Your caption on the picture is exactly what I was going to say! But you knew that, right?
Seriously, I'm too happy even to try and coherently blog.
The most no hitters in the majors caught by a catcher is 4 by a guy named Ray Schalk with the White Sox.
5/14/1914 by Jim Scott
5/31/1914 by Joe Benz
4/14/1917 by Eddie Cicotte
4/30/1922 by Charlie Robertson
The rest of the Red Sox soon joined him there, and David Ortiz enveloped the rookie in a bear hug.
"He's somebody you don't want to see running at you, full-speed," Buchholz said.
Jumping Youk-style on JJ's comment, there's a list of all no-hitters (except tonight's) with their catchers, here.
Neat reading. So one guy in history has caught four. Lots of guys have caught three--but if I'm not mistaken, Tek is the only active player who's done so.
Clearly this all happened *because* Red Sox fans saw Tedy Bruschi pet a puppy. It would be too much of a coincidence for both these things to happen on the same day otherwise.
Nothing about him reminds me at all of Papelbon, though.
jen, i think she's talking about his frame. he's much skinnier but i can see the similarity in his height and the way he's shaped in certain ways. guys tend to "fill out" when they're much older than buchholz (e.g. lester). once he does the similarities will probably be more clear. basically they both have what curt schilling has referred to as a "pitcher's body", tall almost to the point of willowy, lanky-to-muscular.
also re varitek and no-hitters, this per the official site: "Varitek has caught each of the club's last three no-hitters, the only such active catcher in the game to accomplish that feat."
/is so very proud of both Tek and Buchholz.
As for the Papelbonian bit, I think it's mostly in the face. He looks to me like he could be a Papelbon brother, albeit the one who never got any food because Jonathan and the twins always got there first.
Actually, Schalk only caught 3. The first one has since been wiped out (the pitcher gave up 2 hits in the 10th inning, which counted as a no-hitter at the time but the rule has since changed and therefore the game is no longer considered a no-hitter. So Tek tied about 15 other catchers last night, hopefully he can get a fourth!
Most no-hit games caught, career (nine innings)
4 - Ray Schalk, Chicago AL, 1914 (2), 1917, 1922
3 - Alan Ashby, Houston, 1979, 1981, 1986
3 - Yogi Berra, New York, 1951 (2), 1956 (WS Perfect Game)
3 - Roy Campanella, Brooklyn, 1952, 1956 (2)
3 - Bill Carrigan, Boston A.L., 1911, 1916 (2)
3 - Del Crandall, Milwaukee N.L., 1954, 1960 (2)
3 - Lou Criger, Boston A.L. 1904, 1908, NY A.L. 1910
3 - Johnny Edwards, Cincinnati, 1965 (2), St. Louis 1968
3 - Silver Flint, Chicago N.L., 1880, 1882, 1885
3 - Jim Hegan, Cleveland, 1947, 1948, 1951
3 - Charles Johnson, Florida N.L. 1996, 1997, 2001
3 - Ed McFarland, Phila N.L. 1898, Chicago A.L. 1902, 1905
3 - Val Picinich, Phila A.L., 1916, Wash A.L., 1920, Boston A.L., 1923
3 - Luke Sewell, Cleveland A.L., 1931, Chicago A.L., 1935, 1937
3 - Jeff Torborg, Los Angeles N.L., 1965, 1970, California A.L., 1973
3- Fuckin' Tek!
Ok, really now, everyone listen up, Jim Scott's no-hitter (the first one Schalk caught) was wiped out in 1991 along with 30 other no-hitters when the rule regarding it changed. Tek is tied for first with 3. I am upset that Tek is being demoted.
But for some old dude named Sosa (Sammy Sosa is a Ranger?), the Twins Scott Baker (anagram: Rocket Bats) would have had the no-no last week.
Since the Twins chances have all but evaporated, many of us are paying more attention to the AL East. Just in time to see Mr. Bucholz's gem.
We know he did it in part to avoid one of Kristen's lectures, which makes it even better.
Awesome job Clay, that's signing your future up bright with the Sox. And speaking of rookies, my boy Dustin did it again with the backhand snipe and the rocket to Youk. That's Rookie of the Year material (that and a .324 AVG) if I ever saw it.
Don't blame Schill for shaking off 'Tek.....blame Julio Lugo for the error because it woulda been 27 up, 27 down!
Who else we got down there on the farm that can come up and pitch lights out, anyway?
The most frightening part of the 2004 World Series was when Tek nearly snapped Keith Foulke like a twig when jumping on him.
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