A Thread For Starting Pitchers That Are Doing Really Well

Black allowed the following pitcher to face one batter.

I know this thread is starting pitchers but I feel like Sean Doolittle should get talked about somewhere... are there any other examples of dudes at age 25 or so with basically minimal minor league experience (26 innings for Doolittle) suddenly turning into high quality pitchers??!?! Seems remarkable like Rick Ankiel in reverse.

bartolo : perfect through five

Please, please, please make it happen.

41 years old, and according to Baseball Reference he doesn't have a nickname. That's not fair.

I'm sure someone in Montreal called him Le Gros Barto or something.

i've always just called him 2005 American League Cy Young Winner Somehow

Campbell at SS is worrying in a perfecto

Mike Vaccaro @MikeVacc
The question isn't if, but when the baseball is going to find young Eric Campbell. #Mets

is astounding that nolan ryan threw his last no hitter @ 44 yrs old

i also do apprec and wouldnt mind more of the gary & ron discussion of how a perf game would affect his trade value

six

73 pitches for Colon. Might also be a Maddux.

james jones missed that ball by a great distance

boo

sad.

M. Stroman Toronto Blue Jays
6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 7 K
vs BOS | Bot 6th

91 pitches

I was just about to post. Now you can take the blame.

16 hitters retired by Kluber. 61 pitches, 6 K.

only 1 hit allowed by dan duffy opposing him hm

sad.

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Vogelsong on his way to a 1 hit Maddux.

sad.

dueling no hitters degrom/peavy

n/m scratch half that

I am happy to report I escaped simultaneous live no-hitter threats tonight.

insane game but of course i knew the outcome.

Shoemaker with the Angels is doing pretty well right now.

:(

Mike Minor (!) through six vs. Reds. 3 walks, 75 pitches.

for extra fun, Joe Morgan is in the Reds' booth

Ah, I saw footage of him crying at his street sign earlier. Bud was in town too; not sure if he stuck around for the game.

Welp.

Bumgarner thru 7 vs Rockies

perfect afaik

oops

well that was fun while it lasted.

went 0-2 on 16 of (his first) 25 batters

was watching erin brockovich with a friend so I missed the whole thing. bad timing.

is that a euphemism

I wish, mookie, I wish.

98 game score (second-best of the year)
103 pitches, 80 strikes
24-for-28 first-pitch strikes
17-for-28 going up 0-2
13 strikeouts, 12 of them swinging
one three-ball count: went ahead 0-2, threw three balls, struck him out

solid performance

He's also been way better on the road than at home, so this is welcomed.

yusmiero petit

he's allowed 2 hits and a run in 3 innings

well, that was after setting a major league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters

of course the guy to break the streak was the opposing pitcher

This came out of nowhere.

that tot went past me

BP podcast guys call that a "hidden perfect game"