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Where are they now? Former reliever Ryne Duren: one-time Yankee pitcher recalls his playing career and the fear he put in opposing batters with his fastball and poor eyesight.
SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT HE HAD a hard time seeing home plate. wether it was real or imagined, Ryne Duren's allegedly poor eyesight added to the mystique that made him one of the most feared pitchers in baseball history.
With a fastball rivaling that of Nolan Ryan's and Randy Johnson's, he was a three-time All-Star who helped the Yankees win a pair of world championships during his brief but glorious career in New York.
"In my opinion, he was the hardest thrower that I've ever watched pitch," said Bob Turley, a starter on great Yankee teams of the late 1950s and early '60s. "I don't think anybody threw the ball as hard as he did."
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