Velasquez, he was effectively wild. Let's put it that way. Walked four guys and pitched well, well enough to win.

Good morning and welcome to episode 874 of Sombra, effectively wild daily podcasts for baseball perspectives.

We're excited for the official release date.

No, this is you excited. No, I'm compartmentalizing my life band. It doesn't have to come out in my intro to the 874th episode of our podcast.

Well, our podcasts and the book are very tightly intertwined. Do you have any any banter before we go? Well, since our latest Bryce Harper mic trout showdown, episode 867, April 21st,

Bryce Harper, who struck out four times on Sunday is batting 188. So he has turned back around the corner, or maybe he has turned too many corners, and he has ended up in the wrong direction.

Yeah, don't you feel stupid? Yep, we better do another one. Okay, anything else?

Well, I figured we could answer perhaps one listener email that was about something that happened this weekend, since it will never be relevant again.

And it's a question from Max and he says, I attended Friday night's Marlon's Brewers game in Milwaukee, a city known for its whiplash cold lake, which according to Sam Miller, no one swims in in the eighth inning.

I don't even know that reference. This is that's such a that's such a deep cut that I have no idea what he's talking about. I vaguely remember that one. I think it might have been the avocado episode.

In the eighth inning, Don Mattingly made the decision to pull his starter after 116 pitches up to that point. The young Adam Conley had thrown seven and two thirds innings of no hit baseball, albeit with four walks. But this isn't another no hitter slash pull the pitcher debate.

What's interesting about Mattingly's decision is this, the Marlins were up six runs, so Mattingly went with one of his mediocre pitchers, Jose Orena, 442 career fit, 1.6 career whip.

In short, Mattingly treated it as if it were just another game with a six run lead. He needed someone to soak up innings. He called the bullpen and asked for the sponge.

The Marlins bullpen wasn't 100% rested. Many of the top arms had been used the previous night in a late game at Dodger Stadium. But looking at box scores over the past few days, the bullpen hadn't been taxed. They were options better than Aranin.

The Marlins players certainly looked like they were ready to celebrate the no hitter. They watched from the railing and the dugout. The bullpen pitchers set peering out over the outfield wall.

From those eager ventages, they saw Jose Orena give up four hits and three runs in an inning of shoddy work. Mattingly was forced to come back out and put in his closer.

Does this signify the death of the no hitter? I know you are not fans of the no hitter. But if you were in Mattingly's position, would you treat a no hitter in progress the same as any old game if you were staked to a comfortable lead? And of course, he means a combined no hitter in progress.

I'm watching right now the braves. I think it's the last out of the braves combined no hitter in 1991. This is a game that Kent Murkers started.

And it is now Alejandro Pena in the final out and I want to see what the level of exuberances. The announcer is really into it. The crowds really into it. The catch. We got a fist pump. I would say the crowd is definitely into it. The players are not.

They are really treating this like it's a normal. Wow boy. There is really a disconnect between the broadcast and the early 90s braves fans too.

You do a whole episode on them.

Well, now we're going on the mat. The fans stand.

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