NY Yankees' No-Hit Sixpack

NY Yankees' 2003 payroll: $152 million

Houston Astros' 2003 payroll: $65 million

Imagining volatile Yankees owner George Steinbrenner's expression as 6 Houston pitchers combine to no-hit his sliding team in Yankee Stadium, striking out 10 in a row toward the end and dropping his team to 2nd place in their division: Priceless.
Houston's ace pitcher left with an injury after just 1 inning, but it didn't matter tonight. It's the second no-hitter in Major League Baseball this season, the first no-hitter thrown against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium since 1952, and the first time in baseball history that 6 pitchers have teamed up for a no-hitter (previous MLB record: 4).

Which is nice and all, I guess, but not nearly as much fun as imagining George Steinbrenner's apoplectic reaction. Mwahahahahaha!

UPDATES: Michele isn't happy, and wants to know: "who gets the game ball?" Bronx Banter says the one who went ballistic is manager Joe Torre, and has lots of good reactions (permalink is wonky). Finally, David Pinto has a theory - are the Yanks are headed for bigger trouble?

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No-hit Reaction from Baseball Musings

Excerpt: Joe Katzman at Winds of Change rather enjoyed the Astros no-hitter last night. Meanwhile, Rob Neyer points out that we shouldn't be suprised by the Yankees getting no-hit, since they have a relatively low batting average. That's how this team...

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#1 from Charles Rostkowski | June 12, 2003 2:13 PM | Reply

Joe, as a third generation Red Sox fan (my earliest baseball memeory is of Enos Slaughter heading home while Pesky held the ball)I concur. But remember as good as this is, it is only June and in the pennant race, September is usually the Yankee's month.

#2 from Mark Kieper | October 17, 2003 5:57 AM | Reply

I'm Sick of the Yankees.I Wish there was salary cap in baseball.I don't respect owners who buy their World Series.I think teams like the Cubs,Giants,Marlins are the real winners this year
FUCK THE YANKEES!!!!!

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