Rob Dibble: Seven-inning doubleheaders 'are a joke,' but Bumgarner's no-hitter legitimate - The Cincinnati Enquirer

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After Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner didn't allow a hit in seven innings Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, there was significant debate on social media about whether Bumgarner had thrown a no-hitter.

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner, center right, is congratulated after pitching a seven-inning no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves at the end of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Sunday, April 25, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

 (Photo: Ben Margot, AP)

Former Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Rob Dibble, a Reds Hall of Famer, gave his two cents about Bumgarner's effort, and added that he thinks the seven-inning doubleheaders Major League Baseball has been playing "are a joke."

From Dibble via Twitter:

The MLB 7inning double headers are a joke, but since we are playing them Bumgarner’s No Hitter is 💯legitimate. Nice job MadBum!

— Rob Dibble (@robdibble49) April 25, 2021

More reactions from Twitter about Bumgarner's day:

Since it's an unofficial no-hitter, we made this for Madison Bumgarner to celebrate this momentous occasion pic.twitter.com/xofIw0ZoBm

— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 25, 2021

The other team didn’t get any hits. I don’t care if it’s five, seven or nine innings. Celebrate it. https://t.co/6Wqy1tBrI8

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) April 25, 2021

Madison Bumgarner is the first pitcher to allow 0 hits in a complete game shorter than 9 innings since Devern Hansack for the Red Sox in 2006 (only 5 innings).

The last pitcher to allow 0 hits in a complete game outing of exactly 7 innings was Sam "Toothpick" Jones in 1959. pic.twitter.com/wVQIVm5q6S

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2021

#Dbacks catcher Carson Kelly when asked if he considered jumping into Madison Bumgarner’s arms after the 7-inning no-hitter: ‘No, I didn’t want to be punched in the mouth.’

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 25, 2021

Dibble, a member of the Nasty Boys who pitched for the Reds from 1988 to 1993, shared criticism via Twitter of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in Feb. 2020 for Manfred's handling of the Houston Astros' sign-stealing controversy.

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