF from Texas.
I don't know what's more impressive 1)If he had a little more control, Ryan would probably have a few seasons with 400Ks 2)That he never won a Cy Young 3)The Angels wasting a Generational Talent is nothing new. 4)How this guy barely have any run support?
I can only speak for me. But, Ted Williams, Paul Molitor, Curt Schilling, Rod Carew, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker in one video, Gary Carter, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, and Roger Clemons among others would make great videos in my opinion. Love this series and hope to see it continue!
If Cam23 makes a video about Johnny Bench, I hope he finds some way to bring up the kids' TV show that Bench did while he was playing as well as the story of how Bench perfected his penmanship
Absolutely the most electric stuff of all time... and it's not really close. Had he been able to control it better and developed a change ... he would have been the most unhittable pitcher of all time by far.
You need run support to win in baseball. His time with the Angels and Astros. The run support was pathetic. One year with the Angels, Bobby Bonds (Barry’s father) had 10 home runs led the team in homers. Another year the top batter hit .285. Ryan, Bert Blyleven and Fergie Jenkins were effective pitchers with horrible offensive teams.
The most overrated pitcher of all time. Never won a Cy Young. Only won 20 games twice. A winning percentage slight above .500 and almost lost 300 games. Yes, the greatest strikeout pitchers of all time but among his contemporaries. Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer, Catfish Hunter, Tom Seaver were all better pitchers. He threw over 200 walks in a season twice. He had 5-2 lead against the Phillies going into the 8th inning of Game of the 1985 NLCS and he blew it
At the age of 38, I threw a softball across the diamond in a bang bang play that the first baseman dropped. I was furious. I yelled over to him after he retrieved the ball that almost took his face off, "How did you not catch that? It was right into your mitt!" He came over to me with his glove and said "because of this." The mitt pocket was completely blasted out, the leather strings snapped. I was proud of myself....and we figured that throw was about 75mph with a softball. 10 years later, my arm is ruined, I'll never throw a ball again....and I never even came close to what Nolan threw at 44 years old when I was firing at 38. He is a legend....
Carlton and Tom Seaver were once upon a time in pitcher GOAT conversations, both having won 300 games and struck out 3000 batters with multiple Cy Young awards, yet very rarely get mentioned today, having been replaced in the conversation by guys who rarely completed games.
This is crazy me and my co worker who plays college baseball were just talking about nolan on thursday. Like he played for so long at at such a high level.
73 was insane. If he started he would complete the game 33% of the time. He would shut you out 10% of the time. He also started more than 25% of the time. The other stats are video game stats. Ignunt.
How did I not ask for this, Great video, Ryan was awesome. I only caught the tail end of his career but he got 2 no hitters and made the 5k club, and i got to enjoy watching hit do that and beat the crap out of ventura.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I apologize if I missed your comment I have a search filter and sometimes it doesn't correctly pull up every comment that mentions Nolan Ryan
I was blessed to get to see him pitch one time. August 1990, in Arlington, first game of a double header. He went 10 (game went I think 12), and in the 10th inning, sitting in cheap seats in CF, the first pitch we could hear pop all the way out there. The man was a legend, like some tall tale you'd share. Because the game has changed no one will get close to his marks. Pitchers are to valuable to throw 200+ pitches, or have 20 CG. But, he really existed and I got to see him. True gentleman and a real highlight. And come on, who were the dunces who looked at their HOF ballot and said, "nah, he's not a HOF player?"
How impressive was his durability? He was 39 in 1986 when he reported having elbow pain. 7 years later, in 1993, his UCL finally let go. That alone just cements him as the greatest pitcher of all time. He pretty much holds every record related to strikeouts and has played in more seasons than any other pitcher in recent years, only bested by Jamie Moyer. A career so long, you could have been in the stands as a kid watching the Mets win the World Series then making your way up the baseball ladder to be struck out by Nolan Ryan in his goddamn 40s. 😭
The one time I got to see Nolan Ryan pitch was one of his worst games. It was back in the 70's when he was with the Angels and they played Texas at Arlington Stadium. He went 1.1 IP, 7W and 3K. 40+ years later I still remember that game, lol.
Not enough of his time with the California Angels! Best years! Nolie threw 7 no hitters as our top ace! He pretty much had to throw a shutout in order to win because we had NO offense! And for all those years, he struck out nearly 3 hundred batters per annum. Never got hurt! 😅
Yes, wins as a pitcher are an overrated stat and then some. Ryan was the best pitcher in baseball prob 5 or 6 seasons. But no Cy Young. It’s ridiculous. Just crazy. So many shut outs. So many complete games. And the longevity OMG. Maybe the best pitcher ever.
