Friday, March 28, 2014

This Nolan Express or "Nuke"

Angels' Nolan Ryan awlays threw a lot of pitches. In 1972, 73, 74, 76, 77, and 78, Ryan led or tied for the lead of the American League in both strikeouts and base on balls. In 1975, it was the Angels own Frank Tanana who replaced Ryan as the strikeout leader of the American League. You could say he had a little "Nuke" in him. Thank goodness Bull Durhams Crash Davis wasn't the catcher. He would demand for more ground balls because strikeouts are fascist and ground balls are more democratic.

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