2012 MLB Season Game Thread: May

[Ramp]

111 pitches thru 8 for Weaver
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He did it.
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9ip 0h 0r 1bb 9k (also a dropped third strike) 121 pitches, 77 strikes
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Weaver's mom and dad were there. Dad was sipping a beer calmly whenever they showed him on tv. Jeff was not there.
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Angels do a very cool thing during postgame. Whoever is interviewed (or maybe this is just for tonight), that audio is blared over the loudspeaker for everyone to hear.

[FishFF]

That was awesome!

[Ramp]

Weaver threw one pitch over 90 mph tonight. It was in the 9th inning.

Crazy

[dim]

It's definitely a pitcher's league now. I don't remember a time ever when no hitters were so common.

[Bobbob1313]

I don't remember a time ever when no hitters were so common.

Basically, before 2000.

[Ramp]

I mean, there was also a ridiculous game in Atlanta tonight

[HUGG]

No hitters by decade
20s 9
30s 8
40s 13
50s 18
60s 34
70s 31
80s 13
90s 31
00s 15
10s 11

[Ramp]

jesus

[HUGG]

Since 1950, no-hitters per year

7 - 2 years (90, 91)
6 - 2 years (69, 10)
5 - 3 years (62, 68, 73)
4 - 4 years (51, 67, 70, 76)
3 - 20 years (52, 56, 60, 63, 64, 65, 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 81, 83, 93, 94, 96, 99, 01, 07, 11)
2 - 9 years (58, 78, 84, 86, 97, 03, 08, 09, 12)
1 - 17 years (50, 53, 54, 55, 57, 61, 66, 79, 80, 87, 88, 92, 95, 98, 02, 04, 06)
0 - 6 years (59, 82, 85, 89, 00, 05)

32 years with 2 or less, 31 with 3 or more. 1990-91 was ridiculous.

[Ramp]

I remember heading into the 1990 season, you told me it would be the year of the hitter.

[HUGG]

Oh, I was never sure if you got that letter.

[Ramp]

I did... I was on a beach in Tahiti and I saw a bottle roll up on the shore.

There was nothing in that bottle, I just wanted to tell you I was in Tahiti.

[MiamiHomer]

Pedro Alvarez with another HR.
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1.174 OPS the last two weeks, not including today.

[Ramp]

Harper is hitting third tonight
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Mo Rivera hurt his right knee shagging fly balls in KC. He's on the ground right now
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being carted off right now

[MiamiHomer]

He was running them down, apparently how he likes to get his running in.
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Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN

Wow, the video that they just showed on YES did not look good. Rivera's knee buckled and he landed awkwardly, and he was in severe pain.

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Seeing a bunch of writers say it didn't look good. Saying it happened near the warning track. Would really suck for him to go out with this.
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Jack Curry @JackCurryYES

Any reporter that's watched Yankee b.p. has seen Mariano Rivera glide around OF like a gold glover. Video on YES of his fall was sobering

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Tough to watch.