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Facing Nolan

In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texa...

Director

Bradley Jackson

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Genre

documentary, biography, sport

Box Office

$405,797

Production

The Ranch Productions

Awards

1 nomination total

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Greg Meyers
leading things off bottom - Facing Nolan

Greg Meyers leading things off bottom

and 5,714. - Facing Nolan

He's rubbing the ball, - Facing Nolan

He's rubbing the ball,

I remember hearing Nolan say, - Facing Nolan

I remember hearing Nolan say,

I knew that every
time I face him, - Facing Nolan

I knew that every time I face him,

Something that is bigger
than what it really is. - Facing Nolan

Something that is bigger than what it really is.

But then we all know
when you do meet him, - Facing Nolan

But then we all know when you do meet him,

All right.
You haven't left yet then? - Facing Nolan

All right. You haven't left yet then?

All right.
Well, y'all have fun. - Facing Nolan

All right. Well, y'all have fun.

Bye. - Facing Nolan

And Alvin was just a fun,
innocent, safe childhood. - Facing Nolan

And Alvin was just a fun, innocent, safe childhood.

We rode horses around the school - Facing Nolan

We rode horses around the school

Gosh, these trees
are so grown up, - Facing Nolan

Gosh, these trees are so grown up,

Gosh, that thing, - Facing Nolan

Gosh, that thing,

I was only in the fourth grade, - Facing Nolan

I was only in the fourth grade,

I just remember
these games going on - Facing Nolan

I just remember these games going on

You know, I always
wished I could play - Facing Nolan

You know, I always wished I could play

I remember Nolan was
on a Little League team - Facing Nolan

I remember Nolan was on a Little League team

I guess I was in eighth grade - Facing Nolan

I guess I was in eighth grade

I called her up on the phone - Facing Nolan

I called her up on the phone

There was a movie playing - Facing Nolan

There was a movie playing

She says that for every woman
on earth is only one man. - Facing Nolan

She says that for every woman on earth is only one man.

He was voted most handsome and
she was voted most beautiful. - Facing Nolan

He was voted most handsome and she was voted most beautiful.

He was a star in basketball, - Facing Nolan

He was a star in basketball,

For Nolan's and
Ruth's second date, - Facing Nolan

For Nolan's and Ruth's second date,

Sandy Koufax is the greatest
lefthanded pitcher in history. - Facing Nolan

Sandy Koufax is the greatest lefthanded pitcher in history.

He was the most dominating
lefthander in history - Facing Nolan

He was the most dominating lefthander in history

I got a bird's eye view
of Sandy warming up, - Facing Nolan

I got a bird's eye view of Sandy warming up,

That's the first time he
saw Sandy Koufax pitch. - Facing Nolan

That's the first time he saw Sandy Koufax pitch.

No one did things
Nolan ever did, - Facing Nolan

No one did things Nolan ever did,

Every legend has an origin, - Facing Nolan

Every legend has an origin,

Well, guess they
decided to print the legend. - Facing Nolan

Well, guess they decided to print the legend.

And he would pitch to me
until my hand wore out. - Facing Nolan

And he would pitch to me until my hand wore out.

If you caught it right
in the catchers mitt, - Facing Nolan

If you caught it right in the catchers mitt,

'Cause he was the hardest
chunker I've ever caught. - Facing Nolan

'Cause he was the hardest chunker I've ever caught...

Sometimes he'd burn my hand a
little bit and I'd say, boy, - Facing Nolan

Sometimes he'd burn my hand a little bit and I'd s...

When I went out as a sophomore - Facing Nolan

When I went out as a sophomore

There was a mythology
about Nolan that dates back - Facing Nolan

There was a mythology about Nolan that dates back

I remember one game
in particular, - Facing Nolan

I remember one game in particular,

He hit one of the
players in the head - Facing Nolan

He hit one of the players in the head

And when Nolan threw the ball, - Facing Nolan

And when Nolan threw the ball,

And the third batter, - Facing Nolan

And the third batter,

As it worked out,
Nolan struck him out - Facing Nolan

As it worked out, Nolan struck him out

At that point, everybody
really took notice - Facing Nolan

At that point, everybody really took notice

He weighed about
142-145 pounds. - Facing Nolan

He weighed about 142-145 pounds.

See, when he threw the
baseball, it just exploded - Facing Nolan

See, when he threw the baseball, it just exploded

Red Murff pitched for the
Braves during his career. - Facing Nolan

Red Murff pitched for the Braves during his career.

