On November 19, 1979, Nolan Ryan became the first million-dollar player when he signed a four-year free-agent contract with the Houston Astros for $4.5 million (equivalent to $16.8million in 2021). Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Phone: 602.496.1460 He has 5,714 career strikeouts, nearly a thousand more than the next closest pitcher (Randy Johnson). Become a Stathead. Before the game, I went over the Yankee lineup -- really not knowing how to approach most of the hitters -- and decided to prepare myself mentally for the few guys I'd pitched against in the past. Eddie Stanky deserves some credit for my understanding of the mental side of baseball. I had the kind of velocity -- 98 mph with regularity -- that allowed me the luxury of not being so fine with my control. background-color:#ba3434; 1. Being able to adapt to changing circumstances has helped me tremendously -- it has been one of the keys to my success. I talked to my son Reid, a freshman at the University of Texas, about pitching in and I explained to him that discretion is the key to this technique: If you throw a fastball inside, you're occasionally going to hit a batter. As soon as a pitcher releases a ball it immediately begins to slow down due to gravity and air resistance. Just relax and make quality pitches, or your worst fears will come true. P | B/T: R/R | 6' 2" 195LBS | Age: 75 Draft: 1965 | Rd: 12, #226, . [1] On July 4 of that season, at Riverfront Stadium, Ryan recorded his 3,000th career strikeout, the victim being Csar Gernimo of the Cincinnati Reds (Gernimo had also been Bob Gibson's 3,000th strikeout victim, in 1974). No Import Fees Deposit & $9.24 Shipping to Canada. [79] On May 17, 2013, Reid was announced as president of the Houston Astros. Ryan is one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in MLB games in four different decades. If I'm ahead 1-2, though, he'll just want to protect the plate and be more likely to look for a pitch away -- that's the perfect time to bust him inside. Reid also pitched briefly in the minor leagues. In 1989, he went 1610 and led the league with 301 strikeouts. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Rick George was promoted to president of business operations. Oct. 14, 1969. [1] Ryan was unable to crack the Mets' pitching rotation, led by Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. Ryan had a shaky start in Game 2, taking the loss. Ryan briefly attempted to pitch past the injury, and he threw one additional pitch after tearing his ligament. The original strategy of low and outside fastballs worked the fourth time around; my problem on this night was that my location wasn't up to par, forcing me to counter with a diet of low breaking balls and one change-up I lived to regret. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Circle Change. You have to put the thought in his mind that you're willing to pitch in -- always keep the hitter guessing. Oliver's father Bob had also been a teammate of Ryan's, with the Angels from 1972 to 1974.) In 1990, Ryan threw his sixth no-hitter on June 11 against the Athletics, and earned his 300th win on July 31 against the Milwaukee Brewers. You have to look at it from the standpoint that it's your job to pitch effectively, regardless of the circumstances. [69] That year, he ranked 41st on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Don't compromise. [53] On October 17, 2013, Ryan announced that he was stepping down as Rangers CEO effective October 31, 2013. Analysis is an important part of baseball. Pitching guru Tom House also has several passages in this book and it is clear Ryan holds House in high regard. Most complete pitching manual yet but still missing some info, Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2016. 44. [30] The normally light-hitting Ryan got his Houston years started with a bang in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 12, 1980, when he hit a three-run home run off Don Sutton. Nolan Ryan is without a doubt one of the greatest pitchers of all time. Mental discipline and intense focus on what you're doing begins early in a pitcher's day. Certain pitches give a batter practically no chance. [1] Four days later, Ryan's teammate Seaver topped it with a then-MLB record 19 against the San Diego Padres (though Ryan tied this record four years later). 4 Seam FB. *DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN. Pitching Repertoire. The baseball world wasn't sure what to think of Ryan during his early years with the New York Mets. Ryan got a no-decision as his Astros lost in 12 innings. What these pitchers don't realize is that they're beating themselves. The league hit .204 against Ryan, that too is the record, at least since we have been able to keep the records. Nolan Ryan, the most iconic pitcher in Texas Rangers history, has arguably the most iconic fastball in the history of baseball. Nolan Ryan was born on January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas, a small town located just south of Victoria in the southern part of the state. 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Nolan Ryan utilized these incredible pitches to perfection and dominated hitters all throughout the 70s, 80s and even some in the 90s. ERA+ K/BB RATIO; 112. He had been determined to be more aggressive after coming out on the wrong side of an altercation with Dave Winfield in 1980. (Ryan was joined in this category by Darren Oliver, who made his major league debut as Ryan's teammate in September 1993. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. In his eight seasons with the Angels, Ryan was 138121, a 3.07 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, with 1,302 walks and 2,416 strikeouts in 2181 innings over 288 starts and 156 complete games.[20]. But Ryan allowed three consecutive singles before walking in the third run. He has 5,714 career strikeouts, an MLB record[1] that is 839 more than runner-up Randy Johnson. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. Ryan played in more seasons (27) than any other player in modern (since 1900) major league history (All-time he is tied with Cap Anson for #1). I've played with very talented athletes who never appreciated how important the mental side of baseball is to success; not surprisingly, most of them didn't last too long, even though they had enough talent to win ball games. Love that little boy and love that he loves this book. , Touchstone; Edition Unstated (April 15, 1991), Language He completed more than 5,000 innings over a span of 27 seasons with the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, New York Mets and California Angels, proving he didn't need pitch and inning limits to keep his arm intact during Ryan's career. My theory is that you pitch in when you're ahead in the count, and pitch outside when you're behind. The fastball is still my bread-and-butter pitch, and I'll go with it in crucial situations. Nolan Ryan, 41, is the exception to the rule that. The Game 3 victory gave the Mets a 21 lead in the Series, which they went on to win in five games. Greenberg became managing general partner and CEO, while Ryan remained as team president. (If only he had decent run support over the years, who knows how many more wins he would have had on top of the 324 he recorded. Greg Myers of the California Angels was the last strikeout victim of Nolan Ryan's career, on September 17, 1993.[36]. You can't fret over the fact that you've fallen behind in the game, given up a key run, or made a bad pitch; what's done is done. Johnson had 13 strikeouts on his way to a 2-0 victory against the Atlanta Braves.The perfect game made him the fifth pitcher in Major League history (after Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Nolan Ryan, and Hideo Nomo) to pitch a no-hitter in both leagues. Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. Ryan pitched well for the Mets in the 1969 postseason. You had to demonstrate early in the game that you were more than happy to pitch in to a hitter to keep him honest. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award. Please try your request again later. SPD. All hitters -- even the great ones -- have their weaknesses. Well this was a severe disappointment. Ryan was scheduled to pitch Game 5, but the Angels were eliminated in four. And the fact that I didn't have a good command of my fastball that night made it even tougher. I just sort of run through the lineup in my mind; it's a pre-game ritual that reinforces the fact that I'm mentally prepared to pitch effectively. R. Throws. He was the final active player from the 1960s to retire from Major League Baseball, outlasting Carlton Fisk (the final active position player) by three months. Excerpted by permission. [3] The senior Ryan operated a newspaper delivery service for the Houston Post that required him to rise in the early morning hours to prepare 1,500 newspapers for delivery over a 55-mile route. Ryan pitched a hitless ball game the rest of the way. After his retirement in 1993, Ryan served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. In February 2008, the Rangers hired Ryan as team president. Opposing hitters hit only .204 against Ryan during his career, although they had a .309 on-base percentage against him. He pitched his last game for the Texas Rangers in 1993. If I threw him a change-up for a strike he probably would have swung and missed, but I couldn't take a chance on walking him; if you walk a guy to start off an inning, then the whole way the game is played changes in a hurry. The California Angels finally made the playoffs in Ryan's eighth and final year there in 1979. [60] Ryan also played during the administrations of seven U.S. PresidentsLyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clintonequaling a 20th-century record that had been set by Jim Kaat. To deal with frequent blisters on his throwing hand he often soaked his fingers in pickle brine,[14] although the technique's effectiveness was questioned by Ryan's teammates and coaches. His earned run average for the first half of the 1971 season was 2.24; in the second half, it was 7.74. (Blatant arrogance, such as staring a guy down, is unprofessional and makes the hitter even more determined to beat you at your own game.) Bought the book for my Grandson but it didn't have as much in it as I thought it would based on my expectations for training. The numismatic community subsequently referred to the coin as the "Nolan Ryan dollar. 