In his first season with the Yankees, a heated Jim Abbott confronted then-New York Times reporter Jack Curry over an article that labeled the pitcher as something he’d never been called before. Underachiever. The tense exchange — revisited in ESPN’s new E60 documentary “Southpaw: The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott” — served as one of … Read more
Some people believe you should never mention a no-hitter to avoid jinxing it. And if you’re going to do so, then you should at least for the first pitch. In perhaps the worst no-hitter prediction in MLB history, Greg Amsinger said four times — four times! — that there was a no-hitter alert before the … Read more
There were celebrations aplenty Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 win against the Washington Nationals. Moments after Lorenzen sealed the Phillies’ 14th no-hitter in franchise history, the 31-year-old was greeted on the mound by his teammates as the hometown crowd erupted into … Read more