Mark Buehrle’s gift to his Perfect Game teammates – a bottle of Crown Royal XR
Posted by: Richie Rich in Nice Catch, Pitching, White Sox
Last week, White Sox lefthander Mark Buehrle pitched only the eighteenth Perfect Game in the history of Major League Baseball. As is the case in every perfect game – he had a little help from his defense.
Particularly outfielder Dewayne Wise, who took away a Home Run with a laping catch in the top of the ninth to preserve the Shutout, the No-Hitter, and the Perfect Game and vault Buehrle’s name into conversations about whether he’ll be a Hall of Famer.
No doubt – a catch like that is deserving of a gift from the pitcher to his Perfect-Game-Saving fielder.
A big gift.
Well, here it is. Buehrle gave Wise (and his other teammates) a bottle of Crown Royal XR … with a personalized bag no less.
I like the idea. A perfect game is Extra Rare, so why not a bottle of Extra Rare booze?
But I would think that Dewayne Wise deserved bigger than a bottle of Canadian Whisky that you can get for $136 on the intarwebs – seems a little bit cheap as recognition for being the saver of an event that happens once every 17,000 games to me.
A $200 gift (I’m including the embroidery on the bag) seems cheap for such a contribution – especially considering Buehrle is in the midst of a $56 Million contract. I was thinking Buehrle would at least get him a cool ride – like Buehrle’s giant Ford F-650 Dominator truck.
You know, the booze could explain the White Sox’ 1-5 record and .214 batting average since the Perfect Game.
H/T: MPS
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July 29th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
It’s the thought that counts.
A personalized bottle of liquor, Crown Royal XR? Yes please.
That or a wrist watch. I’ll take the booze, thank you.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
also read that he is commissioning a painting of wise’s catch for him among other gifts
July 30th, 2009 at 9:52 am
A gift is a gift. Wise was doing his job just as much as Buerhle was doing his. Usually players just give each other watches or something. I’ll take this any day of the week. Even in the middle of the season with a 1-5 record since the game. Something’s gotta get me through the losing.
July 31st, 2009 at 7:18 pm
How cheap can Mark Buehrle get? A $200 bottle of whisky??? That would have been good for the rest of the team, but Wise saved his ass. The catch he made is what put Buehrle’s name in the history book with only 17 others. Hell, $200? He makes more per pitch. Just kind of weak.
August 6th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Not only is this cheap, but once you consume the booze, you only have a cheesy little bag as a souvenir. You need something way more valuable and permanent to commemorate this–a really nice watch or clock, platinum cufflinks. At the very least, Buehrle could have added some engraved crystal glassware to go along with the bottle.
August 14th, 2009 at 9:43 am
I think that’s a pretty cool token coming from a team mate. The FRANCHISE however should give them all F-650’s!!
September 1st, 2009 at 11:29 pm
A perfect game is so rare. If he’s going to buy liquor, he should shell out for Louis XIV, which run in the thousands per bottle. $200 bottle of whiskey is nothing!!