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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

MLB: White Sox Floyd barely misses no-no

By a whisker, if you will.

Gavin Floyd lost his bid for the 17th no-hitter in franchise history during the White Sox 7-1 victory over the Twins on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field, when Joe Mauer lined a one-out double to left-center in the ninth, just out of Nick Swisher’s reach. It would have been the team’s first no-hitter since Mark Buehrle did the job against Texas on April 18, 2007.

On April 12, Floyd worked 7 1/3 innings against Detroit without giving up a hit before Edgar Renteria’s single to center. On Tuesday, Mike Lamb flied out to center fielder Nick Swisher on the first pitch of the eighth and Adam Everett flied out to Swisher on a 2-2 pitch for the second out. Carlos Gomez hit a broken-bat grounder to shortstop Orlando Cabrera, who threw him out at first to carry the no-hitter into the ninth.

Repoz Posted: May 07, 2008 at 12:09 AM | 23 comment(s)
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1. BeanoCook Posted: May 07, 2008 at 12:29 AM (#2771756)

the 17th no-hitter in franchise history

Wow, really?

2. mrams Posted: May 07, 2008 at 12:34 AM (#2771764)

not bad for a franchise without a Nolan Ryan no no. I think Houston leads the non-original 16 with 10 all-time no-nos. Not bad for, what, 56 years. Don't the Dodgers lead all-time w/20?

3. BeanoCook Posted: May 07, 2008 at 12:39 AM (#2771778)

I guess this is the franchise that once had the nickname "hitless wonders". Which didn't refer to their pitching, naturally.

4. Doc Nabbit Posted: May 07, 2008 at 12:52 AM (#2771804)

They had Buehrle. They had Joe Cowley throw the worst pitched no-hitter of all-time. They had a perfect game back in the 1920s. I think Ray Schalk atone point had the record most no-hitters personally caught.

ChiSox no-hitters in the retrosheet era.

5. Eraser-X is dominating this site! Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:09 AM (#2771826)

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/fox_sports_rosenthal_phillies_acquire_garcia_from_white_sox/

6. Howie Menckel Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:17 AM (#2771840)

Mets fans weep at the idea that their W Sox brethren have now gone more than 1 year without a no-no.
How do they keep their heads up?

7. jwb Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:20 AM (#2771846)

Cobb would have caught it.

8. Doc Nabbit Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:30 AM (#2771865)

From post #51 in the thread linked to above:

51. Eraser-X is dominating this site! Posted: December 07, 2006 at 01:20 AM (#2253881)
This looks like another Williams thread to bookmark and make fun of people later.

Well played, E-X.

9. Pastor Toastman (PH) Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:31 AM (#2771868)

Yep, I love it when old threads are rehashed and I didn't embarrass myself in 'em.

10. Guy LeDouche Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:34 AM (#2771873)

"They had Joe Cowley throw the worst pitched no-hitter of all-time"

Burnett's was pretty bad as well.

11. Doc Nabbit Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:37 AM (#2771874)

In the post-game press conference for Cowley's game, he said he was just happy to get out of the sixth inning. Not many no-hitters have that comment made about them.

12. North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan Posted: May 07, 2008 at 02:38 AM (#2771887)

"They had Joe Cowley throw the worst pitched no-hitter of all-time"

Cowley's looked pretty bad, but Blue Moon Odom with 11 walks? That's worse than Burnett's. I find it amazing that Odom managed to walk 11, give up a run, and have that run be unearned. Talk about scattering the walks...

13. Doc Nabbit Posted: May 07, 2008 at 02:44 AM (#2771889)

Blue Moon only threw five innings that night (with 9 walks). His relief pitcher allowed no hits (with 2 more walks) in the last four frames.

Odom was worse, but Cowley was more impressive because he kept it up the entire game. I doubt Moon could have.

14. North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan Posted: May 07, 2008 at 02:53 AM (#2771891)

Odom was worse, but Cowley was more impressive because he kept it up the entire game. I doubt Moon could have.

Ahhh... I didn't notice that Blue Moon hadn't pitched the entire game.

15. Voros Posted: May 07, 2008 at 04:28 AM (#2771897)

Floyd's got 18 walks and 19 strikeouts so far this year, and a history of home run problems. I'm extremely unconvinced. He's got a .190 hits per balls in play this year and a .289 for his career _including_ that .190.

Let's wait and see. He still has a career ERA of 5.61.

16. Kyle S at work Posted: May 07, 2008 at 08:56 AM (#2771919)

Poor Floyd. If the Pale Hose had a real center fielder playing instead of Swisher, he might have actually gotten the no-no.

17. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: May 07, 2008 at 09:19 AM (#2771935)

I didn't notice that Blue Moon hadn't pitched the entire game.

You can be excused, as I clearly recall Odom saying after the game, "Man, who'd've thought I'd pitch a no-hitter at my age?" Well, dude, you didn't, not really.

18. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: May 07, 2008 at 09:23 AM (#2771939)

Hee hee, and 3,367 in attendance for Odom's late July game. Man, were those Oakland fans spoiled.

It was, I think, Odom's last start in the majors.

19. andrewberg Posted: May 07, 2008 at 09:26 AM (#2771940)

All this talk about famous no-hitters...
The Twins did not suffer a fate so ignominious! Joe Mauer drew the line in the sand between a hung-over David Wells and Gavin Floyd the barber.

20. Dock Ellis on Acid Posted: May 07, 2008 at 12:52 PM (#2772204)

"They had Joe Cowley throw the worst pitched no-hitter of all-time"

Burnett's was pretty bad as well.

So was Dock Ellis's.

21. Deadball Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:14 PM (#2772250)

Don Wilson had a pretty wild one against the Reds in the early seventies. A bunch of walks and hit Johnny Bench once.

22. Lake Placido Polanco (Crispix Attacks) Posted: May 07, 2008 at 01:28 PM (#2772279)

Game scores of Freddy Garcia's starts for the Phillies:

(rumors of injury)
40
54
40
37
56
47
50
(injury becomes obvious)
51
63
27
(admits injury)
16
(career ends)

23. The Jerry Royster Experience Posted: May 07, 2008 at 04:21 PM (#2772550)

*Phew*

I was worried that I'd look like an idiot in that Garcia thread.

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