Re: Games in which the Cubs are not playing

[Guest]

Matt Cain with a perfect game through six. He's thrown 86 pitches and has 11 strikeouts.

[El Duderino]

Holy [expletive]

[Guest]

Gregor Blanco just made a diving catch on the warning track for the first out of the seventh. What a catch.

[Guest]

Perfect through seven with a career-high 13 strikeouts.

[Guest]

Through eight, 14 Ks and 114 pitches.

[Smack]

Through eight, 14 Ks and 114 pitches.

 

Staying up past my bedtime to watch this one.

[erik316wttn]

Through eight, 14 Ks and 114 pitches.

 

Staying up past my bedtime to watch this one.

 

Has ESPN broken in yet?

[El Duderino]

MLB Network has.

[Guest]

Through eight, 14 Ks and 114 pitches.

 

Staying up past my bedtime to watch this one.

 

Has ESPN broken in yet?

 

It says ninth inning coverage coming up on ESPN and ESPN2. Two outs in the bottom of the eighth so they'll probably switch over pretty soon.

[UMFan83]

1 more

[El Duderino]

wow, tough play. awesome.

[Pushfrog98]

and that's the game. outstanding.

[erik316wttn]

Congrats to Cain.

 

I thought the last guy was going to get an IF single.

[UMFan83]

Wow that was quite a shaky final play.

 

Another perfect game.

 

22 perfect games in baseball history....5 in the last 3 seasons (should have been 6)

[BCVM22]

I thought the last guy was going to get an IF single.

 

Or that the first baseman wasn't going to be able to handle it. Great throw, good play on the other end.

[sneakypower]

wow, he got it; pretty cool to see that, glad i stayed up for it

[Guest]

And he gets it. The 14 K's ties Koufax for most strikeouts in a perfect game.

 

Second perfecto this year and fifth no hitter.

[erik316wttn]

And he gets it. The 14 K's ties Koufax for most strikeouts in a perfect game.

 

Second perfecto this year and fifth no hitter.

 

We're in a new Golden Era of pitching. Maybe they'll have to lower the mound again.

[Guest]

Also, loved that Theriot got taken out after the fifth for defensive purposes.

[El Duderino]

Has there ever been two perfect games in one year?

[Guest]

Has there ever been two perfect games in one year?

 

Braden and Halladay in 2010.

[El Duderino]

Has there ever been two perfect games in one year?

 

Braden and Halladay in 2010.

 

I always forget about Halladay's because of the no-hitter in the playoffs.

[Smack]

Wow, that was fun!

[erik316wttn]

Wow, that was fun!

 

I always love a perfect game. We've been spoiled lately, though.

[Guest]

Couple facts about the game...

 

-Ted Barrett is the first umpire to be behind the plate for two perfect games.

-The 10 runs are the most ever scored in a perfect game, besting the previous mark of six.