The Perfect Game
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 12:46PM 
Waltsense took a pool recently and asks people what they thought a perfect game was. 98.2% of the people surveyed thought it related to a guy who spits crazy lines at a ton of ho’s in a bar and lands a mass amount of ass in the process. I guess you could say it relates to witnessing the ultimate Mack Daddy.
We are actually referring to watching a perfect game in baseball. Dallas Braden did it yesterday – on Mother’s Day!
It was only one of 19 perfect games pitched in Major League Baseball history. That shows you how rare they are.
They showed a stat on Mike and Mike in the Morning about how Dallas Braden just set the record for pitching a perfect game against the team with the best winning percentage in baseball – the Tampa Bay Rays with a winning percentage of slightly over .730.
Pitching a perfect game is nuts, but pitching a perfect game against a line-up like the Rays is absurd.
Number two on the list? Nolan Ryan.
Third and fourth on the list of people with perfect games against the top winning teams in baseball: Sandy Koufax and Sandy Koufax. What?
Sandy Koufax didn’t throw one perfect game, he threw two (against two really, really good teams too.)
He must have been awesome to watch.
Dallas Braden is in great company, and he did it on Mother’s Day too. You couldn’t ask for a better day.
His mother passed away when he was a senior in high school and his grandmother raised him after that. She was in the stands cheering him on. They embraced on the field to celebrate his great feat and they were both reduced to tears.
What a great story. I don’t know much about Dallas Braden, but I couldn’t be happier for him. What a tribute to someone he obviously loved a ton.
(Again – I cannot repeat this enough Moms and Grand Moms are the best. There is absolutely no comparison. )
This put a smile on my face for the rest of the day yesterday.
It made me think about one of the funniest things that had ever happened to me and Wifesense at a sporting event.
A while back Wifesense, Walt, Walt’s BFF Vin Diesel and Wifesense’s BFF Ali got a Sunday package during the last Phillies season at Veterans stadium in 2003. We got it because the very last game was included in the package. (They lost the last game but the tribute afterwards was fantastic. It was the last time Tug McGraw made a public appearance before passing away. He rode out in a golf cart and reenacted the final pitch in the 1980 World Series win. The place went NUTS!)
Our seats weren’t too bad, we were in the first row of the top bowl, so we were able to kick up our feet up and relax and soak up the rays. Vinnie and I were as tan as we would ever be. We were practically twins!
Early on in our Sunday package on 4/6/2003, Brett Myers was on the mound.
After the fourth inning I nonchalantly mentioned to Wifesense that Brett Myers was pitching a non-hitter. I mentioned it in a normal toned voice. I was just surprised how quickly the innings added up.
The guy sitting next to us started FREAKING out on me. He said that I just jinxed Brett Myers and that it is proper etiquette to not mention a no hitter while a no hitter is in progress.
I understand that rule IF YOU ARE PLAYING ON THE FREAKING TEAM!
We got into a heated discussion. I kindly pointed out that we are approximately 6000 feet away from the dugout and that Brett Myers did not hear me make mention of the no hitter, so he will be fine.
The gentleman was older and pointed out that he has had season tickets for over 25 years and that he has NEVER, EVER seen a no hitter live and that I just ruined it for him.
I told him to relax. I said that Brett Myers was on fire and that his drought of not witnessing a no hitter was about to end.
Brett Myers came out the next inning and proceeded to get shelled and even took the loss in the game (he-he).
That isn’t the great part. The jackass who yelled at me gave his tickets away the next Sunday home game on 4/27/03.
You know what happened? Kevin Millwood pitched a NO HITTER! One of the top three things I have witnessed in my life (sporting events wise). The whole place was going nuts and this douche bag missed it – making it that much more enjoyable.
When the guy showed up the game after that I simply asked him “did you watch the no hitter on TV? Because we were all here to watch it live!”
We haven’t spoken since. I really hate people.
One thing did come up about yesterday’s perfect game: Evan Longoria tried to bunt his way on in the 5th inning, with his team trailing by 4 runs. People are going crazy about how he broke one of baseball’s unwritten rules.
You see, you are not supposed to bunt your way onto base to break up a perfect game.
You know what Walt thinks? That is the dumbest thing I have ever, ever heard. First, you are trying to win the game. Second, who the freak cares that the opposing pitching is pitching a perfect game, the whole point of baseball is to GET ON BASE!
The team hitting shouldn’t give a poop about the opposing pitchers current stats!
Who wants to be known for getting no hit? These guys are too prideful to not attempt this. You field a team to play the game. If your third baseman is playing too deep to field a bunt, that is your team’s fault – not the hitters fault.
Get over it.
Walt has to go back to work now. Have a great Monday folks!
Reader Comments (7)
Wow - that is a hot picther - looks like she plays on the Mets.
I saw that Phillies no-hitter on mother's day. That was a perfect day for a perfect game. Momma still bitter though I left her hanging.
What a great story. I enjoyed it even though I don't like sports all that much. (sorry). That was a nice thing for Braden and his Grandmother. :)
I love Vinny...And Asians.
Ah, I try not to get all jinxy when it comes to sports, but typically- if I'm not wearing my purple panties on Sunday, the Vikes will lose OR someone gets injured. I'm just sayin'. I do, however, think it's HILARIOUS he missed the no-hitter. That's insane.
Perfect Games in Baseball are nice, but not quite as rare as the Perfect Beer Pong game, which was played outdoors when it was windy, and only one that occured in the history of the universe!!!
To the Sampler - that is very true. We should have shirts made up with Nag's and Rossi's face pinned on to two donkey's. We owned them bitches!
God I remember watching Dennis Martinez throw one. It is crazy how random that list can be.