Congrats to Philip Humber who pitched the 21st perfect game in MLB history.
The former Met is more known here for his meltdown against Washington when he blew a 5-0 lead in Game 158 during the collapse in September of 2007.
After years of injuries and poor performance, Humber put up a very solid 2011 with the White Sox when he went 9-9 with a 3.75 ERA. Humber took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against the Yankees last season until Alex Rodriguez broke it up with a single.
After that game I wrote a short piece in which I passed along some information about how Humber would have pitched a play-in game against the Phillies in ’07.
I was recently talking to a member of that team and reminiscing about the lost season. During the conversation I was told the Mets pitching was in such trouble that Humber would have started the one game playoff in Philadelphia if the season ended in a tie. After 162 games the Mets were going to ask a kid with exactly one major league start to bring them t...
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April 21, 2012
