According to ESPN’s article on the no-no, it was the first walk-off to win a no-no since 1952:
“Of the 282 no-hitters in history, it was the only one to end on a wild pitch, STATS said. And it was the first walk-off complete-game no-hitter since Virgil Trucks of the Tigers threw one on May 15, 1952, against Washington.”
my argument against Jimenez ... I would have liked to see Francona piece it together without Jimenez. Or use him 2 innings in relief. But, regardless, will it be McAllister on WED? Perhaps the difference between McAllister and Jimenez is trivial. What do people say about that?
regarding DARVISH: as soon as TB went out to a 6-0 lead at 115pm, Texas had to treat their game like an elimination game. Which it was. So Darvish had to go today.
for WED we would have:
Cobb
Garza or Ogando
McAllister ?
I doubt that either Darvish or Jimenez will be available in the bullpen on WED. Elimination games are the best if the manager is thinking. Stottlemeyer was a master in elimination games with Torre’s NYY teams.
Thanks for the info Goldwater.
It was a flukey piece of baseball history that we probably won’t see again.
I’ve always thought it would be really cool to have a perfecto end in a walkoff HR.