The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for September 28, 2012)

 The Pittsburgh Pirates will not have a winning season this year. And they clinched a non winning season in a spectacular manner... a 1-0 no hit loss.

But enough of the negative. Homer Bailey let the world know that the Cincinnati Reds will go into the post season with four starting pitchers capable of throwing a big game.

They had faith in Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos and Bronson Arroyo. Well a no hitter should make sure that 26 year old Homer Bailey deserves a start as well.

There is no better boost to a pitcher's confidence than a no hitter.
The Reds finally have a no hitter, their first since Tom Browning's perfect game against the Dodgers in 1988.

It is bad news for the Pirates but pretty terrific news for a Reds team that has World Series aspirations.

Here is the updated list.

THE MOST RECENT NO HITTERS
FOR EACH FRANCHISE

CINCINNATI REDS

Homer Bailey - September 28, 2012.

1-0 over Pittsburgh.

SEATTLE MARINERS

Felix Hernandez - August 15, 2012.

1-0 over Rays. (Perfect Game)

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

Matt Cain - June 13, 2012.

10-0 over Houston. (Perfect Game)

NEW YORK METS

Johan Santana - June 1, 2012

8-0 over St. Louis.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
Jered Weaver - May 2, 2012.
9-0 over Minnesota.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Phillip Humber - April 21, 2012

4-0 over Seattle. (Perfect Game.)

DETROIT TIGERS
Justin Verlander - May 7, 2011.
9-0 over Toronto.

MINNESOTA TWINS
Francisco Liriano - May 3, 2011
1-0 over Chicago White Sox

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Roy Halladay - October 6, 2010
4-0 over Cincinnati. (Playoff Game)

TAMPA PAY RAYS
Matt Garza - July 26th, 2010
5-0 over Detroit.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Edwin Jackson - June 25, 2010
1-0 over Tampa Bay



OAKLAND A'S
Dallas Braden - May 9, 2010
4-0 over Tampa Bay. (Perfect Game.)


COLORADO ROCKIES
Ubaldo Jimenez - April 17, 2010
4-0 over Atlanta.

CHICAGO CUBS
Carlos Zambrano - September 14, 2008.
5-0 over Houston.


BOSTON RED SOX
Jon Lester - May 19, 2008.
7-0 over Kansas City.


FLORIDA MARLINS
Anibal Sanchez - September 6, 2006.
2-0 over Arizona.


HOUSTON ASTROS
Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner -
June 11, 2003.
8-0 over New York Yankees.


ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Bud Smith - September 3, 2001
4-0 over San Diego.


NEW YORK YANKEES
David Cone - July 18, 1999.
6-0 over Montreal. (Perfect Game.)


PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon - July 12, 1997.
3-0 over Houston. (10 innings.)


LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Hideo Nomo - September 17, 1996.
9-0 over Colorado.


TEXAS RANGERS
Kenny Rogers - July 28, 1994.
4-0 over California. (Perfect Game.)

ATLANTA BRAVES
Kent Mercker - April 8, 1994.
6-0 over Los Angeles.


KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Bret Saberhagen - August 26, 1991
7-0 over Chicago White Sox.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (AS MONTREAL EXPOS)
Dennis Martinez - July 28, 1991.
2-0 over Los Angeles. (Perfect Game.)


BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson - July 13, 1991.
2-0 over Oakland.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Dave Steib - September 2, 1990.
3-0 over Cleveland.


MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Juan Nieves - April 15, 1987.
7-0 over Baltimore.

CLEVELAND INDIANS
Len Barker - May 15, 1981.
3-0 over Toronto. (Perfect Game.)

Bonus
WASHINGTON SENATORS
Bobby Burke - August 8, 1931
5-0 over Boston.

The Padres are still on the clock. And it would be nice to simplify the list with the Nationals having a no hitter instead of including the Expos and Senators.

But congrats to Homer. With a name like that, you'd think he'd be a slugger.

Ozzie Guillen Might Not Get Another Chance to Manage If the Marlins Fire Him - A Bleacher Report Article

 

Ozzie Guillen is going to be fired.

It is inevitable.

The Marlins were a disaster on the field and he is causing trouble off of it.

If the Marlins can him, would anyone give him another chance?

As I wrote in Bleacher Report, there just might be too much baggage for anyone to take the risk bringing in Ozzie.

You can read the whole article HERE.

 

Hey opponents of instant replay... how do you like the "Human Element" in the NFL?

Another day and another grotesquely horrible call happened in the NFL.

