What is in the water this year? 7 no-hitters?! The MLB is definitely switching from a hitters league to a pitchers league after all of the success pitchers have been having over the past few years. A major turning point was last season after Justin Verlander's masterful season in which he won the American League MVP to go along with his Cy Young Award.
Tonight, Cincinnati Reds pitcher with arguably the most ironic name in all of sports, Homer Bailey, threw a no-hitter, striking out 10 and walking only one in the 7th. Bailey joins Chicago White Sox Philip Humber, LA Angels Jared Weaver, New York Mets Johan Santana, San Francisco Giants Matt Cain, Seattle Mariners Felix Hernandez, and a combined effort by 6 Mariners that resulted in a no-hitter, in history with his "No-No."
Good for Bailey and the Reds. They are a fun bunch to watch and they may be able to make some noise this postseason with no true front-runner in the National League. Now, after already clinching their playoff berth, this is yet another feather in the team's cap for this year's season.
One Last Thing: How terrible would it have been to be Reds 3rd baseman Scott Rolen during this game? Rolen made an error in the third inning when the thought of a perfect game or no-hitter was still 21 outs away. He must have been praying for Bailey to walk someone or give up a hit just to make sure he wasn't the guy that cost Bailey a perfect game. Rolen really dodged a bullet there.
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