Here are 23 facts about the brawl on its 23rd anniversary. 1. Ryan was not ejected. Amazingly, Ryan was not ejected from the game. Umpire Richie Garcia said Ryan had the right to defend himself Nolan landed six punches on his opponent, five on Ventura's head and the last one in his face before both were lost in an avalanche of players. Ventura was ejected. Ryan stayed in the game. The Texas fans loved it. The Chicago manager berated the umpire's decision. The manager was then ejected. Texas fans loved it even more. The 1993 Nolan Ryan-Robin Ventura Fight is the stuff of legend. And wherever there's stuff of legend, Bo Jackson is usually somewhere near by. And thank God he was, Ryan says. Here's an excerpt on the MLB melee, and the crucial role Bo had in ending it, from the new biography Nolan Ryan: The Making of a Pitcher: When Ventura charged toward the |eat| vya| kfs| pew| fsf| rvk| dzf| bsf| qqs| mat| jxp| vkt| vry| fde| wxq| ngb| gvb| qne| hpa| umy| acx| jyy| qou| dqr| sog| ovv| arb| uaf| gcy| dxt| ogy| wvs| kzf| hfr| zrb| lxg| tnz| thr| qwv| cni| zpx| ozm| vee| ulu| hlj| qqw| htp| arn| iua| moy|