That first punch from Nolan was clocked at 103 mph.
@skyguy55875 жыл бұрын
9Ballr that exit velocity was intense
@chalkbunt815 жыл бұрын
9Ballr , yeah. Robin was guessing curve and it caught him off-guard.
@jimkline7465 жыл бұрын
@@chalkbunt81 according to ivan, Nolan threw fastball 90 to 95% of the time. Not a smart guess by Ventura.
@HellYeahImIrish4 жыл бұрын
and at 27% launch angle
@erikhopkins94883 жыл бұрын
Stop it! 😄
@zachariahshort65465 жыл бұрын
Ventura is the only player in MLB history to get seven hits in a game vs Nolan Ryan
@WhisperingOaks1185 жыл бұрын
zachariah short LOL
@Trafala325 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@DingDangg5 жыл бұрын
You’re like the 114th person to tell that joke
@tomservo22025 жыл бұрын
Robin Ventura despite getting whooped. Kicked the Ranger's ass on the ball field, he torched Texas pitching
@googoo-gjoob5 жыл бұрын
@@DingDangg today
@bakermob293 жыл бұрын
Love Pudge! He pretty much saved the Tigers when he signed here back in 2004. He helped take them from a 119 loss season to the World Series 3 years later. He will always be a special player in Detroit.
@MrSkinnyn712 жыл бұрын
I was ecstatic when Detroit signed him.
@MrKFREE1232 жыл бұрын
So pissed when he didnt get ring w y’all.
@rogertrew5 ай бұрын
He should have mentioned Miggy when he was asked who the greatest players were that he ever played with.
@travisrowe76973 жыл бұрын
Best part was Bo Jackson and Frank Thomas playing bouncer and tearing full grown athletes off the pile like they were moving children.
@G-Fi-High2 жыл бұрын
Yup!! Nobody talks about that.
@anthonyfuqua69882 жыл бұрын
She'll like it too!
@tlbradioreacts2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely !
@georgefloydspaceshuttlepro18392 жыл бұрын
That was a legendary fight. Even Bo Jackson was in the middle of it tossing guys around like dad separating his kids in a brawl
@judsonkr2 жыл бұрын
Bo knows.
@samanthawinstead4578 Жыл бұрын
He pulled Nolan up from that fight! Him and Ryan had a great relationship
@jimothyjimbo89003 жыл бұрын
“Pudge” is part of my childhood. Pure nostalgia.
@goblue1933 жыл бұрын
Me too. The Tigers would’ve remained in the cellar if it wasn’t for him
@hectorleosmartinez58003 жыл бұрын
Me three, I think he was the best catcher from the 90s. Yadier Molina reminds me of him because they both have great arms.
@jerrynewberry50503 жыл бұрын
I was an adult through all of Pudge's career. But Nolan Ryan? I was 3 when he made is MLB debut, and 30 when he retired. Great childhood and young adult nostalgia there for me.
@kevenbeene45859 ай бұрын
The best players I've ever seen were of that era.
@peteshallcross7878 ай бұрын
Nolan Ryan proved he had the hardest knuckles in history! 😄
@benprewitt46005 жыл бұрын
"Getting to the wrong spot of Nolan." Nailed it. He nailed it right there!
@nevadaracer00V5 жыл бұрын
That would imply there was a "right" spot to get of Nolan in a fight and I am not sure that exists...
@anthonyali73095 жыл бұрын
6piece spicy. Advantage Ryan.
@ropete335 жыл бұрын
Nolan said he had Dave Winfield charge him earlier and he stepped back. He said he wouldn't step back again if anyone else charged him again.
@smallzabe3 жыл бұрын
I was a huge rangers fan as a kid even though i was from NJ and couldnt watch any games. Nolan Ryan was my favorite player ever. I remember saying to my dadthat i was shocked that the old man won and he said "I sure as hell wouldnt want to fight a 50 year old Texan who throws 100 mph".
@rogue_earth2 жыл бұрын
I’m from Texas I concur
@yankees29 Жыл бұрын
Nolan Ryan was a very big dude. Look at some old video. His legs and lower half are extremely big and muscular. He was built like a horse.
