Congrats to all SF Giants fans. That was quite a World Series that just ended.
Madison Bumgarner's performance was one for the ages...
Another 2014 Giants regular and post season pitching star was journeyman Yusmieiro Petit. Petit first became interesting to me in 2013 when he pitched 8 2/3 innings of a perfect game before eventually giving up a hit.
I'm not sure how many of you picked up on this Yusmeiro Petit factoid, but on 8/28/2014 he set a very cool ML record by retiring 46 consecutive batters in a 4-1 Giants win over the Colorado Rockies. Petit broke Mark Buehrle's record of retiring 45 straight batters in conjunction with his perfect game on 7/23/2009. Petit's record was unusual in that it was accomplished through both relief appearances and as a starter.
The good news is really that Yusmeiro Petit's autograph is one of the rare current players that has fairly nice penmanship. This ball was actually signed in spring training with the Mets in his rookie 2005 season a decade ago.
