Home› Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Phil Humber 2 outs away from a perfect game

MyDaughtersNameIsMattinglyMyDaughtersNameIsMattingly Posts: 541 ✭✭✭
in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum
It's on fox...he's an ex met so he'll probably get it.

Tune in

Comments

  • prthdprthd Posts: 1,323
    1 out to go
    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
  • YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    He did it image
  • prthdprthd Posts: 1,323
    and there it is, nice job sir. Congrats!
    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
  • pdub1819pdub1819 Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭✭
    Awesome to see that live!!!!

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204

  • MyDaughtersNameIsMattinglyMyDaughtersNameIsMattingly Posts: 541 ✭✭✭
    Baseball Immortality.

    This is why we love the game!

  • miconelegacymiconelegacy Posts: 3,052 ✭
    An amazing feat!
    Miconelegacy Auctions
    "Live everyday, don't throw it away"
  • MyDaughtersNameIsMattinglyMyDaughtersNameIsMattingly Posts: 541 ✭✭✭
    Joins a long list of Ex Met pitchers to throw no-hitters/pg's Nolan Ryan, Gooden, Cone, Seaver, Mike Scott....maybe more

  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    As the OP stated ... ANOTHER ex-Met with a no hitter (perfect game). Mets are 50 years and counting and still have not pitched a no-hitter.

    Humber is now the SEVENTH Ex-Met to throw a No Hitter:

    Nolan Ryan pitched seven no-hitters during his Hall of Fame career, but they all came after he was traded by the New York Mets. And Tom Seaver finally got his sole no-hitter as a Cincinnati Red during his first season away from the Mets. In fact, seven former Mets pitched no-hitters after leaving New York. Mike Scott (Houston Astros), Dwight Gooden (New York Yankees) David Cone (Yankees), Hideo Nomo (Boston Red Sox) and Philip Humber (Chicago White Sox) round out the list. Alejandro Pena (Atlanta Braves) participated in a three-pitcher no-hitter in 1991 less than a month after being traded by the Mets to the Braves.

    ***Just a note: I copied and pasted this from a website that already had Humber listed ... less than 5 minutes after he pitched it! Well done.***

    From the same website: www.nonohitters.com
    Ten pitchers who eventually played for the New York Mets threw no-hitters with one of their previous clubs. This elite crew includes Don Cardwell (Chicago Cubs), Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves), Dean Chance (Minnesota Twins), Dock Ellis (Pittsburgh Pirates), John Candelaria (Pittsburgh Pirates), Bret Saberhagen (Kansas City Royals), Al Leiter (Florida Marlins), Scott Erickson (Minnesota Twins), Kenny Rogers (Texas Rangers) and Hideo Nomo (Los Angeles Dodgers). Billy Wagner (Houston Astros) and Ricardo Rincon (Pittsburgh Pirates) also threw single innings of no-hit ball during multiple-pitcher no-nos before joining the Mets.

    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    thanks for the heads up..caught the last 2 pitches...

    I am in chicago too.. didnt think the game started til later..
    that was awesome.. little gift maybe at the end.. but better to ump a perfect game then be the guy that blew the call ( milt pappas)
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That check swing on what would have been ball 4 was awfully close...the ump wasn't going to go down as the guy who took that perfect game away, unlike that other ump in Detroit, LOL..


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • MilehighHOFMilehighHOF Posts: 255 ✭✭✭
    I'm glad the batter decided to argue the call because if he would have run hard he may have been safe at first.....that would have been a tough way to lose a perfect game.
  • MithrilManMithrilMan Posts: 161
    Ballsy (excuse the pun) for Pierzynski to call for a curve in that situation. Good for him.
    My favorite ball players throughout the years: Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Ellis Burks, Lance Berkman
  • jmmiller777jmmiller777 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭
    Ya, wonder if Pierzynski would of kept the ball if he would of caught strike three. He's been known to do that! Anyone know what I'm talking about? Also, as a side note, I looked up the perfect games on Wikipedia, and they already have Humbers listed.
    CURRENT PROJECTS IN WORK:
    To be honest, no direction, but...
    1966-69 Topps EX+
    1975 minis NrMt Kelloggs PSA 9
    All Topps Heritage-Master Sets
    image
  • prthdprthd Posts: 1,323
    Im to intoxicated to research this, but could someone please post the name of all the 21 (I believe) pitchers to pitch a perfect game here. Thanks in advance.

