When Justin Verlander retired the first fifteen Blue Jays in order, I sent my e-mail Perfect Game Alerts. (I send them, and No-Hitter Alerts, like some people send Amber Alerts.) And I rolled a TAPE. That can be, and usually is, The Curse for any no-hitter in progress. Last night I personally killed two no-nos; Derek Lowe's in Philly and Jaime Garcia's in St. Louis, by rolling TAPE on them.
JV burned through the Jays' order through the sixth and seventh, and into the eighth. With one out, J.P. Arencibia furiously worked him for a walk, in a twelve-pitch AB. But Edwin Encarnacion hit into a double play, and then you knew it was going to be a special day.
David Cooper popped out to start the ninth. John MacDonald grounded out. JV was still throwing 100 mph heat. Rajai Davis worked the count to 2-2, and waved at a pitch off the plate. No-hitter! Tigers win! No-hitter! Ho-lee COW ...
The TAPE Curse proved to be non-lethal for games played today at the Rogers Centre. The Brewers' Yovani Gallardo had the Cardinals hitless after seven in St. Louis, but the first batter up after I hit Record, David Descalso, singled.
Even with the presence of Gameday's audio archive, it's more fun to get something historic ON TAPE in real time, and feel like you're part of the event.
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