No clever title today, I've seen enough puns and witty titles about Jered Weaver's no-hitter, all of which take away from the greatness of a no-hitter. There have been 274 no-hitters in Major League history, which includes 21 perfect games. Within the past 10 years, 22 no-hitters have been pitched, 5 of which were perfect games, and of those 22 no-hitters, 10 were pitched within the last 2 years. So call it what you may, but the past few seasons have been the Year(s) of the Pitcher. We've seen every kind of perfect game/no-hitter in which "nobodies" like Phil Humber and Dallas Braden pitch perfect games, but we also see the aces come out like Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, and now Jered Weaver. Weaver threw 9 innings of no-hit ball, with 121 pitches, 9 strikeouts, and 1 walk, the no-hitter was complete. There was a chance of a perfect game until there was one out in the 7th inning where Weaver issued a walk. But there was only one thing on Jered Weaver's mind when getting ready to go out to the mound in the 9th inning: using the men's room. So, he went, came back, and got the last three outs. Weaver had enough on his mind, let alone adding his pressing bladder to the situation. With this win, the struggling Angels swept the Twins for their first three game winning streak of the year.
Newcomer CJ Wilson told Weaver a week before after Phil Humber's perfect game that it was time for him to throw his no-hitter, to which Weaver replied, "No chance." Weaver's no-hitter is the 10th in Angels franchise history, 4 of which belong to Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. The last no-hitter for the Angels was pitched by Ervin Santana, who still plays for the Angels, last year on July 27th. If you can remember, Santana's no-hitter was not a shutout of the Cleveland Indians, but The Indians scored a run in the game in the first inning as a result of an error, a stolen base and a wild pitch. It was an unbelievable night for the fans, for the Angels, and for Jered Weaver. Last year Weaver resigned with the Angels for less money so he could pitch for his hometown team, and the fact that he pitched his no-hitter at home was truly remarkable. Congratulations Jered Weaver.
But on a funny note:
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