No-hitter alert: Cy stops Royals! No hitter! Lynn stanchion smoker sinks Saberhagen!

Nobody calls a game like APBA Blog reader Jim Currie.  Here’s his summary and play by play of a no-hitter in his BATS Tournament by some guy named Cy Young.   -Tom

What a way to bring 2014 to a close!…The GREAT Cy Young tosses a 3 zip no hitter against Brett Saberhagen and the KC Royals. ..Sabes, no slouch, and a CYA winner, was clipped for a mere 6 hits.The Royals ace easypassed a quartet, tinderboxed 6 Bosox mashing, mauling,  macemen…..One of those six was a dead center- upper deck -scintillating star duster of a smoking Spalding Satellite type, that settled in the upper region of Souvenirsville! That closed the puerta pronto, in the b1. ..Why don’t I just pick this sucka up, grab a cab, stoppin’ at Highlight Haven!

T1-Summit, New Jersey HS FB star, Willie Wilson,stepped in the lime bordered box, and, looked at three straight Cyclone smokalators, taking the reverse route to Dugsville,to grab a seat,where he then proceeded to declay his spikes. ..Which is the national smokebatted past time…Beltran and George Brett followed by sending long flyballs hauled in by Lynn in center.

B1-Leadoff swatter Wade Boggs,took a fastball off the black, lining a laser into right side Fen Freeway, good for a stand up keystop. ..Lynn, Bosox ground tender in center field, caught a hanger on the sweet and fired a contrailer to dead center, a no denying crash route sender to destination destruction! …(2-0 ) BOSTON!

T2-Young,facing KC keeper of the trunchammer, John Mayberry, watched BIG JAWN bust two skyscraper shots foul by inches of the rightline barrier…A slow 12-6er,and Mayberry winding ‘er at 2:37, found himself back in the dugout. .. Johnny Damon,took the easy way out. .Lookin’ at a 3/2 cookie cutter, called cuatro pelota! …The crowd,cutting loose with a variety of four lettered dictums, each describing their opinion of umpire,Mark Ruckhaus!….D Porter, lifted a ladder. ..taken..on..the waterless return to Leathertown by Boggs (5)…Academy Frank White, sizzled a dirt dagger that Boggs snapped..across to Ortiz. .And, the second frame entered the books…

T3-Steady Freddie Patek, the diminutive dynamo, lofted a cloud clinger, taken by T Ballgame in right for out number uno…Saberhagen faced his opnumber for all of three Cycloneter Smokelocious bat blitzers for strikeout #2…Willie Wilson made it a duo by waving at a 3/2 bullet returning his stick to the early days of Seedling City… Inning over!

T4- The dangerous Beltran took the Ball Four Rattler to the initial canvas…George Brett followed by chopping a roller to Young’s right, Cy,looking..fired to Ortiz, Carlos to second on the (1/3) …Mayberry topped a dirt  dagger…Otiz…Cy..another Royal good bye.(3-1) ..Beltran booking thirdward. ..Johnny Damon ended the upper half with an easyoffer to Lynn in center!

B4-And the Bosox closed the scoring for this day-Cysday!…Williams lined a rope to center, and, Ortiz whisteled a line catchin’ bullet over first base veering into the sidewall good for a twin bagger. ..Second and third. ..Carlton Fisk launched a sacfly to Damon in left center, sending Ballgame boppin’ home-(3-0)!!!

T5-And, the old prestidigitatin’ KC ROYALS saw their plan to surprise Boston, instead do a reverse blowback in their collective kissers. ..Porter took a ticket to the foxtrot four ball, only to be caught attempting to emulate Willie Sutton..Fisk fired to Doerr at second for the easy duster of the puffed up Porter. ..A smile on his mug was a sure way of sayin’ "Ya’s got me!"…A nice round of applause from REDSOX NATION showed approval of Porter’s display of sportsmanship.

T6-Young rolling…on his way to the house records…Already holding the single season marks in victories (29), shutouts (8), and ERA 1.76), there was a "no prisoners" countenance that opposing batters faced…Saberhagen found himself back in dugsville in a split. ..Wilson softballed it to Yaz in left, and, Beltran booked a room at the Hotel Whiffalornia, ending the topsix.

T7-Brett lifted the easyoff to Lynn in center…Mayberry popped into Boggs Leather, and, Damon did the "wha’25 happened? " on a beauty of a Cy Young Blackstoner Bullet!

T8-Porter slid a grasser Nomar…across to Ortiz (6-3)…one out…REDSOX NATION feeling it…Frank White popped to Boggs..four outs. . Just that quartet…Freddie Patek ground a guzzler…Garciaparra. ..Big Papi..OUT!

T9-Danny Tartabull. …For Sabes…What an assignment! …Order a #7 on a KAISER – STEERIIKE THREEE! …Just a deuce left…Rocketman Wilson…soil smacker…Nomar…on the money…Papi…ONE MORE!!!!!..Carlos Beltran. .first delivery. .Short flyball. .Carl… drifting. …Yaz hazzit! !!….CY YOUNG HAS PITCHED A NO HITTER!!!!…THE FINAL—. ..

BATS 2 ROYALS-0-0-0
BATS 2 BOSOX-3-6-0

L – Saberhagen
W-CY YOUNG! !!!

POTG – CY YOUNG- NO HITS/NO RUNS….3 WALKS. .9 FLUMMOXOTATED ROYALS!

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