    Dave
    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
  • StoogeStooge Posts: 4,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here is the list of perfect Games:

    6/12/1880 LEE RICHMOND
    6/17/1880 MONTE WARD
    5/5/1904 CY YOUNG
    10/2/1908 ADDIE JOSS
    4/30/1922 CHARLES ROBERTSON
    10/8/1956 DON LARSEN
    6/21/1964 JIM BUNNING
    9/9/1965 SANDY KOUFAX
    5/8/1968 JIM HUNTER
    5/15/1981 LEN BARKER
    9/30/1984 MIKE WITT
    9/16/1988 TOM BROWNING
    7/28/1991 DENNIS MARTINEZ
    7/28/1994 KENNY ROGERS
    5/17/1998 DAVID WELLS
    7/18/1999 DAVID CONE
    5/18/2004 RANDY JOHNSON
    7/23/2009 MARK BUEHRLE
    5/9/2010 DALLAS BRADEN
    5/29/2010 ROY HALLADAY
    4/21/2012 PHILIP HUMBER

    Later, Paul.
  • brian26brian26 Posts: 826


    << <i>Ya, wonder if Pierzynski would of kept the ball if he would of caught strike three. He's been known to do that! Anyone know what I'm talking about? >>



    Nope, do tell.

  • 1960toppsguy1960toppsguy Posts: 1,127 ✭✭
    2 of last 3 perfect games by chi-sox hurlers is awesome!
  • proofer2proofer2 Posts: 186 ✭✭
    Any speculation on why the perfect game seems to be more of an occurance today than say 40 years ago? According to that list, there were 9 in 88 years, now we've had 9 in the last 20 years. Growing up in the 70's, a perfect game seemed like a magical event that rarely happened. Is this just a derivative of the diluted offensive talent pool (more teams)? Or statistically, it may just be a random event...
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>2 of last 3 perfect games by chi-sox hurlers........ >>



    Fractions can be tricky I guess.

    7/23/2009 MARK BUEHRLE - Chicago
    5/9/2010 DALLAS BRADEN - Oakland
    5/29/2010 ROY HALLADAY - Philadelphia
    4/21/2012 PHILIP HUMBER - Chicago
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Any speculation on why the perfect game seems to be more of an occurance today than say 40 years ago? According to that list, there were 9 in 88 years, now we've had 9 in the last 20 years. Growing up in the 70's, a perfect game seemed like a magical event that rarely happened. Is this just a derivative of the diluted offensive talent pool (more teams)? Or statistically, it may just be a random event... >>



    It wouldn't shock me if it happened to the Mariners again this year. Terrible hitting team.
  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    It has to be dilution. 80 years ago there were hundreds of minor league clubs. Every athletic kid in America wanted to grow up to be a baseball player. There were only 16 major league teams, so spots were tough to get. There are dozens of tales of minor league stars that had 10-20 year careers in the minors and got into the bigs for a week or two, played poorly, and never got another shot. Now, there are twice as many teams, with a diluted talent pool. So, when a pitcher with great stuff has everything working for him, the chances that he will run up against a lineup that he can no-hit is greater.

    Plus, just the simple math. Almost twice as many teams, and an extra eight games per season, means that the odds of a perfect game being pitched are about half of what they were prior to expansion of league and schedule.
    Successful dealings with shootybabitt, LarryP, Doctor K, thedutymon, billsgridirongreats, fattymacs, shagrotn77, pclpads, JMDVM, gumbyfan, itzagoner, rexvos, al032184, gregm13, californiacards3, mccardguy1, BigDaddyBowman, bigreddog, bobbyw8469, burke23, detroitfan2, drewsef, jeff8877, markmac, Goldlabels, swartz1, blee1, EarlsWorld, gseaman25, kcballboy, jimrad, leadoff4, weinhold, Mphilking, milbroco, msassin, meteoriteguy, rbeaton and gameusedhoop.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>Plus, just the simple math. Almost twice as many teams, and an extra eight games per season, means that the odds of a perfect game being pitched are about half of what they were prior to expansion of league and schedule. >>


    I think you meant to say that the odds are TWICE AS GREAT as
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • pdub1819pdub1819 Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Plus, just the simple math. Almost twice as many teams, and an extra eight games per season, means that the odds of a perfect game being pitched are about half of what they were prior to expansion of league and schedule. >>


    I think you meant to say that the odds are TWICE AS GREAT as >>



    No, I think he meant half.

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204

  • leathtechleathtech Posts: 3,191 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>2 of last 3 perfect games by chi-sox hurlers........ >>



    Fractions can be tricky I guess.

    7/23/2009 MARK BUEHRLE - Chicago
    5/9/2010 DALLAS BRADEN - Oakland
    5/29/2010 ROY HALLADAY - Philadelphia
    4/21/2012 PHILIP HUMBER - Chicago >>



    LOL... You'll have to excuse the southsiders!
    image
Sign In or Register to comment.