Comments on: Why Baseball Matters

By: rbj

rbj — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:22:49 +0000

Perfect games are why baseball is the best. No other game has it.

By: Horace Clarke Era

Horace Clarke Era — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:01:44 +0000

I mean it … it is too soon and I’m still buzzed, but given the situation, I do believe that catch moves WAY up the charts. Remember, the glory of Willie Mays’ basket catch-and-throw was that it was in the WS. Nettles’ amazing game was because it was post-season … context plays a huge role.

A perfecto, just subbed in, first batter, how far and fast he ran, and the bobble and barehander at the end …

Sensational.

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:00:19 +0000

[10] Scattered, smothered, covered and chunked please…

: )

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:55:08 +0000

[9] the replay has been on non-stop, shouldn’t be a problem to find it!

yeah, i’ve always dug buerhle also. he flies under the radar. i know it’s a loooong ways away, but he really does have a chance at 300 wins. he racks up innings and wins, plays on pretty good teams and rarely misses his starts.

speaking of that…just found out my accountant ran into Tom Glavine at the freaking Waffle House in Buckhead, with his family, recently…

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:52:01 +0000

so great, have always really really admired Buehrle. I really need to see the Wise catch

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:49:13 +0000

Wise’s catch was amazing, as he had a LONG run to the warning track, and barely had any time to time his jump ….

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:48:02 +0000

this whole thing is just terrific. i’m really happy for buehrle and for baseball. i could use something like this in a personal sense…

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:46:51 +0000

I wonder what the headline will read tomorrow … something like ….

“In a Buehrfect World”

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:45:10 +0000

I hope this doesn’t give the Rays a serious case of the “red ass” over the next week or so…

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:44:23 +0000

[3]

And how cool was it to have his wife and young baby watching it, and then have them down on the field for a hug and kiss …

By: Horace Clarke Era

Horace Clarke Era — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:42:22 +0000

I watched the last two innings … Ozzie, whom I do NOT admire pushed such a perfect button in the 9th. He subbed in Wise in CF and moved Podsednik from CF to left. First batter drills it out of the park in left cener, and Wise … Wise’s catch is just sensational, and when you add context (18 perfectos in the damned HISTORY of the game) it moves into the very top echelon of over-the-wall grabs. Watch it, you’ll have lots of chances … he actually slams so hard the ball slips loose as he’s falling and he gets it with his bare hand while falling down.

Just spectacular. And from sitting on the bench all afternoon.

Buehrle’s second no-no. Makes me happy to be a baseball fan, moments like that one.

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:37:53 +0000

Wow.

Just wow.

Hats off.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:34:51 +0000

You just can’t predict baseball . . .

(ducks sucker punch from normally peaceful monkeypants)