Re: Post the name here of a random 1980s baseball player
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I remember Mike Scott throwing his no-hitter in the Astros division-clinching game in 86.
The Reds were mathematically alive and they simulcast the game in Cincinnati.
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People forget how amazing Mike Scott was in '86. He won the Cy Young, but by the time the playoffs came, you had that feeling that he was unbeatable. I remember watching game 6 of the NLCS with a die-hard Mets fan, and they knew that was a completely do-or-die game, with Scott scheduled in the Dome for game 7- he had 2 dominating complete game wins in the series, and was rested (Gooden was not).
In my mind, that game 6 has to rank as the worst Astros loss in their history (and I know they made the WS, and a game 7 of the NLCS). They had a 3-run lead going into the 9th, and a bunch of opportunities to win it in extras. 1986, best postseason ever?
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