Now here's the only place in all the sports that you can actually say goat and it is what most people think goat means this man is truly the greatest pro athlete of all time. Regardless of the sport and time
If I had a team playing the 7th game of the World Series, and could have my pick of any pitcher in MLB history, knowing beforehand they'd have their best stuff that day, Nolan Ryan would be alone at the top of the list. When he was on, he was the most dominating pitcher I ever saw. I felt sorry for the hitters, especially when he pitched against us!!!
remember and most people don't 7 no hitters, ok everyone knows this; 12 1 hitters, 18 2 hitters. hence 30 hits away from 37 NO HITTERS. who can make that claim. WOW
198 career non win quality starts he went 0-107 with a 2.27 era just a freak and even in his loses and wasnt on him and over 24 no hitters broken up after the 8th
One of the main complains was him not being consistent. He did have 90 something starts that were really bad, 5 runs or more but in those other 680 starts his ERA was 2.49 and over 4600 innings....if he had just 50 bad starts instead of those 90 something he likely be the best pitcher of all time.
Grew up In Anaheim in the 70's watching him, not really appreciating what we were witnessing. Pitching was way different back then. We had 4 starters, Nolan, Clyde Wright, Rudy May and Bill Singer (later Frank Tanana) and they just went out there every 4th day and STAYED out there come hell or high water! The bullpen was just a bunch of rubber arms, there were no "specialists". No 8th inning guy, set-up guy, long or short relief guy, and definitely no closer! Many times the game would be 10-1 in the 8th inning and the starter was still out there getting rocked!
Never be another rodeo bull like Bodacious, a race horse like Secretariat or a Major League pitcher like The Express.... Nolan Ryan threw with no fear and was a humble classy guy... tough too, ask Robin Ventura 😂
You are probably right. No manager is letting a pitcher throw 332 innings in a season, those days are long gone. Max Scherzer is the only other pitcher who would have had an outside shot based on his season to season pace but he didn't really start his career going until age 24 and who knows at age 38 how much longer he will pitch for.
To think the last pitch of his 7th no hitter, when he was in his mid-40s was a flat trajectory missile straight from his hand to the catcher's mitt. That ball was sizzling.
Anyone that says he wasn’t the greatest doesn’t know what they are saying. Ryan needed better teams to play with. If he had, he could have had 400 wins and more shutouts. We know Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever because of how feared he was. Well… Nolan Ryan was the most feared pitcher ever!
He got enough run support most of the time. What killed him was those 4-5 free passes he gave up every game. Leading the league 8x in BB doesn't help. It would have been even more had they not cut his starts way down. He walked more batters than anyone in history. In fact there isn't even anyone close. His closest contemporary, Steve Carlton, walked about 1000 fewer ... no telling how many games that lost him
Nolan should had 10 No Hitters and 350 Wins, and at least 3 Cy-young Awards. He was with a few Bad Teams that Didn`t help his Career. He was the Best in the Game.
With all due respect to the Express, a vastly overrated pitcher. Just too danged inconsistent. I watched him pitch again an again sometimes incredible ... other times not incredible at all.
The more you pitch, the more you can pitch. Living proof. What a legend. A pure gas hurling Alpha Dog
Couldn't have said better myself 😎
Amen!!
😂😂😂
How can you not love this game? Geez.
The greatest. Look at his wind up - he damn near hits his own face with his knee, and it gives him SO much power!
Right on!!!!!!!
POWER
The man was the terminator. To be that effective into his 40s' is freakish.
And as far as I know clean ie not on roids like so many and still pitch like that that late in his career
Ryan whiffs Lopes in an ASG. When Ryan finishes his 7th no-no, coach Lopes is there to congratulate him!
His curve was legendary.
after he started pitching a circle change he became a much better pitcher.
How about his fastball, hitters claimed it rose as it approached the plate
Nolan Ryan had a great change up too, 100mph plus fastball, fastball faster than speeding bullet Nolan Ryan
In today’s game of pulling Cy Young winners before they get to 100 pitches, Ryan’s durability is a marvel.
One of the greatest pitchers of baseball. A strikeout machine.
