Mark Buehrle did what the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez couldn't do less than two weeks ago. That was pitch only the 18th perfect game in baseball history.
What makes this achievement even more significant than it already is is that he pitched a perfect game against the Rays, which are statistically one of the better hitting teams in the majors.
There's another thing that makes this game eerily similar to Sanchez's no-hitter, and should've been perfect game, just two weeks ago.
It took another breathtaking catch in the ninth inning to save the perfect game, just like Aaron Rowand had to do to save Sanchez's no-hitter. This time the hero in the outfield was Dewayne Wise, a defensive replacement.
Wise's catch was a little bit more impressive than Rowand's catch as he stretched his glove over the fence to pull back in a home run.
This is what makes baseball America's pastime. Because of jaw dropping stuff like that, to say the least.
As rich and fertile as baseball history is, there were only 17 perfect games coming into this game, and two almost occurred in as many weeks. Sorry Juan Uribe, but you blew that for us!
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