OT: Dallas Braden, now Roy Halladay, Hurls Perfect Game

[Robextend]

I was lip reading and I thought after Braden got the last out he proclaimed, "TAKE THAT A-ROID!!!!"

[Peter_Spaeth]

Only 6 Ks, is that unusual for a no hitter/perfect game?

[jupin11]

Not necessarily. Mark Buehrle had 6 also. Dennis Martinez only had 5.

[packs]

Great moment after the last out when he hugged his Grandmother. What a Mother's Day present. I was at David Cone's against the Expos and it was the most incredible thing I've ever seen.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by packs

Great moment after the last out when he hugged his Grandmother. What a Mother's Day present.

I didn't see it but it sounds like a great moment. Congrats to him. Always good to see/hear something positive in pro sports.

[Scott L.]

Originally Posted by packs

Great moment after the last out when he hugged his Grandmother. What a Mother's Day present. I was at David Cone's against the Expos and it was the most incredible thing I've ever seen.

His mother passed away from skin cancer when he was in high school and his grandmother raised him from that point on. They had some tough times and at one point were living out of a motel. Nice to see some good fortune shining on them today.

[oaks1912]

It was a great day to see a ball game today . After seeing two no-hitters (including Sanchez' no hitter last season), I thought I'd seen my share. Today, in addition to witnessing history, I sat behind Braden's grandmother and baseball coach, who were nervous from the third inning, and I was able to share the experience with 8 friends, including a visitor from Canada, who had arranged for our group to sit where we sat......Looks like Dallas will have a marker in Cooperstown before A-Fraud........

[Rich Klein]

Mark -- pretty darned good when you add the perfecto.

I'm happy with the one I saw as part of the Sabr convention in 1999.

And although I'm a Yankees fan; I suspect that "incident" with A-Roid or Pay-Rod or whatever nickname you want to give him gave Braden even more confidence as he stood up to Rodriguez. In retrospect; that moment might have been a defining moment in his career.

Regards
Rich

[jp1216]

Originally Posted by Robextend

I was lip reading and I thought after Braden got the last out he proclaimed, "TAKE THAT A-ROID!!!!"

Exactly what I was thinking. I had never heard of him until the ARod episode last week - and now THIS. Good work Dallas...