OT: combined no hitters

[knight82]

Baseball fans : do you feel combined no hitters compare to when one pitcher throws one? Personally once they take the starter out, I don't even care anymore

 

[bigmatt718]

Ditto. To me a true no hitter is 27 outs by the starter without allowing a hit.

 

[T2Kplus20]

Combined no-hitters = just another game

 

[Westcoast]

Baseball fans : do you feel combined no hitters compare to when one pitcher throws one? Personally once they take the starter out, I don't even care anymore

How would you like to be taken out rockin' a no hitter?

 

[RUtix4me]

One pitcher your team threw a no hitter

More tha one pitcher the other team got no hit

There is a difference

 

[knight82]

How would you like to be taken out rockin' a no hitter?

it boggles my mind that some pitchers don't seem to have a problem with it

 

[Retired711]

it boggles my mind that some pitchers don't seem to have a problem with it

It happened in the 2022 world series -- Cristian Javier combined with three relievers to pitch a no-hitter that enabled Houston to tie the World Series with the Philllies at two games each. The Astros went into the game with a 100-pitch limit for Javier on the chance they might need him for a 7th game, and he threw 97 in six innings. Of course the no-hitter is not the equivalent of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 Series, but it was a noteworthy achievement anyway. Although a Phillies fan, I was rooting in the 9th for the 'Stros to finish it off.

Maybe some pitchers shouldn't have a problem with being pulled. Michael Lorenzen threw 124 pitches, his career high, in pitching his no-hitter for the Phillies in 2023. He hasn't been the same since.

 

[Colbert17!]

One pitcher no hitters are what counts.
However, crtics will point to the case of Johan Santana who threw a career high 134 pitches in throwing his no-no. If I remember correctly a series of injuries followed and he was never the same pitcher again.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

it boggles my mind that some pitchers don't seem to have a problem with it

That particular pitcher might be looking more at the big picture. As a team. Plus is a free-agent to be,

 

[yesrutgers01]

One pitcher no hitters are what counts.
However, crtics will point to the case of Johan Santana who threw a career high 134 pitches in throwing his no-no. If I remember correctly a series of injuries followed and he was never the same pitcher again.

It's funny- we hear that so often about him and that game...dude was well into his career and I sort of doubt if a single game, pitching an extra 10-20 pitches really was the reason for his downfall.

 

[Retired711]

It's funny- we hear that so often about him and that game...dude was well into his career and I sort of doubt if a single game, pitching an extra 10-20 pitches really was the reason for his downfall.

I have to agree with this. Santana was 33 and had missed all of the previous season while recovering from shoulder surgery

 

[yesrutgers01]

I have to agree with this. Santana was 33 and had missed all of the previous season while recovering from shoulder surgery

This has been one of two things that drive me crazy. Back in Santana’s day- 110-120 pitches were pretty common.
The other is crying about the Bonilla contract.
Deferring it was one of the smarter moves to be made and there are so many contracts that were similar or worse.