Sure, a big reason for the horrible calls is that a bunch of Division 3 college refs and Lingerie Bowl officials are now calling games in the NFL.

But I can't help but wonder how many people who are calling up sports talk stations and screaming about the refs are also the same people who complain to me about instant replay in baseball.

"You can't lose the human element" is a common refrain. It is also a nonsensical one as I am not proposing to remove the human element from the players. I just think the game is better when the calls are correct.

But for those of you who love the human element, then this year in football must be GREAT! Blown calls! Lots of human elements.



My challenge still stands.
I still haven't heard of a valid reason to NOT have instant replay in baseball






 

A's Have Two of the Worst Kind of Losses in Two Days - A Bleacher Report Article

Not all losses are created equally.

And the Oakland A's experienced the two worst kids of losses in back to back days.

As I wrote in my latest for Bleacher Report, it is always better to lose 10-0 than 2-1 or 10-9.

You can read the whole article HERE.
 

I will be a guest on Midday with Dan Rodicks CALL IN

Today I will be a guest on Midday with Dan Rodricks on WYPOR 88.1, public radio in Baltimore.
We will be discussing the Orioles unlikely season, why things have turned around, why some people can't give them credit and the effect of the Smiling Bird Cap.

I will be on around 1:30 PM East Coast Time and 10:30 AM in California.

Call in!
866-661-9309

And listen live at this link!


 

Dodgers Need to Make the Playoffs to Justify the Red Sox Trade - A Bleacher Report Article

Remember the big trade that the Dodgers and Red Sox made?
Remember how it was going to put the Dodgers over the top?

As I wrote in my latest for Bleacher Report, the Dodgers won the first game after the deal and then dropped 12 of the next 17 games and are fading from the playoff picture.

They had better make the playoffs because this was a deal for short term gains. It is only going to get worse when the contracts go on and the players break down.

You can read the whole article HERE.



 

I was a guest on the Lady At The Bat Podcast

I was a guest on the Podcast Lady at the Bat, which is the creation of Bernadette Pasley.
She is a die hard Yankee fan and she wanted to know my thoughts on Red Sox and Yankees, 2012 edition.

We are both wonderfully pessimistic about our teams.

To listen to the podcast click on the link below

LadyAtTheBat Podcast - Live & Recorded Episodes:
 

The World According To Jerry Meals

 

MLB Should Have Instant Replay for the End of a Game - A Bleacher Report Article

Jerry Meals blew yet another game ending call... and this one came in a September pennant race!

In my latest article for Bleacher Report, I asked an obvious question: Why can't we use Instant Replay for a game ending play?

Is there a logical reason to not use it?

Please let me know.

You can read the whole article HERE.


 

Nationals End Stephen Strasburg's Season and Move on - A Bleacher Report Article

The madness of the Stephen Strasburg season has come to an end.
The Nationals, on the verge of the first post season that Washington has seen since 1933, have made the decision to weaken their team with the expectation that they will be great in 2013 and beyond.

And as I wrote in Bleacher Report, that is a very risky bet.

You can read the whole article HERE.


 

The Bobby Valentine Joke is getting old - a Bleacher Report article

I called for Bobby Valentine to be fired in April.
I wasn't wrong.

I'm not saying the Red Sox would have won the pennant if they did that, but correct mistakes earlier rather than later is what I say.

The Red Sox have an off day today. As I wrote in Bleacher Report. after the 1-8 road trip and his WEEI rant, there is no better time to fire him than now.

He has done worse than lose the respect of the team. He has become a punchline. And there's no recovery from that.

You can read the whole article HERE.

 

Angels Are Back in the Playoff Hunt Thanks to the Red Sox - A Bleacher Report Article

The Angels were dead in the water, hovering slightly above .500 and fading in the playoff hunt. Then a beautiful thing happened to them: They played the Red Sox six times in a nine game stretch.

As I wrote in Bleacher Report, the Angels season was turned around by feasting on the miserable fortune of my beloved yet awful Red Sox.

You can read the entire article HERE.


 

Red Sox should try to sign Roger Clemens - A Bleacher Report Article

Seriously. Why shouldn't the Red Sox bring back Clemens for a month?
Afraid it will ruin a season?
Afraid it will upset chemistry?

Have you SEEN this team?

In my latest for Bleacher Report, I argue that there is no real reason to at least offer a return to the Rocket.

After all the fried chicken and beer consumed by Red Sox pitching, it would be nice to see a starter putting a substance in his body with the intention of improving his performance.

You can read the whole article HERE.