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The Mets were pretty much the only team on him
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Facing Nolan

The Mets were prettymuch the only team on him

The Mets were pretty
much the only team on him

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The Mets were pretty much the only team on him.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:37
Uploaded
Apr 30, 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...
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,
So Nolan Ryan makes his Major League debut - Facing Nolan 00:19
So Nolan Ryan makes his Major League debut
Tall and slender righthander. - Facing Nolan 00:07
Tall and slender righthander.
And the pitch to Joe Torre. - Facing Nolan 00:15
And the pitch to Joe Torre.