At times the Rangers would pitch knuckleballer Charlie Hough the next night after Nolan, imagine going from 100 plus heat to a floating dancing ball at half the speed
as a little league pitcher in the mid 90s i wanted to be nolan ryan SO BAD. just throw gas and brush batters back off MY plate! i beaned so many people and it's entirely nolan ryan's fault. lolllll
The fact that he threw 2 no-hitters after turning 40 might be his most impressive feat, and there are a lot to pick from. I'm 39 and I don't even like walking up stairs.
In 1973 he threw 26 complete games. 🍌s
That's too funny! 😂
Not close to his most impressive
@@bwink23
*"Not close to his most impressive"*
I can only assume you're not in your 40s, then. Probably not even your late 30s.
The guy was one of the hardest throwers in the game and was still pitching 7 innings per outing in his 40's. If his manager would have tried to put him on a pitch count, Ryan probably would have punched him.
this man was my childhood idol when I was a kid
in the 80s. I'm from Toronto Ontario Canada and every summer my
parents made me go live with my aunt who was my
mother's older sister in Houston for the whole summer.
her and her husband use to take me to watch the Astros
at the old Astro Dome. great memories I was excited every
time I seen Nolan Ryan and say to myself that's me when
I play baseball against my fellow classmates playing
baseball. I was the only kid in class picture with a
Astros shirt and the rest had Blue Jays sweaters or shirts lol.
thanks for this video made my day even brighter and made me feel
young again.
Great content as a 44 year old life long ball fan I loved this breakdown of the big bull a true ace Nolan Ryan
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video it was a blast to learn more about Nolan Ryan
On August 4,1993 Nolan Ryan set the MLB record by hitting Robin Ventura 8 times in 1 at‐bat. Go Cubbies!!!!!
You listened when I asked for an Albert Belle video 🙏. This time we need a video on the prime of Bernie Williams. Dude was a stud in an era of roided up sluggers .
Screw the Yankees :)
Great yankee center fielder
Nolan Ryan, what a tough and unforgettable hurler!
He did the work of a starter, two high-leverage set up men and a closer for his whole career. He pitched himself out of his own jams; like a bulldog in a den of snakes.
He was easy to manage because he was easy to trust... put the team on his shoulders then give him 3-4 runs.
I'm 41. If I threw a baseball as hard as I could, it'd injure something from foot to neck and would likely clock in at 65 mph. This man's last pitch at 46 was 98 mph then an 85 mph zipper at 63 years old. Legend.
Great episode - thanks for keeping the memory of such an unbelievable player and person going. 👏👏👏
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment 👏
I get so fricken excited everytime I see a new video on this page
I really appreciate that! I am extremely thankful to have such great supporters of this series, including yourself, so thank you for making these videos possible 😎
Gotta make a video on another all time great pitcher, Pedro Martinez!
Love your content as always man, keep grinding
Of all the absurd stats for Ryan, im completely floored by the career .204 BAA, what a legend
He'd be a great one too!
Thank you for supporting the channel I really appreciate it 😎
The .204 BAA blew my mind too 🤯
@Cam23 no problem man, you always make great videos and your one of my go to channels for baseball. I know you'll do Bostons savior proud!
Some records in sports will never be broken, and he has just about every one a pitcher could have!
Pure Legend!!! I love that man! Also my idol growing up.
That 12 - 6 curveball was insane.
Mr. October is definitely overdue for an Insane Prime video.
Such a legend, I named my son after him.
The fact nobody thinks there's any possible way Ryan was using some roids or HGH during his Rangers years is mind blowing to me.
A truly superior major league pitcher but oddly underated and somehow unappreciated.
Jeez, if Ryan had better support during his Angels career, all those high double digit loss seasons, he couldve had (or close to) 30 wins at least 5 times and overall a shot at 400 wins.
Just two words……The Best
For me it’s hard to pick best pitcher ever and even harder to justify Nolan as best pitcher ever because of how many walks and wild pitches he had. But looking at his stats once he left the Mets he never really had a bad season (except maybe his 93 seaeon) so I know like no one has him higher then the 11th best pitcher ever he is my pick for best pitcher ever and one thing he did that I loved he helped Randy Johnson fix his control issues I love that.
it did work out . I do like
the quick recap
(0:39) Uh? What? I'm pretty sure Nolan Ryan is legendary among people who know and understand baseball.
