Yes, the big James Comey interview in on right now, but why watch that when New York Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon was throwing a perfect game through 6 innings?
If Bartolo Colon somehow goes 27 up, 27 down against this Astros lineup, that might qualify as the greatest pitching performance in MLB history.
— Jon Tayler, Smiling Politely (@JATayler) April 16, 2018
I realize the Comey interview is on soon, but Bartolo Colon has a perfect game going to the 7th. Yes, Bartolo Colon.
— Connell McShane (@connellmcshane) April 16, 2018
We have a helluva Sunday night in the making. James Comey is about to talk on ABC. Cardi B is about to kill Coachella. And Bartolo Colon, at the age of 44, has a perfect game through six innings against the reigning World Series champions.
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) April 16, 2018
If you're not pulling for Bartolo Colon, you don't understand baseball and you don't like sport.
— Jeff B. (@EsotericCD) April 16, 2018
Bartolo Colon > James Comey interview
— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 16, 2018
I take this Bartolo Colon game over James Comey’s book tour every day of the week. #LGM
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) April 16, 2018
I always knew that Bartolo Colon would overshadow James Comey tonight
— Pete Catapano (@pcatapano) April 16, 2018
ABC should’ve known better than doing the Comey interview during a Bartolo Colon start.
— Jimmy Dahman (@JDahmanIII) April 16, 2018
BARTOLO COLON is perfect through six. I will easily watch this over Comey if it goes past 10pm.
— Tim Tagaris (@ttagaris) April 16, 2018
And we do mean “was” throwing a perfect game:
Josh Reddick follows the Correa walk with a double down the line. Bartolo Colon loses the perfect game & no-hitter and now is danger of losing the game. Still, not bad for a 44 year-old with that physique. #Rangers
— Rob Leth (@RobLeth) April 16, 2018
Double by Josh Reddick to break up the Bartolo Colon no-hitter. Runners on second and third with nobody out in the eighth. @#Astros
— David Barron (@dfbarron) April 16, 2018
You all jinxed it:
Everyone who switched to the Comey interview doomed Bartolo
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) April 16, 2018
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