Plenty of buzz as Scherzer preps for encore

Must C: Scherzer tosses no-no 4:31 6/20/15: Max Scherzer pitches the second no-hitter in Nationals history after being one strike away from a perfect game against the Pirates "Don Larsen just pitched a perfect game in the World Series!" he said.

"No big deal," the crusty veteran responded, barely looking up. "Let me know if he does it again."

Isn't that just the way? There have been 172 occasions when a pitcher has thrown a regular-season no-hitter since Johnny Vander Meer did it for the second straight time on June 15, 1938, against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.

And each time, almost before the guy has finished accepting congratulations from his teammates, the speculation begins. Can…