It's an added bonus that he is also famous for winning a fight after a kid charged him on the mound.
I've never heard anyone suggesting Nolan Ryan isn't well know and I'm very confused.
I was eluding to the fact he never won a Cy Young, not that no one ever recognized him as a great pitcher. People were well aware of Nolan being a freak of nature
NOLAN RYAN IS MY FAVORITE PITCHER OF ALL TIME, ANY TEAM I PLAYED FOR, WHETHER FOR LITTLE LEAGUE IN THE EARLY TO MID 90'S TO MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL AND AMERICAN LEGION, I GOT TO WEAR #34, FOR ALL OF THEM, EVEN FOR ALLSTARS. I WAS ONLY 135LBS 5'5", THROWING 80MPH, BEING A RIGHTY. A FEW GAMES I DID GET TO PITCH LEFT HANDED AS WELL, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH CONTROL, THROWING UP TO 78 MPH.
Throwing 85 mph at 63 years old is ridiculous.
In slacks and belt with shirt tucked in. Not loose. I bet he could hit 90 easy. Then of course.
Ted Williams would be 🔥⚾️
Freddy garcia would love a video. He had to total reinvent himself.
14:41 Should note that that game was a 2 hitter.
Roberto Alomar had a pretty incredible prime. While on the subject of 2nd baseman, Sandberg was okay too....
Brett Favre was the Nolan Ryan of football
No one will ever break his strike out record. Pitchers just don’t pitch the innings like they use too. A lot of his other records are probably safe as well.
Great video, but how is it possible for the Dodgers to play the Astros in the championship series in 1981 if the playoffs only had east vs west teams at the time. They both played in the west division
Thanks! It's because they played them in the NLDS, not the NLCS
GOAT imho!
Please do Barry Bonds next
Nolan Ryan not winning a cy young let’s you know he was an all time great and wasn’t liked . He had haters like a mf !!! True legend of the game , he knows it.
Adam Dunn hitting 40 4 years in a row.
George Brett
Almost 6,000 K’s he was the best nobody threw the ball harder ⚾️
Gotta do Andre Dawson underated
wow the Astros where horrible in 87, that era and strikeouts, no run support, Nolan should of won cy young at least 4 times in his career.
The fact that Nolan didnt get a single cy young even though he put historical numbers is the most criminal baseball thing to ever happen
lol
Nolan Ryan should have only won the award twice in 1981 and 1987. In 1981 although he definitely should have won his low inning count might have prevented him from winning. In 1987 he also should’ve won but it’s not like him losing was some huge robbery or anything. Ryan definitely did not put up historic seasons every year.
Not really…lost too many games wasting pitches and being wild. Conversely, look up Greg Maddux’ numbers or Roger Clemens even. Neither came close to losing 300 games like Ryan. No knock on Ryan, but baseball is about numbers
@@mickeywhite7878 Wins are a meaningless stat and while I think Nolan Ryan is extremely overrated and I agree that Clemens and Maddux are way better it’s not Ryan’s loss record that makes this the case.
@ToonTwist if anything he is perfectly fine
Frankly, I believe the most impressive thing about Nolan is despite ALL of his MLB accolades, he remained a humble, quiet rancher at heart! He's a very nice, approachable and decent man!! I was fortunate enough to be able to watch several TCU games with both Nolan and Tom Grieve when their sons were both pitching for the Horned Frogs in the 90s. I had recently separated from the Navy and was working at TCU. They didn't pay overtime so any extra work I did was compensated with time off. I saved that time for watching baseball in the spring. As a lifelong baseball fanatic and also a huge Nolan Ryan fan, I immediately recognized both of them during one afternoon game on campus. I meekly approached 2 famous and accomplished former athletes just to tell them how much I appreciated their play. Instead of stating that I was undoubtedly disturbing them, I was invited to sit with them and talk baseball! They were seemingly just fathers watching their sons play baseball, and boy could they talk baseball!! Eventually Nolan was hired as a restricted-earnings coach so he didn't have to remain in the stands. Still it was an incredibly enjoyable experience while it lasted and it just made me that much of a bigger Nolan Ryan fan. Oh, and Tom Grieve was a pretty cool guy at the time, too.
Memories 🙌
What a tremendous candid story of these two baseball fathers!
I was a referee who told recruits, "If you want to hear the best human interest stories off-the-cuff, go to a high school game and ask one of the parents in the stands which boy is theirs."
You got a double portion!
