Not Impressed

Diamondbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson tossed a no-hitter at his former team, the Rays, tonight at the Trop as Arizona won the game 1-0.
Normally you would think that Jackson tossed a Jim Dandy. Well, he threw 149 pitches, which I'm guessing is more than his pitch count was supposed to be, and he walked 8 batters. Yes, 8 walks. Sorry, but I don't consider this to be an all-time gem.
Yes, he pitched a shutout. Yes he threw a no-hitter. But I can't say this was a masterpiece. Maybe it was the sloppiest no-no ever. As Shania Twain might say, "That don't impress me much."
Anyway, if you keep track of this kind of thing, it's the 267th no-hitter in Major League history. It was also the first no-hitter thrown at Tropicana Field, which opened for baseball in 1998.
Here's a fact I've always found interesting. In the 61-year history of Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, that park never hosted a no-hitter. The fact that Forbes Field was pretty big and a noted pitchers park makes it all the more fascinating.