Mark Buehrle perfect through 8 against Tampa Bay.

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  • Fiyero
    Banned
    • Nov 2008
    • 5266

    #16
    This is only the 18th recognized perfect game. 9 more have been blown with two outs in the ninth inning.

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    • Jarid in Cedar
      CS Institutional Memory
      • Jun 2009
      • 13234

      #17
      Originally posted by Fiyero View Post
      This is only the 18th recognized perfect game. 9 more have been blown with two outs in the ninth inning.
      I remember one of them. It was a pitcher for the Mariners around about 1989-90. Ken Phelps hit a homer off of him with 2 out in the 9th. Anyone remember the pitcher in that game?
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      • il Padrino Ute
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        • Nov 2008
        • 19161

        #18
        That would have been fun to see.

        That would make it only the 18th time in MLB history that a perfect game happened.

        Awesome.
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        • Fiyero
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          • Nov 2008
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          #19
          Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
          I remember one of them. It was a pitcher for the Mariners around about 1989-90. Ken Phelps hit a homer off of him with 2 out in the 9th. Anyone remember the pitcher in that game?
          Brian Holman?

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          • Color Me Badd Fan
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2009
            • 12519

            #20
            Originally posted by cougjunkie View Post
            Buehrle threw a no-no in 2007 and his only blemish was a 2 out walk to Sammy Sosa on a very questionable call. Glad he got the perfect game this time.

            He is a lot like Roy Halladay always been solid but very underrated.
            Buehrle is 30 and will finish the season with around 140 wins for his career. At the same age, Greg Maddux had 165 wins. Maddux ended up with 355 career wins.

            Because of Buehrle's style and age, he would have to be my pick amongst active pitchers that would have the best shot at reaching 300 (except for the active pitchers that have already reached it). I just don't think Jaime Moyer can pitch into his 50s.

            After this season Buehrle would have to average 16 wins over the next ten years. He's been averaging around 15 for the past 9 (counting around 17-18 wins this season).
            Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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            • Jarid in Cedar
              CS Institutional Memory
              • Jun 2009
              • 13234

              #21
              Originally posted by Fiyero View Post
              That was him. Thanks. I was thinking hartman, but I knew that wasn't right.
              "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

              "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

              "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

              -Rick Majerus

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              • DU Ute
                RIP CUF
                • Dec 2008
                • 7393

                #22
                Tampa Bay as a team has the second best OBP in baseball behind the Yankees. The way I see it that makes them the second hardest team in baseball to throw a perfect game against. That, combined with this being an AL game without pitchers hitting makes this feat even more impressive.
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