Cubs Twitter buries the lede after being no-hit for first time in nearly 50 years
Saturday afternoon belonged to Cole Hamels. The likely soon-to-be ex-Philadelphia Phillies ace fired his first career no-hitter and the 13th no-hitter in franchise history at Wrigley Field, and there was very little the Chicago Cubs could do about it.
In fact, only one Cub even reached base in the game. Dexter Fowler walked in the first and sixth innings, and that’s all Chicago could muster as Hamels mowed them down one-by-one.
As a result of Hamels historic performance, the Cubs saw their near 50-year run of streak of not being no-hit end at 7,920 games. That’s a remarkable streak that dated all the way back to Sept. 9, 1965. With that reality comes much sadness in Chicago, and perhaps nothing exemplifies that sadness quite like this Cubs postgame tweet.
Yes, a two-walker. We’ll go ahead and call that a convenient burial of the lede.
It’s funny, too, because this Cubs tweet is actually creating quite a stir on social media. Some people are taking it as disrespect, since the Cubs didn’t directly acknowledge Cole Hamels’ accomplishment. They actually already had.
Others thought the Cubs were just being a little bit bitter.
As for the Cubs, they say they were just trying to lighten the mood.
We can assure the Cubs and everybody else out there reading, mood lightening does not go over well on Twitter.
With that in mind, we also must acknowledge the end of an era on Twitter. Hardcore baseball fans are all very familiar with the Cubs No-Hit Streak Twitter account.
For those who are, every day when the Cubs picked up their first hit of the game, the account would shoot an update and a sigh of relief. On Saturday, that update never came.
All good things must come to an end. Unfortunately, the Cubs no-hit streak died on July 25, 2015.
Then again, when one door closes, another opens. Come on in, Cincinnati Reds. At 7,026 games, they now own the longest no-hitter streak in the big leagues. They were last no-hit by Rick Wise of those same Philadelphia Phillies on June 23, 1972.
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