GDT: 6/18 Braves Baseball Night in America!

[nsacpi]

Julion is a mensch

 

[bravos4evr]

Julio demonstrating how the "no hitter" is a lad of arbitrary nonsense. complete game shutout with one single and zero walks is a better performance than some of those 4+ BB "no hitters"

 

[smootness]

Julio demonstrating how the "no hitter" is a lad of arbitrary nonsense. complete game shutout with one single and zero walks is a better performance than some of those 4+ BB "no hitters"

Sure. A no-hitter is just what it is - you didn't give up a hit. Just like hitting for the cycle is not as good as hitting 3 HR, and I don't think anyone would argue otherwise.

 

[bravos4evr]

Sure. A no-hitter is just what it is - you didn't give up a hit. Just like hitting for the cycle is not as good as hitting 3 HR, and I don't think anyone would argue otherwise.

sure, but one is given this special significance (no hitter) and yet one can pitch a superior game to many (not all) no hitters and get no such acclaim.

 

[jsebe10]

Especially if Seth Beer is in the 2017 draft.

Seth isn't available until 2018

 

[Garmel]

Seth isn't available until 2018

He can be eligible in 2017 if he leaves Clemson and goes to a junior college.

 

[mfree80]

He can be eligible in 2017 if he leaves Clemson and goes to a junior college.

Has there been talk of him doing that?

 

[bravos4evr]

Has there been talk of him doing that?

just among covetous baseball fans with lousy teams! lol

 

[mfree80]

just among covetous baseball fans with lousy teams! lol

Sounds about right. If he says he is planning to do that, then great... but I want to hear it from him.

 

[Garmel]

Has there been talk of him doing that?

Nope. That's why I said "if".