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Games you've attended - starting pitchers - good or bad luck


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Back in the early days of New Comiskey, I used to go to more games than I do now. (Family, work etc.)

 

Every time I'd buy tickets, I'd always end up with guys like Kirk McCaskill or Edwin Jackson starting.

 

What is your history?

 

Good or bad luck?

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QUOTE (wolves01 @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 02:12 PM)
Lots of Melido Perez starts. After spotting the opponent 5 or 6 in the first inning, he was untouchable.

I think that he, and his brother Pascual were secretly from another planet.

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Generally speaking, I pretty much have the same luck. These days though since I can only see the Sox when they come to Seattle I go to all the games so I have a better chance of seeing the top of the rotation guys. Not always though, of course. I can always say though that I saw Humber's perfect game. For the most part too, the Sox have pretty good success here. So I at least see quite a few more wins than losses.

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I used to go to at least 65 games a year so it really was spread out. The last couple of years I have had weekends, and it seems since they got Shields, he's been pitching a lot on weekends. When the both are healthy Shields and/or Gonzo has almost been a lock. And it would be OK, but at least 3 or 4 times the game was over in the 1st or 2nd inning. Makes for an uninteresting game.

 

Last time I saw Shields the game was over in the first. My brother lives in Switzerland and was in town and wanted to go to a game. He told me Thursday or Friday. Shields was pitching Thursday. Thank God he decided Friday. And it was a nice game. 3 in the 9th to beat Texas.

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 01:41 PM)
I used to go to at least 65 games a year so it really was spread out. The last couple of years I have had weekends, and it seems since they got Shields, he's been pitching a lot on weekends. When the both are healthy Shields and/or Gonzo has almost been a lock. And it would be OK, but at least 3 or 4 times the game was over in the 1st or 2nd inning. Makes for an uninteresting game.

 

Last time I saw Shields the game was over in the first. My brother lives in Switzerland and was in town and wanted to go to a game. He told me Thursday or Friday. Shields was pitching Thursday. Thank God he decided Friday. And it was a nice game. 3 in the 9th to beat Texas.

 

Also at that game. Great time.

 

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For some reason, it seemed like John Danks would pitch on the days I was there.

Recently, thankfully, I got to see Quintana pitch a lot.

The only game I've been to this year, the Buehrle game, I ended up with James Shields.

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First game I ever attended saw Gary Peters throw a complete game, 1-hitter against Baltimore. July 15, 1963:

 

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B07150CHA1963.htm

 

Pretty hard to top that!

 

This is a good question.

 

Off the top of my head without looking things up I've seen Peters, Bradley, Wood, Bahnsen, Lemonds, Stone, Barrios, Kravec, Perez, Buehrle, Garland, Garcia, Contreras.

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QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 02:33 PM)
First game I ever attended saw Gary Peters throw a complete game, 1-hitter against Baltimore. July 15, 1963:

 

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B07150CHA1963.htm

 

Pretty hard to top that!

 

This is a good question.

 

Off the top of my head without looking things up I've seen Peters, Bradley, Wood, Bahnsen, Lemonds, Stone, Barrios, Kravec, Perez, Buehrle, Garland, Garcia, Contreras.

First game I saw Early Wynn was going for W #299. He didn't get it, losing to a young Jim Kaat and the Twins 2-0. I can't remember all the pitchers I saw in the 60's or even the 70's but I know I saw Peters, Pizarro, Wood, Stone and Bahnsen. I was at the game where Buehrle made his major league debut in relief of Baldwin. I was at the game too when Freddie Garcia made his home debut.

 

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