@quasimotto86536 ай бұрын
@@yankees29 And he also worked out like a horse.......in the gym and on his ranch.
@yankees296 ай бұрын
@@quasimotto8653 I would imagine so
@TPTGopher3 жыл бұрын
My favorite Pudge stat: legendary pitchers whose last (Nolan Ryan) and first (Stephen Strasburg) pitches he caught won World Series games 50 years apart.
@rickbrenner60793 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@travisp57472 жыл бұрын
He played for 50 years. Wow one in a generation type a guy
@TheLocalLt8 ай бұрын
@@travisp5747 Pudge himself played for about 20 years, op is pointing out that Pudge caught both Ryan (who pitched in the 1969 World Series with the Mets) and Strasburg (who pitched in the 2019 World Series with the Nationals), who each appeared in the World Series 50 years apart.
@artdarnell3 ай бұрын
That’s insane
@dagarob_c9 ай бұрын
Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez my all time favs!! 🙏🏽
@RB-rk6qo5 жыл бұрын
"Old man noogies," so much disrespect. He whipped him with his pitching hand and remained in the game after disposing of Ventura and finished the inning
@paleo7045 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Typical of “them”
@stevefowler21124 жыл бұрын
yeah...Old Man my Ass...Nolan Ryan was I believe mid 40's at the time and was still very much a Bad Man!
@unglemergy4 жыл бұрын
put down 12 of the next 13 batters!!
@extra_ice_girl4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, who TF is this guy? I've never even heard of him.
@marcpower41673 жыл бұрын
@@stevefowler2112 46 is "old" in baseball terms, that and Ventura was 20 years his junior.
@stephencapps50235 жыл бұрын
That remains the funniest thing I've ever seen in sports.
@benjamincuevas1993 жыл бұрын
That and the ball bounces off Jose canseco forehead for a homerun.
@jcarlovitch3 жыл бұрын
Guess you never seen Mike Ditka in his playing days close line a protester and the cop chasing him.
@hungryewok16843 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this game as a kid and is still my favorite baseball moment ever
@jorgeb49633 жыл бұрын
Canseco honer off head was pretty funny!
@travisp57472 жыл бұрын
How bout the game where they gave away like 10,000 baseballs at dodger stadium and what transpired next was exactly what you’d think would happen lmao
@Johnny-xj5qu4 жыл бұрын
Ventura said when he took his first few steps towards Ryan, he was saying to himself “What am I doing”. If that’s your mindset, it’s not going to end well.
@petec96864 жыл бұрын
"He got in the wrong spot...and it wasn't fun." Awesome.
@randellgoering10143 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@rayspooner19823 жыл бұрын
Love Pudge. Growing up playing catcher I always looked up to him. He made throwing out baserunnsers so cool.
@KeepItSimpleSemperFi3 жыл бұрын
Santiago made it cool long before Pudge...and he threw them out from the crouch.
@rayspooner19823 жыл бұрын
@@KeepItSimpleSemperFi oh yeah, Benito was nasty too.
@KeepItSimpleSemperFi2 жыл бұрын
@Snuff I am old enough to have worn 09 as a catcher to be like Benito Santiago, who I watched regularly at home games in the late 80s and 90s.
@rayspooner19822 жыл бұрын
@Luke Skyballer 😆
@STETTRACE3 жыл бұрын
One of the greats!! This guy changed the way “ Catcher” was approached, perceived, and played. A game changer. He had it all really. But that arm was a CANNON!!!
@jakesmith6337 Жыл бұрын
How did he change the game or how to catch ?
@STETTRACE Жыл бұрын
Apparently you missed it
@scottrackley44576 ай бұрын
@@reidjames4638 They run a tad faster in Pudge's day than in Johnny's.
@peanut719682 жыл бұрын
Just imagine the power in Ryan’s right arm? Dude throws HARDER than most any pitcher any era. Been throwing like that 40 + years! Damn!
@yankees29 Жыл бұрын
His legs and lower body are ridiculously muscular to.
