
I don't know if it's possible to jinx these things with blog posts, but I'm going to go ahead and risk it: Blue Jays pitcher Dustin McGowan has a no-hitter going through 8 innings. Just one walk allowed, too.
This sort of comes out of nowhere for McGowan... he's 3-3 on the year, with an ERA above 5, and in his career, has never gone longer than 7 and 2/3rds innings. If he's able to complete the no-no, I believe he'll also set the major league record for largest mutton chop sideburns worn while throwing a no-hitter.
(UPDATE: Son of a bitch. Jeff Baker broke it up with a base hit to lead off the 9th.)
(UPDATE II: He does get the complete game, 1-hit shutout, however.)









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Thanks for the tip, I have turned it on MLB.tv
Also, here are my EC PP pics:
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Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully nobody sets fire to the CBC truck this time.
And...we're done. Baseball will now return to the rear of my consciousness whence it usually resides.
In Canada, we still only have black and white photographs.
Weekend Daddy is a jinx.
@UkraineNotWeak:
Maybe...but I'd lay odds there was at least one announcer also involved...
"In Canada, we still only have black and white photographs."
In Canada, they do it doggie style so they can both watch the pitures develop in the darkroom.
One hitter. Not bad. McGowan will now immediately demand a trade to the Yankees.
@Lady Andrea:
Our Card/Met bet is on.
Nice photos.
You look cute in Phony Gwynn's glasses.
@Suss--: Evidently they also use poor digital compression so the edges look fuzzy.
Am I the only one who kept expecting the first base ump to start screaming "OFFSIDE!"?
@UkraineNotWeak: thank you. Peter Cavan's pics are much better and more plentiful than mine, but I've got a few good ones.
I thought he looked great in mine. Hee.
I can't decide if I want to be on DUAN for the Cards/Mets game tomorrow and Maroth's debut or if I want to see if the Mets fan I work with wants to go out to a bar to watch.
A bit of a threadjack but the WWL is reporting that Rod Beck is dead... No word on the cause of death as of yet.
@Lady Andrea:
I'm off tomorrow. So I'm playing golf in the morning and will probably go see Ocean's 13 in the afternoon to beat the 90 degree Atlanta heat.
@UkraineNotWeak: nice. Wait, is it a day game?
Not totally out of nowhere. McGowan has been the Jays' prized prospect for something like the last four years. Finally this year, because of all the injuries to the staff, he's getting a chance to pitch every fifth day with no worries over a demotion for one lowsy game. So it's finally coming together for him. But yeah, let's see him not give up 6 runs his next start...
I really wish I had made out with Phony.
@Lady Andrea:
Night game. I'll be watching at night. God bless you Extra Innings.
@Lady Andrea: The joy of watching it with an opposing fan would be a good time, so that may be a good call. DU!An would miss you, of course, though.
@UkraineNotWeak: ohhh, gotcha. I thought you were saying that was what you were doing instead of watching the game.
@JB*: I do have 3 other games to be online for. It'd be fun to go out, celebrate Maroth's debut.
Rod Beck has reportedly passed away. He left behind 2 turn tables and a microphone.
@Lady Andrea: Well, we are certainly a good-looking bunch.
[Cough][Holyshit][Cough].
Complete and total threadjack, but I've never seen a story like this in my life:
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@Proverbial:
Where it's at?
That was a nice 3 game sweep by the Mets. Now, maybe some of the fans will come in off of the ledge for 12 hours.
Blue Jays fans are not happy with MJD for the jinxing of the no-hitter.
@Dan Daoust: LOL. You are hilarious. Everybody was awesome.
@Lady Andrea: Looks like a good time had by all. Unfortunately for me, law-firm observance ran right into Sabbath observance. And now it's right back to law-firm observance...
@beisbolct: The Blue Jays actually have fans?
Dave Stieb would have waited until there were 2 outs in the 9th to lose the no-hitter. That's proper Blue Jay form.
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