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Bleacher Creature

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3. His durability was amazing.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed May 3, 2023, 11:36 AM

May 2023

Both in terms of the length of his career and his lack of injuries. I'm always fascinated by pitchers who throw heat while never having major arm injuries. Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson were the same way.

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Nolan Ryan [View all] kairos12 May 2023 OP

Endless discussion on pitchers and their stats. AltairIV May 2023 #1

He killed my beloved Red Sox in 1967. OAITW r.2.0 May 2023 #4

Dominating, rather than dominant, is how I always described him. rsdsharp May 2023 #7

I remember watching Gibson late in his career Redleg May 2023 #8

Sandy Koufax had a different style but he too could get it done. twodogsbarking May 2023 #9

Ryan was the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a no-hitter Diamond_Dog May 2023 #2

His durability was amazing. Bleacher Creature May 2023 #3

Clemens juiced JT45242 May 2023 #6

Netflix has a great Ryan documentary.....pretty extraordinary man. nt OAITW r.2.0 May 2023 #5

Fun Ryan Stat Fact ProfessorGAC May 2023 #10