Wednesday night in Anaheim, the Angels mound ace pitched a no-hitter to beat the Twins, 9-0.
Nolan Ryan And His Four Angelic No-Hitters
Getty ImagesThe no-hitter is rare enough that two franchises can go 40-plus years without one. So every so often, it’s worth remembering that Nolan Ryan was a freak. You knew that. But think about it again. Seven no-hitters. Two of them after he turned 43. Freak.
In honor of … well, nothing other than Weaver reminding me, really … here are Ryan’s four Angels no-hitters in order, along with with a factoid or two:
Read Article >About That No-Hitter
The Pitches Jered Weaver Threw
After something historic like a no-hitter, the best place in the world is probably Brooks Baseball, where you can dig through stats and graphs and data. I’m not a math/stats guy, so if I can read some of it, so can you.
Except for that. What in the absolute hell.
Read Article >Jered Weaver Throws Second* No-Hitter, Wins First
Obviously, it doesn’t count the same. An eight-inning no-hitter isn’t the same as a nine-inning no-hitter, and a combined no-hitter isn’t the same as an individual no-hitter. But as we think about how incredible Weaver was on Wednesday night, we can also think about how incredible it was that Weaver lost in a combined no-hitter. That’s got to be an awkward, bittersweet feeling. Wednesday night, there was none of the awkward or bitter. Maybe a little of the awkward, depending on how Weaver normally interacts with his family.
Wednesday night, Jered Weaver made no-hitter history for the second time in his career. For the first time, it went the way he wanted it to. Kudos to Jered Weaver on being even more outstanding than usual.
Read Article >Jered Weaver Must Have Done Something Big
Angels’ Jered Weaver Throws No-Hitter Against Minnesota Twins
The no-hitter is the tenth in Angels history, including a combined no-hitter by Mark Langston and Mike Witt in 1990. Between 1973 and 1975, Nolan Ryan threw four no-hitters for the Angels. Just think about that for a second.
Weaver’s parents were in attendance for the no-hitter, and they joined Weaver on the field after the game.
Read Article >Jered Weaver Just 1 Inning Away From No-Hitter
Weaver’s got quite a cushion, as the Angels scored once in the first inning, twice in the second, and three times in both the third and fourth innings to grab the 9-0 lead they’ve still got.
Weaver’s thrown 111 pitches; with his career high 128 pitches, another inning seems well within his grasp.
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