Alimber Santa Milestone card?
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@Finn_Scotus_MLBTS I mean, theres only been 22 combined no hitters in the history of baseball. Combined+No Hitter/Perfect game only 327 times. It's a big deal when a team shuts a team down like that. Multiple teams combine for 4 hrs in a game literally daily lol
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I bet he and Bobby Grich get a Christmas program this year.
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@Finn_Scotus_MLBTS diamondbacks fan then?
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Of course it’s not as impressive as a CG no-hitter, but it’s still pretty hard to do and should be celebrated. I do think the catcher of a combined no-no should get some love, if they called the game, that is. If the catcher is just relaying calls from the dugout, then not so much.
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Combined no hitters aren't real. It's like saying a team "combined" to hit for the cycle.
So stupid that they e started celebrating [censored] like this.
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I also am not a fan of the “combined no hitter”. To me, it’s an extremely well pitched game by Houston.
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Dustin May threw 7 no hit innings last night striking out 9 and walking nobody in those innings. More than any of these guys and equal to what Imai and Okert did combined. He most likely won't receive a mid 90s card for it since the Cardinals lost.
So while I don't have any problem with the combined no-hitter cards it seems a little unfair to other pitchers who match those individual performances but don't get a card.
Maybe May gets a Topps now next week. We will have to see if Topps gives him one today.
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@Dolenz_PSN I really thought he was gonna do it.
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@Dolenz_PSN if anything this is an argument for celebrating the co-no - gotta get those last two hitless innings. And sure, it’s not May’s fault he got only one run of support, but I watched that game and as you point out he did end up taking the L.
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It’s celebrated more now because it’s more common a pitcher leaves the game hitless than it was a decade ago. They’d demand a trade in the 90s if a manager pulled them in the 7th inning of a hitless outing with 90 pitches. 2026 Tarik Skubal would take himself out and refuse to throw another ball.
A good game pitched by three pitches could be a multitude of scorelines. If three pitchers complete a game and the other team doesn’t get a hit, they combined for a no hitter. Words mean things.
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@DeleteyourTTVBTW_MLBTS most of these pitchers elbows wouldn’t last given the increased spin and velocity rates. I couldn’t imagine someone throwing 97 plus for 9 innings every game.
