We have reached the bottom of the 9th inning, and now it is happening, what we normally experience at any ballpark when a visiting pitcher is so close to greatness, even the hometown fans come to root for him. He has come too far; he has journeyed too long to drop it.

(With 2 out) Chris Gwynn standing at the plate, Dennis Martinez delivers...Fastball hit JUST foul along the third base line. Foul by a foot, and now the crowd seems to be inspired. It's as if they take it as a sure sign that Dennis will get what he wants, and what he wants is suddenly what they want. 47,224 on their feet. One pitch away from a pitcher's absolute Nirvana. The pitcher's dream: A perfect game. Dennis Martinez ready, here's the pitch...Popped deep in the air to center field, going deep on it is Marquis Grissom, he's got it on the track!

(Crowd cheers) | Dennis Martinez getting mobbed by his teammates on this 28th of July 1991, 3:22 in the afternoon. Dennis Martinez has reached the ultimate, a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. | Nothing scratchy, nothing flukey, it was a masterpiece! And with tears pouring down his cheeks, he goes down the steps and into the Expo dugout. What a game! | Dennis Martinez's perfect game at Dodger Stadium, July 28, 1991, based off video on mlb.com