Nolan was the best. He was a nasty head hunter though.
I don’t blame Robin (an all around nice guy). But he should have known his limitations before charging the mound. (Dirty Harry reference)
Yup. Don’t get in a fistfight with somebody whose hands move that fast.
When Ventura had his hitting streak at Oklahoma State, Bennet Hall was being renovated. One of my friends was staying on the top floor on the cheap (no air conditioning) and his windows overlooked the Diamond.
We watched the games for free with a refrigerator and microwave listening to the radio play by play.
They had a great batting line up.
My fav was Don Drysdale. Big D scared the hell out of everybody. No one could throw chin-music better than him and he loved to intimidate batters.
Speaking of scary - could it have been sh*ts and giggles to have Ryne Duren eyeballing you from the mound?
Ventura, the only guy to get five hits in one inning off/from Nolan Ryan.
Thou shalt not mess with Texas.
You can drink our beer, date our daughters after suitable vetting, but do not charge the mound when Nolan Ryan is on it. He will kick your ass and enjoy doing it!
I saw this too on tv. It was awesome.
I remember shortly after that when Nolan was interviewed about the fight. He told the story that the last time he was charged after hitting a batter was when he hit Dave Winfield of the Yankees. He said he waited for Winfield to get to the mound and Winfield gave him a pretty good lashing.
Nolan stated that if he was EVER charged again he would NOT wait on the batter, but would come off the mound and start toward the batter. You notice he did that and it probably caught Ventura by surprise. Then Nolan started giving him “the business”.....LOL