Post Eighty-Five: Nolan Ryan story

Nolan Ryan was recently released from the hospital after suffering from some kind of health scare. I hope all is well with him. But it jogged my memory about a story I heard about him, from someone who was there.

A friend of mine was at the Ryans' ranch with Nolan Ryan's son (who he pitched college ball with) and the man himself, out riding horses around the range. It seems Nolan Ryan's horse kept acting up, going real skittish at times. Well, Nolan pulled back on the reins of his horse, until the horse's head was turned sideways. He proceeded to throw a right cross right across the horse's jaw.

The horse settled down.