O/T Santana throws no hitter !!!!

[batsballsbases]

Wow First Met To do that ever!! 137 pitches!!

[triwak]

Santana throws the first no-hitter in Mets history against the Cardinals! This Cards fan sends well-deserved congrats!

[RichardSimon]

This Mets fan is ear to ear smiling

[GrayGhost]

I don't like the Mets, but congrats to Johan and the Mets. FANTASTIC job for sure. Long time coming.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I don't like the Mets, but congrats to Johan and the Mets. FANTASTIC job for sure. Long time coming.

You don't like the Mets??
I AM GOING TO SUE YOU

[jcmtiger]

WOW!!!!!!!!!

Joe

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

This Mets fan is ear to ear smiling

Richard,
Believe it or not I was going back and forth watching whaling wars and The mets and Yankees game!

[FrankWakefield]

Well I just read that Beltran hit a ball that third base umpire Adrian Johnson called foul as he spun away from the ball, the replay shows the ball kicking up the foul line chalk after it past third base... I couldn't find a video link, would like to see it, though. Still a great outing for Santana.

Attendance was around 27k I think, lots of empty seats. No doubt a bunch of folks had tickets and didn't go.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Well I just read that Beltran hit a ball that third base umpire Adrian Johnson called foul as he spun away from the ball, the replay shows the ball kicking up the foul line chalk after it past third base... I couldn't find a video link, would like to see it, though. Still a great outing for Santana.

Attendance was around 27k I think, lots of empty seats. No doubt a bunch of folks had tickets and didn't go.

Yep, left a nice ball mark perfectly squared in the chalk. Love my ex-twinkie! Congrats!!!

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Well I just read that Beltran hit a ball that third base umpire Adrian Johnson called foul as he spun away from the ball, the replay shows the ball kicking up the foul line chalk after it past third base... I couldn't find a video link, would like to see it, though. Still a great outing for Santana.

Attendance was around 27k I think, lots of empty seats. No doubt a bunch of folks had tickets and didn't go.

They are not drawing very well this year and 27K is about an average crowd.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

No doubt a bunch of folks had tickets and didn't go.

Unfortunately, I'm in that category. But as a season ticket holder, I have tickets to every Mets game, and it's not like I go to each and every one.

From a collecting standpoint, you guys might like to know that in an Ebay auction that ended at 10.18pm last night, one season ticket from the game, described as "mint unused," sold for $178.59 (Ebay item number 221039772073; 21 bids from 10 bidders).

[yanksfan09]

Congrats from another Yankee fan here. Mets fans have waited a long time, glad it was a home game...

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by batsballsbases

Richard,
Believe it or not I was going back and forth watching whaling wars and The mets and Yankees game!

I taped Whale Wars and watched every minute of the game.
btw - The Japanese get their butts kicked this year by the Sea Shepherd and fled the Southern Ocean way below their kill quota.

[kkkkandp]

After a major shoulder injury and lots of rehab - very rewarding for him.

His changeup was awesome tonight!

[Leon]

I merged 2 threads that were started at the same time on the same thing. Congrats to the pitcher.

[pgellis]

Who cares? He issued 5 walks. How many guys gave up 1 hit and no walks or 2 hits and 1 walks, etc., etc. and got no credit..............?

[FrankWakefield]

Congrats... been a Cardinals fan since 1963. Mr. Santana deserves congratulations. Well done, even if it was against the World Champions.

[batsballsbases]

As a die hard Yankees fan and a Met Hater I always give credit where credit is due. He looked a little tired at the end went 3-0 and came back and struck his last batter out! Phil lighten up a little and give the man some credit . Surgery,rehab, that still is great in my book! congrats!

[chris6net]

As a die hard Mets fan since 1971 I am so pumped. I never thought it was going to happen!

[sago]

Originally Posted by pgellis

Who cares? He issued 5 walks. How many guys gave up 1 hit and no walks or 2 hits and 1 walks, etc., etc. and got no credit..............?

Still bitter after 1986?

Go Go Mets

[howard38]

/

[margoaepi]

Geez. For a bunch of guys that wax poetic about the glory days of baseball when there was no replay and pitchers finished their games regardless of pitch counts, you sure bring out the torches quickly. How many other no hitters and other accomplishments wouldn't count if we had the technology and scrutiny we have now? Don't think any of Ruth's home runs could have been on the wrong side of the foul pole? Don't think WaJo or Matty ever benefitted from a call? C'mon. The reason we love this game is because it is human and subject to interpretation and wouldn't work if it was any other way.