Facing Nolan: Nolan Ryan Interview w/ PitchingNinja 

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I hope Mr. Ryan is doing well. He's one of the all-time greats.

This interview is HISTORY. Thank you for recording it, preserving it, for future generations.

You are getting to a new level…the Ryan Express

It’s so crazy he was one of my favorites as a little kid in the 80’s, and teen in the 90’s, and he’d had 2 decades BEFORE that! Nolan is on the Mt Rushmore for starting pitchers for me.

Nolan Ryan was my favorite player period. Not just pitcher but player. I had shirts and all kinds of memorabilia. I still have two sets of cards just Nolan Ryans. There will never be anyone to touch his badassedness

Phenomenal! Ryan was my favorite player growing up, and my Dad took us to watch him pitch when he came to Atlanta. We would go down to the bullpen to watch him warm up and hear that glove pop and him let out a grunt now and then. Greatest pitcher ever. He was a bulldog!

Nolan is a legit badass…I wouldn’t mess with him today!

Nolan looks like he could still send some 80mph heat! Robin Ventura put on notice!

This is super dope. I remember Nolan when i literally 6-7 years old watching baseball with my dad. incredible to get an interview with him. i cant wait to watch the documentary.

Geez, I remember as a kid watching Nolan’s last 2 no hitters. Loved that guy

Absolutely awesome! Talked to my boys and kids I coached about Nolan all the time. Like so many, loved to watch him pitch. Just watched the doc last night so this was perfect timing to see this. Tom House is an underrated genius in what he's done. Thank you!!!

Great interview! Excellent questions. Nolan was one of a kind, from the mindset of pitching the whole game, to the groundbreaking physical conditioning and the attention to mechanics, the list goes on. It's a crime that Nolan never won a CY! Saw Randy Johnson pitch in person and I'll never forget the pop of the catcher's mitt and his intensity. Watched Nolan on TV growing up. Both could make great hitters look foolish. Nolan and Randy, the greatest, most intimidating ever.

Just watched the documentary! Fantastic! Nolan was my favorite baseball player growing up…classy, competitive, and a winner!

Tom is the most polite guest I've ever seen on an interview haha what a genius too

ありがとうございます。 今の姿を見れただけでも感動しました。 神回ですね。

It is amazing that at about 8:40 they talk about Ryan's Change Up. It is that pitch that later in his carrer promoted a K/9 increase on him even though he wasn't throwing his hardest. Furthermore, I've mentioned this before to my Friends. Ryan Was the first Extreme Power Pitcher who incorporated the change up. In the Past the change up was used by pitchers with decent fastballs, but needed a little something to enhance them. The extreme power pitchers like Koufax, Randy Johnson, JR Richard, Bob Gibosn were basically Fastball-Breaking ball type. This I can attest.

Thanks for going more in-depth from a pitching mechanics perspective than most interviewers go. And thanks for one more new interview with the man I named my son after.

GREAT JOB!!! Loved his answer to the bat flip question!!

Thank you for posting this interview with the true American legend and tough as nails

Wow, what a great interview! Thank you!

Excellent Ninja! Awesome work!⚾️⚾️⚾️🔥🔥🔥🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮, Nolan Ryan, the best!

Now this, this is awesome

My nephew named his son after Nolan. God love ya, man!!

keep putting these on the podcast show too, please! :)

I truly believe that the only way the game will get back to the use of starters as traditionally intended is for the rosters to be contracted. If the number of players on a pitching staff is limited, pitchers who can eat innings will regain their value.

OH MY GOD YOU GOT HIM

I missed Nolan's 7th no no by one game. My little league team watched them play.

YES!! THIS IS SO COOL!!!

fire interview

39:08 that’s the same game Nolan was talking about where Dick Allen broke up the no-no.

40:18 hahahaha "Get the hell off my mound."

Big time big heat big personality 😤 💪 just a dude. The dude The Nolan Ryan Express Striking out 400 a year in his off-season. He was a cowboy first

In an era when a 34 year old pitcher is prevented from completing a perfect game, the Express completed 19 games along with 7 shutouts, wait for this....in his 40s. I met the Express in June 1979 as a kid. I skipped school to catch the 1 pm game vs Jay where bullpen was along 1st base sideline. Have pic of him signing my Ryan scrapbook.

wow this is insane

"He was 6'6" or 6'7"- it doesn't really matter when you're that big." LOL

Can you attempt to land The Big Unit or Sandy. I know they aren't as friendly as Dr. House and Mr Ryan, but please at least try.

unironically....Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson are my 1 and 2 on MLB the Show DD lol.

Dude 😦

Nolan shouldve won that cy young in 73!! Period!! They picked Jim Palmer over Nolans 383 strikeouts!! Crazy,

Wow

Hi

Noice!

Srill cant believe he doesn't have a cy young

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1st 2 minutes in shows how the Mets still live in your minds Rent free....lol

the guy in the bottom right made it incredibly awkward

ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND REPENT JESUS LOVES YOU HE DIED FOR YOU SO YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS AND REPENT!🙏🙏 AMEN!!!!!!!!!!

Zzzzzzzz make this shit shorter. I get it but still. Just get to it