I was actually just thinking about how silly it is to celebrate a combined no-hitter. I imagine a Bill Burr skit:
You know, I get a “no-hitter.” It’s a rare, awesome achievement. You got a pitcher who shuts you down for 9 innings, especially in this pansy age where most pitchers get the vapers if they have to pitch past 6 innings. So a no-hitter is a fuckin big deal.
But a combined no-hitter? All that says is that numerous pitchers, some of whom probably aren’t even that good, shut your weak-ass down by pitching a few innings each. In fact, all that means is we’re highlighting a team WHO PLAYED LIKE SHIT!
Instead of “No hitter alert,” the TV chyrons should read "BLUE JAYS SUCKED TODAY–got No-Hit by numerous pitchers YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF.
Each team gets three challenges that they retain in perpetuity if correct? It just seems like there are a thousand ways for that to lead to really dumb outcomes. If it’s anything like the tennis HawkEye system I think it would make baseball significantly worse aside from whatever manufactured drama it might create (which I also think is fool’s gold but the TV coin counters probably love).
Honestly I thought the 2-out RBI was more impressive than the steals. If he actually figures out how to hit for contact then he’ll be drawing to MVP nearly every year.
Is there some reason this couldn’t have been shown on MLB Network / TV?