Word: fellers
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...early years, the contest was fairer. Young Nolan Ryan was the typical flamethrower: all power, no control. His fast ball could zip across the strike zone or into the twilight zone. Years before he became the strikeout leader, he was the all-time walk king. As Bob Feller notes in his new autobiography: "Walks by a power pitcher like Ryan or me are like strikeouts by a power hitter. If you swing hard, it's more difficult to control the bat. If you throw hard, it's more difficult to control the ball." But in recent years Ryan has taught...