It's wild that Ryan never won a Cy Young, he had a solid case in '73 but barely lost to Palmer and was robbed in '87 because he had a losing record and played for a sub .500 Astros team despite him leading the league in ERA and strikeouts
I can't believe how many losses the poor guy had in seasons where he had a sub 3 ERA. He'd be so much more celebrated I'd he wasn't consistently on garbage teams
Most definitely
He should easily have 3
Deserves more
They were just far less informed voters and most fans knew even less way back then
What's crazy is not only how great he was that he never won a Cy Young but how great he was for so long and never won a Cy Young.
@Brah42 seriously, he was STILL dominant in the 90's, practically never gave up HRs, threw complete games in nearly half of his starts....it's wild to think of some of the random guys who have Cy Youngs instead of Ryan
@@CSDonohue11Which seasons would you say he should have won?
That 85 MPH first pitch at 63 years old is insane!
His arm must be made of steel 😂
I’d almost guarantee he had been training leading up to that first pitch lol if he just came off the couch thats fxcking wild 😂
@Cam23 do more pitchers please
@@Cam23Walter Johnson please
April 8th, 1986...Houston Astrodome. Nolan Ryan facing a fresh faced rookie Will Clark and starts him off with that diving curveball. You can see Will smile. 2 pitches later, he got the Express and got all of it sending it over the centerfield wall and his first at bat vs the greatest righty of the time culminated in a homerun. He pointed to his parents, and sat down in the dugout next to Chili Davis. He noticed that the dugout was kind of quiet considering, so he figured straight away....turned to Chili and asked "He's going to hit me next at-bat, isn't he..." Chili just replied "Oh yes, yes he is."
Robin Ventura just left the chat
Ha.
Don't mess with the big guy from Texas. Ryan's fast ball was no joke
I've been a White Sox fan since the mid '80s. I was 13 when that fight happened, and I was watching the game. Ventura was one of my favorite players around that time, because I also played third base.
@@frocat5163I'll never forget that fight lol. He whooped that ass
Simply, he’s always been one of my two favorite players!
If I’m picking a pitcher for one game with my life on the line, I’m taking prime Bob Gibson. If I’m talking one pitcher to start my franchise, I’d pick Nolan Ryan.
Satchel Paige
@@n8doggy733 Touché
I agree with that hypothetical!
@@n8doggy733 Touché
@@n8doggy733 Touché
Yes! My favorite power pitcher of all-time
As an Astros fan, I really appreciated this footage. I saw Nolan pitch many times and it was always exciting and impressive. Thanks for the memories.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
I was able to meet him as just a neighbor when growing up in Friendswood as a teen.
He lived one town over and you could always count on him and his family to support the community. Just a super nice guy and his wife and kids are terrific people.
My favorite player of all time! Thanks for the content great video
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed
He just said 235 pitch start that's about 5 startrs for any ''Ace" of the morden day game. Simply unbelievable!!
Genuinely curious why today’s pitchers don’t go the distance/aren’t allowed. Would love to see more of that.
I just arrived in Chicago after the 13 hour all day drive. I sat down and turned the hotel TV on and at that moment, Ryan just plunked Robin Ventura. Ventura charged the mound and took a beating the Chicago mob woulda been proud of. Welcome to Chicago!!! Life moves pretty fast...
We will never see another man like Nolan Ryan in baseball again. Why?
1. There aren't "real men" like Nolan vying for a pitching position.
2. They have ruined my beloved game with making it a hitters game. All a pitcher is now is a server, you have to mix up the meal just right in order to get a win, and there are no complete games now.
3. If a pitcher gets a mismanicured nail, he is considered "injured". It's sad what they get paid now versus what they have to actually do.
4. Hitters are conditioned to hit 100mph fastballs right down the middle. A pitcher would have to throw 110mph+ to be dominant. Then figure out how to be pinpoint perfect to deal with the shi*ty umpiring like Angel Hernandez.
I could go on and on....keep 'em coming.
Nolan Ryan's longevity alone affords him legend status. It is even more impressive when you consider that he was a starter, and was thoroughly utilized, through much of his career. He wasn't some guy who went from team to team, pitching a few innings here and there to any team who could use him. He was an institution unto himself. He threw A LOT of pitches.
