CC's almost no-no

I don't think it was as obvious as the Brewers coach made it out to be however based on where the runner was when CC bobbled the ball I would rule that it was an error.

error

Error!

Two errors...one of CC and one on the scorekeeper...
...but to change it retroactively would create a rather shallow feel for it. If they do it, does CC get a retro-active shaving cream pie during the retro-active post game interview?

Isn't there an unwritten rule in MLB that the 1st hit of any game has to be clean? If the official had abided, CC would be on the front page of every sports page in the country today.

Hit.

Error, no doubt!

Hit.

Its not going to be overturned. And it shoud not be overturned. Part of throwing a no hitter is dealing with the pressure of throwing a no hitter. That was not present because of the scoring on this play earlier in the game. The hitters step it up bigtime late in games to avoid being no hit. That was not present in this game. It would be a travesty to the game if it was overturned and CC was awarded a no hitter. He pitched a heck of a game. The official score keeper made the ruling. He ruled it a hit.

If he fielded the ball clean with his bare hand would he have gotten him? I think he would have if he made a good throw. If he had fielded it with the glove would he have gotten him? I dont know. CC must have thought it was going to be close or he would not have gone to the bare hand. If your not going to argue it if there is no no hitter going then dont after the fact.

I liked what CC said after the game. "I am just glad we got the win."

Great point Coach May. The pressure was on CC to finish with a W, rather than a no-no. I don't see a need to overturn it at this point. That's baseball.

why appeal?

it's over,not game changing, as he said they got the win. kind of a moot point now.

pitched a great game, now on to the nesxt one.

I especially appreciated his post-game comments about not fielding the ball correctly with his glove since the ball was still rolling.

That was a nice Steve Stone Moment, "for all the youngsters out there..."

Good point Coach May.

One other point, why was he still pitching in the 8th and 9th?

Brewers are riding his A $ $ into the ground.

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Since we are rewriting history...

Summer 1975...Angels/Yankees...Anaheim...first inning...Nolan Ryan on the bump...gets a very common groundball to SS...SS simply boots it....scorer calls it a hit...Ryan then throws a complete game with the only hit being that first inning bobble.

I would really like to claim that I saw a Ryan No-hitter in person....

...can someone please tell me how I can get hold of that official scorer and get this thing changed?...

Also there is this little matter about a test score in my 4th grade math class...

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Error - but leave it be. Game over.

Coach May is exactly correct, and so was the SK. People need to read and understand what Ordinary Effort is, according to MLB. That play was one practiced and executed by pitchers at ever level, let alone the ML level.

OBR Rule 2 - ORDINARY EFFORT is the effort that a fielder of average skill at a position in that league or classification of leagues should exhibit on a play, with due consideration given to the condition of the field and weather conditions.
Rule 2.00 (Ordinary Effort) Comment: This standard, called for several times in the Official Scoring Rules (e.g., Rules 10.05(a)(3), 10.05(a)(4), 10.05(a)(6), 10.05(b)(3) (Base Hits); 10.08(b) (Sacrifices); 10.12(a)(1) Comment, 10.12(d)(2) (Errors); and 10.13(a), 10.13(b) (Wild Pitches and Passed Balls)) and in the Official Baseball Rules (e.g., Rule 2.00 (Infield Fly)), is an objective standard in regard to any particular fielder. In other words, even if a fielder makes his best effort, if that effort falls short of what an average fielder at that position in that league would have made in a situation, the official scorer should charge that fielder with an error.