Wild Night in Baseball

First there was Ubaldo Jimenez, hurling the first no hitter in Rockies history, despite a plethora of walks and a couple of close plays. Then there was the 6 hour 53 minute duel between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals.

The two rare feats made for a great night in the MLB. Ubaldo Jimenez, the Rockies ace who came into the season with ample expectations jumped in celebration as the game finished with a ground out to second. He was throwing heat all night long, with his fastball still blazing at 97 miles per hour in the 8th inning. There have been quite a few flirts with no-no's this season by various pitchers. CC Sabathia carried one with 4 outs to go. Ricky Romero set 21 down before giving up a home run to Alex Rios last Tuesday. And on Opening Day, Shaun Marcum kept the Rangers hitless until 1 out in the 7th.

Later in the night, a friend of mine instant messaged me and told me to tune into the Mets-Cardinals match up. It was the bottom of the 19th inning, with the score tied at 1. Amazingly enough, neither team had scored until the Mets struck first in the top of the 19th inning. All in all, the Mets used 24 of their 25 players, while the Cardinals used 22 of 25. The Cards also used 2 position players on the mound, and put starting pitcher Kyle Lohse out in left field to finish the game. In the end, the Mets won 2-1 in 20, almost 7 hours after the first pitch! Amazing!

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