Mark Buehrle pitches Perfection

[Goodieluver]

YES!

AND possibly the quickest one in MLB history(game had to be close to 2 hours flat)

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

Before Steriods and Bud Selig coming up with the postage stamp strike zone games were played routinely in 2 Hours or less.


As far as Mark Buehrle is concerned, what a GREAT performance. Great job by Ken " Hawk " Harrelson by letting people know there was a Perfect Game going on. Fantastic job with calling the game. Was not superstitous at all.

DeWayne Wise, probably one of the greatest catchest in ninth taking a homerun away from Gabe Kapler and preserving the Perfect Game.

For those who missed it: Here is the boxscore to on the 18th Perfect Game hurled in MLB History. Congratulations Mark Buehrle.


Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
Crawford, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Longoria, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Pena, C, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Zobrist, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Burrell, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
Kapler, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hernandez, M, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Bartlett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
Totals 27 0 0 0 0 6 0
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, CF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .305
Ramirez, A, SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .283
Dye, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293
Konerko, DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .295
Quentin, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .228
Wise, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Beckham, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
Nix, J, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220
Castro, R, C 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .225
Fields, 1B 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 .223
Totals 30 5 6 5 3 6 15

BATTING
2B: Podsednik (12, Kazmir), Ramirez, A (11, Kazmir).
HR: Fields (7, 2nd inning off Kazmir, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Podsednik 2; Ramirez, A 3; Konerko; Castro, R; Fields 4.
RBI: Fields 4 (30), Ramirez, A (47).
2-out RBI: Fields 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quentin; Konerko.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.




Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir (L, 4-6) 6.0 5 5 5 3 5 1 6.69
Cormier 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.65
Thayer, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 11-3) 9.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3.28


HBP: Nix, J (by Kazmir).
Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 98-65, Cormier 20-11, Thayer, D 10-7, Buehrle 116-76.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 2-11, Cormier 3-0, Thayer, D 0-2, Buehrle 11-10.
Batters faced: Kazmir 27, Cormier 4, Thayer, D 3, Buehrle 27.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Att: 28,036.
July 23, 2009

 

[Goodieluver]

Before Steriods and Bud Selig coming up with the postage stamp strike zone games were played routinely in 2 Hours or less.


As far as Mark Buehrle is concerned, what a GREAT performance. Great job by Ken " Hawk " Harrelson by letting people know there was a Perfect Game going on. Fantastic job with calling the game. Was not superstitous at all.

DeWayne Wise, probably one of the greatest catchest in ninth taking a homerun away from Gabe Kapler and preserving the Perfect Game.

For those who missed it: Here is the boxscore to on the 18th Perfect Game hurled in MLB History. Congratulations Mark Buehrle.


Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
Crawford, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Longoria, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Pena, C, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Zobrist, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Burrell, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
Kapler, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hernandez, M, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Bartlett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
Totals 27 0 0 0 0 6 0
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, CF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .305
Ramirez, A, SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .283
Dye, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293
Konerko, DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .295
Quentin, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .228
Wise, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Beckham, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
Nix, J, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220
Castro, R, C 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .225
Fields, 1B 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 .223
Totals 30 5 6 5 3 6 15

BATTING
2B: Podsednik (12, Kazmir), Ramirez, A (11, Kazmir).
HR: Fields (7, 2nd inning off Kazmir, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Podsednik 2; Ramirez, A 3; Konerko; Castro, R; Fields 4.
RBI: Fields 4 (30), Ramirez, A (47).
2-out RBI: Fields 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quentin; Konerko.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.




Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir (L, 4-6) 6.0 5 5 5 3 5 1 6.69
Cormier 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.65
Thayer, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 11-3) 9.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3.28


HBP: Nix, J (by Kazmir).
Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 98-65, Cormier 20-11, Thayer, D 10-7, Buehrle 116-76.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 2-11, Cormier 3-0, Thayer, D 0-2, Buehrle 11-10.
Batters faced: Kazmir 27, Cormier 4, Thayer, D 3, Buehrle 27.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Att: 28,036.
July 23, 2009

Hell Buehrle isn't superstitious either

Most pitchers during tense moments like no hitters\perfect games sit by themselves and no one bothers him

Buehrle is walking up and down the dugout laughing

 

[milagros317]

Congratulations to Mark Buehrle!

And here is the box score of the my favorite of the perfect games in MLB:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/09091965.shtml

Notes:

Koufax struck of a majority of the batters (14 out of 27) as well as getting 27 outs in a row.

The total hits by both teams in a complete 9 inning game was 1, a record low, and only one above the theoretical minimum of 0.

The total plate appearances by both teams in a complete 9 inning game was 53, a record low and only one above the theoretical minimum of 52.

Cubs: 27 plate appearances; 27 put out.
Dodgers: 26 plate appearances, 24 put out, 1 hit and left on base, 1 walked and scored.

 

[Goodieluver]

Burls is also the 6th pitcher in MLB history to have a no hitter and a perfect game

Future hall of famer there. Even has a World Series save

As for more testament to Buehrle's laid back demenor, a sight he used to always do during every rain delay till Ken Williams sadly put an end to it, Tarp Sliding!

 

[Adam]

A truly historic moment in major league baseball. The fact that Buehrle pitched only the 18th perfect game in the history of the sport should tell people how rare a feat it truly is. Masterful performance. And Wise deserves a really, really nice gift from Buehrle for that catch in the 9th.

