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Good god!{eek3} Talk about feast or famine. Phils have to win tonight. They won't take 2 in Houston.
Mark
 
lancer said:
Always nice to see history. Congratulations to a most impressive pitching performance by Dusty's boys. Gotta love baseball...one night you hit 5 Hrs, the very next night, you can't hit squat. A fun series so far. -- Al
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The true beauty of baseball; momentum is only as good as your next starter, what a lights out performance that was, it's why we all watch the games, to witness history and that was an historic performance.

best 2 out of 3 now.
 
I guess it is so ingrained in baseball these days that the starter can't pitch a complete game that there is little controversy about pulling a pitcher throwing a WS no hitter. Imagine if the Astros had blown that game after doing so? It's only a no hitter in my opinion if one pitcher does it. Nice win for the Astros, though.
 
Combat said:
I guess it is so ingrained in baseball these days that the starter can't pitch a complete game that there is little controversy about pulling a pitcher throwing a WS no hitter. Imagine if the Astros had blown that game after doing so? It's only a no hitter in my opinion if one pitcher does it. Nice win for the Astros, though.
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I think it's more impressive that three four pitchers combined to throw a no hitter, but that's just me.

A gutsy performance by the Astros, things were looking grim.

Reminds me of the 2021 ALCS; RS up 2-1, had all the momentum, leading in game 4 into the 7th, then the wheels came off, the Astros found their mojo and rolled the RS three strait to win the series.

We'll see how it plays out this time; no matter what, they are guaranteed a 6th game at home.
 
tonight's definitely the biggest game of the series... it will probably decide the winner...
Philly is more than capable of winning one in Houston if they win tonight...

and you would think Houston surely wouldn't lose two in a row at home if they win tonight...

if it goes 7...I'm wondering if Baker will pass over McCullers and go with a semi rested Javier in Game 7...that would be gutsy though...he threw 97 pitches last night...still...he's young...he could be rested enough and the idea of him on the mound again is enticing...

this game will definitely put a ton of pressure on the loser...Verlander has to snap out of his WS funk tonight...he's certainly been one of the best pitchers this season...but his WS performances are shaky at best...for him to blow a 5 run lead is alien to what Astro's fans expected...so he might be on a short leash tonight...

but you never know...
 
Combined no hitters count as no hitters. Coincidentally, the Phillies were no hit by the Mets earlier this year in a combined no hitter. Syndegaard, then an Angel, after one of his teammates threw a no hitter in May, commented it was a real no hitter. It’s a wonder we didn’t hear him yapping last night about it.
 
mikemiller1955 said:
tonight's definitely the biggest game of the series... it will probably decide the winner...
Philly is more than capable of winning one in Houston if they win tonight...

and you would think Houston surely wouldn't lose two in a row at home if they win tonight...

if it goes 7...I'm wondering if Baker will pass over McCullers and go with a semi rested Javier in Game 7...that would be gutsy though...he threw 97 pitches last night...still...he's young...he could be rested enough and the idea of him on the mound again is enticing...

this game will definitely put a ton of pressure on the loser...Verlander has to snap out of his WS funk tonight...he's certainly been one of the best pitchers this season...but his WS performances are shaky at best...for him to blow a 5 run lead is alien to what Astro's fans expected...so he might be on a short leash tonight...

but you never know...
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If it comes to a game 7, it's all hands on deck, I'd start with McCullers, but he'd be on a the shortest of leash with Javier waiting in the wings to come in............again, it's for all the marbles, so all hands on deck for a game 7.
 
