SF GIANTS!

[FreeFall]

you knew it was coming boys. Lincecum been smoking too much reefer so Mr. Cain decide it was time to ROCK the mlb world.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320613126

GO GIANTS!

 

[Matty]

Nice. But 4 perfect games in 2 years? WTF?

Poloroid, explain that shit.

 

[Tron]

No mo steroids

Gon be a lot more mo of these

 

[Matty]

Fine by me. I enjoy watching dominate pitchers.

 

[wal66]

I’m not sure where I stand on the steroid disclaimer on the rash of no-hitters and perfect games. Certainly during the height of steroids it wasn’t only the batters who were juicing, pitchers were as well.

Not sure if anyone knows for certainty when steroids were introduced into the game but no-hitters and perfect games were not common practice in the early days of baseball before the steroid craze was all the rage so to say that steroids being gone from the game is the reason pitchers now have the edge.

I guess you can make an argument to either side of the debate but a no-hitter and especially a perfect game is no small accomplishment and shouldn’t be discredited or even rationalized due to it being a “post steroid era”.

 

[FreeFall]

how do we know these no-hitters aren't just large variance from the mean? Because humans don't want to think of the world like that. It's easier to just blame someone/something.

Regardless good work Mr. Cain!

 

[iifold]

No mo steroids

Gon be a lot more mo of these

This has to be the reason, but not only is steroid use down, the steroid era killed the "slap hitter"...

Guys that would hit like Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs are non existent now, but I expect them to slowly return...

 

[Tron]

how do we know these no-hitters aren't just large variance from the mean? Because humans don't want to think of the world like that. It's easier to just blame someone/something.

Regardless good work Mr. Cain!

How do we know these no hitters are just large variance from the mean?

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Im not sure where I stand on the steroid disclaimer on the rash of no-hitters and perfect games. Certainly during the height of steroids it wasnt only the batters who were juicing, pitchers were as well.

Not sure if anyone knows for certainty when steroids were introduced into the game but no-hitters and perfect games were not common practice in the early days of baseball before the steroid craze was all the rage so to say that steroids being gone from the game is the reason pitchers now have the edge.

I guess you can make an argument to either side of the debate but a no-hitter and especially a perfect game is no small accomplishment and shouldnt be discredited or even rationalized due to it being a post steroid era.

The positive effect of hitters over pitchers in the steroid era has already been hashed over in the Polaroid thread.

Anyway, here's a frequency chart of the number of no hitters per year from 1900-present.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

There isn't really much of any significance there, but you can see that the number has trended to rise in recent years compared to the late 1990's and early 2000's.

 

[Saulty]

It's not like someone is offering on individual games whether there is going to be a no hitter or not on a particular game.

And it's not always the pitcher. You have to have great defensive players on the field.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

It's not like someone is offering on individual games whether there is going to be a no hitter or not on a particular game.

And it's not always the pitcher. You have to have great defensive players on the field.

There is a daily prop at the Wynn: Will there be a no-hitter today?

Yes +4000
No -6000

 

[RayRay]

need philly and kc tonight...

 

[mcbaseball10]

KC and Seattle for me tonight.

 

[Saulty]

There is a daily prop at the Wynn: Will there be a no-hitter today?

Yes +4000
No -6000

OK If you go there bet $100 on my behalf for No -6000. And if it wins keep the winnings!

 

[RayRay]

need philly and kc tonight...

Daffaayyyy... we showed the square ass public wtf was up tonight pal!