New post coming …

Posted: May 6th, 2009 | Filed under: Baseball | 10 Comments »

A new post is coming this evening, but in the meantime: I’m calling the Johan Santana no-hitter tonight. You regular brilliant readers know I’ve been calling that for more than a year … well, two innings in, zero hits, five strikeouts. Tonight’s the night.

You can follow my embarrassment on Twitter at JPosnanski.*

*Well, actually you can’t because Jimmy Rollins got a hit like 45 seconds after I made the prediction. Oh well. Johan will do it another night. A post is still coming.

10 Comments on “New post coming …”

  1. 1: Bret said at 5:49 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    I remember people predicting his demise early last season. That was amusing.

  2. 2: Chris said at 5:50 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    Well, that was fun!

  3. 3: SMK said at 6:01 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    Sorry Joe, guess you’ll have to pin your hopes on Sidney Ponson.

  4. 4: Robert said at 6:15 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    As a met fan, I don’t like you nearly as much as I used to.

  5. 5: Jamie said at 6:18 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    I was feeling this as well. Santana seemed to really have it early

  6. 6: Jamie said at 6:21 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    Oh, and Joe, if Park throws the no-no against the Mets, I’m blaming you

  7. 7: Albanate said at 7:14 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    Looks like an easy win for the Mets tonight, right? Johan Santana, the best pitcher in baseball, vs Chan Ho Park, he of the 8.57 ERA. (coming into the game)

    Just to make it fair, Mets manager Jerry Manuel sits Fernando Tatis, who has ungodly lifetime slash stats of .583/.667/1.167 against Park, and who famously hit two grand slams in an inning against.

    And to further make things fair Manuel also starts the third-string catcher the backup second baseman, and a backup rightfielder.

    So of course, Park throws a no-hitter into the fifth. And of course, the Mets can’t score.

    Fun fact: When Johan is pitching, the Mets offense generates an anemic .23 runs per inning. When someone else is pitching, it’s a robudt .58 runs per inning.

    Nate

  8. 8: Robert said at 7:51 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    7IP 0ER 10K
    Johan is amazing.

  9. 9: Mike said at 8:22 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    “7IP 0ER 10K
    Johan is amazing.”

    “What’s wrong, couldn’t go 9?” – Zack Grenkie

  10. 10: Caryn said at 8:51 pm on May 6th, 2009:

    DEATHRAYS

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