Radical Baseball: How Big A Deal Is A No-Hitter? Jun 17th, 2012
June 1 Johan Santana became the first Met pitcher to throw a no-hitter: 8-0 against St. Louis in New York. Met manager Terry Collins let Santana throw 134 pitches even though Santana missed the entire 2011 season with a bad arm. It is inconceivable that Collins would have let Santana throw 134 pitches in any other regular season circumstance. Collins must have valued that no-hitter beyond its actual value to the team. With the Mets leading 8-0 after seven innings, Santana did not need to pitch the last two innings. Santana benefited from a missed call by an umpire on a ball that clearly hit the foul line and would have been a hit.
Santana's game log.
Since that no-hitter Santana's ERA increased from 2.38 to 4.85. His final appearance of 2012 was August 17, his fifth consecutive loss.
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