@sumnerwaite63905 жыл бұрын
I watch that fight regularly
@Hollowhalf174 жыл бұрын
Sumner Waite I think the only fight I was even close to as much was Odor punching Bautista
@plushman36854 жыл бұрын
never gets old
@mrandersong13 жыл бұрын
Me too. It’s one of the best compared to Odor and Bautista
@naswiipp3 жыл бұрын
It's the best white sox play in they're history
@harrietbalthrop27322 жыл бұрын
Same. I love it!
@michiganjack13373 жыл бұрын
A lot of great years watching Ivan in Detroit.
@thehessmoshow5 жыл бұрын
He looks like a Latino Charles Barkley.
@solitairedoll4 жыл бұрын
The Hessmo Show 😂😂😂😂
@darvish20124 жыл бұрын
Only shorter.
@josevazquez77243 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@AG-lm5uf3 жыл бұрын
That’s just horrbal
@mrandersong13 жыл бұрын
Why? Because he has a big head?
@MrBmick79 Жыл бұрын
that was a fun Rangers team and a good group of starting pitchers, it was always the bullpen that let them down. Kevin Brown was still kind of a head case back then, and Kenny Rogers hadn't quite bloomed yet either. Bobby Witt was wildly inconsistent. Those were some great summers listening to WBAP with Mark Holtz and Eric Nadel
@darrinnoble5 жыл бұрын
Wow, I have that picture of Nolan, Ventura and Pudge in my office. But I've never noticed the gauze on his face.
@CORPORAL-dn7nn5 жыл бұрын
I will never forget that day! The old man put it right on him 🤗
@jarvisstewart3 жыл бұрын
Pudge was a beauty. One of the best ever and yet so humble.
@joemartin12534 жыл бұрын
Best defensive catcher in MLB history.
@inlinechris2 жыл бұрын
Lol yadi way better
@joemartin12532 жыл бұрын
@@inlinechris I see you never saw pudge play my friend.
@eddierivera18602 жыл бұрын
@@inlinechris no pudge way better!
@louisbrown46202 жыл бұрын
Pudge was much better than Yadi offensively. And, they were pretty equal defensively. So, the nod goes to Pudge.
@dimedraweriv2582 жыл бұрын
Both wrong. Bench is number 1
@stephendverner2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest moments in sports.
@qdogg2903 жыл бұрын
Surprised he mentioned Dean Palmer among all the great players he played with.
@MrNairbmack5 жыл бұрын
damn, can you imagine if this guy was your catching coach, how awesome
@fredwright59543 жыл бұрын
I'll take bench
@ryanray53755 жыл бұрын
Lucky to have grew up watching pudge and the greats play in arlington! The old stadium!!
@mylovesongs24294 жыл бұрын
I took a trip to the D/FW area back in the 70's with family. We passed Arlington Stadium a few times. It was July, so i wish my dad woulda taken me to a Rangers game. I was into the Dodgers and Angels, as we are Californians, but i woulda loved to take in a game while in the area.
@stevenmintz13 жыл бұрын
Loved those rangers teams as a kid.
@SmoothAce4203 жыл бұрын
First game I ever saw was at The Ballpark in Arlington against the yankees with my dad and my little brother when I was about 6 and I've saw several there as a kid and a couple at the new stadium Go Rangers
@ko96553 жыл бұрын
grew up a Rangers & Cubs fan. Pudge was and still is my favorite Ranger. Glad he got his ring, glad Bartman did too.
@jpmnky3 жыл бұрын
That followed Robin Ventura for the rest of his career, he'll it will follow him forever. He was a young star and his reputation never really recovered.
@LunaTheCat833 жыл бұрын
I was there as a kid, sitting in the outfield seats. Will never forget it.
@wbdrugstrat5 жыл бұрын
The best catcher I have ever seen play. An amazing ball player.
@Barneyrubble2415 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Johnny Bench in his prime. I'd take him over Pudge, but not by much.
@JessiesCards2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this game live in 93 me and my dad went nuts 😂
@joepedroza47075 жыл бұрын
Pudge was one hell of a player. Deserves to be in the HALL.
