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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
MLB.com: Buehrle tosses no-hitter
Mark Buehrle hurled the 16th no-hitter in White Sox history, coming within just one Sammy Sosa walk in the fifth inning of a perfect game, during a 6-0 victory over Texas before 25,390 at U.S. Cellular Field.
Buehrle had a stretch of 20 straight batters retired, dating back to his start last Wednesday against Oakland, before issuing the one-out walk to Sosa. Buehrle struck out eight in becoming the first White Sox pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Wilson Alvarez did so against the Orioles on Aug. 11, 1991. Buehrle faced the minimum of 27 hitters, as he picked off Sosa after the walk.
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Posted: April 18, 2007 at 10:09 PM | 119 comment(s)
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Perfect games are skill.
My MLB.tv went out with one out in the ninth. I was throwing a #### fit.
Awesome game though -- Buehrle was brilliant. Had a great changeup working.
I wonder what Jack Keefe thinks...
On another note, Thome's on another world hitting-wise.
This is great.
i benched teixeira tonight.
Bah! I benched Thome. Shoot me.
The only guy in the world who started him is playing me this week. Wonderful.
I was there for Seavers and also for Browning's on 9-16-88.
A year later, I had just gotten out of the hospital and didn't have a place to stay, so I was living in a friend's garage, without access to TV, and unable to hear the game in the day. One day I'm at the grocery store and I see the newspaper: David Cone pitches a perfect game.
Yeah, I'm bitter.
Yeah, New York really needed that distraction that weekend. It was a feelgood moment at the end of a horrible weekend, and is one of those things that shows why sports are so great and necessary. Without them, we'd probably go mad.
a friend of mine, who goes to about a yankee game a year, wad randomly at both of these games. worse, i went to the game against the braves the day before the cone game, which the yankees won like 11-4, but whatever. worse, still, we specifically chose to go to that game rather than the game cone would have pitched because...well, i don't know why, now.
re: jfk jr., they actually announced that the plane was missing at the game, so, to this day, i equate jfk jr. and his unfortunate death with bob sheppard and the yankee stadium bleachers (and john smoltz, who was warming up in the bullpen, iirc)
I had the privilege of witnessing the immortal Juan Nieves' no-hitter.
Never seen a no-hitter in person. The closest I came was on 8/24/83 when the immortal Chuck Rainey, pitching for the Cubs, held the Reds hitless for 8.2 innings at Wrigley Field. Eddie Milner then singled for Cincinnati's only hit. The Cubs did win the game.
I did see these no-hitters on television:
8/9/76 - John Candelaria, Pirates over Dodgers
4/7/84 - Jack Morris, Tigers over White Sox
4/8/94 - Kent Mercker, Braves over Dodgers
9/3/01 - Bud Smith, Cards over Padres
As you can see from the above list, no-hitters can be thrown by all types of pitchers; the great, the good and those who are just in the right place at the right time.
it was great.
I was working during the last Sox no-hitter, Wilson Alvarez's against the Orioles in 1991. This one, alas, I was able to see only parts of. I hope Comcast will replay it soon.
i didn't know he threw one all by himself. i remember the one he and wohlers and someone else i disremember who threw in 91 or2.
I was at this game earlier this year. Pawtucket's only hit was a Chad Spann ground ball in the eighth that scooted under Jorge Cantu's glove, and could reasonably have been ruled an error - I started to record it as one.
-- MWE
I did see these no-hitters on television:
8/9/76 - John Candelaria, Pirates over Dodgers
4/7/84 - Jack Morris, Tigers over White Sox
4/8/94 - Kent Mercker, Braves over Dodgers
9/3/01 - Bud Smith, Cards over Padres
As you can see from the above list, no-hitters can be thrown by all types of pitchers; the great, the good and those who are just in the right place at the right time.
Excellent stufff. Pretty sure that Eddie Milner and Cesar Tovar have the record (FIVE)for collecting the lone hit when their team gets 1 hit. Pretty amazing. This has come up before & I've mentioned the name Nelson Liriano & someene here has set me straight. I would appreciate it 1 more time--the last, I promise.
I think Morris' was a NBC Game of the Week. They are fun as hell to watch. I watched a Marlins game the other night & the repeated commercials showing the celebration when Sanchez threw his were just awesome.
But, I saw something almost as remarkable: This game.
Jon Lieber retired the first 20 batters he faced. He couldn't get the 21st out. Never in baseball history has a person so quickly and so drastically transformed from unhittable to unstomachable.
Homer
Single
Homer
Single
Homer
Single
Relief Pitcher.
And that unstates it. Those six hits came in the course of 7-8 pitches. Few batting practice pitchers groove it that well. Truly unreal.
Oh, this was on TV. In person . . . I don't think I've seen one get out of the third inning.
