Thursday, May 20, 2004
YOU GOT THE WHO IN THE WHAT NOW?
While Randy Johnson was making history, did Jason Schmidt really throw 144 pitches last night? Jason Schmidt with the surgically repaired elbow? The same Jason Schmidt who couldn't start in the playoffs because his arm was hanging by a tendon?
Oh, I get it.
The Giants aren't making the playoffs this year.
Schmidt did end up with a one-hitter, making it possibly the greatest night of pitching since Koufax matched up against Bob Hendley one September evening (not that the Unit and Schmidt were squaring off in the same game).
First 18 K by Sheets, now 13 K and no baserunners against Johnson. Man, that Braves offense stinks.
UPDATE: Christian Ruzich points out that Michael Barrett got a hit after an "extremely borderline" pitch was called for a ball and not strike three. Just goes to show you how much luck is involved.
UPDATE II: Jon Weisman has an inning-by-inning breakdown of Schmidt's pitch count. Interesting word, "breakdown". I wonder how else we could use the words "Jason Schmidt" and "breakdown" in a sentence?
