Twitter reacts to Marlins’ Edinson Volquez’s no-hitter
Miami Marlins’ pitcher Edison Volquez pulled off the rare baseball feat of a no-hitter. Here are the instant Twitter reactions to Volquez’s big day.
Nine innings pitched, two walks and 10 strikeouts later, Edinson Volquez has pulled of the rare feat of pitching a no-hitter. The Marlins’ pitcher complete the no-no against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Volquez wasn’t having a hot year up till this point, with seven losses, but this will be the highlight to a down season so far.
The beauty of the entire no-hitter was how many pitches it took Volquez. Only 98. That means he only averaged about 11 pitches an inning. Wow. That’s what the kids call a Greg Maddux no-hitter.
With baseball feats such as this, Twitter has crazy reactions to what we just witnessed. Here are some of the best ones that we’ve gathered.
Bleacher Report does a beautiful job with their word play from Seinfeld here:
NO HITS FOR YOU!
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 3, 2017
Edinson Volquez throws no-hitter vs. Diamondbacks #NoNo pic.twitter.com/DWuUi5KBPX
The official Marlins twitter page was excited for the sixth ever no-hitter in franchise history:
HE DID IT! 🙌
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) June 3, 2017
Edinson Volquez has thrown his first career no-hitter and the 6th in #Marlins history! pic.twitter.com/DTYLnYySRN
Jonah Keri compares what Volquez did to what Braves’ Greg Maddux used to do (no-hitters under 100 pitches).
Maybe this was really meant to be for Edinson Volquez, as it seems like he did it for his friend, Yordano Ventura.
Edinson Volquez posted this today on his Instagram account. His buddy Yordano Ventura would've been 26 today. No-hitter was for him. pic.twitter.com/kLvGS9UwsM
— Patrick Pinak (@pinakk12) June 3, 2017
Now, a few fans who wanted to congratulate Edinson Volquez on the huge achievement.
If you've not seen a no-no live, the anxiety in the stands is palpable. Can't imagine what it's like on the mound. Congrats Edinson Volquez!
— Muneesh Jain (@RoundingThirdMJ) June 3, 2017
This Edinson Volquez no-hitter was more impressive than your average no-hitter doing it injured on less than 100 pitches. Good on him.
— Roy Bellamy (@roybelly) June 3, 2017
Edinson Volquez with the #nohitter! Man, I miss him in KC.
— Katie Grom (@KatieGrom7) June 3, 2017
Andy Slater, who primarily covers the NFL, bridged sports here, congratulating the Marlins’ pitcher on his huge feat.
So, that's why the Marlins signed Edinson Volquez. Awesome stuff. 👏🏼
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) June 3, 2017
Eddie Volquez was one of my favorite guys to cover. Congrats, Eddie, on the no-hitter. Yo would be giving you so much trouble right now.
— Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) June 3, 2017
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This was a special, special feat from Miami Marlins’ starting pitcher, Edinson Volquez. For having a down year so far, this was one way to jump-start the team. The Marlins are still reeling from the loss of pitcher Jose Fernandez. As the Twitter reactions showed, it was great to see Volquez bring home the no-hitter for the Marlins.