While Gavin Floyd was concentrating on pitching, I was concentrating on staying dry and warm in dismal, rainy baseball conditions. Floyd found out about his no-hitter in the 5th inning when some fan yelled it to him. What\u2019s the #1 rule about a no-hitter \u2013 you never talk about the no-hitter.<\/p>\n
I failed to realize Floyd was throwing a no-hitter until the seventh inning stretch. So in the bottom of the 7th, I started to get nervous. Did the fact I had not noticed the no-hitter cause Floyd to pitch one through 7 innings? Now that I know about it would he blow it in the top of the 8th? If it keeps raining like this will they postpone the game \u2013 meaning Floyd won\u2019t pitch any longer? If my wife calls should I ignore her because of the possibility of jinxing the no-no? I kept thinking I was like the pitcher in the dugout that nobody could sit around. Nobody could talk or bother me about the no-hitter but all I could think about was the no-hitter. Then the Tigers came up to bat.<\/p>\n
Batter #1: Jacque Jones \u2013 Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging) \u2013 strike out! Sorry Frenchie this day\u2019s not for you.<\/p>\n
Batter #2: Edgar Renteria \u2013 Ball, Strike (foul)\u2026..single to right! And with that Floyd\u2019s no-hit bid came and went with a whimper. And to add insult to injury, Ozzie pulled him from the game immediately.<\/p>\n
Oh well. I have waited this long to see a no-hitter (760 games since 1990 but who\u2019s counting); I can wait a little longer.<\/p>\n
As for my ticket, I bought a $38 face value ticket for $10 from 4 kids who had one extra seat. The ticket was 5 rows up from the White Sox dugout, but since it was raining I sat under the overhang.<\/p>\n
Until the next flirtation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While Gavin Floyd was concentrating on pitching, I was concentrating on staying dry and warm in dismal, rainy baseball conditions. Floyd found out about his no-hitter in the 5th inning when some fan yelled it to him. What\u2019s the #1 rule about a no-hitter \u2013 you never talk about the no-hitter.
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