DuWayne Steurer

Burnes missed 2 "covid" starts, and he averages 6.08 IP per start, so if you throw those 12 innings back in, he'd be 9th or 10th in the league in innings pitched. He's not being babied. He missed 2 starts that was unfortunately unavoidable. If voters choose to hold that against him, that's entirely their prerogative, but he's not being babied or handled lightly.

If they count the bounce and roll that's about a 1200 foot homerun.

There goes the perfect game for Lauer

The last few weeks have been nice. Knowing that we don't have to live and die with any given loss.

FBS Jacksonville State knocking out FSU with a 59 yard TD pass as time expires is golden.

let's throw another no hitter

Phillies 7, Braves 0 -- Sept. 1, 2014 Cole Hamels (6), Jake Diekman (1), Ken Giles (1), Jonathan Papelbon (1) Hamels was dominant for six frames, holding the Braves without a hit and striking out seven batters. But five free passes brought his pitch count to 108, prompting the call to the bullpen. Philadelphia’s relief trio of Diekman, Giles and Papelbon combined for three perfect innings to finish off the no-no at Turner Field. Hamels would complete a no-hitter of his own the following season against the Cubs on July 25. Angels 1, Mariners 0 -- April 11, 1990 Mark Langston (7 IP), Mike Witt (2 IP) What a debut this was for Langston. Fresh off signing a five-year, $16 million contract with the Angels, Langston tormented his former team with seven no-hit frames in his team debut before handing off to Witt, who was making his first relief appearance in seven years. Witt was responsible for the Angels’ previous no-hitter -- his perfect game against the Rangers on Sept. 30, 1984. Braves 1, Padres 0 -- Sept. 11, 1991 Kent Mercker (6 IP), Mark Wohlers (2 IP), Alejandro Pena (1 IP) Mercker, who is the last Braves pitcher to throw a no-hitter (April 8, 1994 at Dodgers), started and held the Padres hitless through six innings on 82 pitches at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, walking two and striking out six. Wohlers and Pena took it from there, closing things out for the second Braves no-hitter since the club moved to Atlanta in 1966. A’s 5, Angels 0 -- Sept. 28, 1975 Vida Blue (5 IP), Glenn Abbott (1 IP), Paul Lindblad (1 IP), Rollie Fingers (2 IP) While the A’s ultimately fell short in seeking their fourth straight World Series title in 1975, they still capped off their fifth straight division-title season in style. It was the last game of the season, and Oakland let its ace Blue pitch just five innings before handing it off to its bullpen, which didn’t allow a baserunner the rest of the way. This marked Blue’s second no-hitter after he twirled one by himself on Sept. 21, 1970. Just a few examples of combined no hitters that didn't feature weather delays or pitcher injuries.

This team doesn’t have the buzz? Maybe I’m missing something… This is literally the best pitching 1-13 this team has ever assembled. Scoring runs at a very good clip. Playing very good defense besides Urias. None of that has anything to do with buzz. They can't even sell-out a game. There's not the excitement we had last couple playoff runs, there's just not. Almost nobody is selling out right now.

That's a fair point.

Bart Winkler is kinda the king of the hot take sports talk shock jock idiots. This reaction isn't surprising. He is the definition of a casual baseball fan. Except this isn't a hot take. Combined no hitters are just not any fun, especially when your starter Ks 14, allows one walk, and you have one of the best closers in baseball coming in fresh. There was no doubt Hader wouldn't give up a hit. I thought it was fun. Maybe I'm just an old fuddy-duddy.

Cain's catch was way better. Yount's dive was almost completely unnecessary and almost theatrical. What about Jace Peterson's catch???

I understand fans saying "I don't like the way baseball has changed" I am personally not a fan of the 3TO aesthetic. Games that are 3 hours of guys standing around watching walks, strikeouts, homers, and the occasional ball in play (hyperbole for effect) aren't my cup of tea. I don't long for the days of 8 bunts per game and high-spike slides, but a nice middle ground. It is what it is. Baseball, like everything, changes. Like RRB said, the way we enjoy the things we love changes as well. Baseball is not a static thing. It shouldn't be. Change is good, even if sometimes change sucks, in the way that we view a thing, an idea, or whatever.

We're watching a lab rat in a highly controlled environment. Wheeeeee! I mean/...... this is the way baseball is played now. Everyone can feel how they feel about the aesthetic value of it.

Holy crap Jace.

I agree with this. It'll be cool. Not as cool as if Burnes had been able to finish.

Nolan Ryan is a once in a generation pitcher. And we're not allowed to find out if Corbin Burnes could be too. We are finding out. During this whole season.

I mean, a bigger fan milestone is making and winning a WS, which we're much less likely to do without Burnes, or with him ineffective.

Nolan Ryan is a once in a generation pitcher.

I agree that I would have just sent D-Will for the 8th. Maybe Counsell was hoping for like a 4-5 pitch miracle inning....? It is what it is. He got out of it unscathed. Hopefully Hader finishes it off.

115 pitches. It's the right call.

Ehh... I feel like we're in an era where combined no-no's are not super unique or rare to the point where there'd be a ton of unnecessary pressure to finish it.

So glad he’s not on our team regardless of results. Don’t think I could handle this 60+ times a year. I realize baseball players are people of superstitious habit, but some of the stuff they do on the mound and in the batters box seems contrived and unnecessary to the point of being silly. I get that some of it is "timing mechanism" and "gamesmanship", but here we are with 3 1/2 hour games while Blake Parker does.....whatever it is that he's doing before every pitch.

nice game. let Williams and hader take it from here

last batter here

That one was on Mertz. Just can't read a defense to save his life. the hold. the dropped pass. all adds up