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Growing up around cattle, Nolan understood most calves stand on their own within the first 30 minutes of birth. In those early years with the Mets, he was still finding his legs. But in the 1969 playoffs, he would need to stand tall. The aptly named Miracle Mets were one game away from the World Series. And Nolan was brought in to help get them out of a jam. The reaction of the Mets,
his teammates, when they brought him in,
"Are you kidding me?" They're thinking
Gil Hodges quit
his teammates, when they brought him in,
"Are you kidding me?" They're thinking
Gil Hodges quit
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Growing up around cattle,
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Nolan understood most
calves stand on their own
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within the first 30
minutes of birth.
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In those early
years with the Mets,
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he was still finding his legs.
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But in the 1969 playoffs,
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he would need to stand tall.
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The aptly named Miracle Mets
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were one game away
from the World Series.
00:00:22.063 --> 00:00:26.199
And Nolan was brought in to
help get them out of a jam.
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The reaction of the Mets,
his teammates,
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when they brought him in,
"Are you kidding me?"
00:00:32.901 --> 00:00:34.642
They're thinking
Gil Hodges quit.
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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...
