Craig Counsell made the right call with Corbin Burnes

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports The Curse of Juan Nieves (or Bill Schroeder) is over. On Saturday night, the Brewers threw the second no-hitter in franchise history and the first since Nieves’ effort in 1987. Corbin Burnes dominated over the first eight innings, and Josh Hader secured the feat with a perfect ninth.

Whatever your thoughts on joint no-hitters may be, the fact remains that this was still by definition a no-hitter. In this particular game, however, Burnes was just three outs away from etching his name into the history books when Craig Counsell intervened and removed him. It’s fair to be disappointed. Combined no-hitters often lack the thrill that comes with watching one guy get…