Mike Clevinger had a no-hitter through six innings. It was the best outing of his young career. Jonah Keri is an evil warlock. All of these are facts.
Whether or not you believe in jinxing a no-hitter, the coincidence of it all and quickly “blaming” someone is all in good fun. There will always undoubtedly be someone who tweets about it, starts watching the game, or otherwise coincidentally does something right before a player gets breaks up a potential no-hitter.
In tonight’s case, there appear to be a few key components of “Operation Stop The Flow.