Originally posted by MRBTX: This guy knew a thing or two about throwing hard...
Noland Ryan was a beast! Back in the day a little "Chin Music" was common place. He never backed down from anybody! Charge the mound at me? Game on! These days if a pitcher throws 100 times it's rare. Before they tracked pitch counts I've heard commentators say he probably threw 150, no problem.
June 07, 2024, 03:47 PM
Hamden106
We had cheap deep right seats at the Coliseum. Frank Howard threw one like that and nailed the runner at third. Very impressive
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June 07, 2024, 03:54 PM
WaterburyBob
Dwight ('Dewey') Evans had a great arm, also.
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June 07, 2024, 03:59 PM
Prefontaine
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Originally posted by Slippery Pete: Reminds me of "the Hawk" Andre Dawson.
One of my favorite players growing up. I worked at a very early age and made straight A’s all through public school. I would get the Cubs calendar and call in sick for the max allowable days. None of my teachers ever figured out that every sick day was conveniently the same day as Wrigley Cub games on WGN. Loved all those day games. Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, Greg Maddux, Shawon Dunston, Jim Sundberg, Rafael Palmeiro. Those were the days.
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June 07, 2024, 04:49 PM
PASig
I think the Japanese take baseball even more seriously than we do.
I thought I read somewhere that the MLB has a hard time attracting the really good Japanese players because they can actually make far more money playing in Japan than they can in America for the MLB.
Loved all those day games. Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, Greg Maddux, Shawon Dunston, Jim Sundberg, Rafael Palmeiro. Those were the days.