2008 MLB Season

[goalieboy82]

i think it should be an official no-hit game. its not the pitchers fault if they were not allowed to pitch in the bottom of the 9th. the new rule should be this

"if the home team wins the game and still not get any hits, the pitchers of the other team will be credited with a official no-hit game"

[Cujo]

Woohoo! We got no-hit!

Seriously, this just proves what I've known all year long: that even when they win, the Dodgers just suck bad.

An all new low for the city of Los Angeles.

However, I find it hard to believe the Dodgers got no-hit without the King of Swing (and Miss), Anrduw Jones, in the lineup. Way to go guys!

[gingerbreadmann]

i think it should be an official no-hit game. its not the pitchers fault if they were not allowed to pitch in the bottom of the 9th. the new rule should be this

"if the home team wins the game and still not get any hits, the pitchers of the other team will be credited with a official no-hit game"

No, because the Dodgers still could have gotten a hit in the 9th if the same exact things happened but the Angels were home. Bottom line, I think you have to go 9 innings to have an official no-hitter.

And as an aside, I believe in like 1997 Pedro Martinez threw a perfect game for 9 innings in Montreal, but his offense didn't score either, so he gave up a 3-run homer in the 10th and ended up getting the loss. Or something.

[DEAD!]

White Sox sweep Cubs.... which means.... Tampa Bay now has the best record in MLB.

[MEANS]

SWEEP REVENGE!!!!! Go White Sox!!!

[fiasco!]

i think it should be an official no-hit game. its not the pitchers fault if they were not allowed to pitch in the bottom of the 9th. the new rule should be this

"if the home team wins the game and still not get any hits, the pitchers of the other team will be credited with a official no-hit game"

No, because the Dodgers still could have gotten a hit in the 9th if the same exact things happened but the Angels were home. Bottom line, I think you have to go 9 innings to have an official no-hitter.

And as an aside, I believe in like 1997 Pedro Martinez threw a perfect game for 9 innings in Montreal, but his offense didn't score either, so he gave up a 3-run homer in the 10th and ended up getting the loss. Or something.

I disagree with that, because the game was officially over in the books. If Jered Weaver pitched 8 innings, and the Dodgers didn't have to bat in the ninth, he still would have been credited with a complete game loss. That's where not crediting the Angels with a no-hitter is flawed. The game was completed, the Dodgers didn't get a hit, therefore the Angels should be credited with a no-hitter. End of story.

Martinez' situation is different, in that the game wasn't completed until after he gave up a hit. Easy enough.

[CC97]

i think it should be an official no-hit game. its not the pitchers fault if they were not allowed to pitch in the bottom of the 9th. the new rule should be this

"if the home team wins the game and still not get any hits, the pitchers of the other team will be credited with a official no-hit game"

No, because the Dodgers still could have gotten a hit in the 9th if the same exact things happened but the Angels were home. Bottom line, I think you have to go 9 innings to have an official no-hitter.

And as an aside, I believe in like 1997 Pedro Martinez threw a perfect game for 9 innings in Montreal, but his offense didn't score either, so he gave up a 3-run homer in the 10th and ended up getting the loss. Or something.

I disagree with that, because the game was officially over in the books. If Jered Weaver pitched 8 innings, and the Dodgers didn't have to bat in the ninth, he still would have been credited with a complete game loss. That's where not crediting the Angels with a no-hitter is flawed. The game was completed, the Dodgers didn't get a hit, therefore the Angels should be credited with a no-hitter. End of story.

Martinez' situation is different, in that the game wasn't completed until after he gave up a hit. Easy enough.

I agree with you (although I think Pedro should get some sort of credit for throwing 9 perfect innings).

Question for you though, if a game is called after, say, 7 innings does a pitcher get credited with a complete game? and if so, would you be in favour of a pitcher getting credited with a no-hitter in that situation?

[fiasco!]

i think it should be an official no-hit game. its not the pitchers fault if they were not allowed to pitch in the bottom of the 9th. the new rule should be this

"if the home team wins the game and still not get any hits, the pitchers of the other team will be credited with a official no-hit game"

No, because the Dodgers still could have gotten a hit in the 9th if the same exact things happened but the Angels were home. Bottom line, I think you have to go 9 innings to have an official no-hitter.

