Rich Hill

[Ray McKigney]

4 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Hadn't Hill just come off of the DL recently?    That could explain the pitch limit, but yeah it still sucks to come out 6 batters short of perfection.

Is this the first time ever that a pitcher was taken out while working on a perfect game for at least 7 innings?

He's had the ultimate emergence in 2016, 12-3 record and sub 2.00 ERA.

If Kershaw can get to 100% in 3+ weeks, he and Hill are a nice duo for the post-season, although they are lacking a solid RHP in the rotation.

Maeda is a solid RHP.

[Angel Oracle]

Oops, how did I forget about Maeda?    Especially since we could have signed him.

[disarcina]

it took us 8 days to release him once he was obtained from the Red Sox.

As for Hill, a journeyman pitcher who's come back from TJ surgery and bounced around baseball like he has -- and he has a chance to go down in history as one of what? 24 pitchers in MLB history to pitch a perfect game (SIX OUTS away) and the manager PULLS him for, of all people, BLANTON?  Ouch !!!

Hill should be steaming -- this was a career game for him --

one of the last guys to pitch a perfect game -- Humber (is that his name?) turned his somewhat short and mediocre MLB career (except for that one game) into a career as an ESPN (or is it MLB channel?) analyst -- I think I have the right guy -- he's pitched a no-no (perfect game ) and without that he probably does not get the TV gig.

If Hill completes the perfect game (or at least leave him in until the first hit), he probably gets better term contract offers and may have other non-baseball opportunities as well -- and his game ball goes to Cooperstown.........

[Stradling]

Dallas Braden?

[Oz27]

Rich Hill is definitely going to get more than $30 million and I expect north of $50 million in free agency. I'm not sure he's sweating that much about whether he gets a tv gig once his playing career is done.

[VariousCrap]

A pitcher doesn't just "figure it out" at 36 years old.  Either this dude is on PEDs or he will fall back to reality soon.