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mynewnameonhere t1_iuvhhs4 wrote

So I guess they’ve gone and changed the definition of a no-hitter since nobody pitches compete games anymore. Don Larsen did it himself. That’s not even comparable to 4 different pitchers doing it. You threw 1 hitless inning and you get credit for a no-hitter? Woopty fucking doo.

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jah05r t1_iuvy6ii wrote

The definition of a no-hitter is a team getting no hits over a complete game, minimum 9 innings. It does not matter how many pitchers are used in the game.

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hbk2369 t1_iuvy7wj wrote

It’s a combined no-hitter. The headline is a little specious but that’s the point of “Javier, Astros” in the title here as opposed to just the player’s name.

From the article “Javier and Houston’s bullpen combined on just the second no-hitter in World Series history, “

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ZekeDarwin t1_iuvi96m wrote

No, this is how baseball has always been.

No one changed the rules -for people that watch baseball team no hitters have always been celebrated.

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[deleted] t1_iuvnzc7 wrote

What makes Larsen’s feat more impressive that it was also a perfect game (27 up, 27 out for you non-baseball peeps).

Edit: Whoa, he did it on 97 pitches and had only one count go to 3 balls the entire game.

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slapshots1515 t1_iuyhs3k wrote

A no-hitter has literally always been simply defined as a game in which the opposing team gets no hits. A game like this has always been called a combined no hitter, and is neither new or unique.

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mynewnameonhere t1_iuyrm0d wrote

A combined no hitter and a no hitter aren’t the same. There is obviously an enormous difference. So why does the headline call it a no hitter when it’s not?

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slapshots1515 t1_iuz51q5 wrote

> In baseball, a '''no-hitter''' is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter". In most cases, no-hitters are recorded by a single pitcher who throws a complete game; one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no-hitter.

K, but, you wrong tho

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mynewnameonhere t1_iuz6ym3 wrote

Right. A no hitter and a combined no hitter are different things. Are they not? This is a combined no hitter. Not a no hitter.

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slapshots1515 t1_iuz921c wrote

No they aren’t, if you can read the definition.

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mynewnameonhere t1_iuzc04y wrote

Lol it makes a very clear distinction between the two and describes a no hitter thrown by one pitcher. Then it goes on to describe what a combined no hitter is. They are two different things you fucking moron.

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slapshots1515 t1_iv09iii wrote

>Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits.

There’s nothing wrong with simply being uninformed, but doubling down on ignorance when the information is presented to you is the height of stupidity.

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