Comments on: that is a humorous amount of runs. http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/2007/08/25/that-is-a-humorous-amount-of-runs/ all the cool kids... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:22:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Colin http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/2007/08/25/that-is-a-humorous-amount-of-runs/comment-page-1/#comment-39453 Colin Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:12:36 +0000 http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/2007/08/25/that-is-a-humorous-amount-of-runs/#comment-39453 Another hilarious part of this game is that Wes Littleton, the pitcher who finished the game for Texas, got the save. He got a save with a 27-run lead. You may ask: "How is this possible?" We're used to the case where a closer comes on in the 9th with a lead of 3 runs or less and gets the save as long has he doesn't blow the lead. However, the official rules stipulate that: The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions: (1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team; (2) He is not the winning pitcher; (3) He is credited with at least a third of an inning pitched; and (4) He satisfies one of the following conditions: (a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches at least one inning; (b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck; or (c) He pitches for at least three innings. So, the Texas pitcher got the save by satisfying parts 1,2,3 and 4c. Another hilarious part of this game is that Wes Littleton, the pitcher who finished the game for Texas, got the save. He got a save with a 27-run lead. You may ask: “How is this possible?” We’re used to the case where a closer comes on in the 9th with a lead of 3 runs or less and gets the save as long has he doesn’t blow the lead. However, the official rules stipulate that:

The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:

(1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;
(2) He is not the winning pitcher;
(3) He is credited with at least a third of an inning pitched; and
(4) He satisfies one of the following conditions:

(a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches at least one inning;
(b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck; or
(c) He pitches for at least three innings.

So, the Texas pitcher got the save by satisfying parts 1,2,3 and 4c.

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