The No-No That Wasn’t Known

Howdy fans! Aren’t the Rangers doing great this year?! Sorry it’s been a while since we updated the blog. I kind of figured that after I became president of the Texas Rangers ball club you might be getting oversaturated with my presence. After all, I’ve been doing so many media interviews across the nation that I dream of microphones in my sleep.

But I changed my mind after taking notice of the no-hitters that are thrilling major league baseball fans this year. They brought to mind something that happened to me back in 1990.

I was with the Rangers then and I’d just pitched my sixth of seven career no-hitters: this one against Oakland. The following day we were off and we flew to Seattle for the next series.

The next morning at breakfast—barely 36 hours after making sports headlines coast-to-coast for pitching a no-hitter—and a stranger comes up to me and says, “It’s Nolan Ryan. What are you doing now, Nolan? Coaching?”

So I know from experience that not everybody keeps up with current events by reading the sports page. And I also realize that if you want to hear about Nolan Ryan’s Beef, you want to come here and not to ESPN.

More on our beef in a moment ...

First of all, it’s great to be closely involved in another pennant race. After I retired as a player, I stayed involved in baseball through ownership of the Round Rock Express and the Corpus Christi Hooks. And I attended major league spring training for the Houston Astros and then the Rangers. But nothing I’ve done in baseball since retiring as a player compares to the 30,000-foot view of the game that I now have as the Rangers’ president.

Our team is playing arguably the best baseball in Rangers history. We’re only at the midway point as this is being written, and there’s a lot of innings still left to play. But it’s shaping up to be an exceptionally exciting year.

The key to the Rangers’ success has little to do with me. It’s a combination of skilled and talented personnel who work hard at perfecting the fundamentals and then put all that skill, talent and practice into play through good teamwork and a good plan.

That’s the real secret to baseball and beef ...

I’m fortunate that we’ve developed that same chemistry with Nolan Ryan’s Beef. I’m deeply involved with the beef side, but I’m also proud that our beef products just continue to get better even while I’m focused on a pennant race.

Just as with the Rangers, our beef team has skill and talent. They work hard every day perfecting the process of bringing you beef that consistently is all-natural and guaranteed tender. These are the fundamental qualities that you’ve told us you demand in beef. It’s been my honor to work with this beef team to develop a solid beef plan that provides you with the highest quality beef products you’ll find anywhere. I’d love to hear what you think about our beef. You can post your comments on Facebook or email us.