A Thread For Starting Pitchers That Are Doing Really Well

it's live on espn

has anyone tried to bunt?

man the reds announcer who isn't thom brenneman kinda sucks some balls

yeah that was an atrocious call of that

the marlins announcer had more enthusiasm when roy halladay threw a no hitter

Rolen looks like the player-manager-uncle on that team.

i bet dusty baker just had a heart attack

sorry, inappropriate

#richwaltzvoice

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That wasn't even George Grande.

now back to meaningful games

f u

it has (surprisingly) been quite a long time since the pirates were no-hit, though i don't remember the date

The MLB guy said not since Gibson in the '70s.

YCPB ‏@cantpredictball
The Pirates actually haven't been no-hit since 1971.

bob gibson, meet homer bailey

Brandon Arroyo

No memorabilia thread, so I'll put this here. If you've got a million or two to spare:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/10/08/don-larsen-jersey-auction.ap/index.html?sct=mlb_t2_a14

not using the mookie thread ^_^

too late

blame morbius

btw

http://metsblog.com/metsblog/collins-regrets-allowing-santana-to-throw-134-pitches-in-his-no-hitter/

aw

good, THAT trivia is over, now score a fucking run for the guy

turning this game on now, love have Extra Innings. can come home from work and catch the end of a game like this.

harveys game score is 97

tops in MLB this year

Shelbyyyyyy

Complete game shutout, 1 hit, 13 K, 0 BB

Shelby one upped Harvey. 98 vs 97 for the game score.

if i calculated correctly, his game score was 98.

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wish i could have watched the game. i was following the box score on my phone while out and about.

He retired 27 in a row in one game, how many times has that happened? (Ernie Shore and ... ?)

but he was never "doing really well" ;)

Miller is only the second pitcher in the last 31 seasons to allow the first batter to reach base, then retire every hitter after that for a nine-inning complete-game win, joining John Lackey (2006 Angels against the Oakland Athletics).

Lester's one-hitter against the Toronto Mud Hens last night had a game score of 90. So Cain (101)/Dickey(95) on June 13 of last year beat Miller (98)/Lester (90) by...8 game scores, or whatever. (They also win in hits allowed, 1-2).

wainwright through six

lol rockies

Why this thread is so busy:

http://www.highheatstats.com/2013/05/fraction-of-balls-put-in-play-is-at-an-all-time-low/

aaww i wanted to see my first no-hitter.

sale through 6

oh well

Why this thread is so busy:
http://www.highheatstats.com/2013/05/fraction-of-balls-put-in-play-is-at-an-all-time-low/

interesting. i'm more curious about why pitching is getting so much better than what it means for defense.

This article explains a lot:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8048897/the-age-pitcher-how-got-here-mlb

I'm not sure if that chart points to the conclusion that pitching's getting better (literally not sure; I don't know). My interpretation is that as defenses get better, hitters have concluded it's better to swing from the heels and go for home runs more deliberately, which drives up both HR and strikeouts, and also drives down balls in play.

I've just skimmed NoTime's link, will read the whole thing later. HR aren't up, though they've (more or less) stabilized beginning in 2007. Maybe pitching is getting better.

the BP podcast guys today touched on how being a 10K+ pitcher drastically heightens your no-hit/PG odds, as you would expect -- and there are a lot of them in that category now.

More explanations (some overlap):

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/news/20130513/strikeouts-near-no-hitters-chris-sale-matt-harvey-shelby-miller/?sct=hp_t13_a6&eref=sihp

The 1:15 Wednesday afternoon Mets and Reds game, which is a battle of the Mat(t)'s (Latos vs. Harvey) is one that I would love to be able to see if I didn't have to work.

julio teheran: no hits, two walks, nine strikeouts through six (79 pitches)

Base hit at 8 and 2/3.

Sorry, 7 and 2/3.