MLB: Jonathen Sanchez throws a no hitter
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CycloneErik
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I wish I'd known this was going on. It would have been excellent to see.
I also wish they weren't counting that error against the perfect game. Who committed it?
I also wish they weren't counting that error against the perfect game. Who committed it?
CycloneErik
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Not the easiest play, but definitely an error as he allowed himself to get caught playing an in-between hop.
Lincecum had a no-no into the 7th last night, also.
That young pitching is really carrying them this year.
That young pitching is really carrying them this year.
Too bad about the perfect game but a no hitter is a pretty good consolation prize. I just picked him up on my fantasy team. I dont expect this every night obviously. However if he does half this, it's better than my current rotation.
He's 3-8 with a 4.69 ERA, and that's AFTER his CG No-Hitter. It's always cool when a "journeyman" type pitcher comes from nowhere and tosses a gem - Len Barker's perfect game comes to mind (losing career record).
I still think one of the coolest sports trivia questions is: What (relatively recent) MLB player was on the winning side in three perfect games?
Seeing it this morning, I thought it was high, not outside - it looked like it caught the plate.
Good stuff. I'm in NYC this week and went to the Reds/Mets game last night. I think I can settle for Arroyo's complete game shutout!
Sanchez has decent stuff. He strikes out a lot of guys (about 1 an inning for his career, if not more). His problem is that he leaves it in the zone a lot and gives up runs... I think he's guilty of throwing too many strikes at times..
Also, the guy is 26 years old in his 4th season in the majors. I wouldn't call him a journeyman, but I can agree with the sentiment that it's fun to see an unlikely guy throw a no hitter...
It looked like it went more around the plate rather than over it, but I don't have a problem with calling a pitcher's strike in that situation. The ultimate pitcher's strike was the final full count pitch in Don Larson's World Series perfect game. It was much closer to shoulder high than it was letter high.
I agree with you, it was an 8-0 game, and Sanchez had been hitting his spots all night. The pitcher is going to get the call on anything close, and the hitter should know that.