Roy Halladay throws a perfect game

[cjw]

I would love a ticket from this game if anyone has access to one? Thanks! chris

[legaleagle92481]

Wow Roy was amazing today! Good to see he is finally on a winning team also. It is crazy how this young season has had two perfect games and a no-hitter.

[cjclong]

Saw some video of Halladay's perfect game. Didn't look like there were very many balls that were close to being a hit. He's an outstanding pitcher. The Phils are fortunate to have him. Its funny, at the time Don Larsen pitched his perfect game there had been only a handful and now there are 20 perfect games. With the modern day offenses and smaller ballparks I wonder why there are so many (relatively) perfect games being pitched now?

[godwulf]

I read that this is the first season ever in which two perfectos were thrown.

Aside from that, are perfect games coming around more frequently than ever before?

If so, does anyone have any thoughts on why this would be happening?

Could it be that so many umpires have been trained and conditioned to "give" pitches to certain pitchers - the big names, mostly - that it's become increasingly easy for those pitchers to get strike calls that they really don't deserve?

[LastingsMilledge85]

This is the second time in history that two perfect games have been thrown in one season. The last time was in 1880 and they were thrown within days apart from each other. The reason why Perfect Games and No-Hitters are coming more common (if you want to say that) is that it looks to be like pitching is making a comeback and unless if you are the Toronto Blue Jays hitting is being more or less phased out, but not in its entirety. Given there are great young hitters these days, but there's just this new wave of terrific young pitching now with Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Yovanni Gallardo, Josh Johnson, Ubaldo Jimenez, and Tommy Hanson to name a few. That's just what it looks like, I could be wrong but that's my two cents.

[legaleagle92481]

I would love a ticket from this game if anyone has access to one? Thanks! chris

Chris a full ticket is on Ebay now if you still are looking.

[legaleagle92481]

This is the second time in history that two perfect games have been thrown in one season. The last time was in 1880 and they were thrown within days apart from each other. The reason why Perfect Games and No-Hitters are coming more common (if you want to say that) is that it looks to be like pitching is making a comeback and unless if you are the Toronto Blue Jays hitting is being more or less phased out, but not in its entirety. Given there are great young hitters these days, but there's just this new wave of terrific young pitching now with Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Yovanni Gallardo, Josh Johnson, Ubaldo Jimenez, and Tommy Hanson to name a few. That's just what it looks like, I could be wrong but that's my two cents.

Good point if you look throughout baseball lineups are not as deep as they were a few years ago. It could also be that being off steroids has effected hitters more than pitchers. Keep in mind this is the THIRD perfect game in the past 365 days. Buerhle threw one last July so 15% of all perfect games ever thrown have come in that span. Plus there was Ublado's no hitter.

[cjw]

Chris a full ticket is on Ebay now if you still are looking.

Thanks! I have a bid in on one and just heard that the Marlins will be selling tix from this game starting tomorrow. chris

[gingi79]

Thanks! I have a bid in on one and just heard that the Marlins will be selling tix from this game starting tomorrow. chris

I was going to post about that. What is GUU opinion of the Marlins selling tickets to the No Hitter a week after it happens? Aren't they just printing them up today? WHile ticket stubs aren't as lucrative as say game used baseballs, doesn't this kill any potential value of the real game tickets as teams can just print up tickets with the No-No's date?

Personally, I think it's a terrible idea.

[cjclong]

I heard there were about 25,000 people at the game. Are the Marlins just selling the unsold tickets or are they selling duplicates?