Color me impressed.
Mark Buehrle has just thrown the 18th perfect game in major league history.
The
Chicago White Sox left-hander tossed 116 pitches and got six
Tampa Bay Rays to strike out, but the perfection really came down to one moment: an incredible catch by outfielder
Dewayne Wise.
See the video here.
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Via Midwest Sports Fans
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July 23, 2009
Less than two weeks after Jonathan Sanchez's no-hitter, Sox ace Mark Buehrle does him one better by tossing a perfect game against the Rays.
Via Roto Arcade
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July 23, 2009
Mark Buehrle just finished off an absolute masterpiece, the 18th perfect game in major league history. It was an all-time performance, highlighted by one of the all-time catches. (Video). This was actually Buehrle's second career no-hitter; he's building a convincing Hall of Fame case.But that's a subject for another day. Regardless of your baseball allegiance -- Cubs, Sox, fantasy...
Via Cubbies Crib
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July 24, 2009
The White Sox‘ Mark Buehrle has joined that very short roll call of major league pitchers who’ve thrown a perfect game, and that even shorter roll call of pitchers who’ve thrown two no-hitters, including one perfect game. And yeah, DeWayne Wise’s catch is probably the greatest no-hitter-saving play of all-time, though I remember one way [...]
Via Baseball Reflections
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July 24, 2009
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Mark Buehrle led the White Sox to victory in grand fashion today, by tossing a perfect game, and his second career no-hitter. His first came on April 18th, 2007, also at U.S. Comiscular Field. This is only the 18th perfect game in MLB history, Randy Johnson being the last to do so in 2004. The magnificent performance improved...
Via Midwest Sports Fans
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July 23, 2009
After Mark Buehrle threw his perfect game this afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays, First Fan Barack Obama called the White Sox ACE to congratulate him on his historic achievement.
Via The Big Lead
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July 23, 2009
Mark Buehrle: The White Sox pitcher has a perfect game through eight innings against the mighty Tampa Rays. Chicago leads, 5-0, on the strength of a Josh Fields grand slam in the 2nd inning. In the 9th, Buehrle will be facing - assuming there are no pinch-hitters - Gabe Kapler, Michel Hernandez, and Jason Barlett. [...]
Via Baseball Musings
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July 24, 2009
Mark Buehrle wasn’t the only person perfect for the White Sox yesterday.
Via Miami Herald
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July 23, 2009
Mark Buehrle pitched the first perfect game in the major leagues in five years, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Thursday.
Via kansascity.com
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July 23, 2009
The White Sox’s Mark Buehrle threw nine perfect innings Thursday, something that has taken the Royals their last four games to accomplish.
Via Bleacher Report
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July 23, 2009
Mark Buerhle has just thrown the first perfect game in five years against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Dewayne Wise, who was put in the game as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning, saved the perfect game, no-hitter, and the shutout by leaping the center field wall and bringing back a home run hit by Gabe Kapler.
Michael Ramirez then struck out, and with the crowd on its feet...
Via STLtoday.com
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July 24, 2009
PERFECT AND UNHITTABLE
The seven pitchers with both a no-hitter and perfect game:
PitcherNo-hitterPerfect
Mark Buehrle20072009
Randy Johnson19902004
Mike Witt*19901984
Sandy Koufax1962, ’63, ’641965
Jim Bunning19581964
Addie Joss...
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