As Major League Baseball pauses for the All-Star Break, let’s break to talk about an All-Star for the ages, fireballer Nolan Ryan.
The Hall of Fame pitcher holds a number of records that many experts believe will never be broken, including seven career no hitters and 5,714 total strikeouts, almost a thousand more than the guy at number two on that rarified list—Randy Johnson.
Ryan’s incredible accomplishments are detailed in the documentary Facing Nolan, directed by Bradley Jackson, which debuts on digital platforms next Tuesday. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March in Ryan’s home state of Texas, and has gone on to earn about half a million dollars in theatrical release.
It may be appropriate that when Jackson first proposed the documentary to Ryan (if you’ll pardon the baseball metaphor) he struck out.
“At first when we pitched Nolan, he said no,...
The Hall of Fame pitcher holds a number of records that many experts believe will never be broken, including seven career no hitters and 5,714 total strikeouts, almost a thousand more than the guy at number two on that rarified list—Randy Johnson.
Ryan’s incredible accomplishments are detailed in the documentary Facing Nolan, directed by Bradley Jackson, which debuts on digital platforms next Tuesday. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March in Ryan’s home state of Texas, and has gone on to earn about half a million dollars in theatrical release.
It may be appropriate that when Jackson first proposed the documentary to Ryan (if you’ll pardon the baseball metaphor) he struck out.
“At first when we pitched Nolan, he said no,...
- 7/12/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago White Sox players rushed to the defense of beloved veteran slugger Adam Laroche after a new team policy preventing him from bringing his 14-year-old son into the clubhouse every day was enacted. Team members even threatened to boycott Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, reports Espn. "This is a team that was not going to go out and practice, and furthermore, this was a team that ultimately said to the manager, 'We're not going to go out and play in that game at 1:00 p.m.' You had a team that was willing to stand by the player and not participate in practice,...
- 3/17/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Chicago White Sox players rushed to the defense of beloved veteran slugger Adam Laroche after a new team policy preventing him from bringing his 14-year-old son into the clubhouse every day was enacted. Team members even threatened to boycott Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, reports Espn. "This is a team that was not going to go out and practice, and furthermore, this was a team that ultimately said to the manager, 'We're not going to go out and play in that game at 1:00 p.m.' You had a team that was willing to stand by the player and not participate in practice,...
- 3/17/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Here's Rihanna in Barbados ... kicking a soccer ball in her teeny, tiny, Rihanna-sized bikini. Barbados Fun Fact -- Soccer is Not the most popular sport in the country. According to the Internet, which is almost always accurate, Bajans Looooove cricket -- they're obsessed with it. If you're unfamiliar with cricket ... it's like baseball with sweaters. Also, the fights are better in baseball. Need proof? Here's Nolan Ryan beating up Robin Ventura. Enjoy! Read more...
- 8/9/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
As we all know, there are film fans everywhere, even (especially?) in the world of sports. That works out well, since athletes are granted a public forum with which to showcase their movie fandom that maybe, say, systems analysts or accountants are not. (Sorry, systems analysts and accountants.)
But while athletes (or coaches) paying homage to their favorite films is nothing that's necessarily new, those instances have come in varying degrees of devotion. Here, we have nine memorable cases of sports mimicking movies, either in front of the camera or on the field.
1. Falcons Tight End Tony Gonzalez Pulls an 'Anchorman'
The NBC Sunday Night Football intros are a double-edged sword: they're great in that they get you pumped for the game to a unique degree, but also silly in that they allow the players to do basically whatever the hell they want (see also: Randy Moss claiming to have...
But while athletes (or coaches) paying homage to their favorite films is nothing that's necessarily new, those instances have come in varying degrees of devotion. Here, we have nine memorable cases of sports mimicking movies, either in front of the camera or on the field.
1. Falcons Tight End Tony Gonzalez Pulls an 'Anchorman'
The NBC Sunday Night Football intros are a double-edged sword: they're great in that they get you pumped for the game to a unique degree, but also silly in that they allow the players to do basically whatever the hell they want (see also: Randy Moss claiming to have...
- 2/5/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
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