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So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 11:36 AM
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pitcher ever. Saw him when he was with the stros...
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And he packed a quite a punch!
Jan 24, 2016, 12:01 PM
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Go Tigers!!
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Re: And he packed a quite a punch!
Jan 24, 2016, 12:07 PM
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Ask Robin Ventura!
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Re: So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 2:27 PM
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He was good, but I am not sure he was "the best ever."
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Re: So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 2:45 PM
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He threw at his own kid in a father son game.
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Re: So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 2:48 PM
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The best pitcher ever ? Nolan Ryan haha
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Re: So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 3:23 PM
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He for sure is the best ever. Who say you?
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Re: So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 3:56 PM
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Ryan led his league in strikeouts 11 times, but he also led his league in walks eight times.
Ryan's .204 batting average allowed is indeed the lowest in major-league history, his .309 on-base percentage allowed isn't really close to being in the top 100. Winning percentage of .526. Need I say more ?
Here are some pitchers I would take over Ryan. Seaver, Clemens , Pedro , Maddux , Koufax
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Re: So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 4:39 PM
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Koufax is the only one I would pick over Nolan
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Re: He never pitched for winning organizations either
Jan 24, 2016, 4:49 PM
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People like to defend Ryan by pointing to the quality of the teams for which he pitched, but you know, they really weren't all that bad. Not including 1966 -- he worked only three innings that year -- Ryan pitched for 26 seasons. I entered the winning percentages of his teams those 26 seasons, and then I added everything up. And you know what?
In those 26 seasons, Ryan's teams won 2,104 games, and they lost 2,048 games.
In those 26 seasons, Ryan's teams finished above .500 in 15 of them.
What's your definition of a truly awful team? Does 90 losses seem reasonable? Well, in 26 years Ryan played for one team, the 1974 California Angels, that lost 90 or more games.
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Re: So what's all this fuss about Nolan Ryan? He was the best
Jan 24, 2016, 2:53 PM
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The Ryan express. That was my dads all time favorite baseball player. When Nolan was playing on tv all things in this world ceased to exist according to my dad. He would say 1000 times during a game, "watch him, watch how he pitches. Did y'all see that pitch, wow." It did get us out of homework or chores cause he wanted us to watch his every move. My how I miss those days. Good times.
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Pretty confident in saying he was the best ever
Jan 24, 2016, 3:11 PM
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His numbers were consistent throughout his career and he pitched to juicers
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110% mph fastball
Jan 24, 2016, 3:15 PM
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