OT: Phillies combined No-No

[Michael Peich]

The highlight of the Phillies 2014 season happened this afternoon when four pitchers, led by Cole Hamels, who did not have good stuff today (5 walks, 1 hit batter), combined to pitch a No-No. You can bet the house that a ball signed by all four of the Phillies pitchers (Hamels, Diekman, Giles, and [ugh] Papelbon) will bring a premium on the Philly collectible market for years to come.

I may even have to add one of those signed balls to my Man-cave!

Cheers,
Mike

[sgbernard]

Mike, were you at the game??

As a longtime Braves fan, can I just say that I increasingly look forward to the post-Frank Wren era. Some truly awful contracts have been handed out in the last five years. This lineup of strikeout specialists (12 K's today!) is ugly, even without Uggla.

[39special]

Being a life long Phillies fan,this was a highlight to a really bad season.

[oaks1912]

Mike, Those multi-pitcher no-hitters are almost as tough as perfect games. I attended the season finale in Oakland during the '75 season and watched Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers do the same thing. Great experience...

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by oaks1912

Mike, Those multi-pitcher no-hitters are almost as tough as perfect games.

Actually they're twice as rare. There have been 23 perfect games, but only 11 combined no-hitters in MLB history.


Steve

[barrysloate]

I watched the last two innings on ESPN this afternoon. Pretty cool game. I remember about ten years ago six Astros pitchers no-hit the Yankees. I think that's the record for most pitchers used in a no hit game.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by sgbernard

Mike, were you at the game??

As a longtime Braves fan, can I just say that I increasingly look forward to the post-Frank Wren era. Some truly awful contracts have been handed out in the last five years. This lineup of strikeout specialists (12 K's today!) is ugly, even without Uggla.

Seth- Huge +1 big time, and don't forget Gonzalez...Big time overrated as a Mgr., got the job only because of Bobby Cox. Pertaining Wren, the 2 contracts for B.J. Upton and Uggla are probably two of the worst 10 blunders in Professional sports history. What a freaking joke!

[mets41]

Any fillie no hitter is the lowlight of any season unless it's the fillies that get the no hits.