Perfect Game - Mike Witt

Call it fate, or coincidence, but I've been holding out *forever* for the Bot to update logos to correctly reflect the Angels of 1984 before I did this...and just as they finally updated, I happened to notice a gap in my scheduled posts that had today wide open for a post. So instead of queuing up the eventual Mike Witt post for almost a year from now, we can now enjoy it immediately! As the 1984 season was coming to a close on September 30, both the California Angels and the hosting Texas Rangers were already eliminated from the playoffs as they met in Arlington Stadium. Between the meaninglessness of the game couple with the fact that the Dallas Cowboys were also playing that day, not a lot of people cared to show up to watch the game. Even during the game, there weren't many cares to go around. Sportswriters were busy doing a season wrap-up article or playoff preview when they looked up in the 5th or 6th inning and realized that something was up. Rangers players would also...