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Wounded Bear

(60,683 posts) Tue May 8, 2018, 08:53 PM May 2018

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James Paxton of the Mariners throws a no hitter against Toronto...

9 innings, 99 pitches, 7K, 3BB. Some great defensive plays to back him up, of course.

Mariners win 5-0.

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James Paxton of the Mariners throws a no hitter against Toronto... (Original Post) Wounded Bear May 2018 OP

Congratulations to Paxton! Ohiogal May 2018 #1

There's some great backstory, too.. Wounded Bear May 2018 #2

. Brother Buzz May 2018 #3

Thanks for the pic... Wounded Bear May 2018 #4

A cool bit of synchronicity: Brother Buzz May 2018 #5

Ohiogal

(34,631 posts)

1. Congratulations to Paxton!

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2018, 09:12 PM

May 2018

Wounded Bear

(60,683 posts)

2. There's some great backstory, too..

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Tue May 8, 2018, 09:34 PM

May 2018

Paxton is Canadian by birth. We call him Big Maple because he's a pretty big guy, over 6' around 220 or so. Also, he has a large tatoo on his forearm of a maple leaf with a scene from a vacation cabin he loves from his childhood superimposed.

So getting his first no-no in Canada was a pretty big deal for him.

Brother Buzz

(37,797 posts)

3. .

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #2)

Wed May 9, 2018, 09:15 AM

May 2018

Giants Broadcaster, Jon Miller, informed us of about that achievement last night while my Giants were getting beat up the the Phillies, and even mentioned the tattoo.

Wounded Bear

(60,683 posts)

4. Thanks for the pic...

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Wed May 9, 2018, 09:18 AM

May 2018

He got a double Gatorade shower for that game.

Brother Buzz

(37,797 posts)

5. A cool bit of synchronicity:

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #4)

Wed May 9, 2018, 09:53 AM

May 2018

Getting doused with blue Gatorade and pitching a no-hitter against the Blue Jays.

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