A fan wearing a Nolan Ryan jersey at a Corpus Christi Hooks game on Wednesday is going to get one heck of a shock when he realizes who was sitting next to him.
Did this Nolan Ryan fan have any idea Nolan Ryan was sitting next to him?
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
The fan apparently didn’t turn or say anything to the baseball great, which means one of three things:
- He was totally oblivious.
- He’s the most chill fan in the world.
- Reporters at the game were wrong and this man is friends with Ryan, which makes him wearing a Nolan Ryan jersey awesome and totally sweet.
Either way, people seem convinced he was just unaware of who was sitting next to him.
Ryan is a special assistant to the Astros and this could mean we have the saddest missed connections story in sports.
You were actually Nolan Ryan. I was wearing the Nolan Ryan jersey sitting next to you on Wednesday at the Hooks game. I felt we had no connection and I didn’t know you were even there, but I’d love to buy you a beer sometime.
Hopefully these two reconnect somehow.
