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How die can one describe a year in which Nick la us charged from behind for his sixth masters championship Ai the age of 46and in which 54-year-old Bill Shoemaker galloped to his fourth Kentucky Derby Crown and in which a Arcco Abdul Jabbar who will Lurn 40 this season lofted Skyhook Over the out stretched arms of men who were in the second Grade when he joined inc pros 17 years ago considering those performances maybe inc sight of .19-year-old Nolan Ryan still throwing smoke after Alli Csc years this is his 20lh season m the majors should nol be k slanting. Sci perhaps no sports Voca Tion is More tenuous More vulnerable to a sudden Premas Urc conclusion than that of the pure flame throwing Pitcher. So one must Marvel that after 611 games. 4,115 innings and a major league record 4,277 strikeouts this Low key Cowboy from nearby Alvin Texas remains just that a fire Baller. A jus amazes me Hal Lanier the first year manager of inc Houston a Lrus was saying As he Slot behind he batting Cage one rec no afternoon at the Astrodome that Wilh All the pitches he s thrown throughout his whole career a Man who has had Arm trouble this year can still go out and throw inc Ball 94 Miles an hour. Guys his age you Sec As Knuckl Eballes curve Ball Slider and . Bui to still be Able to throw the Ball thai hard 1 can t think of anyone like after what Ryan endured last season a lingering Groin injury that contrib used to a 10-12 record his first losing season since 1978 and a 3.80 earned run average his worst since 197 he could just As easily have called it a career and retired to his h2-acre ranch Nea Ralvin. Yel beneath the aches that further plagued him this season including a sore Elbow that twice forced him Onlo the i a Day disabled list lies an obsession to com Pete a desire thai has made Nolan Ryan fans out of player who once could t Bear the sight of him from the Batter s Box. When you play against a player you Only know How Good he is and not necessarily Why says Darcy Lopes who faced Ryan s healer countless times Wilh the dodgers and cubs before he was acquired by the astros in August his pain threshold is tremendous. To do the things he Doc Wilh a bad Elbow is phenomenal. But he has. A intense desire to win to do what you hive 10 do to help the team win. There Aren t Loo Many Guys who will Sacri fice themselves for the Success of the such Devotion is hard to perceive in Ryan s soft spoken manner. But it s there. There s no doubt i m two All Lime strikeout King Nolan Ryuji. Sore Elbow has t slowed his Heater different people when i m on the Hill and when i m not he says. Thai s Why i Don l get Loo close to the opposing team. I Don l socialize with them Al All. If have to Knock my Down in a lame or do whatever i have to do to win Well that s what we get paid for. I m not a real person Nul Ryan finished the season with a 12-s record a earned run average of 3.34 and 194 Atn Ketuu Firth in the National league. His contributions no double helped the astros win it National league West title. Strangely Ryan threw Bis Besl suit after he was placed against his wishes on the disabled Lisl on july30, his second such slim of the year. At the time he had a 4-1 record Wilh a 2.16 Era and 67 strikeouts in eight starts including nights when he whiffed 14 while allow ing just one hit against Montreal and fanned 10 in jus five innings against Philadelphia. But the pain in his Elbow forced Ryan out of thai game against the Phillies and prompted Lanier to make a decision the Pitcher did can respect his opinions and the thoughts that he had at the time the manager says. He was like a Fine tuned car. He was really pitching Well. But i was think ing Long term. I wanted a healthy Nolan Ryan from aug. 12 until the end of the season. It was just after noon on a Day not Long ago when Ryan Clad in his usual game Day attire of cans a work shirt an Cowboy boots walked into inc astros clubhouse. Less than 12 hours before he had come within eight outs of the sixth no Hitler of his career he holds the record with five in a 2-0, 12-Slrikeout Victory Over the san Francisco giants. The Victory was his fourth in eight starts since being activated and the shutout gave him a shining 2.45 Era with 62 strikeouts in thai was a performance hat left even Long time Ryan observers in Awe and it especially impressed Charlie Kerfeld the 22-year-old reliever