Ryan was outstanding, one of the greatest, the most electric fastball in the MLB
Now here's the only place in all the sports that you can actually say goat and it is what most people think goat means this man is truly the greatest pro athlete of all time. Regardless of the sport and time
Great pitcher greatest to me #1, thank you Nolan
If I had a team playing the 7th game of the World Series, and could have my pick of any pitcher in MLB history, knowing beforehand they'd have their best stuff that day, Nolan Ryan would be alone at the top of the list. When he was on, he was the most dominating pitcher I ever saw. I felt sorry for the hitters, especially when he pitched against us!!!
remember and most people don't 7 no hitters, ok everyone knows this; 12 1 hitters, 18 2 hitters. hence 30 hits away from 37 NO HITTERS. who can make that claim. WOW
dude was otherworldly
198 career non win quality starts he went 0-107 with a 2.27 era just a freak and even in his loses and wasnt on him and over 24 no hitters broken up after the 8th
One of the main complains was him not being consistent. He did have 90 something starts that were really bad, 5 runs or more but in those other 680 starts his ERA was 2.49 and over 4600 innings....if he had just 50 bad starts instead of those 90 something he likely be the best pitcher of all time.
Grew up In Anaheim in the 70's watching him, not really appreciating what we were witnessing.
Pitching was way different back then. We had 4 starters, Nolan, Clyde Wright, Rudy May and Bill Singer (later Frank Tanana) and they just went out there every 4th day and STAYED out there come hell or high water! The bullpen was just a bunch of rubber arms, there were no "specialists". No 8th inning guy, set-up guy, long or short relief guy, and definitely no closer!
Many times the game would be 10-1 in the 8th inning and the starter was still out there getting rocked!
Never be another rodeo bull like Bodacious, a race horse like Secretariat or a Major League pitcher like The Express.... Nolan Ryan threw with no fear and was a humble classy guy... tough too, ask Robin Ventura 😂
I was at that game. The atmosphere was electric. One of my fondest childhood memories.
Poor Robin. That's his legacy, lol.
@@n0tk0sher 😂 wow you hit that on the nail head...
Some things are once in a lifetime. Some things are once for all time.
@@craenor so well said... perfect
His SO total will never be broken.
You are probably right. No manager is letting a pitcher throw 332 innings in a season, those days are long gone. Max Scherzer is the only other pitcher who would have had an outside shot based on his season to season pace but he didn't really start his career going until age 24 and who knows at age 38 how much longer he will pitch for.
@@eamonkelley3811Please don't embarrass Max by comparing him to Nolan Ryan......
@@milojanis4901 numbers don't lie. Look up Max's Ks to innings pitched.
The greatest of all time
Goosebumps
A great pitcher, but an even better athlete to pitch into his mid 40's. I loved to watch him blow hitters away.
Babe Ruthian accomplishments and Legend!!!!!!!
7 no no's!!!!!!
Nolan is a legend. I heard he appeared in the first Major League Baseball movie Fastball.
7:05 Still one of the greatest pitches I have ever seen.
To think the last pitch of his 7th no hitter, when he was in his mid-40s was a flat trajectory missile straight from his hand to the catcher's mitt. That ball was sizzling.
Greatest pitcher of all time. Sure wish he had pitched for some better teams, because his already amazing stats would probably be insane haha.
Right on, he had terrible run support, and blown saves...
Anyone that says he wasn’t the greatest doesn’t know what they are saying. Ryan needed better teams to play with. If he had, he could have had 400 wins and more shutouts. We know Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever because of how feared he was. Well… Nolan Ryan was the most feared pitcher ever!
Good Grief!! The man only threw stikes. What a beast!
GREATEST EVER! TO BAD NO RUN SUPPORT!
Yup, just like DeGrom, 0 run support
@@billysikes1374 At least Ryan won a World Series.
@@dannythomas417 Seaver won that World Series lol
@@billysikes1374 But Ryan still has a ring and DeGrom doesn'f.
