Baseball's electric man! The most AMAZING complete game in baseball history!

[@bethluther3950]

Just finished your book, That’s How It Goes. Loved it!!! My dad & 5 uncles served overseas in North Africa, Italy, France, Pacific islands. I was 2 yrs old when my dad got home. So I’ve lived with this ‘greatest generation’ and in the America they came home to build. Of course, nothing is perfect; but it truly was a time when the majority of people lived with integrity, honesty (mostly), and determination. Thank you for wanting to bring history back into our daily lives. !!!

[@ThisDate]

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[@blakezimmerman9004]

NOLAN Ryan was the pitcher with the most electric stuff. Fast ball and curve ball, and never afraid to pitch inside. You know I fully believe this as we named my youngest son, Nolan.

[@ThisDate]

Nice!!!

[@earlt_vw]

Great story Nick! I always liked Bobby Ayala, closer for the Mariners. Great book, loved it!

[@ThisDate]

Excellent!

[@blancarosabeltranvelazquez4176]

What a story!. Thanks for sharing!.

[@ThisDate]

Thanks for watching!!!!

[@bobh5020]

Loved this video, Nick! I'd heard this story before but you tell it better than any other. To name a great pitcher who had electric stuff, I'd like to mention Bob Gibson. Although his career was not as long as many, he had an incredibly low era and an incredibly dominant presence back when the pitching mound was still high. Best,

[@ThisDate]

Gibson was next level!!!!!

[@johnlamberti4424]

no hitter ever dug in at the plate against gibby, he was scary to all players, not to mention drysdale

[@johnstickles6789]

Nolan Ryan would have to be my choice for electric stuff. Still throwing 100mph at the age of 40 is nuts.

[@ThisDate]

Agree!!!!!

[@NoraJJones]

How I love Nolan Ryan. I especially love the day he showed Robin Ventura who was boss! I think I’ll watch it again now.💖

[@ambersemona9676]

What an Amazing story‼️🤩🤭 Electric stuff by far was my fav Joe DiMaggio ❤ may have not been a pitcher but wow what a player 🥰

[@ThisDate]

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[@johnlamberti4424]

Nice story, never heard that before.

[@ThisDate]

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[@NoraJJones]

WOW! He really was a badass! We need men like him today.

[@ThisDate]

Absolutely! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2radZKCnbhgepo

[@sjduges67]

Great video, Nick! You had me at This Day in History 😀😀

[@ThisDate]

Awesome thanks!!!!!!!

[@zebcherry]

I am in my 60's,às a kid I got a book of the Guinness world records for a birthday present from my oldest sister and read about this baseball pitcher and also 3 weeks after he was struck by lightning he fits to no-hitter against New York! Great job I had forgotten about it!!😊

[@ThisDate]

Amazing right?

[@sapelesteve]

Now that is one crazy baseball story Nick! BTW, finished reading your book last week and it was really terrific. Highly recommended to anyone that has not picked it up yet! Love that Tee-shirt! 👍👍

[@ThisDate]

Thanks for the review!!!!!

[@ThisDate]

Maybe will sell the shirts as merch!

[@Leo-ec4eu]

Walter Johnson. The greatest pitcher who ever lived. He win over 400 games with team mostly finished last.

[@ThisDate]

Agree!

[@NoraJJones]

I was going to say Nolan Ryan, but I’m going for Ray Caldwell. This is a wonderful story.

[@ThisDate]

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[@lyngruen8607]

This is wild!! Just hadca SHORT pop up on my phone about Ray Caldwell getting struck by lightning and lived..... 😮 he finished the game and even did more!!! Now HOW do you suppose my phone KNEW you were gonna talk about Caldwell??!😂😂

[@ThisDate]

Haha the Googles! No we actually timed it. That was our short!!!!!

[@lyngruen8607]

​@@ThisDate 😂😂 sneaky 😂😂

[@EmMiller-wu3dy]

Came here from your short. Wow!❤

[@ThisDate]

Thanks!!!!!!

[@EmMiller-wu3dy]

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[@ThisDate]

We put chapter 1 on audio on KZbin, you'll enjoy it!

[@sirrichard6685]

My dad had said sandy koufax was unhitable and Gibson was something else but for my era 1984-now is how long I’ve been in to baseball. I’ve seen an aging Ryan throw no hitters a dominant Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson fast balls beam past players. Maddux dominant hitters,but my favorite most dominant pitcher would be Pedro Martinez with his surgical precision and complete dominance. So don’t cry about my choices cause “there’s no crying in baseball” just ask don zimmer and the Yankees lol 😮😅😊

[@ThisDate]

Love the analysis! For my money 1985 Dwight Gooden!

