Last night our church went to our local minor league baseball game. The pitcher threw a perfect game, (I am still unclear on the difference between a perfect game and a no hitter, but whatever), but I think I may have seen three pitches the whole night. There were about 95 people there from our church or friends of people in our church, and I talked to most of them throughout the night. That was the whole reason I went… to talk to people…
At one point I was sitting next to a grandpa that had one grandson on his lap, and the other sitting super close next to him as they were sharing a snow-cone in a cup type thing… I said something like, “this is the best part of the game,” and he said, “I wish I could do this more often,” or something like that, and it was for sure a perfect game for that grandpa!
It was a very satisfying time as I reflect on it today. We did the same thing last year and had 15 people there or so… Most of us want bigger, more, better from life, and as I think about these things, and how far we have come, I am reminded again and again, that God cares more about my relationship with Him than how many people come to our church. There may be a game on the field, but like that grandpa, He is way more interested in hanging out with me than anything else going on… what an amazing God… What a great reminder.
A No-Hitter is when the opposing team never gets a “hit”. They may still get on base (and potentially score) as the result of walks, being hit by the pitcher, or dropped 3rd strike.
A Perfect Game is when the opposing team never gets on base. 27 up and 27 down. No walks, no hit batters, every one is out at the plate.
A Perfect Game has only happened 17 times in the Majors.