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Near Nats Labor Day No-No
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Monday, September 4, 2006
8:01:00 PM EDT
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Near Nats Labor Day No-No


My parents, brother and I were fortunate enough to spend this Labor Day afternoon at RFK witnessing the Nats 4-1 victory over St. Louis that was highlighted by maligned starter Ramon Ortiz's near no-hitter. Ortiz, who hasn't had an ERA under 5.00 since leaving Anaheim and didn't break 91 on the gun all day long, somehow kept the Cards from hittin' it where they ain't until Aaron Miles led off the 9th with a highly disappointing basehit. Aside from the near pitching miracle, there were two other occurrences that made this game one for the memories...

1. Ortiz came to the plate in the bottom of the 8th with the no-hitter intact. Predictably, the crowd gave him a standing O, which he acknowledged by digging in and hitting the first home run of his career. Unbelievable.

2. Once the no-no was gone, Pujols came to the plate with none on and the Cards down to their last out. With the shutout intact, Ortiz delivered and the great Pujols smashed the ball into the upper deck, probably 500 feet away. Again, unbelievable.

Check out the photo gallery for some pics from the day that was, and here are two digicam videos of interest. The first is the crowd reaction to the Ortiz HR and the second is the crowd appreciation when Ortiz came out of the game after Pujols' HR. Enjoy...

No-No Ramon [Baseball Musings]



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  • #3 Comment from maddyphya 
    6/3/07 8:09 PM | Permalink
    I have never done this before. But Leo the Lip Derocher always kicked dirt on the umps. Now sweet Lou is. I think it is ok
  • #2 Comment from catlvrb 
    12/20/06 4:22 PM | Permalink
    YOU MUST REALLY LIKE SPORTS! the only sport i do is Tae Kwon Doe.
  • #1 Comment from possumhersh 
    9/7/06 6:37 PM | Permalink
    Even though you didn't actually witness the no-hitter, you will most likely remember the close call for a good long time.  When I was about 13 or 14 in the late 70's, I saw Bert Blyleven go into the 8th against the Dodgers.  Ron Cey broke it up with a double down the line with one out, but I always remembered that day at Three Rivers.  Just last night I saw a combined no-no in short-A Williamsport, the first in my life....and I go to and watch a ton of games.  These memories are what makes baseball what it is.  Best regards from a fellow fan.