Author Topic: No Hitter (Read 4040 times)

Duman · « **on:** May 05, 2009, 09:37:45 pm »

Must be a boastful dad! My 9 year old pitched a mercy rule shortened no hitter tonight. He faced the minimum over 4 innings. 9 strike outs and one walk. The one base runner was thrown out stealing 3rd. He only threw 51 pitches.

After the game, the coach told the team that he had thrown a no hitter and the other players started telling him thank you. It was kinda neat. He got a game ball signed by all his teammates.

BatGirl · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2009, 09:52:37 pm »

wow - what an awesome night for you guys!
that's very cool

Andyzipp · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2009, 10:03:26 pm »

Very cool. Congrats to him and you.

JaneDoe · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2009, 10:39:18 pm »

Congratulations!

Bench · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2009, 11:44:18 pm »

That must have been a lot of fun for him. Congrats.

astrojo · « **Reply #5 on:** May 06, 2009, 01:01:48 am »

Good. Tell him to be on the ready for a call up because our pitchers, sans Wandy, are either injured or ineffective. Ok, actually they are injured AND ineffective.

Congrats to him! And the proud papa.

MikeyBoy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2009, 07:14:44 am »

Congrats on the no-no!

BudGirl · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2009, 09:12:31 am »

very excellent.

JimR · « **Reply #8 on:** May 06, 2009, 09:14:21 am »

great! i never pitched one.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 06, 2009, 10:20:23 am »

Quote from: JimR on May 06, 2009, 09:14:21 am

great! i never pitched one.

Me neither. Congrats Duman!

Taras Bulba · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2009, 10:26:49 am »

Congrats to you and your son, Duman.

My senior year in high school, we had a pretty good season going with two pretty effective starters. At about the mid-point, one of them went out and threw a helluva game allowing just one hit but we lost. The very next game, the other guy threw a no-hitter and we lost that one, too. Back breakers.

Lurch · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2009, 10:41:21 am »

Limey, in the front room, with the captain of the (mens) gymnastics team

Duman · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2009, 11:08:42 am »

Thanks for all the congrats.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2009, 12:09:17 pm »

Quote from: Taras Bulba on May 06, 2009, 10:26:49 am

Congrats to you and your son, Duman.

My senior year in high school, we had a pretty good season going with two pretty effective starters. At about the mid-point, one of them went out and threw a helluva game allowing just one hit but we lost. The very next game, the other guy threw a no-hitter and we lost that one, too. Back breakers.

I had some heartbreaking losses in bother basketball and baseball. My senior year in hoops, we lost five, count 'em, five games at the buzzer. Before the stupid three point line. One of them was a half-court toss.

My best hard luck performance in baseball was a one hit 17 strikeout performance that I lost 1-0 in seven innings because of a stinking walk, a stolen base (on me because I wasn't the fastest guy to the plate), a move to third on a ground ball to second and a single.

Ty in Tampa · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2009, 12:20:11 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on May 06, 2009, 12:09:17 pm

My best hard luck performance in baseball was a one hit 17 strikeout performance that I lost 1-0 in seven innings because of a stinking walk, a stolen base (on me because I wasn't the fastest guy to the plate), a move to third on a ground ball to second and a single.

"The offense just wasn't gettin' it done today." /oswalt

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #15 on:** May 06, 2009, 12:21:58 pm »

Quote from: Ty in Tampa on May 06, 2009, 12:20:11 pm

"The offense just wasn't gettin' it done today." /oswalt

I never got on the offense or the fielders because they both bailed my often lucky ass out a bunch too.

94CougarGrad · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2009, 07:32:57 pm »

Congrats! What a great feeling!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #17 on:** May 07, 2009, 07:53:48 am »

I never pitched one, but I caught a few no-nos. The kid must have had one hell of a catcher working with him. I hope your son bought his battery mate a steak and a beer after the game.

Duman · « **Reply #18 on:** May 07, 2009, 08:28:19 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on May 07, 2009, 07:53:48 am

I never pitched one, but I caught a few no-nos. The kid must have had one hell of a catcher working with him. I hope your son bought his battery mate a steak and a beer after the game.

That was part of the amazing aspect. The starting catcher had a stomach ache at the beginning of the game. He caught the first inning. The second inning, as he was walking to the plate in full gear, he turned around and said. "I don't feel so good" and was sweating all over. So we had to put a kid back there who had never caught while the started visited the porcelain throne. I think he only actually caught 2 of the 18 pitches my kid threw that inning. But he chased on down and gunned the games only base runner down trying to steal 3rd. The runner hesitated and was out by a mile.

In between innings, I tried to coach the back up on proper positioning and giving a good target. When I told him to open the mitt up he said, "I don't want to do that because it hurts my hand when the ball hits it." I told him to try to catch it in the pocket instead of the palm.

BTW, the starter came back from the restroom a new man and took his position behind the plate for the 4th inning.

9 - 10 year olds are a lot of fun.

Andyzipp · « **Reply #19 on:** May 07, 2009, 08:46:33 am »

Quote from: Duman on May 07, 2009, 08:28:19 am

BTW, the starter came back from the restroom a new man and took his position behind the plate for the 4th inning.

9 - 10 year olds are a lot of fun.

Pukein' wind!

Taras Bulba · « **Reply #20 on:** May 07, 2009, 08:57:37 am »

Speaking of battery mates, I don't remember this, but my parents were fond of reminding me that once while pitching as an 8 year old, my catcher came out to the mound for a conference with me. After the game, the folks wanted to know what we were talking about and I told them that Gary said, "You're pitching pretty good but pitch a little gooder."

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #21 on:** May 07, 2009, 09:32:06 am »

Quote from: Andyzipp on May 07, 2009, 08:46:33 am

Pukein' wind!

Once, when I was about 12, I wasn't feeling so good during the game, but played anyway. At bat, I hit what should have been a double, but when I rounded 1B I stopped and started puking right there in the baseline. They made me come out of the game, but I didn't want to. I actually felt pretty good after I got it out of my system.

Reuben · « **Reply #22 on:** May 07, 2009, 11:54:12 am »

Quote from: Taras Bulba on May 07, 2009, 08:57:37 am

"You're pitching pretty good but pitch a little gooder."

This must be what Ivan has been telling Wandy that's helping so much.

94CougarGrad · « **Reply #23 on:** May 07, 2009, 12:19:25 pm »

Quote from: Duman on May 07, 2009, 08:28:19 am

BTW, the starter came back from the restroom a new man and took his position behind the plate for the 4th inning.

Attaboy, kid.

JimR · « **Reply #24 on:** May 07, 2009, 12:35:17 pm »

Quote from: Taras Bulba on May 07, 2009, 08:57:37 am

Speaking of battery mates, I don't remember this, but my parents were fond of reminding me that once while pitching as an 8 year old, my catcher came out to the mound for a conference with me. After the game, the folks wanted to know what we were talking about and I told them that Gary said, "You're pitching pretty good but pitch a little gooder."

Lakey told us a story about Art Fowler visiting a struggling rookie pitcher on the mound during one of Billy Martin's stints with NYY. Fowler said, "Kid, i don't know what you're doing wrong, but you've gotta stop it. you're pissing Billy off."