GZ M9 - Mark Buerhrle
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Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
Wow!! 15 straight innings without allowing a baserunner? Dude.....that is just unconscious. He's become an instant legend this week although he has always been a very good pitcher. Now, he may be immortal. I'm sure they'll be erecting a statue in his honor one day in his old home town (and mine) of St. Charles, Missouri. That record may never be eclipsed.
I think it will be beaten someday. No one has thrown two perfect games in a row. That is almost unimaginable, but not impossible if the guy is good enough.
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
As much as it pains me, Buehrle deserves a big congratulations for this feat. I only wish he pitched on the North Side...
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
Well, baseball records have been kept since 1869 and it hasn't happened yet so I would tend to disagree....it's just way too improbable to retire 45 straight guys.....no walks, no errors, no dropped third strikes, no nothing. Extremely unlikely.
In fact, consecutive no-hitters have only been accomplished once in baseball history....by Cincinnati's Johnny Vander Meer way back in 1938:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer
Regardless, it is an incredible feat. Props to Buerhle....big time. :glugglug:
Very nice, I actually had hope that he would get a second perfect game in a row, but the Twins have too good of an offense to let that happen. Too bad he's stuck with the White Sox.
Too bad for you,maybe.I'm glad we have him.
Without saying that he's the best out there,he's probably the most underrated/under appreciated pitcher in all of baseball.I kinda felt the same way about Mike Mussina as well,when he was in his prime.
Skyraider22
The One and Only Big Daddy
Man he was rollin for a minute he had me thinking he was gonn go back to back games and then it all came crashing down
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
Yuuuuup. He's had his rough moments, but he's been one of the most productive and hard to beat pitchers in baseball for quite a few years now. Yet, hardly anybody knew who he was until he threw his perfect game (even though he recently threw a no hitter as well). SIGH, baseball fans.
He now has the record for most batters retired in a row. 45 straight... previous record was 41 tied by two other guys one of them being a White Sox pitcher.
Too bad he had to pitch against the Twins.
I will say, aside from the record obviously being a major feat, I was genuinely impressed by the classiness of the Twins fans in attendance to give him a standing ovation when he set the record. That's pretty awesome in my view.