@alforbes72345 жыл бұрын
Asolutely
@ohbrother85305 жыл бұрын
Of control
@mikelarson87865 жыл бұрын
Joe Pedroza I would tune in just to watch him hose people down at second base!!
@MGAF6885 жыл бұрын
He's already there. He got in right away. There was no debate on that one. We all saw it. Best catcher since Bench and probably as good as Bench and Bench was #1 all-time.
@andymrouse5 жыл бұрын
Roids
@scottinsd13 жыл бұрын
EVERY fan around Bartman tried to catch that foul ball - watch the video
@jasonfaulkner86443 жыл бұрын
At this point ... over a decade later and the Cubs finally won it all ... if the average baseball fan with knowledge of the Bartman story ran into him, 90% would say, "I am so happy for you the Cubs won, and I am sorry that baseball did that to your life." As we should. Also ... to hell with Alou for basically pointing at Bartman and saying "his fault". Go home and count your money Moises.
@janseyveloz85153 жыл бұрын
@@jasonfaulkner8644 Moises reaction at the moment was as natural as Bartman's. After the game and henceforth he wasn't mad at him any longer.
@RogerAM783 жыл бұрын
Rich Eisen and all these sports journalists are the problem. Listen to Rich’s tone when says “I got it....” Knowing what they did, ESPN, was wrong and he’s not sorry for it
@The_Great_Darino4 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, the original question: “Who’s the best player you played with?” never got followed up on and never got answered. That’s some great interviewing skills you got there, Eisen.
@JeffW20003 жыл бұрын
Even better from Pudge not to single anyone out.
@michaelvanetten77043 жыл бұрын
He said Juan Gonzales.
@jjmanzano93 жыл бұрын
He said Juan Gonzalez
@TEAMGETHELP3 жыл бұрын
How about mr triple crown? Wtf
@MICHAEL_MAY84 ай бұрын
@@TEAMGETHELP Dude, why would he say Cabrera? They played together for half a season. Cabrera wasn't even a full time player at the time. Pudge responded with Juan Gonzalez because they played together for a decade. Juan was the best player in baseball for multiple seasons. Wtf are YOU thinking?
@vijaynair24033 жыл бұрын
I could watch old ball players tell stories about their playing days for hours and hours!
@gavanhillebold31315 жыл бұрын
Ryan Express was a rancher who wrestled many a cattle and used to throw a football 🏈 to warm up , he was throwing 90’s mph when he was 42 years old 7 no hitters a record that will be like DiMaggios 56 game hit streak
@NoOne-eq7td5 жыл бұрын
I remember watching him as a kid towards the end of his career and he was still hitting 100 at times
@nottyboy56924 жыл бұрын
He was throwing 95 when he was 46 years old during his last year in 1993... I remember watching it. Total freak of nature!
@NoOne-eq7td4 жыл бұрын
Notty Boy yep. Never needed to,my John or anything
@Hollman363 жыл бұрын
He also did steroids when canseco was there
@steely_Bob2 жыл бұрын
The rancher wrestling cattle story sounds good, but I have friends & cousins that grew up & know Nolan Ryan, I don’t think he’s ever wrestled a cow. By the way, one of my cousins & one of my ex-co workers that went to school with Nolan were both rodeo bull riders, they should know. I doubt if he would have risked his career, he’s too smart.
@WhiteCheddar.2 жыл бұрын
The great pitchers this man has caught for. An absolute legend.
@sococomfort22s342 жыл бұрын
It’s not who he caught but how he played defense behind the plate that earned his plaque in Cooperstown. Also a good hitter for a catcher
@WhiteCheddar.2 жыл бұрын
@@sococomfort22s34 yeah he was solid in those areas, plus his arm to 2nd- but controlling pitches from all time greats for 30 years is incredible. If you've ever catched, you know
@scottrackley44576 ай бұрын
@@sococomfort22s34 Pudge had a cannon, and good luck getting him off the plate.
@mikecalderon5251 Жыл бұрын
My son's favorite player of all time. Since 4th grade my son has been a catcher.
@cholitobxny5 жыл бұрын
Dean Palmer wow he just took me back! Loved those rangers teams!!!!
