I purchased the video a while back but had been waiting to watch it until yesterday when my BIL came for Thanksgiving so we could watch it together.
It said that the technology to measure the speed of a baseball had just been developed and it clocked him at 100.9 mph. But then the video stated that it was probably actually in the range of 107-108 mph, I think because of Jerry Grote's comments. That seems impossible but is it possible that Nolan really did throw harder than all the current pitchers that throw 100 mph today, or did it just seem like it because no one else came close then?
I was amazed that in 1973 he pitched two no-hitters, won 21 games, and broke the mlb record with 383 Ks but finished second in Cy Young voting. I looked up Jim Palmer's stats for that year and I guess he deserved it though. That just highlights how many dominant starting pitchers there were in the 60s and 70s.
And they interviewed Dave Winfield, the sea gull killer, about his fight with Ryan. Honestly after listening to his side of the story I can't blame him for charging the mound. He and Nolan were really getting after it.
The only disappointment of the video: "Robin Ventura declined to be interviewed".
