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Originally posted by AngelinOF
I think most of the voters got caught up in Ryan's strikeout totals and didn't look at the broad scope of things and see that he really wasn't that great of a pitcher.
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Part of the problem with Ryan is that everyone, players/fans/media included, were completely in awe of his athleticism, to the point where they were unable to separate it from what he actually accomplished as a player.
Jason
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"I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses."
-- Tom House
"I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together."
-- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech
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