Jake Arrieta - Best stretch of a Pitcher in MLB history?

[bounceback]

Maybe it’s time for Chicago Cubs starter Jake Arrieta to get promoted beyond the major leagues.
With his no-hitter on Thursday, Jake Arrieta is now 15-0 with a 0.65 ERA in his past 17 starts. He’s allowed 61 hits in 125 1/3 innings pitched. Opponents are hitting .143 against him.
It’s a span that began after a no-hitter -- one thrown by Cole Hamels of the Phillies. Arrieta, who lost that game to Hamels, now has two of his own. What else is there to know about them?
This one was a 16-0 romp for the Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds, the most runs scored by a team throwing a no-hitter in 132 years. Only one surpassed it, an 18-0 win by the 1884 Buffalo Bisons and pitcher Pud Galvin against the Detroit Wolverines.
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Cubs	7,921	1965-2015
Reds	7,110	1971-2016
Yankees	7,048	1958-2003
* Source: Elias Sports Bureau

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</aside>The Elias Sports Bureau notes that Arrieta is one of two pitchers to be unbeaten between no-hitters. The other pitcher, Johnny Vander Meer, threw consecutive no-hitters.
Arrieta became the fourth reigning Cy Young Award winner to throw a no-hitter, joining Sandy Koufax (1964 Dodgers), Bob Gibson (1971 Cardinals) and Clayton Kershaw(2014 Dodgers).
Arrieta has allowed five earned runs in his past 13 regular-season starts combined. Former Cy Young Award winners David Price, Max Scherzer andDallas Keuchel all allowed at least five earned runs in starts on Thursday. Price allowed eight earned runs. Arrieta has allowed seven in his past 119 1/3 innings pitched.
Arrieta is the third Cubs pitcher to throw multiple no-hitters, joining Larry Corcoran (three) and Ken Holtzman (two). There are four employed active pitchers with two no-hitters -- Justin Verlander, Scherzer and Homer Bailey are the other three. Tim Lincecum and Mark Buehrle also have no-hitters; they aren't currently on rosters but could pitch in 2016.
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Fielder Jones	11
Connie Mack	10
Joe Maddon	9

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</aside>This was the 32nd no-hitter of the decade. That’s only two shy of the total number from the 1960s, the decade with the most no-hitters (34).
It was the second no-hitter thrown on April 21. The other was Philip Humber’s perfect game for the White Sox against the Mariners in 2012. Humber announced his retirement last month after failing to make the Padres' Opening Day roster.
April 21 is notable for Arrieta for another reason. On April 21, 2013, Arrieta took the loss for the Orioles against the Dodgers after a disastrous fifth inning in which he loaded the bases on two walks and hit a batter, then gave up a bases-loaded, two-run single and was relieved by T.J. McFarland, who gave up the other two earned runs for Arrieta that inning.
Arrieta would make one more start for the Orioles in June, then be traded to the Cubs. Since that rough outing on April 21, 2013, Arrieta has taken off. He’s 40-14 with a 2.25 ERA.
And lastly, it was not just Arrieta’s second no-hitter. It was also his second multihit game.
How he won
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Arrieta threw his fastball 79 times, tied for his most fastballs thrown in a game in his career. Arrieta threw his fastball for 66.4 percent of his pitches, his most in a start since May of 2014 against the Cardinals. Though only one of Arrieta's six strikeouts came with his fastball, he did not allow a hard-hit ball against it on the 12 times it was put into play.

 

[bounceback]

damn, I didn't get a chance to edit it before time ran out...

Could a mod please fix it so its readable and delete this post.

Thanks

 

[HarryCaray]

The answer is yes. He's doing historic things, that is no exaggeration.

One has to wonder how he turned the corner from a mediocre pitcher in Baltimore to the best pitcher of all time (for this admittedly short stretch) with the Cubs. Changing leagues? PED's? Flaxseed Oil? He just figured things out? Late bloomer? Chia seeds?

All I know is dude apparently works crazy hard, and treats his body like the well-oiled machine that it is.

 

[bounceback]

The answer is yes. He's doing historic things, that is no exaggeration.

One has to wonder how he turned the corner from a mediocre pitcher in Baltimore to the best pitcher of all time (for this admittedly short stretch) with the Cubs. Changing leagues? PED's? Flaxseed Oil? He just figured things out? Late bloomer? Chia seeds?

All I know is dude apparently works crazy hard, and treats his body like the well-oiled machine that it is.

sometimes a new team of coaches and a new environment can mean the world...

I did hear that he always had the "stuff" tho, just I guess didn't have the team of players/coaches around him in Balty.

Dude is a badass and I hate that he's in my Pirates division :smoking:

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

Guy hasn't allowed an earned run at Wrigley since last July.

 

[phdinsports]

past 17 starts, he got rocked in the playoffs giving up 8 runs in 10 innings over two starts!? Maybe regular season starts but not his last 17 starts.

 

[Akillies]

for some reason playoff stats dont count?

 

[rolltide]

The answer is yes. He's doing historic things, that is no exaggeration.

One has to wonder how he turned the corner from a mediocre pitcher in Baltimore to the best pitcher of all time (for this admittedly short stretch) with the Cubs. Changing leagues? PED's? Flaxseed Oil? He just figured things out? Late bloomer? Chia seeds?

All I know is dude apparently works crazy hard, and treats his body like the well-oiled machine that it is.

only guy i can think of that was an average or even below avg pitcher for 4+ years to then turn it around 180 degrees was Mike Scott but that was all due to learning the split-fingered fastball. No idea in Jake's case....

 

[DrunkenHorseplayer]

I think Jake's been spending some time with Clemens and Pettite.

 

[Greenbacks]

 

[Greenbacks]

 

[bigwang]

PEDs

 

[5teamparlay]

right there --

Arrieta is 20-1 with an 0.86 ERA while recording 24 consecutive regular-season quality starts - a team record and the longest run since Bob Gibson went 26 straight in 1967-68. He's struck out 173, walked 33 and served up four homers while posting an 0.70 WHIP during that span.