Last night in New York, Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against the Rangers. The no-hitter was broken up, but Kuroda pitched a complete game shutout in a 3-0 victory. So who's to blame for having Kuroda's chance at history being spoiled?
Why naturally, Yankees announcer Michael Kay.
We've chronicled some of Kay's battles on Twitter before, and this time he fired a tweet during the game directed at those who blamed him for jinxing Kuroda's no-no.
You all must be kidding me! Do you rationally believe an announcer can end a no hitter? Nonsense. I've got a job to do here.
— Michael Kay (@RealMichaelKay) August 15, 2012
Kay also retweeted several people on both sides of the "announcers can jinx a no-hitter" fence including a few that placed the blame squarely on his shoulders like this one.
@realmichaelkay yup. Blood on your hands jackass. Met you couple years ago at BC graduation, still think you're a clown— b$te1m(@BSte1m) August 15, 2012
To that point, Kay summed up the absurdity of believing in an announcer's jinxing capabilities as some sort of apocalyptic sign…
Believe it or not, I'm 100% in agreement with Michael Kay. Yankee fan – if you believe Michael Kay is to blame for breaking up Hiroki Kuroda's no-hitter… AND you take the time to send a nasty tweet to him voicing that blame…. you'd better serve the greater good shutting yourself off from civilization and waiting with a baseball bat for the Boogieman to come out of your closet. Good luck.