A perfect Mother’s Day
In case you missed it, Dallas Braden guaranteed his place in the record books earlier this month by throwing the 19th perfect game in Major League history. A perfect game is always difficult to achieve, but throwing one against the Rays – the best team in baseball – is that much more impressive. What’s also worth noting is that this was the first Complete Game of Braden’s career. That said, the most perfect aspect about the achievement was that it occurred on Mother’s Day, with Braden’s grandmother, who raised him after his mother died of skin cancer, in the stands.
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