Amen to the comments about the tv broadcast. I just wish the radio broadcast would follow. I think the Blue Jay radio broadcasts are at a low point in the franchise's history.
What I find truly impressive, is he didn’t have his best stuff. His velocity was down. This guy is all about mixing it up right now. Pitch location, hiding the ball well with deception, and changing speeds. Whoever thought this guy would be the hottest ticket right now to watch.
Like many no hitters or perfect games, you need to have a lot of luck, however I thought he was very lucky as there were a lot of hard hit balls against him. Having that said, I also don't think it's a coincidence that he was the pitcher of the month, almost threw a a no-no two starts ago, and now does it almost again.
He looks ordinary but his results are extraordinary.
This is very true. As much as I love Roger Clemens, this was at a time where these pitchers were given extreme corners based on reputation. Everything is so analytical these days with the strike zone, I don’t even know if that’s even possible anymore.
That and pitchers have pitch counts and are pulled after 5-6 innings
From 1980 to 1984 Dave Stieb had 69 complete games pitched. That stat, along with Bonds being the last person to hit over 30 home runs for the Giants since 2004, yet the San Francisco Giants went on to win the World Series 3 times since 2004….. are two stats that have always made me really scratch my head.
Also very true, from 1965 to 1983 Ferguson Jenkins pitched 267 complete games.
They also used to have 4 man rotations then went to a 5 man rotation. How many starts do today's pitchers have in one full healthy season.
And then look at guys like Tyler Glasgow and Blake Snell. I don’t necessarily agree with this, but both of these pitchers are regarded as two of the better starters in the league. Possibly even placing both of them in the top 10/15 starters in MLB. Tyler Glasgow has never had a complete game and Blake Snell didn’t get his first complete game until this season for his entire career. Both of these guys are in their 30s…
i’ve never really known much about him aside from the fact that he is Canadian from Chatham. I think I need to start learning more about him. What an amazing career. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jenkife01.shtml
Hey, Phil. I think it's Glasnow. And I'm not even sure if he's Scottish.
