Year of the Pitcher '10

I just watched the Phillies-Reds game on TV, and I just wanted to congratulate Roy Halladay on his no-Hitter this evening. This year has truly been the "Year of the Pitcher", with Perfect games, an almost Perfect-Game (or as us Detroit Tiger fans like to call it, the "28-out Perfect Game"), No-Hitters, and some spectacular pitching performances from Rookies and Veterans alike. It seems like every time you turned your head this summer, someone had thrown a no-hitter or Perfect Game, or in many cases, came awfully close to the feat. The 2010 Season has been a season of many accomplishments on the baseball diamond. There have been references to a "Year of the Pitcher" in the late 1960s, as well, and brings to mind the 1968 World Series between the Cardinals and the Tigers. Bob Gibson pitched for the Cardinals (My Mom said that was the only time she cheered against the Tigers, because it was pretty rare back then to see a Black Pitcher), and Mickey Lolich and Denny McLain pitched well for the Tigers in the World Series.