no-hitters (the baseball type): s/d c/d

I love Noly as a player, he's a freak of nature like Randy Johnson, but that account kind of diminished my affection for him. But I was happy because I always liked Ventura and I had a hard time believing he acted like such a punk. Now it seems righteous, like when Mike Sweeney charged Jeff Weaver a couple of years ago. I like Weaver now, though.

Paul Molitor ('96) 9 hr - 113 rbi. There may be others, but I doubt it.

YEAHHH!!! That's what I'm talking about!

Anyone happen to know the record for the most number of RBIs in a season for a homerless hitter?

The brawl we used to imitate in little league was Frank DiPino vs Mark Grace. We knew every gesture and overhand punch. Good times.

Lowe's no-no against the Devil Rays is impressive, but it was the Devil Rays. Similar poo-poo can be shoveled onto Bud Smith's walktastic performance, David Cone's perfect game (against Les Expos Terrible) and David Wells' perfect game (against the Twins, back when they were swinging like weeping willows), but only if you're a totally bitter crank (like I am).

Millwood's no-no against a stacked Giants team, however, is super-impressive, especially given how Foppert et. al. pitched. What does this mean? It means I hate baseball fun.

For Andy - Cap Anson drove in 91 in 1893 without the help of a home run. I imagine there's another dead-ball-era hitter that can top that, no doubt.

Supposedly, Rafael Palmeiro has turned into nothing more than another slugger, simply so he can get to 500 HRs. I don't buy it. The Yankee announcers are just jealous.

Even my fave rave Sandy told Lou Brock he was gonna throw at him! One time Brock stole second and third and Sandy told him after, "I don't like to look bad and if you make me look bad again I'm going to have to hit you." If you are a lefty I don't think you want Sandy Koufax throwing the ball at you.

That was BS the other night when Garland got ejected for hitting Mientkiewicz! Those South Siders are such ruffians. They get punished like the bad kid in school.

Actually, I think Palmeiro might be the most underrated player in the game. He's a sure first ballet hall-of-famer. Yet if you ask the average baseball fan "who are the greatest players still playing", I don't think his name comes quickly to mind.

Middling dipshits that take umbrage w/ superstar pitchers deigning to throw hard stuff inside deserve to get knobbed in the ass or midsection. Actually, most or any hitters that whine / bitch / moan about pitchers throwing inside ("ow my jersey button!") should receive a li'l kiss on the bootay from Uncle Charlie or some such relative.