OT: Justin Verlander 3rd No-Hitter

[pokerplyr80]

Was he the one who lost a perfect game on the last out because of a terrible blown call at first? Or am I thinking of someone else?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Was he the one who lost a perfect game on the last out because of a terrible blown call at first? Or am I thinking of someone else?

No, someone else.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Jesse, wrong Tiger. Not going to remember his name without looking it up but it was basically a guy who never panned out and that was his one moment of greatness stolen from him.

[pokerplyr80]

Just googled it. Galarraga. Considering the situation that was perhaps one of the top 3 or 4 worst calls in sports history.

Awesome achievement by Verlander though.

[Throttlesteer]

Maybe it's that ugly wife he has to go home to

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

Maybe it's that ugly wife he has to go home to

THAT would certainly relax me!...after a while, anyway...

[clydepepper]

Not to under-appreciate Verlander's achievement, but luck and randomness contribute, to some extent, to throwing a no-hitter.

I, my own self (think Dan Jenkins), threw two in the local semi-pro league - but I also threw two (consecutive) one-hitters and there was much more skill involved in those. The no-no's weren't even shutouts...and, in the second one, my team scored in bottom of the ninth to just to win the game.

Now, again, I'll state that Verlander's effort was masterful and one of the very best pitched games - maybe EVER...but lady luck and Roger Random do play too.

[trdcrdkid]

Armando Galarraga and the ump who blew the call, Jim Joyce, wrote a book about that game, “Nobody’s Perfect”.

Nobody's Perfect: Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802119883..._MceBDbGNZA1DK

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Just googled it. Galarraga. Considering the situation that was perhaps one of the top 3 or 4 worst calls in sports history.

Awesome achievement by Verlander though.

Charles White scoring what turned out to be the winning TD in the 1979 Rose Bowl -- without the football which he had fumbled -- may be the worst.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Was he the one who lost a perfect game on the last out because of a terrible blown call at first? Or am I thinking of someone else?

Not who you are referring to. Brian Holman lost a perfect game with 2 outs in the 9th. Ken Phelps hit his last career homer to blow it. Brian is a great guy with an amazing collection.