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The Perfect Game. It's arguably the most well-known and coveted achievement a pitcher can accomplish in Major League Baseball. Just 24 pitchers in MLB history have thrown a perfect game, with 8 of them happening in the 21st century. There are times in history when the Perfect Game drought lasts 3 decades and times when it lasts just a couple months. What makes a Perfect Game so enthralling is that it can be done by any pitcher across any start in the league, and yet it is still an unfathomably rare accomplishment. There are so many variables involved and a pitcher can't exactly "try" and get a Perfect Game, it just happens. In this video, I watch all 8 Perfect Games from the 21st century and analyze the moments I found to be the most interesting!
Chapters:
1 Introduction: 0:00
2 Randy Johnson: 1:52
3 Mark Buehrle: 8:48
4 Dallas Braden: 15:41
5 Roy Halladay: 22:07
6 Philip Humber: 28:04
7 Matt Cain: 36:22
8 Félix Hernández: 43:52
9 Domingo Germán: 50:44
10 Conclusion: 58:30
Resources Used:
MLB
FanGraphs: https://www.fangraphs.com/
Baseball Savant: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/
Baseball-Reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/
CBS Sports - Dallas Braden Retires: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/lefty-dallas-braden-retiring-calls-his-shoulder-a-shredded-mess/
Chicago Tribune - Mark Buehrle Reflects on Perfect Game: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/07/23/mark-buehrle-reflects-on-his-perfect-game-10-years-ago-today-it-was-like-no-way-that-just-happened/
ESPN - Athletics Moving to Vegas: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38911419/mlb-owners-approve-athletics-planned-move-las-vegas-sources-say
ESPN - Mariners Trade for John Jason: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7288439/seattle-mariners-get-john-jaso-tampa-bay-rays-josh-lueke-future-considerations
ESPN - Philip Humber Claimed by Astros: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8696115/perfect-game-pitcher-philip-humber-claimed-houston-astros
ESPN - Roy Halladay Wins Cy Young: https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5812194
Fox Sports - List of Perfect Games: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/every-perfect-game-in-mlb-history-date-and-pitcher
MLB.com - Germán on Restricted List: https://www.mlb.com/news/domingo-german-restricted-list-alcohol-treatment
MLB.com - Germán Suspended 2020: https://www.mlb.com/news/domingo-german-suspended-63-games-in-2020
MLB.com - Humber's Perfect Game: https://www.mlb.com/news/history-of-philip-humber-s-perfect-game-c225509940
MLB.com - Replay Review: https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/replay-review
New York Post - Germán Yankees Clubhouse Incident: https://nypost.com/2024/03/25/sports/domingo-german-details-dark-day-that-he-trashed-yankees-clubhouse/
Official MLB Rulebook - 2024 Edition: https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/mlb/official-information/2024-official-baseball-rules.pdf
San Francisco Chronicle - Braden Reflects on Perfect Game: https://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Dallas-Braden-comes-clean-A-s-starter-was-hung-15251241.php
SportsLogos: https://www.sportslogos.net/
YouTube:
@MLB
@aclee_
@BasBatTV
@blkshade95
@falco2911
@FlyingHellFish99
@gamemaster000
@JoeGarai
@mlbfullgames99
@SFGiants
@StephensBaseballArchives
Music Used:
1.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8PbdjETXno
2.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzECwEbXBJE
2.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scgz4VnVHmc
2.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4eLYzdOAE0
2.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMBs3jHzvZo
3.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKrX3pbB_KM
3.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pli72uTh0mU
3.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLE_PvJ5mY
3.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga4UTQwOzzY
4.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IosZuOxrPo
4.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsn5lpUk_x8
4.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhueZ4d-vKk
4.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28GObYq_ZO8
5.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UySNlznIduI
5.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcV7RptHqro
5.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alclgb-aSIM
5.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaSvjT8nSP8
6.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HsoH-WNTtw
6.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7aWgFN0s8
6.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzepGtfHL9A
6.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WqIMUtiDiI
6.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fg0bACye-8
7.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSZ3GcKHvuE
7.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqtHAHOGX6E
7.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMpo1-o54RI
7.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0KQ2tEPRZc
8.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqP9jR764x4
8.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlXopoG-ZrA
8.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPimJxniVaE
8.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9gKOmyPYO8
8.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-arexDuqHA
9.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yuKMCPzokA
9.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOotDXQrcc
9.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1o7CyKHkwo
9.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvAlkyGul6Q
10.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6bje8lHptw