OT: Phillies combined No-No

[Phillies*phan]

Anyone think Giles throws like Lidge in his prime with the Astros? 100mph with a nasty slider. Next years closer for sure. He made the Braves best hitter Freddie Freeman look like a baby. I was actually nervous the last couple innings for once. Felt good.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Phillies*phan

Anyone think Giles throws like Lidge in his prime with the Astros? 100mph with a nasty slider. Next years closer for sure. He made the Braves best hitter Freddie Freeman look like a baby. I was actually nervous the last couple innings for once. Felt good.

Good point Doug, and that's what makes me nervous as a Brave's fan. Freddie Freeman is our best hitter...Yikes!!

[Michael Peich]

Thanks for all the good comments, especially the fact that combined no-nos are rarer than a perfecto--thanks, Steve.

No, I did not attend the game since I live near Philadelphia and the game was in Atlanta. But, Giles did make Freeman look a little bad. And, I guess we rival Atlanta's Frank Wren with our very own incompetent Rueben Amaro, Jr, known in Philly as Ruin Tomorrow! And, Seth, we pursued B.J. only to be saddled with Papelbon. Everyone in Philly was convinced Paps would blow the no-no.

Now tomorrow the Phillies will lose 8-1 as they continue their march toward meaninglessness........

Cheers,
Mike

[sgbernard]

Duh! I'm an idiot, Mike: for some reason I thought the game was at Citizen's Bank. All the more galling that the Braves got no-hit at home.

Oh and, totally, Kevin, add Fredi to the list when his "strategy" is pulling Justin Upton for a pinch-hitter in the ninth. It takes a move like that to make Papelbon feel secure in his role for the first time since 2007. Sigh.

[familytoad]

As other life long Phillies Phans have mentioned, it was the highlight in an otherwise dim season for our Phightin' Phils.

This was the ESPN game of the day, so the national audience got treated to this rarity.
I'm betting though that more combined no-no's will become normal and the single pitcher dominating , 130+ pitches no-hitter will become the rarity.

It's okay with me, beating the Braves anyway at all gives me happiness, only topped by beating the Mets

[Michael Peich]

Brian--I totally agree on single no-nos becoming a rarity. The fascination with pitch counts will make a combined no-no the norm.

Seth--We'd be happy to send Papelbon your way! He is a moron and revealed his shimmering intellect in the post-game interview when asked if he'd ever been part of a combined no-hitter. His response, "I don't know." Ah, what a student of the game, and a real steward of tradition. He's only in it for the fun, not the money.........