I was watching a bunch of games online this afternoon flipping from game to game like I often do. I began to take note of Braden pitching a perfect game through the first six innings. There have been so many pitchers that have pitched no hitters into the late innings this year that I never gave it a serious thought that a perfect game would be pitched today.
Being mothers day, I had made plans to go and spend some family time with my amazing mother. I never gave the game another thought. I had an incredible visit which I need to do more often. I drove home and did a few more things before checking the ball scores for the day.
The first thing I noticed was that the A's managed to shutout the Rays. That in itself is quite a feat as the Rays have an impressive lineup. I wondered how many hits he gave up in the shutout and the box score read 0-0-0. I knew then that Braden had pitched a no hitter Then I looked to see how many he walked and saw that everyone was 0 for 3 and that I had just missed watching a perfect game.
Last year I was thrilled to watch Mark Buehrle's perfect game. It was outstanding, and the catch by Dwayne Wise was brilliant. Now I have to watch the highlights to see if there was anyone who did the same for Braden.
I need to go online to purchase a Dallas Braden RC as I need to add this card to my collection of no hit pitchers. I just purchased and received my Ubaldo Jimenez RC.
Oh yeah but before that I have to acknowledge that Justin Verlander won his 68th career game on Saturday night. Way to go Justin, he knows what it is like to pitch a no hitter too.
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