President Obama Calls White Sox Pitcher to Congratulate Him on Perfect Game

NBC Chicago: There is a reason perfect games are so rare. They are very, very difficult to do. Before today, there were only 17 of them in baseball history, which is mind-boggling if you really think about. We suggest you don’t. Today, add another: White Sox Mark Buehrle retired the required 27 straight batters in the Sox’s 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. History, as they say, was made.