These NL late inning 'no-hitters' are annoying

[1952boyntoncollector]

By the way havent 17 of the last 20 no-hitters been in the NL?....i believe thats what wikipedia says (includes team no hitter of phillies we can throw out )

but also includes a AL 'no hitter' but that was agaisnt an NL team that didnt have a real DH.....still 16 out of 20 or whatever seems to be a lot of NL no-hitters versus AL no hitters no matter what team hitting averages are if wikipedia is right..

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

By the way havent 17 of the last 20 no-hitters been in the NL?....i believe thats what wikipedia says (includes team no hitter of phillies we can throw out )

but also includes a AL 'no hitter' but that was agaisnt an NL team that didnt have a real DH.....still 16 out of 20 or whatever seems to be a lot of NL no-hitters versus AL no hitters no matter what team hitting averages are if wikipedia is right..

Before that it was also 12-8 AL and 24-16 over the previous 40. I say tomato, you say something. I don't really know what, but something. If you'd like to personally count an AL no-hitter as 1.3756 no-hitters I'm all for it. Draw up the paperwork and we'll submit it to Elias together. I can see it: me and you tearing through the countryside in a rag top like a modern day Charlie and Raymond Babbitt. Ladies... watch out.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Before that it was also 12-8 AL and 24-16 over the previous 40. I say tomato, you say something. I don't really know what, but something. If you'd like to personally count an AL no-hitter as 1.3756 no-hitters I'm all for it. Draw up the paperwork and we'll submit it to Elias together. I can see it: me and you tearing through the countryside in a rag top like a modern day Charlie and Raymond Babbitt. Ladies... watch out.

right times have changed...its 16 or 17 versus 4 in the last 20 ......thats a huge disparity.....plus the disparity of much greater than the disparity of 12-8 or 24-16..that doesnt come close to 17-3..lets see two AL no hitters in a row before bring back this thread..

.there are also additional factors...such as pitches faced....i would suspect the pitch count gets higher when facing 3 DHs versus 3 hitting pitchers....

its 1 to 1.375 like you said but trend is everything....its trending in a much greater disparity...already a few close NL no hitters this year versus zero in AL.......i wish i could pay prices from 30 years ago for a rookie mantle but i cant..cause that time has passed.....we are now in the present....

[Dewey]

There's been a significant increase in no-nos the last five years compared to annual average. Not sure why. What I do know is 1. I won't disparage any no hitter in any league; 2. The NL plays real baseball ; and 3. If you want to asterisk NL no hitters, be sure to asterisk AL world series championships. Fair trade.

[packs]

I think the increase in no hitters is simple: for a long time people were cheating. Now they're not.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by packs

I think the increase in no hitters is simple: for a long time people were cheating. Now they're not.

i think pitchers also dont hit like they did 30 years ago in regards to the NL no hitters...but i not looking at statistics...

[Beatles Guy]

OK, let's equal the playing field. Get rid of the DH in American League and a no-hitter will be of equal value.