An amazing day for a guy who cracked up so bad in his second season in the league that he looked to be another Rick Ankiel - 10.64 era and a banishment to the minors later, he has returned as one of the most quietly dominant pitchers of the last decade.
Great writin’, Duke! Enjoyed immensely!
Great performance. It will either make the Reds shrivel up and die in three games or get them psyched to win the rest of the series. The Reds are young so I expect the former. How embarrassing to make your first postseason appearance in 15 years and get a no-hitter thrown at you right out of the gate! It’s like when you finally make the Super Bowl and your QB’s first pass is picked off and run back for a touchdown. Very demoralizing.
That was the greatest-pitched game I’ve ever seen, or ever will see. Roy was completely dominant.
Awesome performance. Go Phillies!!
We in Toronto are not surprised. We have known Doc for quite a while now. He was very classy when he left Toronto taking out a full page ad in the papers to thank the fans while he was here. I don’t keep a lot of trinkets but I do have one his bobbleheads commemorating his 03 Cy Young.
I wish today's sports writers had this eloquence. Excellent read, thanks.