@pipo0120825 жыл бұрын
3-4-5 of Gonzalez, Franco, and Palmeiro...never again!! Ever!!
@tommytuckersgoldencrown3395 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite backstops
@34stzoo5 жыл бұрын
I so it live on TV when it happened.... My mouth dropped and that day I learn to have respect for my elders!
@ngrant47725 жыл бұрын
Robin "Speedbag" Ventura...LOL
@Modiggidy7902 жыл бұрын
Love the Juan Gonzalez mention off the jump. He was one of my favorite players to watch in the 90s.
@michaelgibbons75 Жыл бұрын
Fellow Puerto Rican - he had to show love
@Modiggidy790 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelgibbons75 Gonzo is one of my favorite players. Watching him hit the 157 RBI in 98’ was amazing.
@michaelgibbons75 Жыл бұрын
Same.. he was a beast
@dagarob_c9 ай бұрын
Definitely and My All Time favorite!!
@MrWCLewis123 жыл бұрын
Pudge Pudge Pudge... Nolan was not another Pedro. Pedro wishes he were Nolan Ryan. Nobody was like no one. That’s why he’s the GOAT
@ramoncolon8595 жыл бұрын
There are many great catchers out there, but none can't compare to the the legend Ivan Rodriguez no question ask. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
@earldeanpowell5 жыл бұрын
Think Johnny and Yogi might differ with you. Give me Yogi. And I'm a Ranger and Pudge fan.
@marcosnegron28345 жыл бұрын
Ramon Colon I agree with Ramon Colon...Yogi played before the game was fully integrated so he doesn’t count - and Johnny Bench wasn’t the defensive catcher that Pudge was.
@jerryw66993 жыл бұрын
@@marcosnegron2834 Bench was better,. no past balls, threw better, hit better.
@PETERODZZ2 жыл бұрын
I concur
@jorgeb49633 жыл бұрын
Truly a class act! Great catcher.. wish Yankees had gotten him sooner than they did..
@flagsabbath64833 жыл бұрын
I loved watching this guy with Juan gonzalez playing against Griffey and the Mariners in the king dome when I was a kid.
@AkaUnkown3 жыл бұрын
So fortunate in 96 to watch this BA play and got some signatures. Johnny Oates, Juan Gonzales, Rusty Greer and many other greats. Nolan Ryan son lived in Alaska for a little while and played ball up here. Tiny Alaska/Texas Rangers link with that little bit of history. Good to see pudge looking good brother.
@captaincooool5 жыл бұрын
If you watch when Ventura walks to the mound to pull a pitcher now, he flinches. Flashbacks from that ass whoopin
@mexicanusrex94183 жыл бұрын
I love the way Pudge says about the Ryan Ventura incident as an "accident". 🤣I use the same word to describe a trauma I had when I got robbed and stabbed in the head.
@samuelclayton083 жыл бұрын
hope ur healing up!
@kimhorton9836 Жыл бұрын
I think he meant to say "incident." 😊
@randallmarsh11877 ай бұрын
@@kimhorton9836 No, I'm sure he meant accident! Catchers always defend their pitchers.
@csnide67022 жыл бұрын
As a Tiger fan I was really bummed when they traded him away - when they were only 5 games out of first in division. The GM(Dumb browski) essentially gave up that year. Jim Leyland even said he and Pudge had butted heads but Jim said it wasn't that bad and he held no grudge. For a crusty old manager like him that is almost a compliment.
@bhud19722 жыл бұрын
Understand that! I’m a lifelong Astros fan, and was so pissed off when they let Nolan Ryan go to the Rangers. He could have finished in Houston and gone to the Hall of Fame in as an Astro; not a Ranger.
@mileshall92352 жыл бұрын
"Dude as old as my dad just nailed me with a pitch, so I think I'll just run straight up into a headlock and a.few more blows to the head? Yeah!"
@mbolduc3 жыл бұрын
The Rangers had all the sweet batting stances
@Classicrocker61195 жыл бұрын
The Fish put up eight runs during the inning of the Bartman debacle. What's there not to love about Pudge? Great piece here.
