[baseballfanjm]

Okay......
Well, that is going a while back. But as of late it seems that no-no's have come against lousy teams. Not that it takes away anything from the accomplishment (I'm a die-hard Red Sox fan myself). After all, a 7-hit 1-run performence against the Devil Rays is still lauded, let alone a no-hitter.

[BostonGuy]

Certainly the Orioles & Devil Rays (our two most recent no-hit victims) are terrible, and I seem to recall that several other recent victims were also lousy...but a large part of why those teams are considered so bad is their terrible pitching. Even the worst teams have a few good sluggers, although they may have more bad hitters than the good teams. I think a no-hitter against the Rays means more than a 10 run explosion against them...*anyone* can hit 10 runs off their pitching, but I haven't seen the Skankees no hit either team recently...