This is unparalleled stuff folks. Never before has a pitcher been able to record such a beautiful streak. Never before, has someone been this perfect. Not even the Cincinnati Reds' beloved Johnny Vander Meer who pitched two consecutive no-hitters in back-to-back starts on June 11 and June 15, 1938.As incredible as this feat is though, I would be willing to wager that years from now, people will fail to see the big picture — they often do. As time rolls by, the numbers start to lose their meaning, and they become just that... numbers. But this is an incredible achievement — this ranks right up there with Joltin' Joe's 56 game hitting streak. And would you believe it? Dimaggio ripped right into another 17 game hit streak the day after the Cleveland Indians held him to a hitless game on July 17, 1941 — hitting on all but one day of a 74 game span! Unfortunately though, years from now, people will be just as oblivious to Buehrle's start tonight as they are to the Yankee Clipper's extraordinary exploits after his record setting 56 game hitting streak came to an end in the summer of '41. And it's really a shame. Because we may never see something this amazing again...