@johnobrien15285 жыл бұрын
Great random stat! Pudge is awesome
@toddm9501 Жыл бұрын
That's when "The Accident" happened. Good for Pudge! He should narrate books for all ages. I'm all in!
@mojoschmee93204 жыл бұрын
There used to be a bar in Fort Worth called the Red Star. It featured a 30x10 mural of this fight.. it was awesome.
@Will-yp6ny3 жыл бұрын
The best catcher ever. Mr. Ivan Rodriguez!
@Will-yp6ny2 жыл бұрын
@Dartgame 340 Thats your opinion. For me Ivan Rodriguez is and he has 3 more golden gloves and played in a different era too with way stronger guys than when Bench played.
@ericrosenburg6579 ай бұрын
I am so glad Pudge was a Texas Ranger! Lifelong fan and he is my favorite with Young, Kinsler, Ryan, Rusty, Bell, and Sundberg.
Don't forget Bobby Witt he was on that rangers team, always liked him. Glad he won a world series with the diamondbacks
@harrymiram55628 ай бұрын
Man is modern-day iteration of Johnny Bench & Steve Yeager
@alegator72492 жыл бұрын
Ventura reminds me of a young kid who challenges his Dad to a fight, only to get reminded he's not fully grown yet.
@LoriFoster5 жыл бұрын
People would love more behind the scenes stories of all sports. Be nice if more players would tour and tell them. Added income to former players. Careers don’t last long in most sports but the stories will be forever. .
@alavro152 жыл бұрын
“Old man nuggies” 😂 that’s a great way to describe Nolan’s headlock move
@PHender8645 жыл бұрын
I completely forgot he was on the 2003 Marlins
@ihavesoul4real5 жыл бұрын
He has a Tiger Woods costume on and we’re gonna ignore that?
@GHOST911415 жыл бұрын
😂
@CompleteProducer845 жыл бұрын
LMAO @ costume!
@Goldie_Hawn_Solo3 жыл бұрын
I cant wait until your generation that has one of 5 responses for everything dies in a violent fire.
@ratso88605 жыл бұрын
Alou throwing a temper tantrum sent them to their fate. He keeps his cool and focus and the energy stays with the Cubbies.
@billhudson19233 жыл бұрын
In my unqualified opinion, this guy is the greatest catcher of all time.
@scottdavis43883 жыл бұрын
Best defensive catcher, but Bench will always be the best all around catcher.
@antonchigurh78203 жыл бұрын
Yogi Berra has stats no one can touch...
@jameswalton393010 ай бұрын
@@scottdavis4388 actually Pudge was a better all around hitter than Bench except for power; almost a career 300 hitter, with I believe close to 3000 hits and over 300 Homer. Pudge wasn't no slouch with the lumber. also about 500 doubles and the little guy was.very durable Bench beats him in power, close second in defense and that's about it.
@dltguitar65325 ай бұрын
he was a big steroid user
@wlamb93 жыл бұрын
Ryan is known for his many amazing accomplishments. Ventura is best known for getting owned by Ryan.
@mjf88974 жыл бұрын
every first question to a catcher should be "how are you knees holding up?"
@steveadams75963 жыл бұрын
Ventura got more than he bargained for. Nolan was tougher than two dollar steak.
@edgonzalez1863 жыл бұрын
LOL... Those with tendons in every bite...shoe soles!
@billmiller37134 жыл бұрын
"and that's when the accident happened" hahahahaha
@josephbaker61693 жыл бұрын
I miss the days when this man and all those greats played
@jeremyfryar34247 ай бұрын
Lived in the same neighborhood as Jose Guzman in Colleyville TX, across from the neighborhood Jose Canseco lived in.
@ronlafitte68645 жыл бұрын
That was one great fight! How NOT to charge the mound!!!
@billysikes13742 жыл бұрын
When people talk about greatest catchers ever, they leave Ivan out, he's every bit as good as Bench, Piazza, and Fisk
@csnide67022 жыл бұрын
no Berra...?
