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Nolan Ryan's epic beatdown of Robin Ventura was 24 years ago today
WFAA ^ | 08/04/2017 | Landon Haaf

Posted on 08/04/2017 12:48:28 PM PDT by DFG

Hall of Fame hurler Nolan Ryan left a lasting impression on the state of Texas and on Major League Baseball with an illustrious 27-year career.

His 5,714 strikeouts, 324 wins and seven no-hitters cemented his legacy as one of the greats.

But it was 24 years ago Friday that the Ryan Express immortalized himself -- and it didn’t have much to do with his pitching that day.

On August 4, 1993, the 46-year-old Ryan drilled Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura in the elbow with a fastball. Ventura then made a decision he undoubtedly regrets to this day.

He charged the mound, was put in a headlock and delivered a flurry of punches to the head.

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KEYWORDS: anniversary; athletes; mlb; nolanryan; rangers; robinventura; ryan; sports; ventura; whitesox
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To: Vaquero

Yeah, Winfield was a brick wall. LOL. I just thought that story was pretty funny. Big difference between Robin and Dave.


41 posted on 08/04/2017 2:29:58 PM PDT by jmranchman (Im your huckleberry.....Thats just my game....)
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To: KyCats

But he couldn’t beat Mickey Lolich when it mattered.


42 posted on 08/04/2017 2:31:39 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: DFG

Wish I could do a meme with mueller or pelosi charging the mound and trump beat they’re ass using Nolans body. Just sayin...


43 posted on 08/04/2017 2:48:54 PM PDT by DainBramage
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To: dfwgator
Once upon a time they wuz the Washington Senators, you know.

Whatta' ya' expect? Success like Six Flags, or flop like dolphins at Seven Seas water park? I think I recall many years of flopping...and Seven Seas is all dried up, and blown away.

And here they're building them another new stadium. For the baseball team I mean, not for the leaping, aquatic mammals.

I guess no matter how bad they can be, it's better than having a farm team as home team?

Eh, maybe not. Except they were from Fort Worth.

Then there's the football thing. Not to be confused with how the rest of the world plays 'foot ball'.

All hail the Jerry Jones Death Star Stadium. It's got everything. Dallas, Texas moved to Tarrant County. Right across the street is a Walmart.

But I can't blame Dallas. As sad as much of Fort Worth can be, if I was Dallas, I might move to Fort Worth, too. Or try to get away at least as far as Arlington.

And that my FRiends is sort-of how Arlington Texas came to be, after more originally being not much more than a Texas and Pacific railroad farm-to-market loading station, and the 'booneys' where horse racing (with gambling) and a restaurant gambling house (with hookers) could be found.

Tom Vandergriff ruined all that, bringing in a General Motors assembly plant, encouraging building of a lake for municipal water needs (that 'filled up overnight' before even completely finished), additional railroad spurs, Six Flags, and with some help -- the Washington Senators Rangers. What a guy, huh?

44 posted on 08/04/2017 2:58:22 PM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: dfwgator

Exactly.


45 posted on 08/04/2017 2:59:42 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Islam delenda est.)
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To: dfwgator
I forgot it so much -- don't even know what it is.

Moved away about 40 years ago, and honestly dont follow baseball that much. But know enough to know Bautista is hated for being the ass that he is. Hell, even I don't like the guy.

46 posted on 08/04/2017 3:02:52 PM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: DFG
At least Ventura didn't throw his bat, like Bert Campanaris....


47 posted on 08/04/2017 3:39:05 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: allendale

Don Drysdale used to say that if he saw a batter digging a hole in the batter’s box that he would tell them to dig it deep enough to crawl in but he was coming at them.


48 posted on 08/04/2017 3:51:21 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: KyCats

No that was before they lowered the pitching mound. Raise it back up and the pitchers today would dominate the hitters


49 posted on 08/04/2017 3:54:30 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: dfwgator
But he couldn’t beat Mickey Lolich when it mattered.

Lolich didn't beat Gibson so much as Gibson got no support from his teammates at the plate, and they let him down in the field too.

50 posted on 08/04/2017 4:07:11 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: dfwgator

And that 1968 Tigers team was pretty loaded - Al Kaline, Bill Freehan, Norm Cash, even the immortal Gates Brown. And Lolich and that guy McClain as starting pitchers...


51 posted on 08/04/2017 4:09:18 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Rummyfan

One of my greatest boyhood memories.

We were flying from Detroit to California, and it just so happened that the Tigers were on the flight. I got an autographed baseball with the signatures of Gates Brown, Norm Cash and Bill Freehan.


52 posted on 08/04/2017 4:11:16 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Rummyfan

What a classic! Game 7 in 1968.

Curt Flood admitted after the game that he completely misplayed Northrup’s triple. If he makes that play, it’s still 0-0.

The Cards also killed themselves on the bases, getting 2 runners picked off (Brock and Flood).

Yet, in spite of all that, when reporters asked Bob Gibson “what happened” he said “the other guy pitched a better game”. A true sportsman.

For his part, series MVP Lolich was just incredible, turning in that Game 7 performance on just 2 days rest! What a series.


53 posted on 08/04/2017 4:44:43 PM PDT by KyCats
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To: KyCats
Curt Flood admitted after the game that he completely misplayed Northrup’s triple. If he makes that play, it’s still 0-0.

The Cardinals got their payback years later courtesy of Nelson Cruz.

54 posted on 08/04/2017 4:46:36 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: allendale

Gibson couldn’t see very well.


55 posted on 08/04/2017 4:49:57 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: KyCats; dfwgator

One more thing about the 1968 Series. In Game One, Gibson pitched for the Cards against the Tigers and Denny McClain. Gibson struck out seventeen - 17! - en route to a complete game 4 - 0 shutout. Yes he lost Game 7 but that Game One....


56 posted on 08/04/2017 5:05:30 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: KyCats; dfwgator

One more thing about the 1968 Series. In Game One, Gibson pitched for the Cards against the Tigers and Denny McClain. Gibson struck out seventeen - 17! - en route to a complete game 4 - 0 shutout. Yes he lost Game 7 but that Game One....


57 posted on 08/04/2017 5:05:30 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Rummyfan

I would put the ‘68 Series as the third best WS in my lifetime, next to the 75 Reds-Sox series, and last year’s World Series (which I don’t know will ever be topped).


58 posted on 08/04/2017 5:08:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Rummyfan; KyCats; dfwgator
And for the record, Gibson's ERA for the 1968 season was 1.12... yet he still lost nine games!

He was also a heckuva basketball player at Creighton.

59 posted on 08/04/2017 5:08:31 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Rummyfan

Gibson is the reason that they decided to lower the mound.


60 posted on 08/04/2017 5:12:08 PM PDT by dfwgator
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