Going 5-5 >>> Pitching a No-No?

DonMattingly · 06-20-2020, 09:19 PM

Just had a game where Smoky Joe Wood pitched a No-No, and Ichiro also went 5-5. 5-5 is great, but what's more rare?

Not a single mention of the No-No in the game recap. All Ichiro, every paragraph.

Poor Smoky Joe. The press clearly loves Ichiro.

Leo_The_Lip · 06-20-2020, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DonMattingly

Just had a game where Smoky Joe Wood pitched a No-No, and Ichiro also went 5-5. 5-5 is great, but what's more rare?

Not a single mention of the No-No in the game recap. All Ichiro, every paragraph.

Poor Smoky Joe. The press clearly loves Ichiro.

More rare is pitching a no-hitter and slamming 2 homers, like Rick Wise did 47 years ago this month.

2tango2 · 06-20-2020, 09:48 PM

Zero mention of the No-no? 5-5 isn't all that uncommon? Add it to the broken stuff list

ROY_Angel_Berroa · 06-21-2020, 04:35 PM

Probably two separate articles in the News - one focusing on each achievement. At least that's what I've seen.

DonMattingly · 06-21-2020, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ROY_Angel_Berroa

Probably two separate articles in the News - one focusing on each achievement. At least that's what I've seen.

The league news had an article on it.

But the game recap only talked about Ichiro.

spatrick4 · 06-22-2020, 12:21 AM

Same. Pitched a perfect game in the playoffs today. First time, haven't seen a no-hitter either. No mention whatsoever. Funny enough, it also just talked about series MVP Suzuki.

DonMattingly · 06-22-2020, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by spatrick4

Same. Pitched a perfect game in the playoffs today. First time, haven't seen a no-hitter either. No mention whatsoever. Funny enough, it also just talked about series MVP Suzuki.

Was it Smoky Joe Wood by any chance? Maybe he's just an Albert Belle type around the press

spatrick4 · 06-22-2020, 12:01 PM

It was my boy Sid Fernandez. On both my teams, will have to drop him eventually as we climb but he's been fun.

Hah maybe so.

Matt Arnold · 06-22-2020, 12:38 PM

Some news articles essentially "supplant" the regular recap item, so 5-5, shutouts, etc... all trigger their own news stories. And basically whichever gets there first becomes the "official" recap of the game. So we must presumably check for players getting 5 hits in a game before we check for shutouts, so it got in first.

06-20-2020, 09:19 PM	#1
DonMattingly Major Leagues Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 310	Going 5-5 >>> Pitching a No-No? Just had a game where Smoky Joe Wood pitched a No-No, and Ichiro also went 5-5. 5-5 is great, but what's more rare? Not a single mention of the No-No in the game recap. All Ichiro, every paragraph. Poor Smoky Joe. The press clearly loves Ichiro.

06-20-2020, 09:48 PM	#3
2tango2 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: AZ Posts: 265	Zero mention of the No-no? 5-5 isn't all that uncommon? Add it to the broken stuff list __________________ PT21 PT22

06-22-2020, 12:21 AM	#6
spatrick4 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 25	Same. Pitched a perfect game in the playoffs today. First time, haven't seen a no-hitter either. No mention whatsoever. Funny enough, it also just talked about series MVP Suzuki. __________________

06-22-2020, 12:01 PM	#8
spatrick4 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 25	It was my boy Sid Fernandez. On both my teams, will have to drop him eventually as we climb but he's been fun. Hah maybe so. __________________

06-21-2020, 04:35 PM	#4
ROY_Angel_Berroa Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 88	Probably two separate articles in the News - one focusing on each achievement. At least that's what I've seen.

06-22-2020, 12:38 PM	#9
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,849	Some news articles essentially "supplant" the regular recap item, so 5-5, shutouts, etc... all trigger their own news stories. And basically whichever gets there first becomes the "official" recap of the game. So we must presumably check for players getting 5 hits in a game before we check for shutouts, so it got in first.