Posts Tagged ‘No-Hitter’

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No-Hitters and Perfectos: Least Likely Candidate

by Josh Robbins on February 22nd, 2011 at 9:42 am
Posted In: History, Josh Robbins

Some of the greatest pitchers in MLB history have tossed a no-hitter including the legendary, Nolan Ryan (7), Sandy Koufax (4), and Bob Feller (3).  However, which pitcher is the least likely ACTIVE hurler to capture baseball immortality? Here are the candidates: A.J. Burnett, Derek Lowe, Kevin Millwood, Anibal Sanchez, Mark Buehrle, Justin Verlander, Clay […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dr. K: May 14, 1996

by Josh Robbins on May 14th, 2011 at 9:59 am
Posted In: History, Josh Robbins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners

Dwight Gooden tossed an improbable no-hitter on this date fifteen years ago against the high-powered Seattle Mariners.  This writer was sitting in the upper deck of the old Yankee Stadium waiting for history to unfold. Gooden suffered numerous arm related injuries and missed the entire 1995 season for violating MLB drug usage policy.  “Doctor K” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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No-Hitter: Ervin Santana

by C. Sven Jenkins on July 28th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Posted In: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, No-Hitter, Sven Jenkins

Yesterday afternoon, Ervin Santana threw his first career no-hitter in a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. It was also the first career win against the Tribe for the Los Angeles Angels right-hander. How did he do it? Well, Santana is basically a fastball/slider pitcher. He owns a straight changeup but rarely uses it. This […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Perfect 20

by Josh Robbins on January 31st, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Posted In: History, Josh Robbins

Every 10,000 MLB games perfection happens. Since 1876, there have been 200,070 games played in Major League Baseball and on only 20 occasions has a pitcher achieved the immortality of a perfect game. Some of the greatest pitchers in history have tossed a flawless game, including Hall Of Famers Cy Young (1904), Addie Joss (1908), […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 4

by Josh Robbins on May 4th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Posted In: Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Factor12, Josh Robbins, Los Angeles Angels, Sabermetrics, Washington Nationals

The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers. (1) Jered Weaver pitched the first no-hitter of his career against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Angels right-hander currently holds the top spot on the F12 Top12 in 2012 with a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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