Perfect Timing
I’m participating in a fantasy baseball league this year, at the invitation of Tim Dierkes. It’s the first time I’ve tried fantasy baseball, and while the time I have for it kind of waxes and wanes, I try to look at it every day or two.
One of the guys I’ve had on my roster all year is Mark Buehrle. Today I logged into the fantasy site a bit later than usual, and noticed that Buehrle had a start today, but was on my bench. I quickly moved him into a starting position, and was rewarded with a perfect game. My only regret is that I didn’t see the game. I was off by a couple of time zones.
I’ve never gotten to see a no-hitter all the way through, even on TV. I came close when Jonathan Sanchez threw one a couple of weeks ago for the Giants, but was stuck at work. And those of you who joined me last weekend saw Hanshin’s Atsushi Nohmi take a no-no into the 7th, only to give up a single to Alex Ramirez. Maybe someday.
23/07/2009 at 11:05 pm Permalink
I’ve had Anibal Sanchez and Justin Verlander on my fantasy teams that threw no-hitters. I had Sanchez in two of my leagues I played in.
I’ve never gotten to see a no-hitter all the way through, even on TV. I came close when Jonathan Sanchez threw one a couple of weeks ago for the Giants
I’ve seen the one where Hideo Nomo no-hit the Orioles on April 4th, 2001. Mike Mussina almost got close in 1997 against the Indians, but Sandy Alomar Jr hit a single with 1 out in the 9th to break the no-hitter and what does Mussina do next? Strikes out Brian Giles and Marquis Grissom.
It’s the first time I’ve tried fantasy baseball
Fantasy baseball is fun and addictive, I’ve been playing since 2005 though I took this year off because of back pain that wouldn’t allowed me to put the time into the league I needed to repeat as league champion.
24/07/2009 at 1:01 am Permalink
I’ve seen two no-hitters. The first was Matsuzaka’s for Yokohama High School in the final at Koshien in 1998 (a good summer to be unemployed). The other was Yamai’s perfect game (with a little help that he probably did not need from Iwase) in the deciding game of the Japan Series against Nippon Ham. Of course, I wanted Ham to win but I thoroughly enjoyed that game anyway.
I also heard on the radio Tadano’s recent one-out-from-a-no-hitter game.
24/07/2009 at 8:08 am Permalink
I saw Mike Mussina’s one-hitter against Boston in 2001, the one that Carl Everett broke up in the ninth. And I saw a few innings of Kenshin Kawakami’s in 2002, but didn’t see the whole game.