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I mean, that was the last thing in the world I expected
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Facing Nolan

I mean, that was the lastthing in the world I expected in the ninth inning,was his third...

I mean, that was the last
thing in the world I expected in the ninth inning,
was his third best pitch

Full Transcript

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I mean, that was the last thing in the world I expected
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in the ninth inning, was his third best pitch.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:27
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...
Nolan Ryan [indistinct]. - Facing Nolan 00:10
Nolan Ryan [indistinct].
I think after the no-hitters, - Facing Nolan 00:06
I think after the no-hitters,
I think at times you like being recognized - Facing Nolan 00:05
I think at times you like being recognized
You have to accept the fact that - Facing Nolan 00:05
You have to accept the fact that
I would cope with that sometimes with women. - Facing Nolan 00:04
I would cope with that sometimes with women.
Like, some woman would come up - Facing Nolan 00:09
Like, some woman would come up
So you get that feeling that you're sort of invisible. - Facing Nolan 00:04
So you get that feeling that you're sort of invisible.
The longer he played there, it became a lot tougher, - Facing Nolan 00:09
The longer he played there, it became a lot tougher,
I don't know that when you have a child - Facing Nolan 00:10
I don't know that when you have a child
Obviously, kids make your life more complete. - Facing Nolan 00:06
Obviously, kids make your life more complete.
You grow into that and you develop that ability - Facing Nolan 00:08
You grow into that and you develop that ability
It's worst kind of phone call you can get, - Facing Nolan 00:07
It's worst kind of phone call you can get,
To make it even worse is that you're not there. - Facing Nolan 00:04
To make it even worse is that you're not there.
It was one of the worst things that had happened in our lives. - Facing Nolan 00:04
It was one of the worst things that had happened in our live...
It was May the ninth of 1979. - Facing Nolan 00:05
It was May the ninth of 1979.
I was out in the yard with the two and three-year-old - Facing Nolan 00:07
I was out in the yard with the two and three-year-old
And so he was running back to our yard. - Facing Nolan 00:04
And so he was running back to our yard.
Of course, he didn't look, and this girl turned the corner - Facing Nolan 00:08
Of course, he didn't look, and this girl turned the cor...
Reed said, "Mom, am I gonna die?" - Facing Nolan 00:06
Reed said, "Mom, am I gonna die?"
I called the ballpark in Boston - Facing Nolan 00:05
I called the ballpark in Boston