Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for April 08, 2010

A whole bunch of guys have done it in a game; Kerry Wood, Justin Verlander, Joel Zumaya, Brad Lidge, Jonathan Papelbon, Randy Johnson, Tim Lincecum, JR Richard … there are a few dozen of them.

I was working at a baseball card shop and a very old man began talking about the great old players. “Who was that guy who pitched consecutive No-Hitters?”

“Johnny Vander Meer,” I replied.

“No, no, that’s not it,” he insisted.

Perhaps they’re referring to John Rocker?

Rocker was a good pitcher, made a bad comment, then l.w. jones twisted the knife in his back. I have had NO respect for jones since.

tcambeul - I certainly agree with you about Jones. He was a loud mouthed bigot.

And I think the record for the fast ball is Nolan Ryan at 100.2 mph.

don larsen, ny yankees, 1956 world series, game 5

not the only perfect game , of course, but the only one in the series- ever

Two no-hitters in a row, that’s something. Thanks for sharing Axe!

This has been the best thread on any comic strip I’ve ever read on this page. Not one of you figured out a way to blame President Obama or the Republicans for anything. Well, done.

baseball, the All-American pastime even in a hospital vigil Go Sox

“ol’ pitcher that threw 100mph”?

I’d go with Walter “Big Train” Johnson, or Bob “Rapid Robert” Feller.

By Skeezix and Corky standards, pitchers for the *Milwaukee Braves don’t qualify as “old”, much less after they moved to Atlanta.

John Smoltz?

Actually they are of an era that could also include the Boston Braves

I’ve had many converstions like this – you know, what’s his name, he was related to what’s her face, . They moved to …somewhere out west etc.

“Spahn and Sain, and pray for rain”

Turn on the corner where the old drive in used to be and go along til the green 68 mercury and park where the old K-Mart was.