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...SPORT Nolan Ryan's time-warp triumph...
...could blame Nolan Ryan for feeling the cold chill of his own mortality as he braced himself to start his 711th game in the majors? Sure, Ryan bestrode the baseball record book like a colossus, with more strikeouts and more no-hitters than any pitcher in history. But decay is an inevitable stage in the human condition. And Ryan was facing the powerful Toronto Blue Jays, whose youthful lineup included three players who had not even been born when the Texas Rangers' star broke into the big leagues back...
Still in his prime at 32, Henderson predicts that his theft total could reach 1,600 by the time he retires. Of course, ageless Nolan Ryan may yet be out on the mound even then, throwing heat, defying defeat and blazing new standards for the game's elite...
...news is good. Recovery time lengthens as the metabolism slows. Arthritic changes wear at joints. Loss of conditioning because of injury or off-seasons creates bigger setbacks for older athletes. Nolan Ryan, the 44- year-old flamethrowing pitcher for the Texas Rangers, doesn't allow himself an off-season, and is said to have perfect mechanics, meaning not just that his arm leverage lets him throw smoke but that his joints don't grind themselves to powder. This makes Ryan, who shows no sign of retiring, an unlikely prospect for a comeback, but never say never...
...LAST SUNDAY'S Boston Globe, Martin F. Nolan even trotted out some nonsense suggesting that George Bush could inaugurate a second "era of good feelings (a la James Monroe in 1820) by naming Democratic Sen. Albert Gore Jr. '69 of Tennessee as his '92 running mate. Time Magazine ran a bizarre piece last week proposing that the Democrats nominate Bush with a Democratic running mate. The pundits are desperate for a story...