Halladay threw 115 pitches in his perfect game earlier in the year against the Florida Marlins. Hard as it may seem to believe, Harvey Haddix threw the same number when he pitched twelve perfect innings, and then lost the game in the 13th, for the PIttsburgh Pirates against the Milwaukee Braves on May 26, 1959. The Braves were then the defending National League champions, and almost won another pennant that year.
I had forgotten about the Harvey Haddix game - thanks for the reminder. Wasn't he a lefty, and not very big?
Helped he would get strikes multiple inches off the plate.
You're right on both counts. Haddix was 5'9" and weighed 170 pounds. Little known fact: Haddix was the winning pitcher in game 7 of the 1960 World Series -- the game the Pirates won when Bill Mazerowski homered off the Yankees' Ralph Terry in the bottom of the ninth. The Pirates had used Elroy Face, their relief specialist,, for three innings, and so Bob Friend and then Haddix, both normally starters, were used in the top of the ninth when the Yankees scored two runs to tie the game.
And the calling of balls and strikes has just gotten worse since Maddox's time.
Ok,I just thought it was a weird term from someone who never played. I stand corrected
I agree, but I think it's been Ok (not perfect, but OK) in the World Series so far. Of course, these umpires are supposed to be the cream of the crop.
Humans calling balls and strikes is prehistoric and ridiculous. Also, plays under review should take no more than 30 seconds. If we know the result watching on TV in 10 seconds, there is zero reason for it to take many minutes.
It's funny, in a way- I love the imperfect world of balls and strikes. There is a reason those of us that played the game knew that with 2 strikes, you choke up a little and be eady to swing at anything close.
None of want to see the human element eliminated from sports.
See, that's sorta what Arod said and I think it's stupid. You shouldn't "earn" a bigger or smaller strike zone. The ball either went over the plate or it didn't. You don't make the plate somehow larger because the pitcher is a veteran. Or smaller because the hitter won some batting titles. They don't need any help anyway. Bad enough they enlarge the strike zone when the count is 3-0.
He's never seen a pitch he didn't like lolBall is way out of the strike zone where most MLB players take it.
Nick Castellanos
Nearly every player has had a "moment" this series.
Ball is way out of the strike zone where most MLB players take it.
Nick Castellanos
Almost had it.