79 mph. 13. I don't really think of myself as a gunfighter anymore. Drawing on Ryan's practical experience and Tom House's research expertise, it shows how the right combination of exercise and motivation can help a pitcher develop to his greatest potential. We all know about the Ryan Express's seven no-hitters, twelve one-hitters, and nobody-else-even-close 5714 strikeouts. [17], In five seasons with the Mets, 105 games and 74 starts, Ryan had a 2938 record, with a 3.58 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, with 344 walks and 493 strikeouts in 511 innings. Ryan's title was changed simply to CEO, but he remained operating head of the franchise; both Daniels and George reported to him. Nolan Ryan's Pitching Repertoire - YouTube 0:00 / 1:50 Nolan Ryan's Pitching Repertoire MVPFLF 36.5K subscribers Subscribe 633 Share Save 72K views 4 years ago 1. In 2011, he was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame. The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Sax took the fastball for a strike, 0-1. Chapter 1 was fluff about his career and Ryan's various coaches, chapter 2 was mostly fluff about mental attitude, and chapter 3 was the only instruction on how to properly throw the baseball. If you do have enough control to throw to both sides of the plate, though, pitching inside will increase the effectiveness of your outside pitches and give you more of the outer part of the strike zone to work with. In that spot Dave is going to look for a ball to pull, something he can drive into the gap in left-center or smack over the fence. Playing in only two games, his first strikeout was Pat Jarvis, and he gave up his first major league home run to Joe Torre.[1]. He is enjoying it tho and that's what matters. Bush) management of domestic issues and said he wasn't "locked in" to voting for Bush that fall. It was Ryan's second and last career postseason win. While Lance Lynn's fastball isn't quite on that level, it is one. "[85][86] Staples, however, lost that race to current Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick of Houston. The decline of the inside pitch can be traced to two factors: a lack of instruction at the minor-league level, and the recent rule changes discouraging guys from coming in too often -- umpire warnings, for instance, that lead to pitchers getting kicked out of the game. Hard Curve. Maybe I can't throw the breaking ball for strikes. Nolan Ryan had 132 games in his career with 10+ strikeouts and a W. Can you name the only pitcher with more? is the ultimate book on pitching, by the ultimate pitcher. Two years later, at 44, Ryan finished fifth in the league in ERA (2.91) and third in strikeouts (203).[1]. Cash's teammate Mickey Stanley commented on facing Ryan that day by saying, "Those were the best pitches I ever heard. Check my minor-league stats and you'll see I was either striking everyone out or walking them. He returned in Game 5, throwing 9 innings of 2-hit, 1-run, 12-strikeout ball, but one of those hits was a Darryl Strawberry home run which tied the game at 1, as Dwight Gooden matched Ryan pitch for pitch. There's more to pitching than just heading out to the mound and throwing strikes. Falling behind 2-1, I came back with a low change-up for a strike to even the count. Ryan's lifetime batting average against of .204 is also a major league record. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance, It requires incredible concentration to get the location I want on every fastball. I like to get ahead of a hitter by starting him off away, especially if it's the first time I've faced him in that particular game. (Wade Boggs is the exception; he'd rather hit with two strikes because it helps him to concentrate, and Wade says he has a better grasp of the strike zone with an 0-2 count. How fast was Nolan Ryan's fastball in his prime? [78] They have three children: Reid, Reese, and Wendy. On Nov. 19, 1979, Ryan may have been able to buy his own private jet after the Astros signed him to a four-year, $4.5 million free agent contract. He served on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission from 1995 to 2001. But I wish I had this book in my own youth because it breaks down and distills the many separate moving parts of Ryan's great form. But I've also seen umpires warn pitchers in cases that didn't warrant it, where a strategic inside pitch got away from someone who wasn't trying to hit anybody. It was 45 years ago Friday that Nolan Ryan pitched a game that, when compared to today's baseball, feels more like it was from 100 years ago. WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl; Advanced Pitching . But you run the same risk pitching to the outer half of the plate -- too far out and it's a wild pitch; too far in and the hitter gets a good pitch to drive. Nolan Ryan, one of the greatest baseball players, delivered pitches that were a whopping 100 mph in speed. Ryan missed much of the 1967 season due to illness, an arm injury, and service with the Army Reserve; he pitched only seven innings for the Mets' minor league affiliate in Jacksonville. Ryan gave up fewer hits per inning pitched than anyone with 1,000 or more innings -- 6.6 hits per nine innings. I was 11:50 pm and he just went outside to practice something he read. . , Dimensions 12-6. MLB The Show 21 - Nolan Ryan 92 1972 30 SP Nolan Ryan Overall 92 Bats R Throws R Secondary Weight 180 lbs Height 6'2" Age 25 Born Texas Used In Pitching Repertoire 4 Seam FB 99 mph 12-6 Curve 83 mph Changeup 85 mph 2 Seam FB 97 mph STA 114 H/9 111 K/9 105 BB/9 30 HR/9 94 CLU 95 CTRL 63 VEL 99 BRK 92 CON R 12 CON L 16 PWR R 8 PWR L 11 VIS 18 DISC 12 In five seasons with the Rangers, Ryan had a 5139 record, a 3.43 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, with 353 walks and 939 strikeouts in 840 innings over 129 starts.