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1. Roy Halladay over the top perfecto!
2. Gabe Gross over the top catch!
3. Kendry Morales over the top celebration!
P.S. When she heard about Halladay's perfect game, Dallas Braden's grandmother responded, "Stick it, A-Rod."
Seriously, that's amazing. I hope Halladay continues his dominance until he's had a HOF career.
Holy. #######. ####.
TWO PERFECT GAMES. THREE NO-HITTERS (the perfectos + Ubaldo's no-no).
Congrats to Roy Halladay, who to me has solidified his resume with this and now seems near-destined to Cooperstown (now he just needs a ring, and he'll have everything!)
Suck it, NHL and NBA! Major League Baseball's Year of the No-No owns you!
Oh, and HOLY ####### #### WE HAVE HAD 2 PERFECT GAMES IN A SPAN OF MAYBE 3 WEEKS.
And now the Baseball Project has to go back to the drawing board on "The Ballad of Harvey Haddix" again.
Seconded.
A season for the ages, coming true.
I'd love to see him go for 300 - Carlton was the last to do it in 1983. If there's anybody today who could throw 300 innings, it's him. He's absolutely the archetype for it.
1880.
Livan Hernandez looked like he was going to get to 300 hits allowed a couple years ago...but it just didn't happen. That would have been an even more historic accomplishment. But also one that could get thwarted by being rightfully waived by a team, which might not describe this one.
And now you know.
But of course you know, that the Worcester Ruby Legs' license or franchise to play in the NL, or whatever they called it, was taken by the Phillies when Worcester folded. But what's less publicly known is that the Providence Grays moved to Miami in 1945 to become the Marlins, bringing the NL for the first time to the territory then known as New Spain.
And now you know.
Of all active pitchers, I think Halladay is the one I am very happiest to see throw a perfect game. Long live one of the greats.
As I also posted, it's the ninth perfect game that's occured during Jamie Moyer's MLB career. MLB didn't even have nine perfect games total until Catfish Hunter's 88 years after the very first one.
A game score of 98 for Mr. Halladay. According to this infrequently-updated site, it ties for the highest nine-inning game score by a Phillie since 1954; Steve Carlton threw a one-hitter in 1972 while striking out 14 and walking one, and Bunning's perfect game was a 97.
Congratulations, Roy.
Rutherford B. Hayes, when told of the second perfecto that week, uttered the now common phrase, "WTF?"
http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/9uENn
Of course, this makes me a little more sad that he won't be coming to Toronto this year.
Samuel Tilden, on the other hand, had no comment.
I suspect the increase in the frequency of perfect games is due to these factors, in order:
1. Increase in size of the league. More games = more opportunities for perfect games.
2. Increase in frequency of strikeouts. Less balls in play = more opportunities for perfect games.
3. Increase in defensive ability. Higher quality defense = more opportunities for perfect games.
Curt Schilling threw 305 innings in 2001 between the regular season and the postseason.
Regular season only.
But after four more games by other starters, the Phillies will be at 52 games out of 162 instead of 48 games out of 162, and Halladay will still be stuck at 86 innings, putting him on pace for 268. Which would still be the highest since...Curt Schilling...with the Phillies.
AL leader Kevin Millwood is on pace for 245 innings. He's also on pace to go 0-16 with a 3.89 ERA.
I would agree with you if Cy Jimenez wasn't on pace for over 30 wins and the lowest ERA in modern baseball history. And he threw a no-hitter as well.
I watched on MLB Extra Innings off and on from the 4th because I enjoy seeing Roy pitch
Some of those strike calls were iffy. What does fx reveal?
Sounds like the Phillies could also use them in the 3-4-5-6 spots in their lineup, too.
Gameday shows 5 of 6 of his Ks looking being outside the zone. The one to Uggla in the 8th is arguable, and all of them were pretty close.
I did enjoy the Wes Helms strikeout.
If I didn't make it clear in post #26, Halladay and Carlton each had a 98 game score. And I'm inclined to think those are the highest nine-inning game scores in Phillies history ever. You look at the limited box score data for Alexander and Roberts (the two Phils likeliest to challenge Doc and Lefty), and their complete game wins usually came with high hit and low strikeout totals.
"Man, Roy Halladay is good." (as he strikes out someone in the 7th)
"Maybe a little off the plate, but eh, parallax" (someone else goes looking in the 9th)
"Hey, CGSHO" (as Howard steps on the bag)
"Whoa, a no hitter" (as mini box score graphic comes up)
"Holy crap" (PG graphic)
Good for him.
When Cameron Maybin misplayed a fly ball into a 3 base error, that is.
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