No Hitters trump the cycle

It isn’t often then you get a concrete confirmation of an opinion you might have… but I got one this weekend.

I had written that even though hitting for the cycle is about as rare as a pitcher throwing a no hitter… the no hitters are infinitely more memorable.

This weekend Jody Gerut hit for the cycle… and his achievement was noted but hardly treated as front page news.

Dallas Braden throws a no hitter and it is the headline of MLB.com (which with the Red Sox and Yankees playing, an Oakland pitcher being the top news is tremendous.)

Granted it was a perfect game, but that is beside the point.

The no hitter is just more memorable.
I’ll always associate Dallas Braden with his perfect game.
I can already feel myself forgetting Jody Gerut hitting for the cycle.

It may not be fair… but reality sometimes isn’t fair.

Jody Gerut... the latest player to hit for the cycle that I will forget about

Jody Gerut had the game of his life last night in Phoenix as the Brewers outfielder hit for the cycle, going 4-6 with 4 RBI in Milwaukee's 13-3 win against the Snakes.

Good for him.

And I guarantee I will forget that he did that in a week or so.

How do I know this?

Because last August I wrote a post about how I never seem to remember who hits for the cycle unlike no hitters which I tend to remember.

I made a joke in the post about Felix Pie hitting for the cycle.
I wrote "I do know this: In 3 years I will be saying "Felix Pie hit for the cycle? Really? Why don't I remember that?"

Well guess what? I re-read my Hitting for the Cycle post after hearing Jody Gerut did it last night. And when I saw Felix Pie's picture I thought "Felix Pie hit for the cycle? Really? Why don't I remember that?"

That was only 9 months later.

Congrats Jody.
Just remind me that that you hit for the cycle next time I see you.