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Title: Buehrle...
Post by: Bench on July 23, 2009, 02:57:55 pm
...can be a pretty decent pitcher some times. (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_07_23_tbamlb_chamlb_1&mode=gameday)
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Bench on July 23, 2009, 03:09:27 pm
The MLB Gameday said in play(out(s)).

Then it said DOUBLE to deep left for Kapler.

But now it says Kapler flew out to center field.

I have no fucking clue.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Ebby Calvin on July 23, 2009, 03:10:13 pm
Saw the exact same thing.  It was an out.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Ebby Calvin on July 23, 2009, 03:10:49 pm
Perfection!
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: JimR on July 23, 2009, 03:12:35 pm
Mark was watching on ESPN. he said the first out was an unbelieveable catch.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: MRaup on July 23, 2009, 03:13:00 pm
Chicago's CF, Wise, made a fucking unbelievable catch on the first out of the inning. I guess it was Kapler?

Deep drive to left center, Wise jumped at the wall and pulled back a home run then slammed in to the wall, but held on.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: JackAstro on July 23, 2009, 03:13:51 pm
Mark was watching on ESPN. he said the first out was an unbelieveable catch.

It was right after a defensive replacement, too, I think.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: JimR on July 23, 2009, 03:14:14 pm
It was right after a defensive replacement, too, I think.

yes
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Bench on July 23, 2009, 03:14:15 pm
Chicago's CF, Wise, made a fucking unbelievable catch on the first out of the inning. I guess it was Kapler?

Deep drive to left center, Wise jumped at the wall and pulled back a home run then slammed in to the wall, but held on.

I guess that's where Gameday confused itself.  I can't wait to see the highlight.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: moriartp on July 23, 2009, 03:15:22 pm
Mark was watching on ESPN. he said the first out was an unbelieveable catch.


Absofuckinglutely.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: matadorph on July 23, 2009, 03:15:44 pm
Chicago's CF, Wise, made a fucking unbelievable catch on the first out of the inning. I guess it was Kapler?

Deep drive to left center, Wise jumped at the wall and pulled back a home run then slammed in to the wall, but held on.

What ESPN channel was it on? I checked the Worldwide Leader at the start of the ninth and they weren't showing a live look-in. I must've left too early.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: MusicMan on July 23, 2009, 03:17:37 pm
Damn... I missed all of this b/c I got sucked into re-reading the old Towlie thread.  At least I got several good laughs.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: JimR on July 23, 2009, 03:18:56 pm
Damn... I missed all of this b/c I got sucked into re-reading the old Towlie thread.  At least I got several good laughs.

i quit reading after awhile, but, wow, was that great! wonder where she went.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Lurch on July 23, 2009, 03:19:29 pm
Damn... I missed all of this b/c I got sucked into re-reading the old Towlie thread.  At least I got several good laughs.

Yep, same here.  Mikey needs to put a warning on that link.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Ebby Calvin on July 23, 2009, 03:30:30 pm
Wow, just saw the replay of the catch on ESPNews.  Unbelievable.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: JackAstro on July 23, 2009, 03:39:34 pm
Here it is...
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5699065
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Mr. Happy on July 23, 2009, 03:40:41 pm
Perfection requires some luck. Buerhle is my kind of pitcher though.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: JimR on July 23, 2009, 03:54:25 pm
Here it is...
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5699065


good grief, what a play.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Bench on July 23, 2009, 04:00:05 pm
Amazing catch.  Wow.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: austro on July 23, 2009, 04:03:08 pm
Not only was it a great catch at the wall, he ran about a mile to get there. Incredible.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on July 23, 2009, 04:06:24 pm
Wow! He can be real good some times.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: MusicMan on July 23, 2009, 04:07:49 pm
Pitchers with a perfect game and another no-hitter:

Jim Bunning
Sandy Koufax
Randy Johnson
Mark Buehrle

Pretty good company, there.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: DVauthrin on July 23, 2009, 04:08:21 pm
Very nice catch.     Apparently this buerhle guy can pitch a bit(2nd no hitter/1st perfect game of his career).

Of course I had him on my bench for today's start in the SNS league.  
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Lurch on July 23, 2009, 04:20:41 pm
Against TB, too.  3rd highest scoring team in MLB.  7th best batting average, 1 point ahead of your Houston Astros.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: Noe on July 23, 2009, 04:45:43 pm
Perfection requires some luck.

And AJ Perwhatever not catching.  Just saying.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: DVauthrin on July 23, 2009, 04:50:07 pm
Buerhle got quite the cherry on top following his perfecto:

President calls to congratulate Buerhle after perfect game (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090723&content_id=6020998&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: OregonStrosFan on July 23, 2009, 05:15:02 pm
It was right after a defensive replacement, too, I think.

8 innings on the bench, coming in cold as a defensive replacement in the 9th inning of a perfect game.  Well hit ball, has to cover a ton of ground to get to it.  Up over the wall.  Puts a glove on it, crashes into the wall, ball gets jarred out, bare hands it.  Perfecto saved.  AWESOME!!!
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: das on July 24, 2009, 09:17:38 am
I don't know what was the more amazing: the ground he covered, the leap to and over the wall or the barehanded grab as the snowcone popped out. Buehrle owes that man a steak dinner. Did you see his face when it was hit?  "Damn, lost it on a tater". Followed by no expression whatsoever after the catch.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: JackAstro on July 24, 2009, 09:33:15 am
8 innings on the bench, coming in cold as a defensive replacement in the 9th inning of a perfect game.  Well hit ball, has to cover a ton of ground to get to it.  Up over the wall.  Puts a glove on it, crashes into the wall, ball gets jarred out, bare hands it.  Perfecto saved.  AWESOME!!!

Considering the pedestrian career he's had so far, you just have to be thrilled for Wise. Toiling in and out of the majors since 2000, and only just now having accumulated a full season's worth of stats, with a .211 BA. But now, he's the guy who made probably the greatest saving play in the history of perfect games and no-hitters. What a cool thing for him.
Title: Re: Buehrle...
Post by: 94CougarGrad on July 24, 2009, 10:17:16 am
I don't know what was the more amazing: the ground he covered, the leap to and over the wall or the barehanded grab as the snowcone popped out. Buehrle owes that man a steak dinner. Did you see his face when it was hit?  "Damn, lost it on a tater". Followed by no expression whatsoever after the catch.

The story on Yahoo! sports quoted Buehrle as saying that after the last no-hitter he got, he bought everyone on the team watches- he laughingly called it an "expensive" no-hitter. Wonder what he'll spend after a perfect game...

Congrats to Buehrle- what an accomplishment, and he is indeed in impressive company. And massive kudos to Wise for an absolutely phenomenal friggin' catch.