If you never watched Buehrle pitch, the thing to understand is the tempo. He got the ball and threw it.
Games he started ran under two and a half hours regularly, and hitters hated stepping in against him because he never gave them a second to think.
He made fourteen consecutive seasons of two hundred or more innings, which nobody does anymore.
He threw a no hitter in 2007 and a perfect game against the Rays in 2009, and he was on the mound for the White Sox team that finally ended their long championship drought in 2005.
I still have him on the outside, narrowly. He rarely struck anybody out and he was almost never the best pitcher in his league in a given year. Durability that extreme is a real skill and I wish the voting rewarded it more than it does.
Is showing up every fifth day for fifteen years a Hall of Fame skill?
Philip Humber on the passing of Don Cooper:
“Coop believed in me when not many people did. He kept things simple and allowed me to pitch with confidence. His track record with guys like me speaks for itself. He was always looking for a positive. Very thankful our paths crossed!”
RIP Don Cooper! I spent a lot time with Super Coop. He was with me from the minors to the majors. His humor and coolness helped me many of days in my career. By the way he was one hell of a pitching coach! You will be missed Coop.🙏🏾
The White Sox send our condolences to the family, friends and fans of Don Cooper, who has passed away at 70.
Don Cooper spent 33 seasons as a coach in the White Sox organization from 1988-2020, including 18 full seasons as the major-league pitching coach. Cooper served as the pitching coach for the 2005 World Series champion club, which became the first team since the 1928 Yankees to toss four consecutive complete games in a single postseason.
Forever in our thoughts.
Here’s a clip of Gronk’s injury in 2015 that ended up being a Grade 1 knee strain.
He pounded the ground, rolled around, and yelled for 2 minutes. He only missed ONE game.
This was your reaction, @stoolpresidente.
Same drive Caleb gets hurt. 15 yards may help the Bears score sooner. Caleb doesn’t role out and hurt the hammy. Butterfly Effect, these are professional referees, how do you miss this?
I don't know how much football I've watched in my life, but it's been a lot, and I have never seen a game end like this before. I love this big dumb beautiful sport so damn much omg.