Randy Johnson Has Perfect Game Thru 7

[Suicane75]

21 Up, 21 down.

[Chief Rum]

You trying to jinx him? :)

CR

[ISiddiqui]

Jeez... I was gonna post a thread on it... but I was going to say "Watch the Braves/D-Backs Game" and that's it.

You don't say the P word ;).

[chinaski]

go randy! the only ex-mariner i still like!

[Buccaneer]

No need, ESPN just puts it up in a sidebar headline.

[sterlingice]

It's also on TBS tonight.

SI

[Easy Mac]

I think Andruw will strike out... like always.

[ISiddiqui]

Popped up... so you were WRONG! ;)

[Easy Mac]

SHould people really wonder whether the Braves are on TV.

One day they get struck out 18 times, the next they get perfected... We need some new hitters.

[Easy Mac]

Popped up... so you were WRONG! ;)
the point is he got out

If anyone breaks it up, it will be Estrada... and is he batting 5th?????

[Easy Mac]

The sad thing is, Hampton is pitching his best ggame of the year by a mile.

[Easy Mac]

Over

[Ryche]

Thanks for the heads up. I'd be watching the Twins lose if it wasn't for this.

[ISiddiqui]

Stuck him out.

It'll be someone you never expect ;).

[Easy Mac]

Drew is batting 6th? I understand its a lefty pitching, but still, you don't drop your best hitter to 6th... I fucking hate Bobby Cox.

[Easy Mac]

Mark DeRosa, Nick Green and Probably Wilson Betamit in the 9th.

[Eaglesfan27]

Thanks for the heads up.. this should be exciting to watch.

[Suicane75]

2 to go.

[Easy Mac]

Penn QB grounds out to second

[Easy Mac]

wow, Eddie Perez on deck... desperate.

[Suicane75]

I wanna see a drag bunt :D

[Easy Mac]

I think Brenly would have to... how do you say... slap a bitch.

[Easy Mac]

The Rook at least lasted 5 pitches or so...

[Easy Mac]

Its all left up to Greg Maddux's former bitch.

[Easy Mac]

I love the Braves announcer trying to say perfect game as much as possible... jinx dammit

[kingfc22]

1 more strike

[Suicane75]

I love the Braves announcer trying to say perfect game as much as possible... jinx dammit


lol

[Eaglesfan27]

He did it!!! The 12th and 13th strikeout were both nasty!

[Easy Mac]

End

[kingfc22]

WOW

[Suicane75]

Nice

[ISiddiqui]

You got lucky, you potential jinxers ;).

[Easy Mac]

Maybe you missed the Braves team batting average... how can you not no-hit that team.

[Suicane75]

Is it me or does Robbie Hammock look like he's about 5'2

[SackAttack]

In Atlanta, no less, and he's getting a standing ovation and cheers.

Hey, this reminds me of my LA/Pittsburgh thread a couple weeks ago. :p

[primelord]

Maybe you missed the Braves team batting average... how can you not no-hit that team.
Not only can that not hit, but that can't field worth a damn either.

[Easy Mac]

I think they have around 200 errors in the last week.

[Ksyrup]

I watched the last 5 innings. Total domination.

Who is the guy working along with Arizona's play-by-play guy? Man, was he annoying after awhile. In the 9th, even pitches that were 10 feet off the plate he was yelling "that's a strike!" He proclaimed the moment one of the best moments of his life. I think he would have been down there humping Randy's leg after the game if he could have left the booth.

[sterlingice]

Still doesn't top the Kerry Wood 20K game in my book. But I'm not sure any will ever top that. The only hit he gave up that day was a little squibber that could have been called an error and the Astros could have batted another 9 innings and they still wouldn't have gotten another hit the way his stuff was going that day.

And Don Baylor would have left him out another 9 innings, too :mad:

SI

[Buccaneer]

What a great cap to a Hall of Fame career. Reminds me of Nolan Ryan's 7th No Hitter.

[Buccaneer]

Still doesn't top the Kerry Wood 20K game in my book. But I'm not sure any will ever top that. The only hit he gave up that day was a little squibber that could have been called an error and the Astros could have batted another 9 innings and they still wouldn't have gotten another hit the way his stuff was going that day.

And Don Baylor would have left him out another 9 innings, too :mad:

SI
Do us a favor and take a look at the pitching staff on the local team. I recall there's a pitcher with two of them.

[sterlingice]

What a funny pic on the front of espn. Somehow I doubt RJ cares right now. That's just a goofy pic of him :p

And tonight is just wrong as God is clearly tempting me. First, he gives me one of the greatest periods of hockey i've ever seen (2nd period, Lightning-Flyers). Then a perfect game. Now a huge royals rally (down 5-0, Royals now up 7-5 on home runs by Matt Stairs and back-to-back bombs by Beltran and Sweeney). It's just not fair because i have a final tomorrow and I have to go study now instead of watch the rest of the NHL and KC games :(

SI

[ISiddiqui]

Well Randy is a goofy looking fellow ;).

[Buccaneer]

What a funny pic on the front of espn. Somehow I doubt RJ cares right now. That's just a goofy pic of him :p
SI
Kinda what I pictured "Mad-Eye" Moody to look like.

[Suicane75]

I watched the last 5 innings. Total domination.

