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Facing Nolan

I got a bird's eye viewof Sandy warming up, and I'd never seenanybody throw like that

I got a bird's eye view
of Sandy warming up, and I'd never seen
anybody throw like that

Full Transcript

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I got a bird's eye view of Sandy warming up,
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and I'd never seen anybody throw like that.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:16
Uploaded
Apr 29, 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...
That's the first time he saw Sandy Koufax pitch. - Facing Nolan 00:04
That's the first time he saw Sandy Koufax pitch.
No one did things Nolan ever did, - Facing Nolan 00:07
No one did things Nolan ever did,
Every legend has an origin, - Facing Nolan 00:49
Every legend has an origin,
Well, guess they decided to print the legend. - Facing Nolan 00:10
Well, guess they decided to print the legend.
And he would pitch to me until my hand wore out. - Facing Nolan 00:05
And he would pitch to me until my hand wore out.
If you caught it right in the catchers mitt, - Facing Nolan 00:04
If you caught it right in the catchers mitt,
'Cause he was the hardest chunker I've ever caught. - Facing Nolan 00:04
'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 00:06
Sometimes he'd burn my hand a little bit and I'd s...
When I went out as a sophomore - Facing Nolan 00:08
When I went out as a sophomore
There was a mythology about Nolan that dates back - Facing Nolan 00:07
There was a mythology about Nolan that dates back
I remember one game in particular, - Facing Nolan 00:07
I remember one game in particular,
He hit one of the players in the head - Facing Nolan 00:04
He hit one of the players in the head
And when Nolan threw the ball, - Facing Nolan 00:05
And when Nolan threw the ball,
And the third batter, - Facing Nolan 00:08
And the third batter,
As it worked out, Nolan struck him out - Facing Nolan 00:08
As it worked out, Nolan struck him out
At that point, everybody really took notice - Facing Nolan 00:07
At that point, everybody really took notice
He weighed about 142-145 pounds. - Facing Nolan 00:05
He weighed about 142-145 pounds.
See, when he threw the baseball, it just exploded - Facing Nolan 00:07
See, when he threw the baseball, it just exploded
Red Murff pitched for the Braves during his career. - Facing Nolan 00:05
Red Murff pitched for the Braves during his career.
Jim Watson was a baseball coach in Alvin, - Facing Nolan 00:08
Jim Watson was a baseball coach in Alvin,