Thursday, August 16, 2012

One of Two

Less random fact:  Felix Hernandez threw the 23rd Perfect Game in Major League history yesterday, becoming the 23rd player to do so.  More random fact:  Hernandez becomes the second player in history to be credited with both a perfect game and a grand slam.  The other was Don Larsen.  Larsen more famous for his perfect game in the 1956 World Series while pitching for the New York Yankees, hit a grand slam against the Boston Red Sox in April that same season.

The only opportunity I have had to watch Felix Hernandez pitch was June 23, 2008 in during an interleague game against the New York Mets.  What was expected to be a pitching duel between Hernandez and Johan Santana turned into an early victory for the Mariners when Hernandez connected with the first pitch he saw over the right-centerfield wall for a grand slam.  Only a few innings later in the fifth, Hernandez was pulled from the game (I believe an injury), and the Mariners went on to win 5-2.
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4 comments:

  1. ReeceAugust 16, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Ahh so it was Don Larsen. Interesting that you witnessed a portion of rare baseball trivia.

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  2. TylerAugust 16, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    To be honest, it probably never would have crossed my mind if I had not. Leave it to my Mets to find their way onto the wrong side of history though.

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  3. ReeceAugust 16, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    Hahaha, spoken like a true fan.

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  4. TylerAugust 16, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    For better or worse.

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