Who is the guy working along with Arizona's play-by-play guy? Man, was he annoying after awhile. In the 9th, even pitches that were 10 feet off the plate he was yelling "that's a strike!" He proclaimed the moment one of the best moments of his life. I think he would have been down there humping Randy's leg after the game if he could have left the booth.


Yeah, I was listening to the game on webcast but I just couldnt take it any more, I had to switch over to TBS.

[sterlingice]

Do us a favor and take a look at the pitching staff on the local team. I recall there's a pitcher with two of them.
To be fair, I never saw Clemens's first 20K game so I can't comment. But Wood's was more dominant than Rocket's second 20K game. He gave up a couple of solid hits in that game. Wood was a ton more efficient. Took Clemens about 150 pitches to 120 for Kerry.

SI

[Suicane75]

What a funny pic on the front of espn. Somehow I doubt RJ cares right now. That's just a goofy pic of him :p


It's Bushwhacker Randy!!!

[kingfc22]

Jason Schmidt has only given up 1 hit in 7.1 innings so far against the Cubs tonight. Has there ever been a no-hitter and a 1-hitter on the same day?

[Sun Tzu]

WTG Randy!

[Arles]

I watched the last 5 innings. Total domination.

Who is the guy working along with Arizona's play-by-play guy? Man, was he annoying after awhile. In the 9th, even pitches that were 10 feet off the plate he was yelling "that's a strike!" He proclaimed the moment one of the best moments of his life. I think he would have been down there humping Randy's leg after the game if he could have left the booth.

That was the great Mark Grace.

[Easy Mac]

June 29, 1990 there were 2 no-hitters.

[Chief Rum]

June 29, 1990 there were 2 no-hitters.

Valenzuela and Stewart

CR

[kingfc22]

Impressive pitching displays today as Schmidt just finished up his 1-hitter.

[SackAttack]

September 9th, 1965, perhaps the greatest display of pitching ever seen:

Sandy Koufax hurled a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs, and the Cubs' starter, Bob Hendley, countered with a 1-hitter, walking only a single batter to go with that hit.

I think *that* has to stand as the greatest pitching day in baseball history, although Schmidt and Johnson were both impressive today.

[pennywisesb]

Wow, Randy has now done it all....thats awesome!

[Chief Rum]

September 9th, 1965, perhaps the greatest display of pitching ever seen:

Sandy Koufax hurled a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs, and the Cubs' starter, Bob Hendley, countered with a 1-hitter, walking only a single batter to go with that hit.

I think *that* has to stand as the greatest pitching day in baseball history, although Schmidt and Johnson were both impressive today.

My Dad saw that game. :)

CR

[SackAttack]

Yeah, there were fewer than 20,000 in attendance, yet most of LA over the age of 50 claims to have been there. Does he have a ticket stub? ;)

[cthomer5000]

I felt pretty happy for him, having followed the last 2 innings on ESPNews while doing some other stuff.

I really feel that no-hitters are quite overrated, but perfect games quite underrated. Sending every single batter back to the dugout is mighy impressive... especially when you're closing in on 41 years old.

[Balldog]

June 29, 1990 there were 2 no-hitters.

Weren't both games televised on ESPN that day?

[sachmo71]

Seeing this reminds me of the time I passed on going to a Rangers game and missed Kenny Rodgers perfect game. GrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRR! And the reason that I passed? To play Might & Magic 3 on Genesis and get drunk by myself! Bah!!

[GrantDawg]

Is it time for Braves fans to panic yet?

[cartman]

Is it time for Braves fans to panic yet?

Time has passed. The game is over. Johnson got his perfect game.

:D

[GrantDawg]

Time has passed. The game is over. Johnson got his perfect game.

:D
I'm talking about the season. One game does not a season make (though it can be symbollic of where the season is heading).

[Ksyrup]

Weren't both games televised on ESPN that day?
I don't think so, I think they simply broke into coverage and showed the last inning or out of both. Or maybe they did, and I was the one "breaking into coverage" when I turned them on and saw the ending.

[Philliesfan980]

I'm talking about the season. One game does not a season make (though it can be symbollic of where the season is heading).


I think that the Braves aren't quite done yet (How can they be, what have they done won the Divisional Championship 12 straight years now??), but they are in some trouble.

I think that losing Shef really hurt this team in terms of protection. The pitching isn't the same. Even Smoltz is coming off his injury really slowly. I'm sure they'll put together a streak sometime in the middle ofo the summer like they always do, but I'm not sure if its going to be enough to overtake my surging phillies! :)

[Suicane75]

If he can handle it it may be time to put Smoltz back in the rotation.

[Philliesfan980]

If he can handle it it may be time to put Smoltz back in the rotation.


That Elbow..... not sure it that could work

[Easy Mac]

SMoltz is too beat up to even try and start. He's not the same pitcher anymore, and people who want him to start is living in a vacuum. The problem isn't really our pitching as much as the hitting. Ramirez, Thompson and Wright have pitched well this season. Ortiz is an every other start kind of pitcher, and hopefully this snaps Hampton out of his funk. Aside from Cunnane, the bullpen isn't that bad either. The problem is the team is hitting .250 with 31 errors, missing its middle infielders, its corner outfielders miss about every other game, and is platooning a 50 year old and a rookie at first base.