 

[Goodieluver]

Oh and btw, Burls just broke the ML record for 42 consecutive retired batters

Repeat thru 6 as of now

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

Burls is also the 6th pitcher in MLB history to have a no hitter and a perfect game

Future hall of famer there. Even has a World Series save

As for more testament to Buehrle's laid back demenor, a sight he used to always do during every rain delay till Ken Williams sadly put an end to it, Tarp Sliding!

Slow down there. Hall of Fame??? You mean like the REAL Hall of Fame as in like the Cooperstown, New York Hall of Fame??? Surely you jest.

I like Mark Buerhrle, I really do. I have him on six of my 20 Fantasy Teams but certainly you can't seriously consider him a future Hall of Famer.

Now if he pitches another ten seasons and he does exactly what he has done to this point, then yes he is. But that is a BIG if. Usually they start to slow a bit at around 35 or so. I mean he is 30 right now. But I do hope you are right because I am a fan of Buerhrle. Just for kicks and giggles below are his career numbers included in it are the year by year breakdown. He is a VERY good pitcher.



Year Team G GS W L SV BS HLD CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP BAA


2000 CWS 28 3 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 51.1 55 27 24 5 19 37 4.21 1.44 .272


2001 CWS 32 32 16 8 0 0 0 4 2 221.1 188 89 81 24 48 126 3.29 1.07 .230


2002 CWS 34 34 19 12 0 0 0 5 2 239.0 236 102 95 25 61 134 3.58 1.24 .260


2003 CWS 35 35 14 14 0 0 0 2 0 230.1 250 124 106 22 61 119 4.14 1.35 .278


2004 CWS 35 35 16 10 0 0 0 4 1 245.1 257 119 106 33 51 165 3.89 1.26 .271


2005 CWS 33 33 16 8 0 0 0 3 1 236.2 240 99 82 20 40 149 3.12 1.18 .262


2006 CWS 32 32 12 13 0 0 0 1 0 204.0 247 124 113 36 48 98 4.99 1.45 .305


2007 CWS 30 30 10 9 0 0 0 3 1 201.0 208 86 81 22 45 115 3.63 1.26 .269


2008 CWS 34 34 15 12 0 0 0 1 0 218.2 240 106 92 22 52 140 3.79 1.34 .281


2009 CWS 20 20 11 3 0 0 0 1 1 134.1 122 52 49 17 26 76 3.28 1.10 .247



Career 313 288 133 90 0 2 3 24 8 1982.0 2043 928 829 226 451 1159 3.76 1.26 .268

 

[Goodieluver]

Slow down there. Hall of Fame??? You mean like the REAL Hall of Fame as in like the Cooperstown, New York Hall of Fame??? Surely you jest.

I like Mark Buerhrle, I really do. I have him on six of my 20 Fantasy Teams but certainly you can't seriously consider him a future Hall of Famer.

Now if he pitches another ten seasons and he does exactly what he has done to this point, then yes he is. But that is a BIG if. Usually they start to slow a bit at around 35 or so. I mean he is 30 right now. But I do hope you are right because I am a fan of Buerhrle. Just for kicks and giggles below are his career numbers included in it are the year by year breakdown. He is a VERY good pitcher.



Year Team G GS W L SV BS HLD CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP BAA


2000 CWS 28 3 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 51.1 55 27 24 5 19 37 4.21 1.44 .272


2001 CWS 32 32 16 8 0 0 0 4 2 221.1 188 89 81 24 48 126 3.29 1.07 .230


2002 CWS 34 34 19 12 0 0 0 5 2 239.0 236 102 95 25 61 134 3.58 1.24 .260


2003 CWS 35 35 14 14 0 0 0 2 0 230.1 250 124 106 22 61 119 4.14 1.35 .278


2004 CWS 35 35 16 10 0 0 0 4 1 245.1 257 119 106 33 51 165 3.89 1.26 .271


2005 CWS 33 33 16 8 0 0 0 3 1 236.2 240 99 82 20 40 149 3.12 1.18 .262


2006 CWS 32 32 12 13 0 0 0 1 0 204.0 247 124 113 36 48 98 4.99 1.45 .305


2007 CWS 30 30 10 9 0 0 0 3 1 201.0 208 86 81 22 45 115 3.63 1.26 .269


2008 CWS 34 34 15 12 0 0 0 1 0 218.2 240 106 92 22 52 140 3.79 1.34 .281


2009 CWS 20 20 11 3 0 0 0 1 1 134.1 122 52 49 17 26 76 3.28 1.10 .247



Career 313 288 133 90 0 2 3 24 8 1982.0 2043 928 829 226 451 1159 3.76 1.26 .268

He has never been injured and is a pitcher that does not require speed\high torque. He is effective because he can drop 8-10 mph from his fastball\changeup which is just as good as someone throwing 100 mph. He has had only 1 season where he did not have a winning record and he still was in double digits. He is very young for a pitcher. Many pitchers go into their 40s, esp low impact ones like Buehrle. Its not unreasonable to believe his performance should maintain a decent level as it has. He has good mechanics and is on a team that can outslug teams(at times and as long as its not the twins)

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

I hope you are right. I am a fan of his. He is a good pitcher. I am just not as convinced as you are. But I hope I am wrong.

 

[manic971]

As a born and bred northsider I can still give the props to Buehrle, he's a great pitcher and a great teammate to boot.

However I must still get in my White Sox jab and add that I thought a perfect game for the Sox was making it nine innings without a riot.

 

[Goodieluver]

Hm, theres still baseball on the North side? I stopped caring about the Cubs after 05. I woulda figured Wrigley woulda been condemned by now, or blown down by a stuff breeze