No-hitter alert

[fan_since79]

Aaron Harang, Braves, no-hitter through six innings.

 

Braves lead Mets 1-0.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-new-york-mets-340418121/

 

 

[Sherlock31]

Harang? Wow!

[tdawg87]

Didn't he have a no-hitter into the 6th/7th earlier this year?

 

It's Aaron ****ing Harang.

[gotbeer]

Wow, Haarang with a no no so far.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That should do it.  I predict in about 5 minutes it'll be over.

[Richard]

This is twice Harang has flirted with a no-no.

 

What is going on?!

[Homebrewer]

This is twice Harang has flirted with a no-no.

 

What is going on?!

Angels passed on him, that's what.

[nando714]

Butcher would have him doing the same thing here no question

[AngelsFaninGA]

Hard to believe, considering Harang seems to be one of the very few pitchers (along with Rick Porcello and Nick Blackburn) that we could actually consistently hit. 

[fan_since79]

He's thrown like a million pitches tonight. Six walks and counting.

 

I can't believe he'll last nine innings.

[HaloMagic]

He's allowed 6 walks. He's at 121 pitches through the 7th. Even if he doesn't allow a hit I think you have to pull him at some point. He's not young. Plus with it being 1-0 one bad pitch ties it. Or, since he's walking so many, one bad pitch ends it.

[Storts]

Got through the 7th with two walks, very high pitch count

[fan_since79]

What a time to have to leave for work. I'm going to miss it.

[Sam Sanchez]

There was a play at first early in the game that if it wasn't for Freeman making a smart play, Harang wouldn't have a no-hitter.

 

It was basically the play that Joe Maddon was practicing. Runner on 1st, ground ball to second, very close play at 1st that would end the inning, the umpire called the runner out, but Freeman threw to third immediately and got the runner heading to 3rd out just in case (for a 4th out).

 

The replay shows the runner was safe, but the play was not challenged as it would have been irrelevant since Duda would have been called out on the play afterward apparently.

Edited April 19, 2014 by Sam Sanchez

[HaloMagic]

In non-no-hitter news, Paulino of the White Sox has given up 10 hits and 9 runs to the Rangers in three innings. So they put him back out there for the 4th. I like it. Game is already lost. Might as well get what you can from the starter and save the pen.

Edited April 19, 2014 by HaloMagic

[Amazing Larry]

Harang got pulled in the 7th.

[HaloMagic]

Smart move. You don't need to wear him out in April. Dude is like 36.

[disarcina]

Harang has been Haranging on in the bigs for a while -- all with the same sort of MO -- he gets signed late as a back of the rotation guy and then goes out and has some early success until the hitters apparently catch on to him or his arm gets tired or something.

 

he's done this with San Diego and the Dodgers amongst others.

 

He once was a top of the rotation (not ace, but number 2/3 guy) guy with Cincy and pretty good at one point.

 

but then Atlanta (like St. Louis) has a history of getting these reclamation projects and making the most out of them.

 

right now, the best reclamation project going in MLB is someone we know well, Kazmir up in Oakland........and geez, please no 'why did we let him go' threads about Kazmir. Halos gave him every opportunity and then some (re-signed him)........by the time he was let go here, he was pretty much finished..........somewhere he got some motivation to learn how to 'ptich' because I am assuming Kazmir's velocity is not what it once was when he was coming up with the NY Mets and later at Tampa Bay.......with us, by the time he left, his outings and appearance on the mound looked like he had lost any interest in pitching........Halos tried to work with him.........nothing worked........except maybe the realization suddenly that if he couldn't pitch he'd have to get a real job.