Sexy Rexy should really been writing this post as he is the biggest Sox fan on the blog, but stupid him has a job and a salary. Buehrle did the impossible, again! 27 Rays up, 27 Rays down, 6 on strikes. I only wish I had seen the game and not been playing sports outside like some schmuck. Just an unbelievable individual performance and lets thank god that no defender ruined perfection. Only the 16th perfect game in the 135 year history of baseball. Clemens, Martinez, and Maddux have never thrown a no hitter or a perfect game, let alone both.
As a Cubs fan, I am a Buehrle fan due to his good nature and loyalty to the team and city as a whole. He is the Chicago White Sox, which is why I asked Sexy Rexy on our last podcast what his reaction would be if Buehrle had left, and obviously it would be difficult for all Sox fans to let Buehrle go.
Buehrle claimed that he threw 90% curves and changes in the game, as he was being caught for the first time ever by Juan Castro. A great defensive replacement putting Dwayne Wise into center field may have saved game by Robbing Gabe Kaplar with a Ken Griffey Jr. style catch at the wall.
Side notes, 670 The Score's Ed Framer announced their player of the game, and that player is Dwayne Wise! Of course he is. If there is one thing I will remember from this game it's the Wise home run robbing catch at the wall. Nothing else really stands out from this game. Everyone else was just average. Here's the footage of the entire 9th inning. Enjoy hearing Hawk Harrelson orgasm over his man love for Mark Buehrle
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4 comments:
Damn you! You stole my thunder!
Yeah, I was at work at a buddy of mine said "my friends are at the game and just texted me Buerhle is three outs away from a perfect game" so then everyone in the office huddles around a computer and watched the last three outs on GameCast.
Some other notable notes:
-In both of Buehle's no hitters, a White Sock has hit a Grand Slam
-The Rays are 3rd in MLB in runs scored, 2nd in OBP, 2nd in OPS, and 5th in hits
-Considering Buehrle is a pitch to contact hitter, what Buehrle has done is fucking amazing
-Props for Dewayne Wise doing something productive making that amazing catch
and it was the same home plate umpire eric cooper.
The time of each game was also the exact same length
I think its utterly hilarious that 670 named Wise the player of the game despite the fact that buerhle threw a perfect game.
The back-and-forth literally went like this:
"So who do crown today's sox player of the game?"
"Dewayne Wise, no doubt"
"Wait...really, what about mark buerhle?"
"oops. actually him"
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