Better 7 punches to the head rather than a 100 mph fastball.
Nolan Ryan was a bad ass. 5714 K record WILL NEVER be broken, and the 7 no hitters probably never be broken.
Speaking of Ryan, I was at his last of 7 no hitters, thrown in Arlington Texas at the old ballpark, in the early 90’s. It was electrifying. He struck out 16 and the last pitch past Alomar was a 96MPH fastball at age 44. Still have the ticket stubs!
Ventura said afterward, “Aw, he just gave me a couple of nuggies”.
;^)
Had me laughing.
I was at the record setting 7th no-hitter.
Best baseball game I ever atended.