I saw Kenny Rogers' perfect game in person. I told this story the other night in IRC, but we had the nose-bleediest of seats (a friend and I, we were 16 and just wanted to go again before the strike) in right-field foul territory. I started calling the perfect game (yelling "Only 18 more to go, Kenny! Perfect game coming!") at the end of the third, and did so at the end of every inning. People looked at me like I was crazy, only to start yelling along by the end.
A truly perfect experience at the ballpark. Random strangers were hugging. When Rusty Greer made his catch in the ninth, he actually dove out of sight from our seats, due to the overhang. When he stood up with the ball in his hands, we went berserk about two seconds after everyone else did.
I have never seen a no-hitter live, among the hundreds of games I've attended.
Now that I think about it, I decided at the last minute not to attend another game that turned out to be a no-no--Jackie Robinson night at Three Rivers Stadium in '07. 10-inning combined no-hitter by Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon.
I'm 99.9% sure it was. I watched it at my grandmother's house and she didn't have cable. It was a long time ago but I'm fairly sure the Candelaria game was on ABC's Monday Night Baseball.
It also understates it.
The Sox won handily behind errors and walks. It was incredible.
Later, when baseball decided that a no-hitter is not actually a game in which one team gets zero hits. It was proclaimed to be not a no-hitter. Whatever.
The most amazing pitching performance I ever saw on TV was also by Wise, but was not the 2-HR no-hitter (which was pretty amazing in itself). It was Wise in September of 1971 pitching 10 2/3 straight perfect innings against Chicago (from the middle of the second through the middle of the 12th). Wise won the game, a 12-inning complete game, and threw only 119 pitches in the process. And went 3-for-6 at the plate, and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th.
That said--I *have* seen a cycle in person (Jason Kendall, 2000), which is (or was--don't know if that's still true in light of the post-early 90's offensive explosion) more historically rare than a no-no.
Well I was at RJ's perfect game against the Braves. I went with my Brother-in-law and my wife, it was especially fun because we had to drive down from Nashville just for the game. My brother in law is a big Reds fan and he wanted to go see the Rockies and Reds that day instead. I talked him into Atlanta because Johnson was going to be pitching "and something exciting might happen."
He still owes me for that one.
I still have the tickets and newspaper clippings from the next day. I consider myself very lucky to have been there.
THere have been 233 no-hitters and 273 cycles.
I was at Scott Erickson's in 1993 and watched every pitch of David Wells's in 1998.
The guys who lived in the dorm room next to mine went to see Morris' no-hitter against the White Sox. I wish they had invited me.
But the only one I have ever seen in real life was Dave Righetti's July 4 no-hitter at Yankee Stadium against Boston. What a hot day that was!!
I was at the park when Juan Gonzalez tied the ML record for sacrifice flies in a game (3). Just lucky I guess.
I saw that one too. I had no idea it was a no hitter until the 8th or something because there had been so many walks earlier in the game I just assumed that someone had gotten a hit.
The Mussina-Cone game in Fenway when Mussina took a perfect game through 8 and 2/3 (and two strikes on Carl Everett) and Cone gave up a run on a Lou Merloni (I think) error was probably the most amazingly pitched game I've ever seen.
I saw a walk-off grand slam once. I saw
Jose Valentin make four errors in a game.
Otherwise, I saw a foul ball by Eric Chavez shatter the window of a box behind home plate, and, um... I saw Pablo Ozuna hit a home run.
A friend of mine called me from the stands during game 2 of the 2005 ALCS, right after the Pierynski/Paul incident, asking me what the hell just happened.
Yeah. I was at the game where the Cubs fans actually cheered Todd Hundley. With the Cubs beating the Brewers 16-0, he hit a solo shot.
Helped make up for the crowd booing him earlier in the day when he allowed two passed balls in one inning. (That might have been a different game though; doubleheader).
Heh. First MLB game for me was Sosa's corked bat. The Cubs won in the bottom of the 9th on a wild pitch.
A truly perfect experience at the ballpark. Random strangers were hugging. When Rusty Greer made his catch in the ninth, he actually dove out of sight from our seats, due to the overhang. When he stood up with the ball in his hands, we went berserk about two seconds after everyone else did.
I had pretty much the opposite experience at Wells' no-hitter - it was Beanie Baby day, and about 3/4 of the people in our section came for a few innings and left before the end.
It was weird - I wasn't sure it was a perfect game untill geting in the car and listening to the radio afterwards. I knew it was a no-hitter and that he had faced the minimum of course, since that's what they show on the scoreboard, but by the time I noticed it in the 5th or so I couldn't remember whether there had been a DP or CS in the first few innings.
things sure have changed. now baseball is the most popular sport in houston. yes, you read that right. not football. not basketball. not hockey. not soccer. not gymnastics. not pole dancing. well, maybe i am wrong bout that last one.
i got exactly zero memory of darryl kiles no hitter. not sure why. it must have been on tv or else i would have some memory of missing it. i had forgot he even threw one until i looked through the list.
i saw the last few innings of RJ's nono - my mama called me said to turn the game on.