[@hazelkagey6739]

Thank you for sending this link! Ray's story is exciting! What are the chances of someone living after a lightning strike let alone pitching a no hitter. I don't understand how a spit ball could kill a short stop. What made them lethal? Excellent story!!

[@ThisDate]

Spit balls were unpredictable and the pitchers had less control over them. Thus, it was more dangerous to hitters.

[@-.Steven]

Amazing! What a great story! Thanks for sharing this! I've never heard the story before.

[@ThisDate]

Thanks!!!!!!

[@nickbovi]

Walter Johnson-The most electric stuff in history.

[@ThisDate]

Totally agree!

[@franzgeil422]

This is tough because it's a subjective question. It's tough to compare the old timers to today's players. Nutrition and training are very different today 😂. So, I'm going to throw it way back to "the heater from Van Meter", Bob Feller. You have to take into account back then, pitchers played more complete games. Today, you're yanked after you reach your pitch count. Look back at Feller's fast ball. It was filthy because it didn't come straight at you. He drew attention at like 16 or 17 years old. He was signed at like 17 years old. And his pitch beat out a motorcycle cop in a race. I have an autographed baseball of Bob Feller. Much respect.

[@ThisDate]

We did a short on Bob Feller. Would totally agree with you on that!!!

[@franzgeil422]

@@ThisDate yes sir, I enjoyed that video.

[@harrysharp3838]

Randy Johnson-killed a bird with a pitch...he's my vote.

[@ThisDate]

Haha true! In Toronto I believe!

[@daryljay7057]

People were far more committed in those days! Much more than they are now. Thankfully electricity doesn't like us much! We are a better insulator than a conductor or none of us would survive.

[@ThisDate]

Wow interesting!

[@nitwitt50]

I wonder is this what influenced the 80's movie "The Natural" with Robert Redford??

[@ThisDate]

Great question, possibly!

[@plantfeeder6677]

Well thanks Nick for the story. The guy was what you'd expect for the time period, a true badass. And thanks for putting this loaded question out there so anyone answers this gets piled onto. But what the heck. It's just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions😮 So, the most electric pitcher for the shortest period of time I ever saw and pound for pound the greatest pitcher I ever saw was Tim Lincecum. Many will scoff at this but go read his wikipedia bio. There is no denying the guy had electric stuff and was virtually unhittable his first 4 seasons. The longest career of any pitcher that had electric stuff has got to go to Nolan Ryan though. He could throw that ole speedball by you, make you look like a fool. But there were so many that could and I'm sure I'll hear all about them😊

[@ThisDate]

Tim was small but mighty! Great choice!

[@charlessupp2543]

Warren Spahn! 😊

[@ThisDate]

Yes!

[@hollyricci5098]

Where can I watch the whole video?

[@ThisDate]

This is the whole video!!!!!!

[@GRWINNER]

Electric stuff? That's easy, there's only one name.. Sandy Koufax! Nobody was ever as dominant for 5 years as Sandy Koufax!

[@ThisDate]

True!

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

So smoking might be bad for you unless your a pitcher, than it's lightning fast spit balls?

[@ThisDate]

Haha good point!

[@DROMANTIC1]

I THINK OF SANDY KOUFAX OR TOM GLAVINE

[@ThisDate]

Sandy for sure, not sure about Tommy!

[@417jumps3]

Seriously, you want us to leave a comment as to who we think has the most “electric stuff” in history? That’s a loaded question and you know it!!!! Sheesh!!

[@ThisDate]

Haha give us a name!

[@417jumps3]

@@ThisDate in this instance, me (like most of your subscribers) HATE YOU!!!!

[@ThisDate]

Any name will suffice!

[@417jumps3]

@@ThisDate mark fidrych!!

[@ThisDate]

The bird! Loved him!

[@matthewLokeMaverick]

👋

[@ThisDate]

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[@samiam619]

Runner up would be Bob “don’t crowd my plate” Gibson.

[@ThisDate]

Love it!

[@iamrichrocker]

thx Nick for bringing the greatest generation the front..in today's world these heroes of yore would be in tears if they saw iceholes burning our Flag and tearing down, literally, statues of our founding fathers..and other dignitaries that shaped the young Nation..

[@ThisDate]

Thanks for watching!

[@galactusholmes]

Lol “the first place Indians”. What?!

[@ThisDate]

Hahahahaha

[@johngrissom9147]

Amazing story but wish there was a picture of the Jersey !!! It should have been framed with a caption ( When Lightning Strikes )

[@ThisDate]

Yes!!!!!!