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Westheim · 08-07-2019, 09:09 AM

There can't be excitement where there is nothing to be excited about, in the sense of combined no-hitters being a recent thing exactly because pitcher usage is rapidly "developing" (and not for the better).

See the list of MLB no-hitters here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...all_no-hitters

There was exactly ONE combined no-hitter in all of the major leagues prior to 1967 (the Ernie Shore "perfect game" after Babe Ruth was ejected), one in 1967, one in 1975, and four in the 1990s. There was one in 2003 that doesn't really count because the starter (Roy Oswalt) left with an injury. one in 2012 that gets an asterisk for the same reason, one in 2014, and three since last year.

It *is* a new phenomenon.

I still think that the actual, single-pitcher no-hitters get more attention than combined no-hitters, which seem to be a 1-day story.

08-07-2019, 09:09 AM	#3
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,903	There can't be excitement where there is nothing to be excited about, in the sense of combined no-hitters being a recent thing exactly because pitcher usage is rapidly "developing" (and not for the better). See the list of MLB no-hitters here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...all_no-hitters There was exactly ONE combined no-hitter in all of the major leagues prior to 1967 (the Ernie Shore "perfect game" after Babe Ruth was ejected), one in 1967, one in 1975, and four in the 1990s. There was one in 2003 that doesn't really count because the starter (Roy Oswalt) left with an injury. one in 2012 that gets an asterisk for the same reason, one in 2014, and three since last year. It is a new phenomenon. I still think that the actual, single-pitcher no-hitters get more attention than combined no-hitters, which seem to be a 1-day story. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.