We don't even do good things right

As all of you know by now, the Marlins Anibal Sanchez threw the first no-hitter since May of 2004 last night. He upped the Marlins record to 70-69 (you'll recall they're the first team in history to go above .500 in a season in which they were also 20 games below) and kept them within 2.5 games of the Padres in the NL Wildcard race.

What you may not know is that Henry Cabrera and Olivo Astacio of the Williamsport Crosscutters (the Pirates' absolutely godawful New York Penn League affiliate) no-hit the Batavia Muckdogs last night. The reason it's so depressing? Birthdays.

Anibal Sanchez 2/27/84
Henry Cabrera 12/17/83
Olivo Astacio 7/28/84

This is why it's impossible to be excited about anything the Pirates do. For more on the Marlins run at the playoffs and how it applies to the Buccos , head over to Bucs Dugout (who also tipped me off to the Cutters' no-no).