@dagarob_c9 ай бұрын
My goat
@georgefloydspaceshuttlepro18392 жыл бұрын
If you stole second with Nolan Ryan pitching 108 mph and Pudge throwing at least 90 back to second you would have been as mythical as sasquatch and the toothfairy
@Simone-YT Жыл бұрын
This guy is my favorite catcher
@butcherboy20084 жыл бұрын
2:35 One of my favorite moments is his recreation of the noogies.
@jameshall4463 жыл бұрын
My number one all time sports moment......
@Chester_Copperpot5 жыл бұрын
Legend has it that Nolan is still beating on Robin's dome to this day.
@xr4ti5485 жыл бұрын
You don't want to be on the receiving end of some major league noogies from a guy that threw 100mph + fastballs.
@mehiggins1015 жыл бұрын
Groan. It was awesome. Not over hyped at all. Simply awesome and Nolan kicked that dude's butt and this interview makes it even better.
@bigkilla26085 жыл бұрын
He's like in his 60's now and still throws in the 80's mph range
@ajellyfish63575 жыл бұрын
Try 105+ mph
@ajellyfish63575 жыл бұрын
@@bigkilla2608 he's estimated to have hit 108 mph. However Steve Dalkowski is the hardest thrower in history but couldn't throw strikes. Try 110+ mph
@abtwopoint05 жыл бұрын
@chazbukowski It ain't the UFC bud just relax. I doubt anybody in baseball who has charged the mound has regretted it as much as Ventura who got headlocked like a small child. I doubt Nolan's intent was to really punch as hard as he could to get the knockout and win twice the prize money.
@alexs10078 ай бұрын
Out of respect, Ventura voluntarily put himself in the Ryan headlock.
@alfonsomunoz44243 жыл бұрын
I remember Robin Ventura for one thing and one thing only. That!
@melaniadelgado45745 жыл бұрын
God bless Iván.good men.
@cripy032 жыл бұрын
Best catcher of all time hands down!
@csnide67022 жыл бұрын
No..... bench was better
@dagarob_c9 ай бұрын
@@csnide6702nope!
@dagarob_c9 ай бұрын
Definitely and Bench a very close second. Just facts
@dougbodenhamer9391Ай бұрын
Pudge was just awesome. Arguably the best catcher ever.
@travisvanalst46986 күн бұрын
Ryan said that he was at the bottom of the pile and felt like he was suffocating. He recalls a big strong arm reaching down to lift him up, and it was Bo’s.
@charleslovins72522 ай бұрын
The man is the best ever. He didn’t just strike you out. He stuck you out and then your kids later. Geez. Best ever. ⚾️
@coppertop18753 жыл бұрын
Met Pudge in Arlington at the Parks Mall when I was 12 years old. At the time he was by far my favorite MLB player as I was from the area and watched him play everyday. Couldn’t have been more disappointed. He was very mean to me and his wife actually apologized for his behavior then started yelling at him in Spanish. I’ve never liked him since.
@claytonbroussard83582 жыл бұрын
Sounds like he was having a bad day and as much as it sucked and must have been devastating to a 12yo he is still human and we all have bad days. I’m sure if he knew or remembered that happeneinv and knew how much he upset you he would have went out of his way to make it right. I’ve know him a long time. I’m friends with his family and I’ve only met him a few times I have heard stories about him from his family and that doesn’t sound like him at all.
@DOHC2L2 жыл бұрын
Pushed Rodriguez used to drive a Porsche 911 Turbo in those days when he was playing with the Rangers. I used to see him regularly tearing it up in that car... Copeland Rd.
@scottrackley4457 Жыл бұрын
One of the best ever to stand behind the plate
@lightingbolt81483 жыл бұрын
He was catching with a broken jaw repair? Wow
@lupowins Жыл бұрын
He had the toughness of a Hockey player and a cannon for an arm.
@mylovesongs24294 жыл бұрын
The funniest part of the Ryan-Ventura scrap was that first punch Nolan threw, Pudge caught it! LOL. It went right into his glove. Then, Ryan popped Ventura about 6 times in the face, though it was a little difficult for him to get some shots in there, as just about everyone was out there on the field trying to play peacemaker.