Interesting stat I heard on a game broadcast in reference to DeGrom and the Mets bullpen issues...The Mets have blown games on 31 different occasions when DeGrom left with the lead. That's a lot of lost wins for anyone to absorb. -- Al
SD needn't have waited so long. Somewhere in the mists of my memory lays the name Clay Kirby, an SD pitcher that went 8 innings of no-hit ball when he was lifted for a pinch-hitter by the manager. Kirby, if my memory serves, was behind in the game, and the manager was trying to win the game and wasn't concerned with Kirby's possible no-hitter. The manager took a lot of flak for his decision. Seems to me in was circa 1969-70ish. Congratulations to Musgrove and SD but... -- Al
Went and looked Kirby up and it was indeed in 1970. He was lifted for the PH by manager Preston Gomez after 8 innings of no-hit ball against the NY Mets. Of interest, Kirby was from Wash. DC. He went 75-104 with a 3,84 ERA in his career of 8 years. He passed away from a heart attack in 1991 at age 43. Well, at least the SD curse against no-hitters is finally done, even if it went 50 years longer than it needed to. :tongue: -- Al
DeGrom must have pissed of the NY Mets baseball gods. He pitched 8 tremendous innings, fanned 14, gave up 1 run on a solo HR, and lost, final being 3-0 Florida, as the Mets bullpen once again failed to do their job by giving up 2 runs in the 9th, putting the game out of reach. DeGrom has now pitched 2 games, given up 1 run in 14 innings, and is 0-1 on the season. He should sue for non-support or maybe demand a trade to another team like, maybe, the Nats. :rolleyes2: -- Al
Kind of heartbreaking to watch the best pitcher in baseball go out game after game, pitch so well each time, and not be rewarded by the numbers. It happens to all pitchers at some point, but not with the consistency that it happens to deGrom. I know he's the opposition for my team, but it's enough to make one tear out their hair. -- Al
