How crazy is that???? I just blogged yesterday about how the Immaculate Grid may force me to start caring about baseball again, and BAM, we get the first Perfect Game since King Felix in 2012 (in an anomaly of a season that saw THREE perfectos). Talk about reeling the boi back in (even though it's fuck the Yankees, AAF--that's always and forever)!
I started watching in the 9th inning cause I was enjoying The Game Show Show on Hulu, and I mean, come on..why would I be watching Yankees-A's???
I got a notification from the MLB app when he got through seven and eight, respectively, and was like I gotta check this out. I'm a narrative guy through and through, and even though it's the Yankees on the right side of this historical achievement, it's still a great story. Germán had gotten shelled his last two outings, giving up an astounding 15 earned runs (17 total) in just 5.1 innings vs. Seattle and Boston. In the post-game interview, I learned that his uncle recently died, so he was pitching with a heavy heart AND got suspended earlier this season for using sticky stuff (which I don't have a problem with). The dude had a -0.1 WAR going into this start and goes out and spins a perfecto. Talk about your classic redemption story.
***EDITOR'S NOTE*** I didn't know about the DV suspension and now feel really weird about this entire blog. Still a cool feat, but yikes!!
That's what baseball is all about. Anytime you're at the ballpark, there's a chance you'll see history or maybe even something that's never happened before. I really feel like this perfecto is some sort of sign. I mean, I legit just wrote about how I might have to give baseball another chance to improve my Immaculate Grid skills and bam! Not even 24 hours later, we see the first Perfect Game since Obama's FIRST term. It's been a minute, this isn't only the first Perfect Game during DOL's lifetime (since 2016), but it's the first one that's happened since I turned 21. The world has changed in sooo many ways. I fucking hate the Yankees and their soulless, corporate-ass approach to a GAME, but I'm like excited right now writing about this. That was awesome, just sucks it happened vs. the A's. They've already suffered enough, but still have buckets of swag.
In case you're unaware, Perfect Games are among sports' rarest accomplishments. By comparison, there have been over 315 no-hitters in MLB history. Domingo Germán's Perfect Game was the first in 11 seasons.
Germán is only the 24th player to go 27 up, 27 down (Armando Galarraga got hosed) in Major League history. That's not even enough players to fill out a roster. Congratulations to Domingo Germán. Now it's time for ya boi to get back The Game Show Show.
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