Why Philip Humber wasn’t the same after his perfect game

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Eight years after shocking the baseball world with his perfect game against the Seattle Mariners, former White Sox pitcher Philip Humber opens up to Chuck Garfien about the game that was the highlight of his career--and is also the reason it ended.(2:40) - How often does the perfect game follow Humber?(9:30) - His biggest regret looking back on his career(28:00) - The feeling of throwing a perfect game and getting a phone call from President Obama(35:30) - Living up to expectations and trying to prove the perfect game wasn't a fluke(49:15) - What he's learned about his career and the perfect game

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0:00.0	Southside Legends are back on NBC Sports Chicago.
0:03.4	Every day at 4.
0:05.8	Relive wins from the 2005 season with White Sox Rewind.
0:10.0	Go to NBCSportchicago.com slash Sox Rewind for the complete schedule.
0:18.6	My feet feel like they're on a branch up here at Safeco Field.
0:22.5	The 3-2 Umbar pitch.
0:24.4	Strike three called.
0:25.6	Ball gets away from Prisinski.
0:27.2	He has pitched a perfect game.
0:29.3	Umber has pitched a perfect game.
0:31.3	They mobbed him between the Mounded Home Plate.
0:33.6	His first win this year is a perfecto.
0:36.4	He struck out nine and faced 27.
0:38.8	Everything that could go wrong after that did go wrong.
0:41.3	It kind of felt that way.
0:42.9	It probably had more of a negative impact on my career than it had a positive impact.
0:47.6	Because every game after that was measured against that perfect game.
0:59.0	Eight years after shocking the baseball world with his perfect game against the Seattle Mariners,
1:06.0	that's former White Sox pitcher, Philip Umber, revealing that and a lot more about the perfect
1:12.9	game that he says was not only the greatest moment of his baseball career, it's also the
1:18.9	reason that his career ended.
1:22.9	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Garfin.
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