Warrior said:
If it comes to a game 7, it's all hands on deck, I'd start with McCullers, but he'd be on a the shortest of leash with Javier waiting in the wings to come in............again, it's for all the marbles, so all hands on deck for a game 7.
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yea...
"all hands on deck" and "short leash" being the key words...
can't let it get out of hand...
Philly has definitely proven they have a ton of power hitters that can go the yard and take advantage of mistakes and walks...
 
jazzeum said:
Combined no hitters count as no hitters. Coincidentally, the Phillies were no hit by the Mets earlier this year in a combined no hitter. Syndegaard, then an Angel, after one of his teammates threw a no hitter in May, commented it was a real no hitter. It’s a wonder we didn’t hear him yapping last night about it.
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Of course it is technically a no hitter since there were literally no hits, but it's a much bigger accomplishment if one pitcher does it. The no hitter by committee is just not the same. Bringing in fresh pitchers to face batters that they are statistically matched to get outs is miles from a pitcher going the distance against the entire lineup. It's not even close. What was important last night was the win not the proxy no hitter.
 
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I think one pitcher only no hitters will become more and more rare...
with the limited pitch count allowed by the managers...
now days...to get a one pitcher no hitter...you have to be really lucky...

you need some 1 or 2 pitch pop up outs...you need some quick infield grounders...you need some double plays...
I have seen batters take 10-12 pitches of foul balls to run up pitcher counts...

not sure about other teams...
but Astro pitchers rarely stay in over 100 pitches...
usually relieved in the 6th-7th...

if you were good enough to throw 3 strikes to every batter...and record 27 quick outs...that's 81 pitches right there...
no room for balls or foul tips...
with these low pitch counts that pitchers are allowed...
I'm amazed any pitcher can complete a whole game...much less throw a no hitter...
 
Of all the announcers they could pick for the pre game show?? Aroid? Why?? Big Pappi I can't understand half of what he says, and Frank Thomas? I keep waiting for him to drop the hard on pill promo, with a wink " and she'll like it to....🙄
 
mikemiller1955 said:
I think one pitcher only no hitters will become more and more rare...
with the limited pitch count allowed by the managers...
now days...to get a one pitcher no hitter...you have to be really lucky...

you need some 1 or 2 pitch pop up outs...you need some quick infield grounders...you need some double plays...
I have seen batters take 10-12 pitches of foul balls to run up pitcher counts...

not sure about other teams...
but Astro pitchers rarely stay in over 100 pitches...
usually relieved in the 6th-7th...

if you were good enough to throw 3 strikes to every batter...and record 27 quick outs...that's 81 pitches right there...
no room for balls or foul tips...
with these low pitch counts that pitchers are allowed...
I'm amazed any pitcher can complete a whole game...much less throw a no hitter...
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So true. The art of the complete game is all but dead and buried. As to my point, in 1968, SF pitcher Juan Marichal won 26 games while throwing 30 CG's in 38 starts. In 2022, there were a TOTAL of 36 CG's thrown in MLB. 36, period. Might be apples to oranges but it is within my living memory and thus I can compare them. The game has changed, and not for the better. 200 game winners will now be rare and the 300 game winner, extinct. You will see pitchers with 150 career wins getting into the HoF because the win stat has become unimportant. MLB will be forced to drop the 5 inning requirement for SP's to record a win, because so few of them can even reach that lowly figure with today's emphasis on pitch counts and not being allowed to go through the opposing line-up more than twice. Specialization and stats gone mad. -- Al
 
Another well played and pitched game by both teams. Tough loss for the Phillies but you can't leave 12 runners on base like the Phillies did and expect to win. Phillies had their chances. Verlander finally shows up. Back to Houston and I hope to see some more great baseball. -- Al
 
Astros walked 6 batters...hit 2 with pitches...and stranded 12 Philly runners on base...
Houston was very lucky to get that win...

McCormick...in the 9th...catching that ball in center up against the wall was huge...
 
Congratulations to Mike, the Astros, and Dusty on the WS title. Ir was a very enjoyable series, well played, well pitched, and all close. Sad Harper didn't win, but glad that Dusty did. Anyway, congrats to Houston. -- Al
 
Congrats to Mike and his Stros, and Trey Mancini gets a well deserved ring!!

Pitchers and catchers report in a little over 3 months !!!🙂
 
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