I was watching that game live on TV, I'm a die hard Mariners fan! In 1993 i was 15 yrs old, the hight of my baseball card collecting! When i found out Nolan Ryan was starting i was so excited!! Now my memory is not what it used to be, but if im remembering correctly, mike blowers hit a grand slam the batter before. I knew something was wrong, when Ryan was taken out of the game mid batter i was shocked/sad, then when he came out fir a curtain call the M's fans gave him a standing ovation, that brought me to tears, i had a feeling i just witnessed the end of a baseball Legend. Nolan Ryan is in my top 5 favorite players of all time! He has a ridiculous amount of records that will never be broken. And if he had any kind if run support in the 70's and early 80's he'd easily have over 400 wins!! The Ryan Express is My goat pitcher!
Dann Howitt was the M's batter who hit that grand slam off Ryan. As I recall, Dave Madigan followed with a single and Nolan walked off the mound to say goodbye before delivering a pitch to the next batter.
Ryan went ahead to make his curtain call appearance on the road in Seattle, rather than to wait for a Ranger's home game. He had set out of the rotation to rest and rehab his arm for one more start.
Of course we cried in Seattle to see the last ML pitch of a fireballing great HOF from Texas.
Day 26 of asking for Ted Williams
Persistent!
You must be 90
My favorite pitcher of all time bar none. Close to 6,000 Ks. Nuts. And he could've been close to 400 wins had he had consistent run support
I don't know what's more impressive
1)If he had a little more control, Ryan would probably have a few seasons with 400Ks
2)That he never won a Cy Young
3)The Angels wasting a Generational Talent is nothing new.
4)How this guy barely have any run support?
I can only speak for me. But, Ted Williams, Paul Molitor, Curt Schilling, Rod Carew, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker in one video, Gary Carter, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, and Roger Clemons among others would make great videos in my opinion. Love this series and hope to see it continue!
If Cam23 makes a video about Johnny Bench, I hope he finds some way to bring up the kids' TV show that Bench did while he was playing as well as the story of how Bench perfected his penmanship
Absolutely the most electric stuff of all time... and it's not really close. Had he been able to control it better and developed a change ... he would have been the most unhittable pitcher of all time by far.
wrong...
Damn so many times he had a sub 3.00 era and 16 losses. Any run production he can have had 25 wins easily
You need run support to win in baseball.
His time with the Angels and Astros. The run support was pathetic.
One year with the Angels, Bobby Bonds (Barry’s father) had 10 home runs led the team in homers.
Another year the top batter hit .285.
Ryan, Bert Blyleven and Fergie Jenkins were effective pitchers with horrible offensive teams.
I can't believe there are MLB H of F voters who didn't vote for him. What the hell were you thinking?
Another gem of content generated buddy, great work as usual Cam!🎉
Nolan Ryans longevity was ridiculous!
Thank you Chris! Always appreciate you stopping by and supporting the channel. And you got that right, 27 years continues to baffle my brain 🤯
Great video!!! Id like to see one on Gary Sheffield, Andres Gallaragah and Fred Mcgriff!! 3 of my favorite Braves!!
The most overrated pitcher of all time. Never won a Cy Young. Only won 20 games twice. A winning percentage slight above .500 and almost lost 300 games. Yes, the greatest strikeout pitchers of all time but among his contemporaries. Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer, Catfish Hunter, Tom Seaver were all better pitchers. He threw over 200 walks in a season twice. He had 5-2 lead against the Phillies going into the 8th inning of Game of the 1985 NLCS and he blew it
Tom Seaver post season 3-3, 2.77 era. Nolan Ryan 2-2 3.07 era. Again, doesn't lend a lot of credence to your rationale.
Got to see Mr. Ryan, on tv live and highlights.....insane arm strength and endurance
Good pitcher but nowhere near randy Johnson on intimidating batters
27 minutes and seconds, because of his 27 year career
Holy smokes how did I not realize that?! That was totally a coincidence thank you for pointing that out 😅
Can you do Justin verlander
Mf had a torn elbow and pitched in the playoffs 😂😂😂
Asking for ernie banks
Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson my 2 favorite pitchers of all time
randy was better
At the age of 38, I threw a softball across the diamond in a bang bang play that the first baseman dropped. I was furious. I yelled over to him after he retrieved the ball that almost took his face off, "How did you not catch that? It was right into your mitt!"
He came over to me with his glove and said "because of this."
The mitt pocket was completely blasted out, the leather strings snapped. I was proud of myself....and we figured that throw was about 75mph with a softball. 10 years later, my arm is ruined, I'll never throw a ball again....and I never even came close to what Nolan threw at 44 years old when I was firing at 38. He is a legend....
guess ya gotta do Steve Carlton next...
