There were two Yankee games recently in which the Yanks were so far ahead that the opposing teams, Pittsburgh and Boston, put a non pitcher on the mound to finish the debacle. Some Yankee hitters got meaningless hits and the games became farce.
Nothing good came of it. So why not end such a game when the losing team has effectively conceded but does not have an accepted protocol to do so?
Start Time: 7:05 p.m. Local
Attendance: 32,414
Venue: PNC Park
Game Duration: 3:21
Night Game, on grass
Yankees 16, Pirates 0
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-0, Pirates' Josh VanMeter facing 8-9-1
Josh VanMeter moves from 2B to P
Josh VanMeter moves from 2B to P
HR: Aaron Hicks (4, off Josh VanMeter, 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); Giancarlo Stanton (21, off Josh VanMeter, 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
Start Time: 7:10 p.m. Local
Attendance: 36,841
Venue: Fenway Park
Game Duration: 3:51
Night Game, on grass
Yankees 12, Red Sox 5
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-5, Red Sox' Jackie Bradley Jr. facing 7-8-9
Jackie Bradley Jr. replaces Austin Davis pitching
Jackie Bradley Jr. replaces Austin Davis pitching
Bradley is an outfielder who entered the game to pitch.
1 comment:
Maybe this is a bit off base but suppose the fan/s enjoy the game and don't mind watching a blowout? They've paid their money, traveled and want to see nine innings. I know I'd feel cheated even in a blowout if the game was stopped after maybe five or six innings.
Would the fans be compensated by being given a blowout check to see another game?
Don't we want to spend more time at the park, than less?
Just a thought.
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