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Buehrle an unlikely candidate for no-no

"Never in a million years did I think I would be able to have this happen," said Mark Buehrle.

Drafted in the 38th round in 1998, lefty pitches way into history

CHICAGO -- Peruse the five starters currently comprising the White Sox starting rotation.

Break down each pitcher's raw stuff and what he features on the mound, and then take a guess as to the one who would be most likely to throw a no-hitter. Mark Buehrle probably would be a notch above John Danks from the bottom of the list, partially because Danks is a rookie.

But there was the 28-year-old Buehrle, mobbed by his teammates on U.S. Cellular Field a little over two hours after he threw the first pitch of Wednesday's game against Texas, celebrating the 16th no-hitter in franchise history. Buehrle needed 106 pitches to make history, a typically efficient effort from the talented southpaw.

Buehrle finished the job against a good hitting Texas lineup, which features the likes of Mark Teixeira, Hank Blalock and Sammy Sosa, to name a few. It's also a team Buehrle has handled in the past, raising his career record to 9-3 against the Rangers, and earning a huge dose of respect from the opposition in the process.

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