Baseball!
Somehow the topic turned to baseball, and I mentioned Nolan Ryan because he was a pretty badass dude. Come on, the man pitched 27 seasons, retired at age 46 two games earlier than he'd planned because his arm blew out. And he threw one more pitch after he tore a ligament; that last pitch of his career, with floppy noodle arm, was a 98-mph fastball.
Then I GIS'd him, and I cannot stop laughing at this picture.
Probably the only instance in MLB history where a batter charged the mound and the catcher intervened to save the batter. August 4, 1993 -- Ryan beans Robin Ventura of the White Sox, Ventura charges the mound, Ryan puts Ventura -- 20 years his junior -- in a headlock and gets six punches in before Pudge rescues him. Ventura and his manager were ejected; Ryan was allowed to stay in because he didn't move from the mound, and finished the game without giving up a hit.
And this one is just fucking :metal:. Caught a line drive with his fucking teeth, and finished the game, pausing only to wipe the blood off on his shirt and glare at the next batter in a manner reminiscent of Harry Callahan's ". . . you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?' "
Then I GIS'd him, and I cannot stop laughing at this picture.
Probably the only instance in MLB history where a batter charged the mound and the catcher intervened to save the batter. August 4, 1993 -- Ryan beans Robin Ventura of the White Sox, Ventura charges the mound, Ryan puts Ventura -- 20 years his junior -- in a headlock and gets six punches in before Pudge rescues him. Ventura and his manager were ejected; Ryan was allowed to stay in because he didn't move from the mound, and finished the game without giving up a hit.
And this one is just fucking :metal:. Caught a line drive with his fucking teeth, and finished the game, pausing only to wipe the blood off on his shirt and glare at the next batter in a manner reminiscent of Harry Callahan's ". . . you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?' "