He got enough run support most of the time. What killed him was those 4-5 free passes he gave up every game. Leading the league 8x in BB doesn't help. It would have been even more had they not cut his starts way down. He walked more batters than anyone in history. In fact there isn't even anyone close. His closest contemporary, Steve Carlton, walked about 1000 fewer ... no telling how many games that lost him
That windup and fastball 😮
Ryan whiffed all those Mets, most of whom were babies when he pitched for them!
My gf doesn't even watch baseball and she goes, "did he say strikeout four thousand?!" 😂 Unreal
Nolan had 7 no hitters and 12 one hitters
WOW
He holds the record for no hitters, one hitters, two hitters, and three hitters.
No perfect game
No Cy young award
@@hectorlopez1069 The Cy Young is a popularity contest with a limited pool of contestants, and perfect games are more flukes than anything else.
And like 20 two hitters
Nolan's catcher had to have a hand made out of steel... Great fast ball, plus could off speed stuff! No wonder he is Hall of Fame!
How did he never win a CY Young?
There's a video about that on here I watched just a few days ago.
th-cam.com/video/e0QWE_jVamo/w-d-xo.html There ya go.
He should've got just 1 cy young award
He belongs on the "Mt. Rushmore" of pitchers....
Who is that tall left handed hitter in yellow ??!! Someone please tell me !!!
I believe that was Dave Winfield. I used to like him until I found out he tried to beat up Nolan one time.
@@SMcCaskill lol That's just Baseball. Winfield and Ryan are friends. Windfield is even in the Facing Nolan documentary.
Dave Parker ...Pirates
It was Dave Parker.
It's Dave Parker.
What does hof mean in sports?
A Hall of Fame is, almost by definition, a ranking of the best players to ever play the sport.Jan 23, 2024
The MAN himself!
LEGEND!
Nolan should had 10 No Hitters and 350 Wins, and at least 3 Cy-young Awards. He was with a few Bad Teams that Didn`t help his Career. He was the Best in the Game.
Legend!
1:05 How is a MAJOR LEAGUER afraid of the ball??? Wtf??
Was thinking the same thing.. swing your fucking bat! Lol
Thank God the Mets got Joe Foy in the trade with the Angels for Nolie.
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I'm surprised that he never won a cy young award, or got a perfect game. He should have got at least one cy young award.
God I miss baseball
My favorite Nolan Ryan memory is when he cattle punched Robin Ventura on the head several times during their big brawl. 🤣🤣🤣
Who's the smart guy in the mets organization who said, " this guy won't last, let's trade him"??? Mets gave up on the greatest pitcher of all time!
Probably a dumb NY leftist. People like them are the reason we're in this current mess in the United States.
It wasn't so much that they gave up on him. He wanted to start, but they were using him a lot as a reliever.
480X240
GOAT
He could throw a lamb chop past a wolf
I wouldn't of wanted to face Ryan fun to watch.
Only once, in Ryan's 27 years career, did he ever have an arm injury until 1993 with an elbow problem that ended his MLB career.
Didn’t he have something during the 1967 season
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodso1698 1967, Ryan had an arm injury while in the US Army reserves that was not related to MLB.
How is it a man with his accomplishments never win a cy young award.
Mam. Could Noone hit a fastball?
Throwin straight gas 😂
❣️❣️
Straight cowboy
#7 NO HITER
So many no hitters its not in the clip ha
Ball coming out his ear full of wax, came here to see highlights but i saw more.
He just owned the Mets, so they just hired him. lol
LOUIE DUCK AVATAR
all about the $$$ tday!
Nolan Ryan, Babe Ruth, and Tom Brady
You may have forgotten one... Bobby Orr
@@stephenhead9738 gretzky?
@@chunkyconspicuous9512 never another Bobby Orr
Tom Brady cheated by deflating the footballs though. He's nowhere near as great as Nolan and Babe.
Why is it that the Astros always had ugly uniforms 😢
With all due respect to the Express, a vastly overrated pitcher. Just too danged inconsistent. I watched him pitch again an again sometimes incredible ... other times not incredible at all.
Vastly overrated, you say?
Just too danged inconsistent, you say?
The HOF thinks otherwise
@@milojanis4901
So what?
Vastly overrated? He won 0 Cy Young awards.
Are you saying he shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame? Because that’s insane.