Category Archives: No-Hitter Etiquette
Jered Weaver Didn’t Need Relief Last Night … Until he Did
From the don’t change anything file: While players typically opt for keeping the same spot on the bench throughout a no-hitter, Jered Weaver willingly gave his up in the eighth inning yesterday, three outs from no-hitting the Twins. “I had … Continue reading
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Man, There are a Lot of Things One is Supposed to do During the Course of a No-Hitter
In the wake of Philip Humber’s perfect game on Saturday, the Code-chronicling community (we’re small, but mighty) was left to look for peculiarities in the action. While there have so far been no earth-shattering revelations, assorted items have been mentioned … Continue reading
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No-Hitter Etiquette Picks Up Steam in Spate of May Games
Last week we heard about the superstitious behavior of the Twins as Francisco Liriano worked through his no-hitter against the White Sox. This week: An additional spate of such behavior as pitchers around the league flirted with their own no-no’s—and … Continue reading
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Liriano’s No-Hitter Rife with Unwritten Rules
As you may have heard, Franciso Liriano threw a no-hitter this week. And of course, the Code was involved—because the Code is always involved in no-hitters. Like many of his no-hit-pitching brethren, the Twins left-hander insisted that he wasn’t even … Continue reading
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Halladay Brings No-Hitter Etiquette to the Postseason
Needless to say, there were some no-hitter superstitions observed—or not—during Roy Halladay’s no-hitter against Cincinnati on Thursday. Things got quiet in the Phillies dugout at about the sixth inning. “People stayed in their seats and sat there and watched the … Continue reading
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Don’t Talk During a No-Hitter—a Rule That Never Gets Old
In this, the Year of the No-Hitter, there’s been an awful lot of talk about appropriate etiquette during the course of one. In this space alone, we’ve discussed pulling a pitcher (not once, but three times); changing things up, and … Continue reading
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No-Hitter in Hand, Harden Pulled
Removing pitchers in the middle of no-hitters is getting to be downright commonplace these days. Eight days after Twins manager Ron Gardenhire raised eyebrows for removing pitcher Kevin Slowey after 106 pitches over seven no-hit innings, Rangers manager Ron Washington … Continue reading
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Pulling Slowey Nothing to Get Worked Up Over
It was a big deal Sunday, in a novelty kind of way, when Ron Gardenhire pulled Kevin Slowey from his start, despite the fact that his pitcher had not given up a hit to the A’s. By almost all counts, … Continue reading
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How to Respect Your Local No-Hitter: A Brief Primer
On May 12 1984, with two outs in the ninth inning, the only thing that stood between Cincinnati’s Mario Soto and a no-hitter was Cardinals slugger George Hendrick. Soto’s first pitch to him was a fastball that split the plate. … Continue reading
Filed under Jim Leyland, Matt Garza, No-Hitter Etiquette
Don’t Change Anything During a No-Hitter–Especially the Pitcher
In this, the year of the no-hitter (and the perfect game that wasn’t) it seems only fitting to mark the anniversary of another gem that got away due to forces entirely beyond the reach of the pitcher at the center … Continue reading
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