And then it became that I had too much time off, where I haven't faced a hitter in two weeks, and they're not going to trust me to go right into a major league game.
The Cardinals haven't thrown a no-hitter since Bud Smith at San Diego in 2001, and haven't had one at home since Bob Forsch threw the second of his career on Sept. 26, 1983, against the Expos.