Wall Street Journal story on Padres’ no no-no streak
Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond penned a great history today on the San Diego Padres’ futility in no-hitters.
Dave Roberts: A modern-day Preston Gomez
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is quickly becoming a modern-day Preston Gomez. Roberts pulled Rich Hill after Hill threw seven innings of perfect baseball Saturday, and the bullpen couldn’t complete what could have been the majors’ first combined perfecto as the Dodgers topped the Marlins in Miami 5-0. Rich Hill had himself quite the…
Happy 70th Cito Gaston
A happy 70th birthday to former Padres outfielder Cito Gaston, who in 1970 was put in to pinch hit for Clay Kirby by manager Preston Gomez despite Kirby having a no-hitter through eight innings. San Diego was down 1-0 to the New York Mets at the time. Gaston struck out, reliever Jack Baldschun gave up…