No-Hitters.

On Saturday, the Rockies Ubaldo Jimenez pitched the clubs 1st no-hitter. As i sat and watched the team celebrate and took in the amazing accomplishment i had flashbacks of being at a no-hitter. Yes folks, i was at a no-hitter. No it wasn't Carlos Zambrano's no-no. It was in fact Mark Buehrle's 2007 no-hitter. Even as a Cubs fan, being at a no-hitter of a Sox player was simply amazing. I'm a baseball fan in general and i appreciate good baseball any day of the week. So being at a no-hitter is something i will probably never experience again. The combination of outstanding pitching and good defense come together to make just the right conditions for a no-hitter. It takes a special kind of pitcher to be able to throw a no-hitter and so when Ubaldo was in the midst of the no-no i wasn't shocked. He has electric stuff when he is on and that night, he had stellar defense behind him. I couldn't have been happier for Ubaldo, earlier this month i was lucky enough to meet him and have a short convo with him. He signed autographs for just about everyone and was all smiles, even when a fan called him by the wrong name. (boy how dumb does that guy feel now?!) I've adopted the Rockies as my 2nd favorite team so i've now lived to see a Cubs no-hitter, a Rockies no-hitter & even a no-hitter in person.

So folks, next time you head out to the ballpark be sure to sit back and enjoy every moment......you never know what you may see.

(Mark Buehrle's Celebration)

(Beer Shower)

(Mark Buehrle after his no-hitter)

(Meeting Ubaldo earlier this month)

(The man who threw the Rockies 1st no-hitter in history)

(That's the autograph of a man who threw a no hitter saturday)