WOW, WHAT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!!
DWAYNE WISE, YOU MADE THE CATCH OF THE YEAR!!!
This blog is all about recognizing great pitchers, of the past, present and future. I was able to witness history this afternoon and that made my day. I missed the earlier no hitter this year by Jonathan Sanchez, but I didn't miss this one.
Mark Buehrle's performance today was phenomenal. His control was great. His defense never really had a tough out until Dwayne Wise made an incredible catch off the bat of Gabe Kapler. Kapler drilled a deep fly ball to left center and Wise sprinted back, climbed the wall, caught the ball and juggled it as he fell to the ground. he was inserted as a defensive replacement in the ninth and it proved to be the difference maker.
Wise made one out but Buerhle and his stellar pitching produced the other 26 outs with little effort. He picked up six K's along the way and showed why he is an elite pitcher in the big leagues. He moved to 11-3 on the season and picked up his 133rd career win.
One of the attributes Buehrle has is his relaxed style. Normally when a pitcher is throwing a no hitter all of the players on their team stay away from them in the dug out and they are not talked to. But not Mark, he was talking with others and laughing on the bench and keeping everyone else relaxed. I think that has to help him and his teammates. I thought as I watched him pitching, I wonder if other no hitters could be pitched if players were to be less superstitous and more at ease. I guess we will never know but maybe other in the same position will do the same.
In all the years of baseball history only 18 perfect games have been thrown. In this decade Buehrle joins Randy Johnson as the only other perfect game pitcher. In the 90's there were three perfect games: David Cone, David Wells and Dennis Martinez. In the 80's there were another four: Tom Browning, Len Barker, Kenny Rogers and Mike Witt(the latter two pitched them 2 months apart). The other nine all happened in the 60's or earlier by the following pitchers: Catfish Hunter (1968), Sandy Koufax(1965),Jim Bunning(1964), Don Larson(1956), Charlie Robertson(1922), Addie Joss(1908), Cy Young(1904),Monte Ward(1880), and five days earlier Lee Richmond(1880).
In baseball history there have been twenty six players who have thrown more than one no-hitter. Mark Buehrle became the 26th. Only Nolan Ryan (seven), Sandy Koufax (four), Cy Young(three), Bob Feller (three), and Larry Corcoran (three) have pitched more than two.
I love this game because you never know what is gonna happen when you watch a game. It seems there is always something unique that takes place when you least expect it. I am glad I had the opportunity to see history.
BY the way Mark Buehrle is officially on my list of potential 300 win guys. You will see his name posted starting on Sunday.
Mark Buehrle's performance today was phenomenal. His control was great. His defense never really had a tough out until Dwayne Wise made an incredible catch off the bat of Gabe Kapler. Kapler drilled a deep fly ball to left center and Wise sprinted back, climbed the wall, caught the ball and juggled it as he fell to the ground. he was inserted as a defensive replacement in the ninth and it proved to be the difference maker.
Wise made one out but Buerhle and his stellar pitching produced the other 26 outs with little effort. He picked up six K's along the way and showed why he is an elite pitcher in the big leagues. He moved to 11-3 on the season and picked up his 133rd career win.
One of the attributes Buehrle has is his relaxed style. Normally when a pitcher is throwing a no hitter all of the players on their team stay away from them in the dug out and they are not talked to. But not Mark, he was talking with others and laughing on the bench and keeping everyone else relaxed. I think that has to help him and his teammates. I thought as I watched him pitching, I wonder if other no hitters could be pitched if players were to be less superstitous and more at ease. I guess we will never know but maybe other in the same position will do the same.
In all the years of baseball history only 18 perfect games have been thrown. In this decade Buehrle joins Randy Johnson as the only other perfect game pitcher. In the 90's there were three perfect games: David Cone, David Wells and Dennis Martinez. In the 80's there were another four: Tom Browning, Len Barker, Kenny Rogers and Mike Witt(the latter two pitched them 2 months apart). The other nine all happened in the 60's or earlier by the following pitchers: Catfish Hunter (1968), Sandy Koufax(1965),Jim Bunning(1964), Don Larson(1956), Charlie Robertson(1922), Addie Joss(1908), Cy Young(1904),Monte Ward(1880), and five days earlier Lee Richmond(1880).
In baseball history there have been twenty six players who have thrown more than one no-hitter. Mark Buehrle became the 26th. Only Nolan Ryan (seven), Sandy Koufax (four), Cy Young(three), Bob Feller (three), and Larry Corcoran (three) have pitched more than two.
I love this game because you never know what is gonna happen when you watch a game. It seems there is always something unique that takes place when you least expect it. I am glad I had the opportunity to see history.
BY the way Mark Buehrle is officially on my list of potential 300 win guys. You will see his name posted starting on Sunday.
Scott was the game on sat or wgn?
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