I love a well pitched game, and I love no-hitters. Tonight, Johnathan Sanchez of the San Francisco Giants just threw a no-hitter against the hapless Padres. Sanchez was recently demoted to the bullpen, but moved back to the rotation and using a slider that was practically unhittable, mowed down 11 Padres batters, and was a Juan Uribe error away from a perfect game.
My favorite part- pitching Dave Righetti, who once threw a no-hitter himself for the Yankees in 1983, hugging Sanchez with tears in his eyes.
And the man who caught the no-hitter was none other than former Delta State catcher and New Albany native Eli Whiteside, who is just now making it back to the Big Leagues for the first time since 2005.
This was the first no-hitter for the Giants since John "The Count" Montefusco in 1979.
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