yep, he couldn't hit the side of the barn. I wonder if Matzek's condition is Ankielism.
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yep, he couldn't hit the side of the barn. I wonder if Matzek's condition is Ankielism.
bmp1971
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yep, he couldn't hit the side of the barn. I wonder if Matzek's condition is Ankielism.
It's the Ankiel gene on steroids, I think.
Note:
The all-time record in the NL for walks in an inning is 7, done just 3 times in history: 1902 (Bob Ewing), 1889 (George Keefe), and 1894 (Tony Mullane).
The AL record is 8 in 1909 by a man named Dolly. Go figure.
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Pine Tar
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It wasn't 7 walks in an inning for Matzuk. He walked the first 4 batters of the game to bring in a run then Jon Singleton had a two-run single. After that, Strikeout, Strikeout, Groundout inning done.
2nd inn - Matzek walked three straight, then hit L.J. Hoes and was yanked from the game.
so it was 1 IP with the box score footnote "Matzek pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd inning".
bmp1971
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Interesting! I assumed it was in one inning pitched, but that makes sense. I guess it was too late last night for me to think that clearly about it!
Thanks for the update.
I like the walk records they keep at Baseball Almanac:
"Most walks in a no-hitter"-- Steve Barber, 1967 (Baltimore), and Jim Maloney, 1965 (Cincinnati), each walked ten batters in their respective no-hitters!
and I think it was nine walks that A.J. Burnett had in his no-hitter with the Marlins.
