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Why does it seem there are almost no-hitters almost every day now?
Posted on 6/14/12 at 4:13 am
Posted on 6/14/12 at 4:13 am
I swear I get an ESPN alert that "so-n-so is in the 6th inning and hasn't given up a hit" almost every couple days.
A week or so ago it was Johan Santana, yesterday Colby Lewis had one going deep, and tonight Matt Cain took home a perfect game.
Why are these such frequent occurrences now? Do the batters really suck that badly now or are pitchers really that good?
A week or so ago it was Johan Santana, yesterday Colby Lewis had one going deep, and tonight Matt Cain took home a perfect game.
Why are these such frequent occurrences now? Do the batters really suck that badly now or are pitchers really that good?
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Posted on 6/14/12 at 4:18 am to lsu xman
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no more juice.
I figured that was a factor, but damn we have almost no-hitters almost every day now.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 4:19 am to TigersSEC2010
What's the difference between a no hitter and perfect game?
Posted on 6/14/12 at 4:24 am to HeadChange
That a serious question?
No hitter - no batter reaches base via a base hit
Perfect game - 27 straight outs. No one reaches base at all. No walks or errors. 27 up 27 down
No hitter - no batter reaches base via a base hit
Perfect game - 27 straight outs. No one reaches base at all. No walks or errors. 27 up 27 down
Posted on 6/14/12 at 5:29 am to LSUSoulja08
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That a serious question?
Yep. I don't follow baseball at all. Thanks for explaining
Posted on 6/14/12 at 6:25 am to TigersSEC2010
Players have changed their approach at the plate. Striking out isn't as big a deal anymore as long as you are hitting bombs. Without steroids though this can lead to some weaker numbers and if a pitcher isn't walking anyone then that doesn't help. Also there are just a lot of talented pitchers right now.
Ebb and flow of the game.
Ebb and flow of the game.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:03 am to TigersSEC2010
22 perfect games in mlb history. Those aren't everyday.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:05 am to TigersSEC2010
I was just coming to post this thread.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:08 am to HeadChange
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What's the difference between a no hitter and perfect game?
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:10 am to BBONDS25
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22 perfect games in mlb history. Those aren't everyday.
There are 20 since 1900
8 of those have come in the last 14 years. Its the approach at the plate IMO.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:17 am to LSUSoulja08
FWIW, a perfect game doesn't necessarily have no errors, a dropped foul fly is officially an error on the books regardless of whether the batter eventually reaches base or not. So you can have errors in a ball game and still have 27 consecutive outs.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:18 am to Dreamweaver
an error negates a perfect game. if an error occurs, it simply becomes a no-hitter
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:27 am to Dreamweaver
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FWIW, a perfect game doesn't necessarily have no errors
False
8 games have been spoiled by an error, most recently the Jonathan Sanchez in 2009
Posted on 6/14/12 at 7:35 am to barry
It's because there have been 5 perfect games in the last 3 years going back to Beurhle's in 2009. Before that the last one was in 2004 I think with Randy Johnson.
Going by averages, there should have been one every five years roughly since 1900, but they seem to come in spurts. There was a 32 year drought from 1924-1956 and another 13 year drought from 1968-81. Since then they've come at a pretty steady clip.
No hitters happen every year pretty much... 277 in baseball history.
Going by averages, there should have been one every five years roughly since 1900, but they seem to come in spurts. There was a 32 year drought from 1924-1956 and another 13 year drought from 1968-81. Since then they've come at a pretty steady clip.
No hitters happen every year pretty much... 277 in baseball history.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 8:09 am to TigersSEC2010
I agree that there seem to be a lot more perfect games and no hitters lately. How many have their been this year, 4?
Posted on 6/14/12 at 8:28 am to Tiger3048
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Going by averages, there should have been one every five years roughly since 1900, but they seem to come in spurts.
Poisson Distribution
Posted on 6/14/12 at 8:42 am to barry
The question is were any of the errors in those 8 games dropped foul flies, that is the only type of error that still allows for a perfect game, because the runner doesn't necessarily get on with that type of error
From the wikipedia article on perfect games
"An error that does not allow a batter to get on base, such as a misplayed foul ball does not spoil a perfect game"
From the wikipedia article on perfect games
"An error that does not allow a batter to get on base, such as a misplayed foul ball does not spoil a perfect game"
Posted on 6/14/12 at 8:46 am to Dreamweaver
foul ball error makes sense imo
Posted on 6/14/12 at 10:31 am to TigersSEC2010
quote:If I had to guess, better batter scouting and the lack of emphasis on contact is probably the main reason.
Why are these such frequent occurrences now? Do the batters really suck that badly now or are pitchers really that good?
With the steroid error and the glorifying of homeruns, I believe most of today's hitters have focused on power over contact.
Take away the steroids, and all of the homeruns from the past era are now fly-ball outs.
Pitchers make the most money and the position is getting the best talent.
Just spit-balling. Not sure there is any real reason.
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