Saturday, August 1, 2009

You Can Put It On the Board!! Perfect Game!!!

As Hawk Harrelson would say, it was absolute perfection, thanks to Dewayne Wise's fantastic catch in the ninth. White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw his second no-hitter, this time perfectly. Not one single Devil Ray got to first base, in other words, a perfect game.

And, for only the second time in Major League history. And, even better, it was a White Sox player, my favorite team.

We got quite wet on the way back, as we were in a boat. We knew a storm was on the way, but when I heard Harrelson say Buehrle had retired 20 straight batters, we knew we had to stay until Tampa Bay got a hit.

It was worth the wet.

SOME COINCIDENCES

** Buehrle's perfect game was played in 2 hours, 3 minutes.
** Buehrle's 2007 no hitter against the Texas Rangers was played in 2 hours, 3 minutes.

** Josh Fields hit a grand slam Thursday (the first ever in a perfect game.
** Sox slugger Jermaine Dye hit a grand slam in Buerhle's 2007 no-hitter.

** The home plate umpire Thursday was Eric Cooper.
** The home plate umpire for the 2007 no-hitter was Eric Cooper.

* Both Cooper and Buehrle wear No. 56.

Thanks to the Chicago Tribune for the coincidences.

Mighty Fine Sox Effort. --Cooter

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