Doing some casual reading this afternoon, I stumbled upon a topic I've always had a great fascination in: The Mets inability to hold opposing teams hitless. It's bizarre, really.
In their 48½ years of existence, they have more complete-game one-hitters than all but three other teams. And they have no no-hitters. - Danny Knobler, CBSSports.com
I do not agree with Gary Cohen and Dirk Lammers on this one. I am itching to see a Mets no-hitter happen. At the same time, the one-hitter is somewhat of a perfect representation of the Mets. Even when they're great, they're not quite perfect. The '69 team needed a miracle, the '86 team partied hard, fought anyone who stood in their way, and didn't always get along with each other. Point being, even when they win, they're flawed.
At the end of the day, I want to see a no-hitter. I'd love it to be Pelfrey, too, as I think that'd be the perfect way to come full circle with the Seaver/Ryan events. All we can do is hope and pray.
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