No No-No's

On April 17, Ubaldo Jiminez through a no-hitter for the Colorado Rockies. In doing so, the Rockies became the 27th of the current 30 teams to have had a no-hitter. Mets fans know where I'm going with this. The three teams to have never thrown one are the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay and of course, my New York Mets.

Here are some additional stats to drive home how crazy this is:

• Since 1962, the Mets have played 7671 regular season games. The total number of no-hitters across the Majors during this span: 122. The LA Dodgers lead the way with 10 no-hitters thrown during this time.

• The Florida Marlins have been in existence since 1993. In 2721 regular season games, they have thrown 4 no-hitters.

• At least 9 players who had one time played for the Mets have thrown no-hitters (could be more, bvut I don't feel like doing the extra research). This list includes Nolan Ryan (7), Hideo Nomo (2), Doc Gooden, David Cone, Bret Saberhagen, Tom Seaver, Kenny Rogers, Al Leiter and Scott Erickson.
  

The Mets have had 31 games where they have given up 1 hit, the last coming in 2008 when Pedro Martinez, Carlos Muniz, Aaron Heilman, Scott Schoeneweis and Billy Wagner combined for the shutout. The last complete game 1-hitter was thrown by John Maine on July 29, 2007. Tom Seaver has come the closest of any Mets pitchers, getting into the 9th inning prior to giving up the first hit.

For more great information on the Mets futility with throwing no hitters, check out a great site www.nonohitters.com.