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Facing Nolan

My dad's uncle,my grandmother's brother, was one of the initialowners of the New York Mets

My dad's uncle,
my grandmother's brother, was one of the initial
owners of the New York Mets

Full Transcript

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My dad's uncle, my grandmother's brother,
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was one of the initial owners of the New York Mets.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:14
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...
What's interesting from our family's perspective, - Facing Nolan 00:08
What's interesting from our family's perspective,
A constant theme in Nolan's life, - Facing Nolan 00:08
A constant theme in Nolan's life,
The Mets were pretty much the only team on him. - Facing Nolan 00:04
The Mets were pretty much the only team on him.
They just thought, well, here's a guy with a good arm, - Facing Nolan 00:05
They just thought, well, here's a guy with a good arm,
He came to me and said, "I got drafted today." - Facing Nolan 00:07
He came to me and said, "I got drafted today."
He was 18 and out of high school - Facing Nolan 00:07
He was 18 and out of high school
And he goes, "No, the baseball draft." - Facing Nolan 00:11
And he goes, "No, the baseball draft."
I had plans to go to college - Facing Nolan 00:07
I had plans to go to college
Red Murff found out - Facing Nolan 00:05
Red Murff found out
He said, Ruth, you know that - Facing Nolan 00:07
He said, Ruth, you know that
And I thought, I'm not sharing Nolan with anybody, you know. - Facing Nolan 00:05
And I thought, I'm not sharing Nolan with anybody, you ...
I had no idea what the baseball life - Facing Nolan 00:05
I had no idea what the baseball life
All I was concentrating on - Facing Nolan 00:05
All I was concentrating on
I didn't have anybody that threw quite like Nolan did. - Facing Nolan 00:06
I didn't have anybody that threw quite like Nolan did.
Everybody was saying that Nolan was throwing 101, - Facing Nolan 00:08
Everybody was saying that Nolan was throwing 101,
Nolan was throwing 107, 108. - Facing Nolan 00:05
Nolan was throwing 107, 108.
Yes, I was there catching it, - Facing Nolan 00:05
Yes, I was there catching it,
There's no question that Nolan Ryan, - Facing Nolan 00:08
There's no question that Nolan Ryan,
His Minor League numbers, they're right out of - Facing Nolan 00:08
His Minor League numbers, they're right out of
And then he gets called up to the Mets, - Facing Nolan 00:07
And then he gets called up to the Mets,