Carlton and Tom Seaver were once upon a time in pitcher GOAT conversations, both having won 300 games and struck out 3000 batters with multiple Cy Young awards, yet very rarely get mentioned today, having been replaced in the conversation by guys who rarely completed games.
Didn’t know there was so much vintage Ryan footage out there. Awesome job in procuring the footage.
Thank you Cam23⚾️💥👊
I knew you'd enjoy this one Ryan! Thanks for watching 😎
The fact the threw 235 pitches in a single game is crazy looking at today's pansies.
Most can't even get half the way there 😂
This is crazy me and my co worker who plays college baseball were just talking about nolan on thursday. Like he played for so long at at such a high level.
That's a cool coincidence! I feel like sometimes the figurative "baseball" finds you on the field.
Insane to think if you only counted his strikeouts after he passed Walter Johnson he still has more than Gerrit Cole right now.
The man gets stitches and keeps pitching?! AND I remember Robin Ventura getting his but kicked. EPIC!
73 was insane. If he started he would complete the game 33% of the time. He would shut you out 10% of the time. He also started more than 25% of the time. The other stats are video game stats. Ignunt.
How did I not ask for this, Great video, Ryan was awesome. I only caught the tail end of his career but he got 2 no hitters and made the 5k club, and i got to enjoy watching hit do that and beat the crap out of ventura.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I apologize if I missed your comment I have a search filter and sometimes it doesn't correctly pull up every comment that mentions Nolan Ryan
Yessir Nolan Ryan! Another fire vid Cam!
Ey thank you Sergio! 😎 I appreciate you watching as always
This man was out here puttin up 2 years worth of modern pitching stats in single seasons lol
Especially walks and losses!
Still surprising Casey didn't tell Gil and Yogi to make Ryan the METS "Joe Page" He woulda pitched until 60 if he was a permanent Closer.
Excellent job
Thank you!
I was blessed to get to see him pitch one time. August 1990, in Arlington, first game of a double header. He went 10 (game went I think 12), and in the 10th inning, sitting in cheap seats in CF, the first pitch we could hear pop all the way out there. The man was a legend, like some tall tale you'd share. Because the game has changed no one will get close to his marks. Pitchers are to valuable to throw 200+ pitches, or have 20 CG. But, he really existed and I got to see him. True gentleman and a real highlight.
And come on, who were the dunces who looked at their HOF ballot and said, "nah, he's not a HOF player?"
How impressive was his durability? He was 39 in 1986 when he reported having elbow pain. 7 years later, in 1993, his UCL finally let go. That alone just cements him as the greatest pitcher of all time. He pretty much holds every record related to strikeouts and has played in more seasons than any other pitcher in recent years, only bested by Jamie Moyer. A career so long, you could have been in the stands as a kid watching the Mets win the World Series then making your way up the baseball ladder to be struck out by Nolan Ryan in his goddamn 40s. 😭
Nolan Ryan
Michael Jordan
Coach K
Tom Brady
Tiger Woods
They're a different breed of human. The best of the best.
The one time I got to see Nolan Ryan pitch was one of his worst games. It was back in the 70's when he was with the Angels and they played Texas at Arlington Stadium. He went 1.1 IP, 7W and 3K. 40+ years later I still remember that game, lol.
the only true freak in the history of sports. Never be anything like him in this lifetime, and probably ever
Love the video. You should do a Darryl Kile Documentary video. His 12-6 curve was one of the best and he was gone too soon. :")
Not enough of his time with the California Angels! Best years! Nolie threw 7 no hitters as our top ace! He pretty much had to throw a shutout in order to win because we had NO offense! And for all those years, he struck out nearly 3 hundred batters per annum. Never got hurt! 😅
Yes, wins as a pitcher are an overrated stat and then some. Ryan was the best pitcher in baseball prob 5 or 6 seasons. But no Cy Young. It’s ridiculous. Just crazy. So many shut outs. So many complete games. And the longevity OMG. Maybe the best pitcher ever.
ryan's 7 defenders behind him - were all DH hitters that got to sit back and watch the show!!!.. haha...
At times the Rangers would pitch knuckleballer Charlie Hough the next night after Nolan, imagine going from 100 plus heat to a floating dancing ball at half the speed
8:55 I know the frame rate issue but that is the fastest pitch I have ever seen.
as a little league pitcher in the mid 90s i wanted to be nolan ryan SO BAD. just throw gas and brush batters back off MY plate! i beaned so many people and it's entirely nolan ryan's fault. lolllll