FWIW I don’t think a no-hitter is terribly impressive when the pitcher walks 4. I know it still meets the definition of a no hitter but between 4 walks and the fair ball it loses it’s shine.
IMHO that is.
Jim Maloney walked ten.
Edwin Jackson walked 9, I believe, for his no-hitter.
Five walks. And yes, I am sure Santana has pitched many games that were better than this one. He has nine other shutouts and I’m sure he’d have a better GameScore in some of those, for example. The Beltran ball was clearly a hit on the replay and there’s already a good argument for expanding replay, but I don’t think the game is tarnished for Mets fans. If nothing else I’m sure they felt the baseball gods owed them one for all the other near-no-hitters they’ve had in the last 50 years.
Is there such a thing as a one-man “storm”? 
As I posted upthread I was in the stadium for his previous start. It was probably a stronger start than the no hitter. No walks, 4 hits but 2 were really cheap. No walks, 7 ks and 96 total pitches for a complete game shut out.
Santana’s 2-hitter with 17 strikeouts and no walks (only 8 innings though) was pretty amazing too. 95 Game Score.
From 2007: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Box Score: August 19, 2007 | Baseball-Reference.com
Munch:
No, we just don’t have one.
He can, and has, since listened to the game on the MLB Gameday Audio archive.
I know the saying along the lines that if you ask 3 Jews (or rabbis) to interpret for you that you’ll probably get back 5 answers, but I could swear I’ve known or heard of Orthodox Jews who were able to leave a TV or radio on that was already on, or even set a timer, while keeping Shabbos.
Apparently there’s an “out” clause for health reasons (like turning on an A/C during a heat wave for a homebound elderly person). Maybe mental health qualifies, in terms of letting a Mets fan listen to the end of what was building up to be the first ever no-hitter in team history?
Has there ever been a mutual no-hitter?