http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270418104 :shok: :shok: :shok: Wow, I wish I could have witnessed this. I've never seen a no hitter before. Greatest baseball achievement I've ever witnessed was when Carlos Delgado had a 4 HR game like 3-4 years ago with the Jays.
I saw the highlights, awesome. That defense pulled off some amazing plays for him. They smothered him with beer.
I've never actually watched a game where a pitcher threw a no hitter. I don't watch baseball besides Jays games anyway though...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Retroshow @ Apr 19 2007, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>tehre was a no-hitter last year and there was a perfect game 3 years ago.. you dont remember that?</div>Yeah I watched Anibal Sanchez's no-hitter last year and that was great, didnt get to see this one but anytime a pitcher can do this its great, its just amazing how a guy can go thru 27+ htters and not give up 1 hit
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Apr 19 2007, 06:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I've never actually watched a game where a pitcher threw a no hitter. I don't watch baseball besides Jays games anyway though...</div>I bet Jays baseball is exciting.. I've witnessed this before, pretty good accomplishment but hitting for the cycle, perfect game, 4 HR in a game, etc, are all more rare than this.. None the less this is still a great accomplishment. Beurhle is still an above average pitcher, and nothing more.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kingjamez @ Apr 19 2007, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I bet Jays baseball is exciting.. I've witnessed this before, pretty good accomplishment but hitting for the cycle, perfect game, 4 HR in a game, etc, are all more rare than this.. None the less this is still a great accomplishment. Beurhle is still an above average pitcher, and nothing more.</div>I think throwing a no hitter is more interesting than guys hitting 4 HRs in a game....Because seriously pitching is tough, you have to face guys like pujols,soriano,a-rod, all these hitters that are so capable of hitting off of you. Its really just an amazing accomplishment.And king james wats wrong with being an above average pitcher in the major leagues?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (boykinsforpresident @ Apr 19 2007, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think throwing a no hitter is more interesting than guys hitting 4 HRs in a game....Because seriously pitching is tough, you have to face guys like pujols,soriano,a-rod, all these hitters that are so capable of hitting off of you. Its really just an amazing accomplishment.And king james wats wrong with being an above average pitcher in the major leagues?</div>Power hitters see few strikes in there at bats, so it is very hard to find 4 strikes that you can drive out of the park.. I pitch, so I know its tough to get everyone out but I still think its harder to get 4 homers in one game then a no hitter. Nothing, lots of people in the media are talking about Buerhle coming back from a rough year last season, and having an all-star year. He's an above average pitcher that'll get you 10-13 wins a year and theres nothing wrong with that.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kingjamez @ Apr 19 2007, 11:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I bet Jays baseball is exciting.. I've witnessed this before, pretty good accomplishment but hitting for the cycle, perfect game, 4 HR in a game, etc, are all more rare than this.. None the less this is still a great accomplishment. Beurhle is still an above average pitcher, and nothing more.</div>The Jays are a potential playoff tam this year, and finished w/ a better record than The Red Sox last year. Also, Roy Halladay is a complete stud.You don't know what youre talking about..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kingjamez @ Apr 19 2007, 11:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I bet Jays baseball is exciting.. I've witnessed this before, pretty good accomplishment but hitting for the cycle, perfect game, 4 HR in a game, etc, are all more rare than this.. None the less this is still a great accomplishment. Beurhle is still an above average pitcher, and nothing more.</div>Beuhrle was shaky last year, but 2 yrs ago I recall he had an abolutely outstanding year. So, I don't know how he will fare this year, but you shouldn't just right him off as a 'just above average' pitcher already.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Apr 20 2007, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Jays are a potential playoff tam this year, and finished w/ a better record than The Red Sox last year. Also, Roy Halladay is a complete stud.You don't know what youre talking about..</div>I dont know what I'm talking about Thats the funniest thing ive heard all day.. I didnt mean for my comment to come off like that, the Jays have some talent at some key positions but then have some holes in other positions.. I like Rios, and Wells alot - and I've never seen Hallday pitch actually.. Ive seen highlights and he looks great. I don't know if they've got the overall talent to make a playoff run.Buehrle did have a good year 2 years ago, and a good year his 2nd year in the league.. He seems to be pretty inconsistant..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kingjamez @ Apr 19 2007, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's an above average pitcher that'll get you 10-13 wins a year and theres nothing wrong with that.</div>Not sure where you got that from, considering in his 6 full years in the majors, he has gotten 14+ wins every year except 1.He won 16+ in 4 of those 6 years, and is a 3 time all star. I'm not sure how that is considered just an above average pitcher....
Every year the guy leads the league in innings pitched, and starts. So he has more chances than most.. My version of a "above average pitcher is a guy that'll get you 10-13 wins consistantly, then the occasional 15-16 win season and all star appearence.. He's a #2 guy in the rotation basically..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kingjamez @ Apr 20 2007, 06:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Every year the guy leads the league in innings pitched, and starts. So he has more chances than most.. My version of a "above average pitcher is a guy that'll get you 10-13 wins consistantly, then the occasional 15-16 win season and all star appearence.. He's a #2 guy in the rotation basically..</div>Beuhrle had a 3.12 ERA in 2005, so it wasn't just because of his innings....I would say his 2005 numbers should rank him higher than just above average...Btw, Halladay is dominant...He had 16 wins, a 3.19 ERA, and 132 K's last year. And he was also on the DL for about a month also. He has great movement on all of his pitches. He throws a mean cutter and splitter as well, and he can paint te edges of the strike zon beauifully. He has amazing control
This is more impressive because I heard that he didn't through a single 90+ MPH pitch. That single-handedly proves that you don't have to be overpowering to be dominant.
