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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Tosses no-hitter?
1) "a question of what"? "a matter of what"?
2) Does "tosses no-hitter" mean "defeat/win a victory over a rival who is unbeatable in his history"?
Context:
The day finally came for the two-time National Cy Young winner Wednesday night against one of the top hitting teams in the majors, the Colorado Rockies.
BOX SCORE: Dodgers 8, Rockies 0
"This is pretty special," Kershaw said on SportsNet TV in Los Angeles. "I will remember this forever. And to do it at home is great."
MOre:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/06/19/clayton-kershaw-tosses-no-hitter/10831819/
2) Does "tosses no-hitter" mean "defeat/win a victory over a rival who is unbeatable in his history"?
Context:
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tosses no-hitter
It was never a question of if Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw could toss a no-hitter. It was only a matter of when it would happen.The day finally came for the two-time National Cy Young winner Wednesday night against one of the top hitting teams in the majors, the Colorado Rockies.
BOX SCORE: Dodgers 8, Rockies 0
"This is pretty special," Kershaw said on SportsNet TV in Los Angeles. "I will remember this forever. And to do it at home is great."
MOre:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/06/19/clayton-kershaw-tosses-no-hitter/10831819/
Top answer
The question was not if, the question was when. Everyone knew he could do it; they just didn't know when it would happen. To throw a no-hitter: to pitch the ball so well that no one is able to hit it!
- The question was not if, the question was when.
- Everyone knew he could do it; they just didn't know when it would happen.
- To throw a no-hitter: to pitch the ball so well that no one is able to hit it!
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The question was not if, the question was when. 
Everyone knew he could do it; they just didn't know when it would happ
Everyone knew he could do it; they just didn't know when it would happ
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A no-hitter is when a team never earns a base-hit. At least one player made it to base on a walk or an error. The ball can be "hit", but it would be caught for an out.
A "perfect game" is when nobody on the team ever makes it to a base.
I don't think there's a term for 27 strike-outs, it hasn't been done.
A "perfect game" is when nobody on the team ever makes it to a base.
I don't think there's a term for 27 strike-outs, it hasn't been done.
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So "Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tosses no-hitter" mean "Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pitches the ball so well that no one is able to hit it"?
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NL888 So "Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tosses no-hitter" mean "Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pitches the ball so well that no one is able to hit it"?No. It means that no opposing player earned a base.
A "hit", in baseball, means that the ball was hit, landed, and the hitter made it to first-base before the ball was thrown there.
A no-hitter means tha
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Thanks for that clarification, Vorpar. 
It's been quite a few years since I played any baseball.
It's been quite a few years since I played any baseball. 0
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