When it got down to the last inning, everyone in the bar had pretty much stopped working, and even the customers had stopped talking so we could listen to the broadcast.
When Junior Felix made that final out, the place went ballistic.
As I switched off the radio, I muttered "Finally."
Ah--thanks.
Was just chatting with my buddy (who was working the sportsticker at the Cell last night, lucky bastard) about cycles--I've seen Kendall's he saw Chad Moeller's (!). I commented on how odd it was that both were by catchers.
I've probably mentioned it before, but probably the most unique thing I've ever seen in person was inside-the-parkers in the same inning by players from both teams (which I believe is unprecedented--I know two players from the same team hitting IPHRs in the same inning is not). Sosa for the Cubs, Womack for the Bucs, Memorial Day 1997 at Three Rivers. 6th inning, I think. That was pretty cool.
I watched Fernando Valenzuela's ho-hitter on TV, while getting updates on Dave Stewart's nearly simultaneous no-hitter. I also watched AJ Burnett no-hit the Padres on TV. My roommate was at the game, but had to leave because his girlfriend was tired!
Other amazing things seen at a baseball game:
Bob Tewksbury throwing Eephus pitches to Manny Ramirez
Most strikeouts (combined) in a game - Texas vs. Seattle, in Kingdome, Randy Johnson, don't remember the year, maybe 1997?
Was at the 19 inning game in 2000 between Boston-Seattle, ending with a Mike Cameron HR.
At the Big Comeback, Griffey-walk-off-HR game in 1995 that started the big Mariners comeback overtaking the Angels
At the game in San Diego where they set off fireworks after an opponent homered (Sosa, #63 or so)
Most unlikely: I saw Kevin Jarvis throw a shutout, winning the entire crowd a dozen free donuts at Krispy Kreme
In addition to the Ryan 101 GS game, I was at the Tuffy Rhodes game as well. Considering I don't get to lot of games (maybe 50-60 in my lifetime), I think that's a pretty good ratio.
Hey! I was at that game! The only game I've ever been to in Chicago.
Four years later, I was at Yankee Stadium for a Royals game when Reggie Jackson unsuccessfully tried to bunt.
Bunting was not Reggie's forte.
But Jim also pitched a 10 inning complete game no hitter. I think he struck out 12. But without checking retrosheet I know he walked ten Cubs. He was clearly "effectively wild". Maloney had electric stuff. Absolutely nasty.
And of course I had to watch Steve Busby stick it to Milwaukee in '74. Sigh.....
Then the Indians scored 11 runs in the bottom of the inning. Good times!
When I was 13, I threw a no-hitter for 6 2/3 innings and the last guy up bunted against me and reached base when I couldn't field in time. I struck out the last hitter to end the game. That guy was a dick!
I did see Jim Abbott's no hitter on TV, I believe that Carlos Baerga made the last out and I was worried because he was actually a good hitter back then.
I remember watching Dennis Martinez's perfect game which is odd since I was only 8 years old.
The best pitched game I've seen on TV was either Kerry Wood's 20 K game or Pedro's 17 K, 1 hit performance against the Yankees.
When you live in North Dakota, you don't have very many opportunities to watch pro games... I've been to fewer than 10 in my life.
I was at the Andy Hawkins no-hitter. Also saw Willie McGee hit for the cycle in a game where some guy named Sandberg also had a big day. And I saw the Mike Cameron 4-homer game. No triple plays yet though.
I carried the no-hit albatross for ten cold years. All I can say is, "Thanks, Jim Abbott!" He lifted the curse, single-handed.
*rim shot*
Scott Erickson's no-hitter
Ron Karkovice's inside-the-park grand slam
Kent Hrbek pulling Ron Gant off first base
Jason Tyner hitting a HR in a Spring Training game in 2005
A Francisco Liriano-King Felix match-up
Doyle Alexander's first loss as a Tiger
Of course, I was going to 25 Twins games a year from 1985-1999 as my parents split a season ticket package with a couple other families so I was insanely spoiled.
You don't have to make things up, Will.
It was, because I watched it on vacation in Los Angeles. I remember seeing the end of one on a Game of the Week in the late '60s, might have been Tom Phoebus of Bawlmer.
I was also at this game, but about that, the less said, the better.
I saw it. I believe you are correct, I know it was on ESPN, I'm not sure which night though.
94, best in MLB so far this year. Felix Hernandez has the second- and third-best (89 and 86).
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