{"id":6925,"date":"2023-09-19T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T22:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=6925"},"modified":"2023-09-19T07:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:23:53","slug":"the-problem-with-no-hitters-perfect-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=6925","title":{"rendered":"The Problem with No-Hitters\/Perfect Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaac Gramse \u201826<br \/>\n<em>EE\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports Columnist<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6927\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6927 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Photo courtesy Milwaukee Sentinel Journal\" src=\"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pitcher Andrew Chafin after giving up the tying 2-run homerun to Giancarlo Stanton after losing no-hitter bid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most desired moments for a pitcher is the chance to throw either a no-hitter or a perfect game. For those who don\u2019t know, a no-hitter is when one or more pitchers do not allow the opposing team to get a hit, however they can allow hit batters, walks, and errors. A perfect game is much harder: the pitcher must face 27 batters and all 27 batters must record an out. While I do enjoy getting the opportunity to see one of these moments in baseball history, they are flawed in my opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My problem starts with the many things that can make these moments \u201cnot count\u201d in the eyes of some fans. What if a game gets rained out in the 3rd inning before the team gets a hit. Is that considered a no-hitter? What if a pitcher is perfect through 9 innings, but since the offense doesn\u2019t do anything, the game remains tied and he later gives up a hit in the 10th inning. Why is that not a perfect game?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has come to my attention after Brewers-Yankees game on Sunday, September 10, where the Brewers no-hit the Yankees for 12th innings until eventually losing the bid and the game. I hate how this doesn\u2019t count as a no-hitter. It\u2019s not the pitchers\u2019 fault that the offense couldn\u2019t score in the standard 9 innings, so why should he have to be punished for that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Another case of this happened back on July 3, 1995. Pedro Martinez threw a perfect 9 innings against the Padres, but the Expos weren\u2019t able to score the one run they needed to get him the achievement. This would lead Bip Roberts to hit a lead-off double in the bottom of tenth,\u00a0 losing Martinez the bid for history. Worst of all, Expos manager immediately took Pedro out after this for closer Mel Rojas, who almost lost the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While, this may seem insignificant to some, I feel that this is a problem that commissioner Rob Manfred should try to fix, he\u2019s already made a bunch of bogus rules in baseball, why not make an actually important rule that can <\/span><b><i>help <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the pitchers?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaac Gramse \u201826 EE\u00a0Sports Columnist One of the most desired moments for a pitcher is the chance to throw either a no-hitter or a perfect game. 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