[20]. Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible tells us the secrets of Ryan's success. The salary quadrupled what he had been making with the California Angels. : In 1987, Ryan led the major leagues in both ERA (2.76) and strikeouts (270) at the age of 40, but finished 816 as the result of extremely poor run support; the Astros scored a total of 27 runs in his 16 lossesan average of 1.69 runs per game. Will he swing at the first pitch? My plan was to start him off with a fastball low and outside, but the pitch got away from me and he turned on it. Here are 16 facts and figures that show the immense impact Ryan made during his career. Nolan Ryan, in full Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr., (born January 31, 1947, Refugio, Texas, U.S.), American professional right-handed baseball pitcher who in 1983 became the first pitcher to surpass Walter Johnson 's record of 3,508 career strikeouts, set in 1927. Unable to add item to List. Here's a good example: Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves made a living off of his late-breaking knuckleball. [54], On February 11, 2014, Ryan accepted a position as an executive adviser for the Houston Astros under owner Jim Crane. Used In. Born. Say I have a 2-1 count on Dave Winfield. I stuck with the curve instead of going to the change because it was getting the job done. Overall, he was 69 in 1965 with a 4.33 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 120 innings. On September 26, 1981, Ryan threw his fifth no-hitter, breaking Koufax's mark while becoming the third pitcher to throw a no-hitter in each league. With his injured arm, his final pitch was measured at 98 miles per hour (158km/h). If your curve isn't breaking or you can't throw it for strikes, then make the necessary adjustments in your pitch selection. 2.04. [7], Ryan played baseball for Coach Jim Watson at Alvin High School for all of his high school career. But, unfortunately, my first shot at win number 300 came against the Yankees, a team with a bunch of guys I'd never seen before. Steve Sax was about the only one I had a good fix on: He's a fastball hitter who likes the ball up. . With Deion at third, Sax was just trying to make contact to drive in the run, and his groundball out did just that. However, in his 1992 book Ryan expressed some criticisms of the elder Bush's (George H.W. Fortunately, though, Sax took a big swing, missed, and fell behind in the count. Pressure Cooker Performs better when there are runners on base Workhorse Pitches deep into . 1. BR AGG. "I'm delighted to be in Houston . Before the 1993 season began, Ryan announced that he would retire as a player at the end of that season. And lefthanders look for the ball over the middle, generally down and in. The opposing high bidder was Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. A curiosity. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site. 4-Seamer 2. 43. He broke into the bigs at age 19 and. ESPN writer Rob Neyer stated in a 2003 column that while Ryan was among the 20 best pitchers since World WarII, he "often had trouble throwing strikes, [and] he wasn't any good at fielding his position". Nolan Ryan was a wonder to baseball nerds today. The problem was that my location was off -- the pitch was out over the plate -- and I ended up giving him a pretty good pitch to hit. Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. : He stressed the importance of keeping your head in the game, how you can pick up little things about a hitter just by analyzing his stance -- whether a guy is crowding the plate or backing away gives you a signal that he's making certain adjustments against you. Height. Emblematic of this, his 1974 no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins included eight walks. Sosa is an excellent fastball hitter, but not the most selective guy in the American League. On May 18, 2004, Johnson pitched the 17th perfect game in MLB history.At 40 years of age, he was the oldest pitcher to accomplish this feat. Reprinted by permission. I think the ability to respond in a positive way to failure is what sets winners apart from losers. . In 34 total innings, Ryan had 54 strikeouts in 1967. There is absolutely no unique insight that you couldn't get from using an internet search engine. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 126 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball.[2]. 4. [18] As of 2021[update], this was the steepest second half increase in ERA for a starting pitcher in MLB history. 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