swami45 said:

Throwing error away from a perfect game, also had 17 Ks.

So technically he is a bloop single, hit batter, and error away from having 3 perfect games this year.

I have never been more wrong when I thought the tigers wouldn't miss him

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We definitely miss him. We were spoiled with great starting pitching for a while.

I thought this comment was interesting...."I trusted my catcher," Scherzer said. "There were a lot of times he called some pitches I wasn't sure about. I trusted him and it worked we were in sync."

Miss him or not no way they could afford him. Not like they didn't offer him a hefty sum.

Mitchrapp said:

Miss him or not no way they could afford him. Not like they didn't offer him a hefty sum.

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You're right about that one. Washington will regret giving him that contract. They'll be paying him for six or seven years after he quits playing.

paultigerfan68 said:

You're right about that one. Washington will regret giving him that contract. They'll be paying him for six or seven years after he quits playing.

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The interest on an annuity will be paying him that salary. A $40-45 Mil (roughly $6 Mil a year) annuity started in 2015 (contract start), will pay $15 Mil a year from 2022-2029.

Scherzer's contract was very creative and very doable by any team willing to spend the money. They are paying $22 Mil a year through 2018 for a top end starter. That would mean roughly $28 Mil a year if you include the annuity monies.

While Scherzer will be getting paid from 2022-2029, the Nats aren't dipping into any money other than the annuity they set up. This contract is a win for Scherzer and and win for the Nats.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13802869/max-scherzer-spins-second-no-hitter-2015
Max Scherzer joins rare company with second no-hitter of 2015.
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Scherzer joined Roy Halladay (2010), Nolan Ryan (1973), Virgil Trucks (1952), Allie Reynolds (1951) and Johnny Vander Meer (1938) in throwing two no-hitters within a season. (Halladay's second came in the Division Series.)

Awesome! I always liked Max.

I watched this game. Most dominant thing I have ever seen. Why can't the Tigers get players like Max Scherzer?

The Tigers 2013 Rotation was one of the best all time. At the time set a record for Strikeouts. broken by the indians iirc last year?
All we needed was a decent bullpen..........like we have wanted for how many years now?