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Debate: Announcers calling a no-hitter.
Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo, Boston Red Sox announcers for NESN, were discusing this the day after Lester's no-hitter. They have called 3 or 4 of these so they've been in the situation and have done things both ways.
The debate is whether or not announcers should tell the audience that there is a no-hitter being worked on.
This is a great debate. I say they have an obligation, and Orsillo even mentioned that if we tell them in the 6th inning that the pitcher is working on a no-hitter and someone is flipping past the game, they'll stay and watch. But he also understood the superstitious nature of baseball players and fans. For the record they did not mention it that night, but made sure the statistics were on screen as often as possible to let people know without "jinxing" anything. When Derek Lowe threw his they mentioned it at least 4 times according to them, and with Buchholz's last year they also did not say anything.
What do you think? Is there an obligation to inform the public or to respect the traditions of Baseball?
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