Reminder: You Can't Mention a Perfect Game in the Middle of a Perfect Game
Taryn Hatcher does a nice job for NBC Sports Philadelphia, but she offered some questionable commentary during Aaron Nola’s perfect game bid tonight.
Everybody knows that the first rule of a perfect game is you don’t talk about a perfect game.
Taryn Hatcher “Aaron Nola’s perfect thru 6”
Aaron Nola’s next batter… https://t.co/nFispvJ9h0
— The Wooderboys (@wooderboys) August 22, 2021
“I gotta start with this, Ben. Aaron Nola, perfect through six innings thus far.”
Aandddd….one batter later, an easy two-hopper kicks off Brad Miller’s glove. Perfect game over. Two batters later, no-hitter over. Shutout over. Like clockwork.
(Note: It’s not actually her fault.)
Then again, the misery of the above sequence doesn’t even begin to sniff what eventually transpired in the ninth inning.
Jake Cronenworth.
Chills. pic.twitter.com/LQIERUr0UM
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 22, 2021
Or in extra innings.
Frazier in a flash. #PadresWin pic.twitter.com/uMx3t0cPHB
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 22, 2021