As I write, the record of Roger Maris’s record of 61 home runs has been tied, and in the few remaining games might be surpassed. I never wanted it to happen. After all, Roger is one of our own. Indications, however, point to the fact that Roger’s family is okay with it, so I will be, too. Maybe a record that stood proudly for 51 years can be broken.
We watched a Netflix documentary titled “Facing Nolan” about the great right-handed pitcher Nolan Ryan. He has set many baseball records which will give future players something to aim for. For instance, he struck out more batters than anyone and ended his career having pitched seven no-hitters.
Ryan stated how he admired the great left-handed pitcher Sandy Koufax who totaled four no-hitters. His wife said Nolan took her on their second date to a ballgame behind homeplate where he watched Koufax pitch. She added he studied his every pitch so hard that he hardly spoke to her. Koufax could throw close to 100 mph pitches which Nolan Ryan could do, too. One of his catchers took issue with that, “Hell, he was throwing 107-108 mph.” Whatever, it is a great documentary. If you have access to Netflix you can see for yourself. My wife sat with me enjoying every bit of it, too.
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