Edwin Jackson channels Doc Ellis; joins the no-no party

[Neato Torpedo]

149 pitches. 79 strikes. 8 walks. HBP. Wild pitch.

Crazy, crazy stuff...

[mweir145]

Very Burnett-like.

[Neato Torpedo]

Very Burnett-like.

He didn't give up any home runs though

[smoovethug]

Congrats to him but what an ugly line, all things considered.

[XFactah416]

Amazing how the Rays have been a victim of a Dallas Braden perfect game, and now an Edwin Jackson no-hitter.

Who's next to make history against the Rays?

[wrveres]

if you own him, sell now!!!

[RedHopeful]

Is this the worst no hitter in mlb history? I mean 8 walks, come on!

[jswede]

Is this the worst no hitter in mlb history? I mean 8 walks, come on!

Burnett had 9.

Two things make this no-no really impressive to me:

1) Edwin Jackson is a fastball pitcher - around 70% fastballs on average. The fastball was not working last night - he could not locate, hence the walks - so he had to rely on his slider and curve to get guys out. Usually throws just over 20% slider/curve, but threw almost 40% last night.

2) I think the walk aspect is both overblown and misinterpreted. Walks have a stigma attached, but look at it this way: He still had to get 27 outs without giving up ONE hit. Walking guys just made it harder for him - he had to throw pitches with guys on base, and he had to throw a lot more pitches and therefore gave more opportunities for hits. The 149 pitch count makes it MORE impressive, to me - not less. That's 50% more opportunities given to the hitter than a 100 pitch no-no. That's a no-hitter and a half.

[HighHeater]

id rather have Jeff Niemann's line then his btw....

[XFactah416]

id rather have Jeff Niemann's line then his btw....

And I'm sure the D'Backs and everyone else would rather take the win and the no-no.

Don't get me wrong, yes, Niemann pitched well.

I agree with jswede too.. for him to throw 149 pitches, walk 8 guys, and have the ability to still get a no-hitter is pretty impressive.