Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Please support DU during Summer Fund Drive Week, August 18-25 2025!

EPSTEIN
EPSTEIN
EPSTEIN
EPSTEIN
EPSTEIN
RELEASE FILE
NOW!!!!!!

DOJ was
created
to stop
the Klan
1870
Now run
by it

Any book
worth
banning
is a book
worth
reading
Isaac Asimov

Quote by
Trin Tragula
Total
Perspective
Vortex
Hitchikers..
- D. Adams

...then the
one thing
it cannot
afford to
have is a
sense of
proportion."

Check out
all the stickies
on Grovelbot's
Big Board!

Baseball

kairos12

(13,385 posts) Mon May 14, 2018, 06:10 PM May 2018

Yesterday Jacob deGrom

He threw 45 pitches in the 1st inning and didn't give up a run.

Huh?

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Yesterday Jacob deGrom (Original Post) kairos12 May 2018 OP

Wow - batters must have been fouling off a lot of his pitches, perhaps? Ohiogal May 2018 #1

He also left after the 1st kairos12 May 2018 #2

Oh yes, that's a lot to throw in one inning. Ohiogal May 2018 #3

No it wasn't. I've never seen a no hitter live. kairos12 May 2018 #5

Here's another one from this April BeyondGeography May 2018 #4

Ohiogal

(38,068 posts)

1. Wow - batters must have been fouling off a lot of his pitches, perhaps?

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:12 PM

May 2018

kairos12

(13,385 posts)

2. He also left after the 1st

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:19 PM

May 2018

For perspective, I once saw Jim Bunning throw a complete game with 70 pitches. He pounded the strike zone.

Ohiogal

(38,068 posts)

3. Oh yes, that's a lot to throw in one inning.

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #2)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:30 PM

May 2018

Guess he wore himself out!

Was the Bunning game you saw a no hitter?

kairos12

(13,385 posts)

5. No it wasn't. I've never seen a no hitter live.

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #3)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:40 PM

May 2018

BeyondGeography

(40,603 posts)

4. Here's another one from this April

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:31 PM

May 2018

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.si.com/mlb/2018/04/22/san-francisco-giants-brandon-belt-record-plate-appearance

49-pitch first inning, no runs. One 21-pitch AB (MLB record).

Reply to this discussion