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Post by Admin on Dec 12, 2023 13:55:14 GMT
Detroit's Justin Verlander threw the first no-hitter in Season Four of Eternal Baseball today, completely handcuffing Texas as the Tigers beat the Rangers 7-0. It didn't seem like much when Lou Whitaker mishandled Rusty Greer's fourth-inning grounder, but that error allowed Texas' lone baserunner on the day. Verlander ALMOST notched a perfect game, issuing zero walks and striking out twelve Rangers in a masterpiece performance. The win lifts Verlander to 3-1, and drops his ERA to 2.19 as Detroit picks up their fourth straight victory.  |
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Post by silverfox on Dec 13, 2023 2:55:32 GMT
When JV has thrown no-nos in real life it has always been a great sign for the Tigers.
Should've played Gehringer and we'd have had a perfect game.
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Post by Admin on Dec 14, 2023 11:40:03 GMT
Whitaker is rated slightly better defensively than Gehringer so it's hard to say if "The Mechanical Man" would've picked that sinking liner that "Sweet Lou" missed!
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Post by silverfox on Dec 14, 2023 22:37:11 GMT
I'm a Sweet Lou fan, but that's hard to believe. Gehringer was called the Mechanical Man because he fielded 2B like a robot, scooping up everything. He might have been the Ozzie Smith of 2nd basemen.
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Post by Admin on Dec 15, 2023 20:38:48 GMT
Baseball-Reference.com shows Lou to have a better fielding percentage (.984 to .976) and less errors per nine innings (.089 to .143), but Gehringer had superior range (5.78 to 5.39).
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Post by silverfox on Dec 16, 2023 18:01:59 GMT
Remember, Lou played in the more modern era with manicured infields. Chas played back in the days of sandlot infields.
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