{"id":77135,"date":"2015-07-27T19:28:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T19:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=77135"},"modified":"2023-04-12T21:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:40:30","slug":"behind-mic-hitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-mic-hitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic:  No-Hitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past Saturday, Cole Hamels, purportedly about to be traded this week, pitched a no-hitter for the <a href=\"http:\/\/philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com\/index.jsp?c_id=phi\">Phillies <\/a>against the Cubs.\u00a0 The final out was quite eventful:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kyMhSusKQvA\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first players to greet Hamels were Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz. Ironically, all three have been rumored to be on the trading block.\u00a0 This was the 13<sup>th<\/sup> no-hitter in Phillies history.\u00a0 It was the third no-hitter in baseball this year.\u00a0 It was the first by the Phillies since Hamels, Jake Diekman, Jonathan Papelbon, and Ken Giles combined for one last year against Atlanta.\u00a0 Watching this one brought back memories of the night I watched one LIVE.<\/p>\n<p>On September 28, 2012, I was in Pittsburgh to broadcast the Lafayette-Robert Morris football game.\u00a0 Since it was the night before the game we decided to leave our hotel in Moon Township and travel in to Pittsburgh for dinner.\u00a0 As we approached the city, we saw the lights on at PNC Park.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com\/index.jsp?c_id=pit\">Pirates <\/a>were playing the <a href=\"http:\/\/cincinnati.reds.mlb.com\/index.jsp?c_id=cin\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a>.\u00a0 We decided to forgo dinner at a restaurant and head over to the ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>As the five of us were nearing the stadium, a ticket hawker approached us and offered us five \u201cterrific\u201d tickets for $50.\u00a0 We were a bit apprehensive, but since the investment was minimal, we took our chances.<\/p>\n<p>Upon entering the ballpark, we discovered it was Fan Appreciation Night and we were all handed a Pirate T-shirt.\u00a0 The $10 ticket fee was looking better.\u00a0 It really improved when our seats were located about 15 rows off of third base.\u00a0 We settled in for some ballpark food and a night of baseball.<\/p>\n<p>It was the bottom of the second inning.\u00a0 The Reds had scored in the top of the first and had three hits already.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baileho02.shtml\">Homer Bailey<\/a> was pitching for the Reds.\u00a0 He easily retired the Pirates in order for the second time.\u00a0 The Pittsburgh leadoff batter in the third reached first on an error by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rolensc01.shtml\">Scott Rolen<\/a>.\u00a0 Bailey retired the next three batters.\u00a0 He followed that by facing the minimum nine batters in innings four, five and six.\u00a0 Bailey had retired 12 straight and, through six innings, the Bucs had zero runs and zero hits with the only runner getting on via an error.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey issued a walk in the seventh (erased trying to steal).\u00a0 He got the other two batters.\u00a0 Now, the entire crowd was beginning to stir.\u00a0 Homer Bailey was six outs away from a no-hitter.\u00a0 Even the Pittsburgh fans were beginning to cheer his effort.\u00a0 The eighth was uneventful \u2013 three up, three down.\u00a0 It was still 1-0 heading into the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds went down in order.\u00a0 Now it was Homer Bailey\u2019s turn.\u00a0 There was tension and anticipation with every pitch.\u00a0 The atmosphere was electric.\u00a0 The first Pirate batter struck out; the second flied out.\u00a0 Only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/preslal01.shtml\">Alex Presley<\/a> was left.\u00a0 He popped out to second.\u00a0 Homer Bailey\u2019s first career no-hitter was complete.\u00a0 The crowd went wild and everyone knew they had experienced some baseball history.<\/p>\n<p>There were twelve no-hitters that year.\u00a0 Homer Bailey\u2019s was the last.\u00a0 Since there were three hits and one run scored before we arrived at the Park, for $10, we saw only four hits (all singles) and no runs scored.\u00a0 But the night (as MasterCard promotes in their commercials) \u2013 PRICELESS!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOVE THE EARS (SOME NO-HIT MUSINGS)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The next no-hitter after Homer Bailey\u2019s in <a href=\"http:\/\/cincinnati.reds.mlb.com\/mlb\/news\/bailey_nohitter\/?c_id=cin\">2012 <\/a>was by none other than Homer Bailey in <a href=\"http:\/\/m.mlb.com\/video\/topic\/43487246\/v28543079\/sfcin-bailey-nohits-giants-for-nono-number-two\">2013 <\/a>against the San Francisco Giants.<\/li>\n<li>On June 8, 2012, the Seattle Mariners beat the Dodgers 1-0 and <a href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/mlb\/recap?gameId=320608112\">used six pitchers<\/a> to accomplish the feat.<\/li>\n<li>Cincinnati\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vandejo01.shtml\">John Vandermeer<\/a> threw consecutive no-hitters four days apart back in 1938 beating Boston and Brooklyn.<\/li>\n<li>There have been 22 perfect games (27 batters retired in a row) in Major League history. 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