Roy Halladay was nearly perfect for one game. A walk was all that prevented him from attaining perfection. It was still only the second no hitter in the history of the playoffs. (The other being a perfect game by the Yankees Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series.)
Once the Phillies got that early lead, it was all over but the crying. There was still seven innings to go, but there was that feeling the Reds wouldn't sniff a run off of Halladay.
In the end, they couldn't sniff a hit. Travis Wood's lineout was the closest thing they got to a hit against the ace of aces.
Maybe Edinson Volquez was the wrong choice for game one. That's easy to say now.
The '27 Bronx Bombers couldn't have beaten Halladay tonight.
But maybe the 2010 Reds will beat Oswalt Friday.
Right now, the no hitter is just a part of history. Hopefully the Reds can make it history with a win Friday night.
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