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It's simple to get the evidence of how easy it was to pitch perfect games in the World Series, just print out the list of people who did so in the 50's. Oh, wait, that was just Larsen. So, go back to the 40's, when the hitters were even worse ... still, just Larsen. Well, let's use that plucked from the air year of 1975 -- take a look at all the World Series perfect games up until then, or even all the no hitters in the World Series up until then, that'll show how easy it was. Still just Larsen? How about no hitters in the World Series since 1975? Hmmm .... Maybe we could run a statistical analysis to prove that no hitters (at any point in the season) are becoming less frequent as compared to total number of games played -- but it would prove the opposite.
I'm sure it was neat to watch that game, I'd have loved to, but I don't think we have that channel on my cable system. Regardless, I know that whatever it may have looked like, however easy or different or not at all modern, there's something about the World Series that makes it more challenging. Every year. And that was Larsen's second start of the series. King, you know this stuff. I wish you would have chosen a more rational thesis for this article. You're usually pretty reasonable.
