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no-han June 8, 2012

A Recent History of Selling No-Hitter Tickets After the FactA growing trend.

By Joe DeLessio
excerpt July 7, 2011

Flip Flop Fly Ball Excerpt: How Soon Do Announcers Mention a No-Hitter?In the case of the Rockies broadcast of Ubaldo Jimenez’s no-hitter last year, not until after it’s over.

By Craig Robinson
don larsen Jan. 10, 2011

Don Larsen on Toasting the Achievement of a Lifetime“We had Champagne. It was a ball.”

By Eric Benson

jim joyce June 3, 2010

How a Botched Perfect-Game Call Brought Out the Best in Everybody (Except Us)Jim Joyce, Armando Galarraga: good. Everyone else: bad.

By Will Leitch
perfect games May 10, 2010

Dallas Braden Is the Perfect Mound ProtectorThe A’s mound protector throws a perfect game.

By Will Leitch
the sports section Sept. 1, 2009

Today’s Not a Great Day to Be Jerry Hairston Jr.Andy Pettitte didn’t pitch a perfect game last night, and it’s basically all Hairston’s fault.

By Joe DeLessio
nobody’s perfect Sept. 1, 2009

Today’s Not a Great Day to Be Jerry Hairston Jr.Andy Pettitte didn’t pitch a perfect game last night, and it’s basically all Hairston’s fault.

By Joe DeLessio