I remember where I was the day Felix Hernandez pitched his perfect game --- on the couch watching. Perfect games (and no-hitters) are seriously intense games in the final innings.
Tell me about it. I saw Lew Burdette pitch a nearly perfect game in 1960. He faced only 27 batters, but he hit one with a pitch who was then doubled off. The Braves won 1-0 and didn't score until the eighth inning where Burdette led off with a double and was driven in for the only run of the game. It was probably the most exciting baseball game I have ever attended.
I was 13 years old at the time, traveling around the Middle West with my father. (He sold clothes and I went to baseball games!) I took a "Stadium Bus" from our downtown hotel to and from the ballpark. So after the game I get back on the bus and I'm just glowing from what I just saw. A teenage couple got on the bus and sat behind me. I guess they were about 16 or 17 years old. The girl said to here date, "Gee. What a boring game. They only scored one run." I really wanted to turn around and punch her out.
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