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Glavine falls 4 outs shy of Mets no-hitter, 9 years ago today

On May 23, 2004, the Mets’ Tom Glavine had a no-no in tact heading into the eighth inning, and fans at Shea were growing increasingly excited and tense as they now stood for every at-bat. After Glavine got the Colorado … Continue reading

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Seaver’s 2nd one-hitter marked only time it has happened back-to-back

May 15, 1970 – New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 – Connie Mack StadiumNo-no killed by third-inning Mike Compton single Tom Seaver’s second one-hitter marked the only time in club history that Mets pitchers threw consecutive one-hitters. The Mets … Continue reading

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Gentry’s first one-hitter, 42 years ago today

May 13, 1970 – New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0 – Wrigley FieldNo-no killed by Ernie Banks eighth-inning single Gary Gentry, the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the World Series, retired the first 12 batters during this Wednesday … Continue reading

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Calling all Padres fans

Still looking for a #padres fan to continue the nonohitters.com tradition with a companion site hosted here at padres.nonohitters.com? When Johan Sanatana tossed his no-no last June and broke the Mets’ streak of 8,019 games, it left San Diego as … Continue reading

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Clip of Darvish losing perfecto

In case you missed it last night, here’s the clip of the Rangers’ Yu Darvish losing his perfect game with two outs in the ninth last night.

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Mets advance Padres’ no no-hitter count to 6,951 games

Ruben Tejada’s second-inning RBI double continues the Padres’ no-hitter drought, moving the count to 6,951 regular season games without a no-no. When Johan Sanatana tossed his no-no last June and broke the Mets’ streak of 8,019 games, it left San … Continue reading

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Passing the torch to San Diego?

Are there any diehard Padres fans out there who would like to continue the nonohitters.com tradition this season with a companion site hosted here at padres.nonohitters.com? When Johan Sanatana tossed his no-no last June and broke the Mets’ streak of … Continue reading

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The Mets first no-hitter*, 48 years ago today

48 years ago today, on March 21, 1965, the Mets threw their first no-hitter. * * it came in a Spring Training Game. In St. Petersburg, Fla., that day, Gary Kroll and Gordy Richardson combined for a nine-inning no-hitter during … Continue reading

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Marcum to join Mets’ rotation

ESPN New York is reporting that the Mets have a new starting pitcher. The Milwaukee Brewers’ Shaun Marcum is joining a likely rotation that will include Johan Santana, Matt Harvey, Jonathon Niese and Dillon Gee. Apparently Marcum took no-hitters into … Continue reading

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33 days and counting

Just 33 days until the Mets’ pitchers and catchers report to embark on their quest for no-hitter No. 2!

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