VIDEO: Celebrating the 21st Anniversary of David Wells' Incredible Miraculous Hungover Perfect Game

David Wells' perfect game is now officially old enough to grab a beer with its author. Wells, the perpetually joyful lefty who authored some of the most memorable starts in Yankees history throughout his stop-and-start career (1997-1998, 2002-2003), made his greatest mark on the game's history on this date in '98, and if you believe the man himself, he held the Twins without a baserunner under no condition to be on the mound.

Wells dismissed a Minnesota lineup featuring such classic "Remember That Guy?" guys as Ron Coomer, Marty Cordova (Rookie of the Year!), and Pat Meares, as well as a Hall of Famer in Paul Molitor.

But it didn't matter who was in the opposing lineup that day, of course, because a hungover Wells, who had reportedly been partying with Jimmy Fallon and the cast of "Saturday Night Live" the evening prior, had something special in his instincts-only performance. His body barely delivering, Wells simply had to execute.

Let it be noted that this author had tickets to see Wells that day, with every intention of taking home the free Beanie Baby that came with entry. Alas, he attended Ben Cohen's eighth birthday party instead, forsaking the tickets.

There were no perfect games involved at that event, and he watched the final innings at the bowling alley bar with a collection of soused dads, just as Wells surely intended.