Around the Bases Vol XIII: Perfect Games, Hall of Fame, Trades

[Gator]

What a great week in baseball! We had the privilege to witness the 18th perfect game in major league history; two great players entering the Baseball Hall of Fame; and the trade deadline gets closer by the minute. We cover all of this and more in this week?s edition of Around the Bases.

Mark Buehrle Reaches Perfection: Prior to last Thursday?s Chicago White Sox ? Tampa Rays game, we?ve only seen 17 other perfect games since baseball started. The last one was thrown by Randy Johnson in May, 2004 against the Atlanta Braves.

Aside from being just a damn special achievement, there were a couple of things that make this one even more special than some of the others, if that?s even possible. For example, the Rays weren?t just any old team out there. Of the 18 teams on the losing side of a perfecto, they were the only ones who were current league or division champions, unless you count the Brooklyn Dodgers, who were ac... Click here for full article

[Ransack]

We like playing a game at my house called "Name the Pirates starting lineup". It's a game that's getting harder and harder to win.