Jim Watson was a
baseball coach in Alvin, - Facing Nolan

Jim Watson was a baseball coach in Alvin,

Well, he told me I had
the best arm he'd ever seen, - Facing Nolan

Well, he told me I had the best arm he'd ever seen,

My dad's uncle,
my grandmother's brother, - Facing Nolan

My dad's uncle, my grandmother's brother,

What's interesting from
our family's perspective, - Facing Nolan

What's interesting from our family's perspective,

A constant theme
in Nolan's life, - Facing Nolan

A constant theme in Nolan's life,

The Mets were pretty
much the only team on him. - Facing Nolan

The Mets were pretty much the only team on him.

They just thought, well,
here's a guy with a good arm, - Facing Nolan

They just thought, well, here's a guy with a good arm,

He came to me and said,
"I got drafted today." - Facing Nolan

He came to me and said, "I got drafted today."

He was 18 and out of high school - Facing Nolan

He was 18 and out of high school

And he goes, "No,
the baseball draft." - Facing Nolan

And he goes, "No, the baseball draft."

I had plans to go to college - Facing Nolan

I had plans to go to college

Red Murff found out - Facing Nolan

Red Murff found out

He said, Ruth, you know that - Facing Nolan

He said, Ruth, you know that

And I thought, I'm not sharing
Nolan with anybody, you know. - Facing Nolan

And I thought, I'm not sharing Nolan with anybody, you ...

I had no idea what
the baseball life - Facing Nolan

I had no idea what the baseball life

All I was concentrating on - Facing Nolan

All I was concentrating on

I didn't have anybody that
threw quite like Nolan did. - Facing Nolan

I didn't have anybody that threw quite like Nolan did.

Everybody was saying that
Nolan was throwing 101, - Facing Nolan

Everybody was saying that Nolan was throwing 101,

Nolan was throwing 107, 108. - Facing Nolan

Nolan was throwing 107, 108.

Yes, I was there catching it, - Facing Nolan

Yes, I was there catching it,

There's no question
that Nolan Ryan, - Facing Nolan

There's no question that Nolan Ryan,

His Minor League numbers,
they're right out of - Facing Nolan

His Minor League numbers, they're right out of

And then he gets
called up to the Mets, - Facing Nolan

And then he gets called up to the Mets,

So Nolan Ryan
makes his Major League debut - Facing Nolan

So Nolan Ryan makes his Major League debut

Tall and slender righthander. - Facing Nolan

Tall and slender righthander.

And the pitch to Joe Torre. - Facing Nolan

And the pitch to Joe Torre.

And I had no clue whether
I belonged there or not. - Facing Nolan

And I had no clue whether I belonged there or not.

Nolan never expected
baseball to be a long career. - Facing Nolan

Nolan never expected baseball to be a long career.

His goal was to play four years - Facing Nolan

His goal was to play four years

When he went on road trips,
he would bring his books - Facing Nolan

When he went on road trips, he would bring his books

He always tried to
prepare himself - Facing Nolan

He always tried to prepare himself

With the Mets, they had a lot - Facing Nolan

With the Mets, they had a lot

He just didn't know if he
would even get in a rotation. - Facing Nolan

He just didn't know if he would even get in a rotation.

At this point, you
look back and you go, - Facing Nolan

At this point, you look back and you go,

They didn't think he'd
be a consistent winner - Facing Nolan

They didn't think he'd be a consistent winner

High and tight. - Facing Nolan

High and tight.

Growing up around cattle, - Facing Nolan

Growing up around cattle,

That's what they
thought of Nolan Ryan, - Facing Nolan

That's what they thought of Nolan Ryan,

They knew he had talent, - Facing Nolan

They knew he had talent,

The third game of the National
League Championship Series. - Facing Nolan

The third game of the National League Championship Series.

With a count
of 1-and-2 on Rico Carty, - Facing Nolan

With a count of 1-and-2 on Rico Carty,

Nolan Ryan with
a tremendous performance. - Facing Nolan

Nolan Ryan with a tremendous performance.

Nolan Ryan,
who came in the ball game - Facing Nolan

Nolan Ryan, who came in the ball game

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In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texa...

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Director: Bradley Jackson

Writer: Bradley Jackson

Production: The Ranch Productions

Genre: documentary, biography, sport

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: $405,797

Released: 12 Mar 2022

Awards: 1 nomination total

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