Note: Work in Progress. I would really appreciate some help. This is being labeled as an event.
On April 2nd, 2013, Texas Rangers starting pitcher, Yu Darvish blew a perfect game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Houston Astros. The perfect game was ruined when Astros shortstop, Marwin Gonzalez hit a first pitch base hit that went past Darvish’s legs and into center field after Darvish pitched 111 pitches and took down 26 consecutive batters including 14 strikeouts in a 7-0 Rangers victory. Darvish is only the 11th pitcher in MLB history to blow a perfect game with one out left.
Reactions
When the game ended, sites such as MLB Memes erupted with content involving the blown perfect game. Some memes that were used to describe the moment included High Expectations Father and X And It’s Gone. Other posts focused on Marwin Gonzalez.
Marwin Gonzalez Wikipedia Hack
Moments after the game ended, Marwin Gonzalez’s Wikipedia page was vadelized by Rangers fans. Some examples included calling Gonzalez “ugly face,” saying that he “bats while going to the toilet,” and reporting that he was killed by an angry mob of Rangers fans. Astros fans came back and stated that Darvish committed harikari after giving up the hit. These changes were deleted by Wikipedia although the statement that Gonzalez’s new nickname was “Game Breaker” stayed for a while, but was eventually deleted as well.
Twitter Trends (WIP)
The Bleacher Report has posted Twitter messages from various reporters when it comes to the game.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1590922-twitter-reacts-as-yu-darvish-misses-perfect-game-by-1-out-vs-houston-astros