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During contract negotiations in 79

During contract negotiations in 79, the top brass at Anaheim thought Nolan was getting a...

Facing Nolan • 2022

During contract negotiations in 79, the top brass at Anaheim thought Nolan was getting a bit too big for his britches. With the general manager, Buzzie Bavasi, even saying in the press, he could just sign two eight and seven pitchers to replace Nolan who was 16 and 14 that season. Talk about a slap in the face. Undervalued again. Well, one team's loss was another team's gain. Nolan had a manifest destiny of finishing his
career in Texas, and no better place
than 35 miles away from where he played
high school ball and fell in love with Ruth

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During contract negotiations in 79,

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the top brass at Anaheim

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thought Nolan was getting a bit too big for his britches.

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With the general manager, Buzzie Bavasi,

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even saying in the press,

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he could just sign two

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eight and seven pitchers to replace Nolan

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who was 16 and 14 that season.

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Talk about a slap in the face.

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Undervalued again.

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Well, one team's loss was another team's gain.

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Nolan had a manifest destiny

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of finishing his career in Texas,

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and no better place than 35 miles away

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from where he played high school ball

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and fell in love with Ruth.

Duration

47 seconds

Views

20

Timestamp in Movie

00:45:05

Uploaded

Apr 28, 2025

Genres

documentary, biography, sport

Production

The Ranch Productions

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Movie Summary

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...