May 5: afternoon rubber match in Seattle with Means on the mound

[glenn__davis]

Just now, SteveA said:

We can debate this later.   Shouldn't talk about it now.   Shouldn't even type the words.

If he gives up a hit it's not going to be because some schlub posted on a message board. I'm just curious what the ruling is. 

[Yossarian]

I live in the A's/Giants markets for baseball.  The A's announcers could not stop talking about Means, Mullins, and Hays.  They were very impressed with all three.  The other thing they could not stop talking about was the horrible ball/strike umpiring.  They were especially vocal when the O's pitchers were pinched - it was obvious even to the opposing teams' play-by-play crew.  The one guy asked "why would an umpire have a small strike zone?  What benefit does it have to him?  This was when O's pitchers were clearly hitting the corners of the plate and they kept getting called balls.

[VaBird1]

Yes!

[scOtt]

Ced. Just. Hits.

[Dreadnought]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

We can debate this later.   Shouldn't talk about it now.   Shouldn't even type the words.

There is no scientific correlation between talking about a no-hitter and whether it occurs or not.  Trust the metrics. 

Edited May 5, 2021 by Dreadnought

[O's84]

2 minutes ago, scOtt said:

How good would he look at 74 pitches thru 7?

I'd be so pissed if that was the difference.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, glenn__davis said:

If he gives up a hit it's not going to be because some schlub posted on a message board. I'm just curious what the ruling is. 

It was a wild pitch on a swinging strike three. I didn't see the play, but I'm curious if it was a legit wild pitch and not just Severino allowing another passed ball. 

[HowAboutThat]

OK if I were the guys in the lineup, I would take as many pictures in delay the at bat as long as possible. Nobody cares if you get on base, just give your starter more time to rest and recover in the dugout.

[ArtVanDelay]

I hope Ced can keep this up.  Such a fun player to watch. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

It was a wild pitch on a swinging strike three. I didn't see the play, but I'm curious if it was a legit wild pitch and not just Severino allowing another passed ball. 

And then the runner Haggerty got caught stealing second base. 

[VaBird1]

Nice.  Get another run!

[scOtt]

Just now, Dreadnought said:

There is no scientific correlation between talking about a no-hitter and whether it occurs or not. 

But... but.... but....... LABELS OUT!

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

Mlb.com has this listed as a perfect game. That wouldn't be correct would it, since a baserunner reached?

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An official perfect game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. In a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game  

 

[O's84]

BOO YEAH!

[VaBird1]

Huge HR!