O/T Scherzer - Almost a Vandermeer

[Danny Smith]

Dude is so good right now. If only the rest of the nats could step it up.

[t206blogcom]

I was at the no hitter today. Was also at Zimmermann's no hitter last year. Love my Nats!

Agree, the batter leaned into it or at the very least made no effort to get out of the way. What a shame and a cheap shot by the batter.

[GregMitch34]

There are so many no-hitters today than in Vander Meer's time I can't get too excited about it, sorry.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

I was at the no hitter today. Was also at Zimmermann's no hitter last year. Love my Nats!

Agree, the batter leaned into it or at the very least made no effort to get out of the way. What a shame and a cheap shot by the batter.

Hi Jason,
The wife and I were also at today's game, but you are one up on me, having also witnessed J Zim's no-hitter last year. I agree with those that feel Tabata didn't really try to avoid the pitch. As the game wore on, I was concerned that the major thunderstorms heading toward DC might interrupt the game before it was completed, possibly resulting in a rain delay that would last too long for Scherzer to be able to resume pitching. But, Scherzer is a fast worker on the mound, and fortunately, the storms held off until shortly after the game ended. However, the coming storms did prompt the Nats' management to cancel the scheduled seniors-stroll-the-bases after the game, which the wife and I were looking forward to. And, driving home after the game to where we live in a distant VA suburb was no picnic.
Val

[t206blogcom]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Hi Jason,
The wife and I were also at today's game, but you are one up on me, having also witnessed J Zim's no-hitter last year. I agree with those that feel Tabata didn't really try to avoid the pitch. As the game wore on, I was concerned that the major thunderstorms heading toward DC might interrupt the game before it was completed, possibly resulting in a rain delay that would last too long for Scherzer to be able to resume pitching. But, Scherzer is a fast worker on the mound, and fortunately, the storms held off until shortly after the game ended. However, the coming storms did prompt the Nats' management to cancel the scheduled seniors-stroll-the-bases after the game, which the wife and I were looking forward to. And, driving home after the game to where we live in a distant VA suburb was no picnic.
Val

Hey Val - Glad you were able to witness history! I felt the crowd was more into Zimmermann's no hitter, especially with the fantastic final catch. I too was closely watching the weather. My drive home is further west than yours on 66 and it was a tough one. My neighbor's house was struck by lightening during the storm; scary stuff. See you at the next Chantilly show.

Jason

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

I was at the no hitter today. Was also at Zimmermann's no hitter last year. Love my Nats!

Agree, the batter leaned into it or at the very least made no effort to get out of the way. What a shame and a cheap shot by the batter.

Bull.

Scherzer needs to not miss his spot by 18 or more inches on the biggest pitch of his career. End.of story. ALL responsibility for that is squarely on Scherzer. Execute your pitch and BS like this doesn't come into play.

Tom C