And as an aside, I believe in like 1997 Pedro Martinez threw a perfect game for 9 innings in Montreal, but his offense didn't score either, so he gave up a 3-run homer in the 10th and ended up getting the loss. Or something.

I disagree with that, because the game was officially over in the books. If Jered Weaver pitched 8 innings, and the Dodgers didn't have to bat in the ninth, he still would have been credited with a complete game loss. That's where not crediting the Angels with a no-hitter is flawed. The game was completed, the Dodgers didn't get a hit, therefore the Angels should be credited with a no-hitter. End of story.

Martinez' situation is different, in that the game wasn't completed until after he gave up a hit. Easy enough.

I agree with you (although I think Pedro should get some sort of credit for throwing 9 perfect innings).

Question for you though, if a game is called after, say, 7 innings does a pitcher get credited with a complete game? and if so, would you be in favour of a pitcher getting credited with a no-hitter in that situation?

I would be in favor of that, since there's really no way of determining what would happen if the other 2 innings were able to be played out. It's a complete 7 inning game that counts in the final standings, the pitcher still gets a win or a loss with no mention of the length of the game, the hitters keep their stats, so there's really no reason a 7 inning complete game shouldn't be credited with a complete game. Of course, that's just my opinion.

[Shumway]

Just a reminder that fan voting for the All-Star Game ends tomorrow, although I wish it hadn't started

I'm pleased to say that my ballot was Red Stocking and Yankee free, with the exception of A-Rod, who's actually deserving of a vote.

[DarkJourney]

Rat Bastards at SI put Lincecum of the cover. There better not be a jinx!

Good arcticle though.

[footballfiji]

I have to say the Giants rotation (minus Zito, sadly) is pretty solid with Matt Cain, J. Sanchez, and Lincecum. Now if only they could get the offense to match it.

[DallasSports]

Making a kid make his major league debut in Yankee Stadium? Only the Rangers. How ****ing sorry.

[whalersjets]

I've never been more pissed off watching a baseball game before. I've been depressed, but I can't remember being this pissed. The Red Sox had a 4-1 lead, then Francona decides to put in Manny Delcarmen for some reason. He of course blows it, so then he puts in Craig Hansen, who couldn't throw a ball over the plate if they expanded it by 20 feet. Then he finally throws one over the plate, and it's an absolute meatball to Eva Longoria and now it's 7-4.

[gingerbreadmann]

I've never been more pissed off watching a baseball game before. I've been depressed, but I can't remember being this pissed. The Red Sox had a 4-1 lead, then Francona decides to put in Manny Delcarmen for some reason. He of course blows it, so then he puts in Craig Hansen, who couldn't throw a ball over the plate if they expanded it by 20 feet. Then he finally throws one over the plate, and it's an absolute meatball to Eva Longoria and now it's 7-4.

7-5 now cause Pedroia hits a double when he needs a single for the cycle, but I hear you. That was one of the top 10 ugliest innings I've ever seen, although you can't fault Terry for putting in Delcarmen in the first place.

[FiddySicks]

Oh God the Sox just absolutely blew this series. They had a comeback brewing here in the 9th, but Lowell just got caught stealing and was thrown out by miles. AWESOME game by Tampa, this team I will finally concede, is for real.

[TFoA]

The Rays have once again proven that they are for real. They just swept the defending champions. Wow.

[whalersjets]

Terry Francona is the most overrated manager in baseball.

[DEAD!]

Terry Francona is the most overrated manager in baseball.

Really? After two World Series titles, he's now overrated?

[DaytonBlue]

nice to see the rays have some success finally...although when are they going to take those tarps off in the upper deck. I wonder how many fans were turned away tonight.

[FiddySicks]

Terry Francona is the most overrated manager in baseball.

Really? After two World Series titles, he's now overrated?

I was waiting for someone to go there. Glad to see Boston fans have gained some perspective through all of their success.