Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner threw a complete-game shutout without allowing a hit on Sunday. However, it will not be recognized as a no-hitter. Because the game was only seven innings due to the D-Backs having a double-header, Bumgarner has to settle for never knowing if he would have finished off the no-no.
Madison Bumgarner threw a complete game without allowing a hit against the Braves today.
However, it won't be recognized as a no-hitter since the game was only seven innings as part of a double header. pic.twitter.com/lJaKBXrAUJ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 25, 2021
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Baseball Twitter had a field day with the Bumgarner dilemma, and many people are weighing in on whether the left-hander should be recognized by the MLB for throwing a no-hitter.
MLB: "Seven inning games are legitimate, real baseball."
Bumgarner: *throws no-hitter*
MLB: "No, not like that."
— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) April 25, 2021
If the Dodgers get a ring in 60 games then fuck it. Give Madison Bumgarner the no-hitter.pic.twitter.com/bo7tPhPyRt
— Joe Randazzo (@Yankeelibrarian) April 25, 2021
DEAR @MLB IF YOU DONT COUNT THE MADISON BUMGARNER NO HITTER I AM GONNA BREAK YOUR FUCKING NECK HAVE A GOOD DAY
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) April 26, 2021
Bumgarner should get the no-hitter. I mean, if you’re trying to make the game more exciting, don’t ruin the exciting shit when it happens.
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) April 25, 2021
Madison Bumgarner allowed no hits against the Atlanta Braves, but did not throw a no-hitter.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) April 25, 2021
I wonder how much of Madison Bumgarner wishes he had a chance to go nine. How many opportunities does a pitcher get even to take a no-hitter into the eighth?
(For perspective: Jacob deGrom, the best pitcher alive, has never done it. He took one into the seventh back in 2014.)
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 25, 2021
Madison Bumgarner threw a 7-inning no-hitter. Fred Toney threw a 10-inning no-hitter in 1917. Both count, but both deserve context when listed in a record book. It really isn’t that hard. Why this is controversial is beyond me.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) April 26, 2021
Congratulations to Madison Bumgarner for *checks official MLB ruling on 7 inning no-hitters* nothing!
— Diamond Digest (@Diamond_Digest) April 25, 2021
The Diamondbacks seem like they’ll be celebrating the Madison Bumgarner no-hitter despite the fact that it really wasn’t a no-hitter.
IT COUNTS IN OUR BOOK.
MADISON BUMGARNER HAS THROWN A NO-HIT GAME! pic.twitter.com/nRHNWX0DVV
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 25, 2021
This one is tricky, but I think the backlash from fans means something here, and Rob Manfred should take note. In a sport that is going above and beyond to become more appealing to fans, the league should listen to its fans with controversial rulings such as this one.
The fans think it’d be cool if Madison Bumgarner was given credit for a no-hitter, so why not make it official? It should really be as easy as that. If you’re going to call a 7-inning game complete, than it’s a no-hitter.
Rob Manfred and the MLB don’t have to make everything so incredibly complicated.
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