CHICAGO -- In a sport that seems to disappoint us more than delight us, meet Mark Buehrle, a throwback antidote to all things selfish, egomaniacal and scandalous in baseball. Remember when pitcher Johan Santana signed for $137.5 million over six years? In the same timeframe, Buehrle re-upped with the White Sox for $56 million over four because he was comfortable in Chicago. Notice how players move to warm, luxurious zip codes when they become multimillionaires? Buehrle still lives in his hometown of St. Charles, Mo., with a wife who went to high school with him.And know what impressed him most after he threw the 18th perfect game in major-league history, joining Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Jim Bunning, Cy Young and Addie Joss as the only men ever to record a perfect game and no-hitter? Was it the immediate cell-phone call from a White Sox fan in the presidential limousine, the massive national media coverage, the shaving-cream-lathered love-in with his teammates at U.S. Cellular Field?
Nope. Our folksy, downhome superhero couldn't believe that Mark Drury actually texted him. I know ... who's Mark Drury?




