on september 29, 2007, maine threw 7.2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit, and striking out 14 florida marlins, leading the mets to a 13–0 rout. maine's 14 strikeouts were the most for a mets starter in eight years; the marlins' lone hit came with two outs in the eighth inning, an infield hit to the third base bag by marlins' back-up catcher paul hoover (baseball). the no-hit bid was nearly a mirror image of april 28, , when david cone threw 7.1 hitless innings before surrendering an infield hit or that of dwight gooden in when a similar hit was given up and third baseman ray knight could not pick it up in time. john maine has been heralded by tom seaver as something of a protégé.