Shades of Koufax

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Mike

Jared Weaver of the Angels struck out 15 Blue Jays in a masterful pitching performance Sunday night. Weaver Fans 15

Weaver’s dominance on the mound reminded me of the great Sandy Koufax, who fanned 15 Yankees in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series. Somehow my dad miraculously scored tickets to the game and he took me to Yankee Stadium. I got to miss school and see the World Series all in one day.

But I went home shellshocked that my beloved Yankees could lose with Whitey Ford on the mound. Yet Koufax was better that day, and the Dodgers would go on to sweep the Yanks 4-0.

What’s the most dominant pitching performance you’ve ever seen in person?

About Mike

Mike Luery is an award-winning journalist with 25 years on TV and radio. Currently, he is the political reporter for KCRA-TV, the top-ranked station in Sacramento. This is Luery's second tour of duty with KCRA, where he was also a reporter from 1984 - 2000. In between, he was NBC's Capitol Bureau Chief in California and a reporter for CBS 13 in Sacramento. Luery lives in northern California with his wife Carol. Baseball Between Us is his first book.
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