Closing Time: Jonathan Sanchez, three months too late

For three months Jonathan Sanchez and Bronson Arroyo did everything they could to sabotage your team, your ERA and your life. And then on Friday, with basically no one along for the fantasy ride, these two NL arms reminded us of why we wasted our money on them in the first place. Let's check Sanchez's outing first – when a guy throws a no-hitter, I suppose he has to be the lead of this column. His wildness forced him out of the rotation a few weeks ago (46 free passes in 69.2 innings), but he had brilliant command of his stuff Friday and the mediocre Padres offense didn't have a chance (here's the video to prove it). Sanchez put down 27 of the 28 men he faced – one batter reached on an error – and piled up 11 strikeouts against no walks. Adrian Gonzalez had a couple of deep fly balls and Edgar Gonzalez stung a ball in the ninth, but otherwise the Friars were never that close to a hit. Sanchez's no-no was the 14th of the decade, and the names he ...