[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by G1911

I would never object to people saying Ryan was exciting, or their favorite, or they like him best, or he had a valuable career, or how his 27 seasons is incredible. It is plainly true that his value just isn't all that special. People can like whatever they like, and can be factually correct while describing his unique career.



But Ryan is about the top of the list when it comes to plainly false arguments made for players in discourse. We're now at the point where people are arguing Ryan is better because he only gave up a few more runs than Perry. You can't make this stuff up lol.

I get pigeonholed anymore to be something that I'm not. I'm a huge Nolan Ryan fan; he was one of my favorites growing up. His RC is one of my prized possessions. I just get ticked off out in "everybody has to be better than someone and we have to quantify it" land on social media where many insinuate that Ryan is the farm animal better than anyone else, or somehow equates with Johnson or Mathewson or (insert any other #1 pitcher from any other era). It's simply not true. Ryan should be appreciated for what he is, but many especially the younger generations anymore don't seem to know quite what that means.