Dallas Braden - Perfect Game

Coincidentally his catcher was a young man we used to discuss at length on this site--Landon Powell

Well if nobody knew who Dallas Braden was before this year?

They know who he is now.

Thats awesome, congrats to Dallas and his whole family in Stockton.
Dallas Braden was quik to say it was a team effort.
Very deserving young man.

EH

Hey, ARod, any cred now?

Nice story. MLB Network just showed the last 3 outs and it was emotional. The young man lost his mother many years ago to cancer and the scene of him hugging his grandmother was very emotional. He had all his family and friends there from Stockton California. What a blessing for the young man.

Braden pitched a heck of a game Sunday , being a Rays fan I hated it but he did a great job .

I was at the game and it was quite interesting to watch unfold. In the first 3 innings we figured it would be a rough go for him, as the Rays were hitting the ball hard - just right at people. As the game went on the vibe changed. Logoria booed for trying to bunt was funny. The catch on the foul ball was great. It was a great way for a young man who lost his mother too early to celebrate Mothers Day....

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.c...k&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

Here's a good article.

EH

According to the local news, MLB Hall of Fame called and wanted his jersey and glove for the hall and he told them no, that they were going to his hometown Stockton. I heard a group of his friends sit in section 209 when he pitches, which is the area code for Stockton.

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Originally posted by Tooldforthis:
According to the local news, MLB Hall of Fame called and wanted his jersey and glove for the hall and he told them no, that they were going to his hometown Stockton. I heard a group of his friends sit in section 209 when he pitches, which is the area code for Stockton.

Very cool!

While I'm not really an A's fan, I am so happy for this young man.