The New York Mets have been playing baseball since 1962 and incredibly have never had a pitcher pitch a no-hitter-until tonight, Johan Santana becomes the first Met to do so. I have been lucky enough to have witnessed two no-hitters by Pirate pitchers. John Candelaria against the Dodgers in 1976 and the combined 10 inning no-hitter by Cordova/Rincon vs Astros back in 1997. The two most exciting games I’ve been to.