WATCH: Angels' Street nets 300th save as Twins' Plouffe 'pulls a Favre'
Los Angeles Angels closer Huston Street finally picked up his 300th career save on Wednesday, a testament to his consistency as one of the game's most reliable ninth-inning guys.
However, in a nod to former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, Street did so with an 'assist' from the Minnesota Twins' Trevor Plouffe.
Recall: with New York Giants defensive end -- and current FOX NFL Sunday analyst -- Michael Strahan needing one sack to set the NFL's single-season record in a game against the Pack in 2002, Favre seemingly laid down to facilitate probably the easiest sack in NFL history (watch here).
Enter Plouffe, who faced Street with two outs and a runner on first in a three-run game. Rather than hit away, Plouffe squared up to bunt -- and promptly hit it right back to Street, who handled the play himself to lock down the save. It was all very neat and tidy:
This isn't to take away anything from Street and his accomplishments, as 300 saves is nothing to laugh at. It was just basically a cakewalk for him . . . which, actually, is appropriate given how easy he makes save situations seem sometimes, no matter the opposition.
His Angels teammates were sure to shower him with attention afterward, giving him a free Gatorade bath as a reward:
